July has seen a much-awaited response to the question of reopening or closing the schools. With schools closed again for 4 weeks and the academic year extended into 2021, many issues and practical factors remain unaddressed. This article explores how home education can help close the increasing divide of equality in this situation and beyond the pandemic. The ripple effects of a broken system The pandemic and the decisions made...

The subject of home education is igniting hot debates in South Africa and all over the world – some arguments are positive, and some are sheer misinformed, fear-based criticisms. In facing up to the realities of a failing public school system and realizing how urgent a new and empowering education regulatory framework is, it’s necessary to hear from those who struggle the most for access to education. This is one story,...