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Annual National Assessment & 2015 Examination Readiness: DBE briefing; Graaff-Reinet petition on quality education provision: MP Lovemore briefing
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE)presented on their readiness for the Annual National Assessment and for the National Senior Certificate examinations. According to their plans, they were on track with preparations and the schools would all have their question papers delivered on time.
They had taken a lot of action ...
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DBE Provincial & District Monitoring & Support; ELRC De-Listing; SACE progress report
17 Aug 2015
The Chief Executive Officer of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) said that an agreement had been reached between SACE and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to work closely with the office of the Director General (DG) on the strategic plan and annual performance plan of SACE. The ...
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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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School Safety / Violence & Bullying in Schools; Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC) Implementation: progress report
4 Aug 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said that safety and non-violence were critical requirements for the achievement of educational outcomes. School violence was not unique to South African schools, but was a common phenomenon throughout the world.
Effective strategies to address school violence included:
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Measures to improve credibility of education statistics, National Senior Certificate Learner Retention Programme & Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign: Departmental briefings
28 Jul 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a presentation on the measures being implemented to improve the credibility of education statistics, emphasising the need for effective data management in the education system. An educational management information system (EMIS) derived from the national education information policy had been developed, since the ...
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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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Learner Transport Draft Policy: Department of Basic Education briefing
19 May 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) led the Committee through a presentation on the draft policy on Learner Transport. Both the Department of Transport and the DBE had developed the draft policy through a consultative process. It had gone through public consultations on 13 November 2014. The DBE emphasised that ...
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Committee Report on Department of Basic Education Budget Vote 14
29 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered Budget Vote 14 (Basic Education) together with the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Strategic Plan of the Department of Basic Education and its statutory bodies. The purpose of the meeting was to deliberate of the draft Portfolio Committee report in light of the ...
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School Governing Body 2015 Elections outcomes/challenges; South African Council of Educators 2015 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
28 Apr 2015
Some of the key aspects touched upon by the South African Council of Educators (SACE) were:
They are moving towards the electronic registration of educators. Current revenue is R55.4 million and the highest source of income is from subscriptions which will increase by 10% annually over the next five years. ...
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South African Council for Educators Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
24 Apr 2015
The South African Council for Educators (SACE) led the Committee through a presentation on their Budget Review and Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16. It said the presentation would focus on vetting and registration, and would include the specific figures which the Committee had previously requested.
The presentation was interrupted by ...