The strategic objectives of the programme were: . To incentivise teacher adoption of e-Education by means of a substantial increase in the availability of learning and teaching resources, including through the internet . To bring about stability and coherence with respect to the national school curriculum . To pay special attention to improvements in mathematics, physical science and technical subjects at the FET band in schools through national programmes such as Dinaledi and the Technical Secondary Schools Recapitalisation Grant . To promote adequate access to quality learning materials by means of better national specifications on learner requirements and a more proactive approach towards the cost-effective development, reproduction and distribution of materials such as workbooks and textbooks . To establish national norms for school libraries . To create a sound basis for quality pre-Grade 1 education through the promotion of quality learning and teaching materials at this level . To finalise and promote national screening guidelines that provide for an equitable system of access to special needs support amongst learners.