The Department of Basic Education(DBE) signed a collaborative Implementation Protocol with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) on Learner Road Safety. Included in the programme is the roll-out of the Learner Driver Development Programme. The main focus of this protocol has been on the scholar patrol programme. The Learner Driver Development Programme in which the DBE plays a supporting role has not officially started.
More »(1) (2) (a) The question falls under the Executive Authority of the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Gauteng Province. The Member is kindly requested to refer the question to the MEC for Education for Gauteng Province as per section 92(3)(b) of the Constitution and Rule 134 (5)(b) of the NA rules.
More »(1) The allocation of educator posts to schools is regulated through the post provisioning norms. The main purpose of the norms is to ensure equity and redress in the distribution of available posts across provinces, taking into account, among other factors such as the number of learners; curriculum composition; size of the school; language medium; ideal maximum class size and the poverty level. The norms ...
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) remains committed to the use of the National School Safety Framework (NSSF) as an effective and operative overarching framework to assist schools in identifying and managing safety issues, and to ensure that schools are safe and provide for inclusive environments for teaching and learning.
At its core, issues of bullying remain the responsibility of the schools via their codes ...
(1) (2) and (3) The question falls under the Executive Authority of the Members of the Executive Council (MECs) of the 9 Provincial Education Departments (PEDs). The Honourable Member is kindly requested to refer the question to the MECs as per section 92(3)(b) of the Constitution and Rule 134 (5)(b) of the NA rules.
More »(a) (i) Please see attached
(b) (c) (d) The requested information resides with the provinces. The Honourable member is kindly requested to direct the question to the Members of the Executive Council (MECs).
The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative, implemented as the Basic Education Employment Initiative across all provinces has had four (4) successful Phases, of which Phase IV concluded in September 2023. As there is no phase currently active, there are no teaching assistants employed in the Basic Education Sector.
More »The Department has measures in place to deal with a principal or SGB that conducts theft, fraud or extortion that are linked to a school. Should there be a school(s) that is/are alleged to have been involved in such and not dealt with, the Department requests for names of such and the related allegation(s).
More »(a) All provinces have established QLTC structures, with the exception of the Western Cape Province. Functionality is informed by programmes that are implemented in each province. The DBE has shared programmes for implementation through the Provincial QLTC structures and the District QLTC Structures.
The challenge is that where QLTCs have not been established, they have not been incorporated as part of the SGBs. ...
There were no new vehicles purchased by the department for the Minister and Deputy Minister since 8 may 2019. The Deputy Minister vehicle was the last to be acquired on 13 December 2018, refer to the detail information below.
What is the (a) make
(i) Mrs AM Motshekga, MP Minister
(ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister