NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ORAL QUESTION: 42
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19/05/2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 - 2010)
Mr M J R de Villiers (DA-WC) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) What programmes and discussions are currently in place to implement
the âinspectorâ process at schools as stated by the President in the
2010 state of the nation address;
(2) whether any role-players will be consulted to assist her department
(a) with the implementation of the process and (b) in providing
guidelines on the criteria and duties that will be given to these
inspectors; if not, why not; if so, what are the details?
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Answer
(1) The Ministerial Committee Report released in 2009 recommended that,
amongst others, an interim structure for NEEDU be set up to facilitate
the establishment of the unit. Subsequently, an interim CEO was
appointed to drive the process NEEDU establishment process. NEEDU was
formally established in the Department from 1 April 2010.
(2) After the Ministerial Committee report was published,
stakeholders were given the opportunity to submit inputs. Furthermore,
the DBE is planning to convene a broader stakeholder workshop this
year to further discuss ways of strengthening NEEDU processes. The
workshop will also involve international experts with vast experiences
in school and teacher evaluations.