The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, having conducted the oversight visit to the North West and Mpumalanga, and considered the issues that were highlighted, recommends the following: 1. The national Department of Basic Education, together with the Provincial Education Departments, should intensify teacher training in specialised areas of special needs, taking into account the varying levels of training needs of different schools. Schools such as Temoso Special School in the North West require more intensive, frequent and consultative support based on their expressed need.