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Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing; with Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Joint Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development met to hear the progress in implementing the migration of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme function from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This decision had been announced in 2019 by President ...
Basic Education
Online Learning; DBE 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance; with Ministry
24 Aug 2021
With both the Minister and Deputy Minister present, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) reported it fully achieved 90% of its targets, as set out in the Annual Performance Plan for 2020-21, and partially achieved the remaining 10%. This compares with 61% of targets fully achieved and ...
Basic Education
DBE on: Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework; GBV programmes; Misconduct by Educators / Officials in respect of GBV; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
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Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework
The Committee convened virtually to receive briefings from the Department of Basic Education and the South African Council for Educators. The Deputy Minister was in attendance. The briefings were on the gender-responsive planning, monitoring, evaluation and auditing framework; GBVF programmes and ...
Basic Education
Unrest damage to KZN & Gauteng schools; School reopening readiness; with Minister
3 Aug 2021
The Committee Chairperson said that it was shocking that the cost of damages and vandalism to schools is estimated at over R141 million. At least 14 schools were targeted in Gauteng with damages of R38 million. The impact in KwaZulu-Natal was worse, with 144 schools, eight circuit management offices, ...
Basic Education
Status of School Preparedness for a possible Third Wave: DBE briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2021
The Department presented that two decades of learning gains have been compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic. An assessment that was done showed that only 22% of Grade Four learners are able to read proficiently. During the pandemic, about 60% of contact learning time was lost.
The Department developed a sample ...
Basic Education
Learner Admissions/Placements in Schools: DBE briefing with Deputy Minister
11 May 2021
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened in a virtual meeting with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to seek answers regarding the many learners who had not yet been placed in public schooling. The school year had begun in February, yet in March there were still 5 000 unallocated ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
17 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting and in the presence of the Minister, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture received a briefing from the Department of Basic Education on its 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan for the years 2021-2024. ...
Basic Education
ECD Migration from DSD to DBE: progress report with Ministers
16 Mar 2021
With both Ministers present, a joint virtual technical progress report was given of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme migration from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) that requires all nine provinces to be on board and compliant with the function shifts as ...
Basic Education
Engagement with SGB National Structure
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, 05 March 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received briefings from six school governing bodies in the country -- the United Front for School Governing Bodies, the Governor’s Alliance, Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools, the National Association ...
Basic Education
Engagement with Teacher Unions; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education [NA]
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the National Teachers Union (NATU), the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU), the Professional Educators’ Union (PEU), the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA), and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). The teacher unions briefed ...