{"id":300700,"date":"2023-10-15T17:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/free-state-teachers-scoop-coveted-accolades-20231006\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:51:02","slug":"free-state-teachers-scoop-coveted-accolades-20231006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/free-state-teachers-scoop-coveted-accolades-20231006\/","title":{"rendered":"Free State teachers scoop coveted accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four teachers out of 14 from the Free State who were finalists for this year\u2019s National Teaching Awards (NTAs), made the province proud after they scooped coveted awards at the ceremony held in Pretoria yesterday, 5 October. This was a fitting recognition tying with World Teachers Day, observed globally on 5 October to honour teachers for their role and upholding this noble profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two were crowned the overall winners and the other pair won third place prizes in their respective categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipients of the first place prizes are Chezel Classens, overall winner in Grade R Teaching category, and Johanne Petro Marais, winner of the Excellence in Teaching Mathematics Teaching GET category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third place prize winners are Matlakala Chaka, Excellence in Primary School Leadership, and Fezeka Dube, Excellence in Special Needs Teaching. The overall winners won a certificate of gold and the other bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fc81d298173d4ed0a5b20a7cf3510065.jpg\" alt=\"teachers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Fezeka Dube (middle) presented award by MEC Mohale and Deputy Minister of Education Dr Mhaule<\/p>\n<p>The 14 finalists that represented the Free State nationally won provincially, and were selected from the 61 finalists that entered the competition, a flagship of the national Department of Basic Education. 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