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Basic Education
Early Childhood Development implementation: DBE & Social Development briefing
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a joint briefing on Early Childhood Development (ECD), and although the Department of Health was not present, it was noted that input into the policies had also been given by that department. The nation-wide implementation of the ...
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Vuwani: report back; Supplementary Exam / Second Chance Programme; National Education Collaboration Trust progress report
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said the supplementary examinations provided an opportunity for learners who could not write examinations in November to write the examinations at a later date. It also provided an opportunity to rewrite for borderline cases who failed in the November examinations.
A total of 115 ...
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Limpopo Petition; Department of Basic Education 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Basic Education replied to questions remaining from the previous meeting on infrastructure, mismatch of skills, accountability and new teachers.
The outstanding information from Limpopo on its School Nutrition Programme tenders was supplied to answer the questions dealing with a petition from Limpopo Province that the DA had ...
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Department on Basic Education 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
11 Aug 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented its performance report for the first quarter of 2015/ Committee. A detailed description was given of each of the Department’s five programmes, highlighting achievement against targets and drawing attention to challenges. Among the targets met were such projects as the Funza Lushaka bursary ...
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Rural schooling / multi-grade schools/ farms schools / non-viable schools; Inclusive Education implementation; Special Needs schools: Department briefing
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the progress it had made in the implementation of the Education White Paper 6 on Inclusive Education. The presentation included progress made in improving access to education for special needs learners, improving quality education and support, ...
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Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme: Department of Basic Education briefing
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) led the Committee through a presentation on the action plan for an end-to-end solution on the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme (FLBP), a multi-year programme that promotes teaching in public schools. The goal of the action plan was to unpack its problem statement and highlight ...
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South African Council for Educators on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
14 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a presentation from the South African Council for Educators (SACE) on its budget review for the 2015/16 financial year. The budget review was based on SACE’s Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16 and the Strategic Plan.
SACE had focused on improving the teacher registration ...
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Education Labour Relations Council & Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
24 Mar 2015
The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) briefed the Committee on its strategic plan, focussing on the fiscal years 2015/16 to 2019/2020, and explained that its strategic objectives were centred on two components -- dispute management and collective bargaining services. It was a bargaining council established in terms of the Labour ...
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Department of Basic Education action plans to address audit & Management Performance Assessment Tool findings
10 Mar 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) took the Committee through the action plan to address the audit findings of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the 2013/14 financial year. The Department discussed the major findings and areas of emphasis on each finding, and also included the progress and action ...
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National Senior Certificate Examination results 2014 analysis: briefings by Department Basic Education and Umalusi; Scholar Transport and Governing body elections
3 Mar 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), and Umalusi, gave detailed presentations on the 2014 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations report. The report was not just about providing data, but it also served as an important indicator of the performance of the system. The Department had done a qualitative and quantitative ...