The province, through the office of the Premier, hosted a provincial education summit that saw all relevant stakeholders meeting to address the challenges facing education in the province. A detailed plan of action was developed and is currently embedded in the 2022/23 Operational plan of the province. All in the sector are driven and guided by the blue print from the summit.
The detailed action plan include the following:
a) Strengthening accountability
b) Enrichment classes
The province has allocated R154 million to strengthen teaching and learning for the class of 2022 through the following enrichment and support classes to be offered in identified schools. These include amongst others:
c) Teacher Development
An amount of R20 million has been set aside to strengthen teacher content capacity in the following subjects to improve performance:
An induction program as well has been put in place to empower newly appointed teachers, subjects’ heads and newly appointed principals.
The DBE will be conducting regular oversight visits to support and monitor the implementation of the plan.