May 30, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
What is Life Skills education? Life skills, the emotional and social competencies that equip children to handle relationships and real-world demands, should be a cornerstone of every South African school’s offering. Instead, school anxiety in South Africa is a growing...
May 30, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
Parents researching schools often come across the term CAPS, particularly when comparing educational options. While there are many conversations about curriculum frameworks in South Africa, it is worth starting with a straightforward question: what is the CAPS...
Apr 13, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
What is CAPS looking for in terms of school readiness? School readiness in South Africa is often reduced to a checklist of letters, numbers, and colours. Can your child count to 20? Can they sing the alphabet? This knowledge is useful, yes, but those are not the...
Apr 13, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
ADHD in children is still too often misunderstood as bad behaviour or a lack of effort. The pupil who cannot sit still and seems permanently “off task” is often labelled lazy or unmotivated long before anyone asks a better question: what if this child is struggling...
Apr 13, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
Education in South Africa has a reading problem so severe that it should influence every serious conversation about schooling.PIRLS 2021 found that 81% of South African Grade 4 pupils could not read for meaning, placing the country among 57 participating countries −...
Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Educational Support
Exam concessions in South Africa can seem confusing at first, especially for parents trying to work out what support is available and how the process actually works. Exam concessions at Newton House School are considered fair and practical means for pupils to...
