LearnFreeJan 26, 20247 min readPut ECD back in BELA Bill nowDuring the discussion of BELA Bill in the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education it was agreed to put ECD in the BELA Bill. You can see...
LearnFreeJan 23, 202418 min readEducation First Research Group Independent Micro Schools SubmissionHow to include the Education First Research Group Submission If you are wanting to make a submission you should have come here from the...
LearnFreeJan 23, 20242 min readIndependent Micro School Submission TemplateUpdate: 03 April 2024 How to make a submission If you are here you likely will have seen the You Tube video. If not you can watch it...
LearnFreeJan 17, 20242 min readBELA BILL: Riglyne vir Radio Rosestad 100.6 FM LuisternaarsBelow is a brief submission you can copy and paste to make sure changes are made to the BELA Bill - the deadline is Friday 31 January at...
LearnFreeJan 15, 20242 min readBEAT THE DEADLINE - BELA Bill Submission Below is a brief submission you can copy and paste to make sure changes are made to the BELA Bill - the deadline is Friday 19 January at...
LearnFreeJun 2, 20232 min readFACT SHEET: BELA BILL has FailedThe Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill has not yet become law but as it is in essence identical to the Policy on Home Education...
LearnFreeJun 1, 20234 min readBELA Bill isn't Working: 10 Reasons to reject BELA Bill (Reason 1)This is the first in a series of ten articles setting out, you guessed it, ten reasons for home schoolers to reject the BELA Bill....
LearnFreeMay 26, 20235 min readBELA Bill: School Closure & Merger Fact SheeTImpact The Bill is expected to increase school mergers and closures, particularly in rural areas. It will impact primary schools with 135...
LearnFreeMay 26, 20235 min readBELA Bill: School Closure & Merger Fact SheeT[Updated 14 February 24 to reflect changes to clause numbers] Impact The Bill is expected to increase school mergers and closures,...
LearnFreeMay 5, 20238 min readWhat you need to know about the BELA Bill Today, Friday, 5 May, parliament’s public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) resume in Gauteng. The...
LearnFreeMar 4, 20239 min readBELA BILL: LearnFree in ParliamentHon. Chair, Hon. Members, Staff of the Portfolio Committee and parliament, officials from the Department, fellow stakeholders, observers...
LearnFreeJun 10, 20223 min readRegistration of Online schools planned for Western Cape – Deadline for Comment looming. The Western Cape Education Department plans to make provision for the registration of online schools and is calling for public comment on...
LearnFreeAug 15, 20193 min read“Micro-schools” Pilot Study: Initial Research ReportLearnFree is a volunteer organization of business people, professionals and academics working together to provide support to those...
LearnFreeAug 14, 20192 min readTo Register or Not to Register?Based on the amount of discussion on social media the most perplexing decision that home educators have to make, second only to deciding...
LearnFreeFeb 18, 20194 min readCottage Schools: Who do we have to thank...the DBE?If you are of a certain generation you will know that who you have to thank is, “Boland, Boland Bank” but is it possible that the DBE is...
LearnFreeFeb 13, 20194 min readBELA Bill: Fighting crocodiles in the river, regulations and the Harris case.At the end of last year the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education issued its annual report. The report notes that one of the major goals...
LearnFreeFeb 5, 20192 min readEducation in South Africa is working.When we think of “Education in South Africa” we think of children dying in pit latrines, parents sending their children off to school...
LearnFreeOct 31, 20183 min readSpring has sprung and the Policy is … Gone! Or is it?Spring Day 2018 had an important significance for Home Educators, because after waiting with bated breath for the new Policy on Home...
