Teachers honoured at national awards

Hard work paid off for three teachers from Pelican Park High School, who were honoured with National Teaching Awards at a ceremony held at Zwaanswyk Academy in Retreat on Friday, June 20.

- ROSHAN ABRAHAMS [e-mail]

The National Teaching Awards (NTA) Scheme was conceptualised and launched in 2000. According to the Western Cape Education Department website, the NTA scheme is one of the ways in which the Department of Basic Education (DBE) acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by excellent teachers, often in very difficult conditions.

Such teachers provide for better futures for pupils, because the lack of quality education is a major factor behind many social, political, economic, and health challenges faced by the world today, as well as contribute to poverty, prejudice, and conflict.