Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 5 October 2009 South Africa joined other countries around the world to observe World Teachers' Day, honouring the role and importance of teachers in our society;
2) acknowledges the critical role teachers play in the development of our society through the inculcation in our children of the values enshrined in our Constitution, and in particular ubuntu/Batho values and principles;
3) recognises the key role of the Department of Education and provincial education departments in improving the professional development of our educators and restoring the dignity of teaching as a profession;
4) welcomes the latest initiative by the Department of Education to implement a new initiative from 2010 that will reduce the many administrative burdens on teachers, allowing them to devote more time to teaching as further proof of its commitment to enhance the professional status of our educators;
5) further welcomes the initiatives of our President to meet with school principals as an act of decisive leadership shown by a leader who genuinely cares about the future of our children, who are our future; and
6) declares our support to the thousands of educators in our public and private schools who continue to carry out their duties with dignity and commitment, despite the difficult circumstances under which many of them work.
Agreed to.