Mr Gavin Richard Davis

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Gavin Richard Davis

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Basic Education Committee reports
    7 Dec 2016

    The Portfolio Committee met to consider outstanding draft minutes of meetings, draft Reports on oversight visits to Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces as well as draft strategic plan 2015/16 -2019/20.

    Members noted that the Committee had received the outstanding report on quality learning and teaching campaign and questioned how the problem ...

  • Basic Education “Jobs for Cash” Report: responses by stakeholders
    30 Nov 2016

    The stakeholders in the Basic Education sector  gave their responses to the “Selling of Posts” Ministerial Task Team (MTT) Report and to its methodology and the recommendations contained in it. There was a general consensus that the Report was flawed because of the processes which were followed to conduct the ...

  • Basic Education School Readiness for 2017
    29 Nov 2016

    The Department of Basic Education presented their school readiness monitoring report for 2017. The presentation focused on Admissions and Registrations; School Management Planning; Teacher Provisioning; Learning and Teaching Resources; and Basic Infrastructure. DBE reported that over the past five years it has made significant progress in streamlining admissions, with the ...

  • Basic Education Kha Ri Gude Literacy Programme & “Jobs-for-Cash” Report: Department of Basic Education briefing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
    23 Nov 2016

    The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on the progress and state of readiness of the Kha Ri Gude (KRG) programme. The 2015 achievements of the programme included the registration of 348 228 learners, with 298 000 Learner Assessment Portfolios (LAPs) verified and moderated. To date, just over ...

  • Basic Education Department of Basic Education on its 2 Quarter 2015/16 performance; Mathematics Paper 2 leak
    8 Nov 2016

    The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented its 2016/17 Quarter 2 report, it spoke of areas that were of challenge and highlighted the need to strengthen these before the end of the financial year. The Director General updated the Committee about the leak of the 2016 Mathematics National Senior Certificate ...

  • Basic Education Improving Initial Teacher Education: DBE & DHET input; Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD)
    1 Nov 2016

    The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) made a joint presentation on the Implementation of Measures to Improve Initial Teacher Education Programmes and Continuing Professional Teacher Development. There are four key outputs of the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for teacher education and ...

  • Basic Education National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) & Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC): progress reports
    25 Oct 2016

    The National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) presented on its work for the past five years (2012-2016) and its plan for the next five years (2017–2021). NEEDU is completing its first five-year cycle of systemic evaluations identifying, on a system-wide basis at school, district and provincial levels, the factors ...

  • Basic Education Basic Education Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
    18 Oct 2016

    The Committee met to consider the Budgetary Review Recommendations Report for the Department of Basic Education. Some members at the outset of the meeting expressed their disappointment that they had only received report the previous day or in some instances just about two days before the scheduled meeting to consider ...

  • Basic Education SACE & Umalusi on their 2015/16 Annual Reports; Department of Basic Education audit: Auditor-General briefing
    12 Oct 2016

    Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) found the Department of Basic Education’s overall outcomes remained unchanged from the prior year with all entities achieving unqualified audit outcomes with findings. The outcomes can be improved by:
    • Implementing monthly disciplines of record keeping, reconciling and reviewing transactions to ensure the credibility ...

  • Basic Education Department of Basic Education on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
    11 Oct 2016

    The Director General reported on the accomplishments, challenges and financial management of the Department of Basic Education in 2015/16. The performance of each of the five programmes according to pre-determined objectives was discussed. Achievements included the Department conducted a mentoring programme aimed at supporting Districts and Circuit Managers in identified ...