On October 5th, all around the world, we take time to recognise the contribution that teachers make not just to the education of our children but to community and social development.
The teachers of South Africa were at the forefront of struggles for national liberation, for people’s education and to build a mass-based democratic trade union movement. The mighty South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) is the outcome of that struggle.
Since 1994 we have built a universal free and compulsory education system, we have extended schooling to include Grade R, we have doubled the number of university students and graduates, and we feed 9 million school children daily.
Building on these foundations, we look to the teachers of South Africa in partnership with government, learners, parents and communities to focus their efforts on building quality learning and teaching.
