Condemn political madness that ensures underserved children a free pass of foundation years

There is an official document doing the rounds that comes from a powerful committee of the department of basic education containing a “proposal to implement automatic promotion in the foundation phase”.

Depending on who one speaks to, the proposal either exists as a discussion document or it can be regarded as fait accompli...

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