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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 ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
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 ...