Teaching posts in the Western Cape aren't just scarce, there aren't any. Unemployed newly qualified teachers and thousands of children are being turned away from schools which are already bursting at the seams. The Western Cape Education Department says its hands are tied -- it doesn't have the budget to remedy the situation. The graduates have come together to propose a way forward before more teachers stray from the field.
The number of teacher posts has increased in the Western Cape's public schools by 429 from 2019 to 2020. Currently, they are all occupied.
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