CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................... IV LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ................................................. VII
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW ..................... 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................2 HANDS UP 4 EDUCATION ......................................................4 OVERVIEW OF 2010 – 2011 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . .5 KEY STATISTICS ................................................................8 EDUCATION IN CONTEXT ......................................................9 QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA .....................................10 KEY CHALLENGES FACING CHILDREN ...........................................13 KEY FEATURES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 – 2013 ..............................14 OVERVIEW OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT ................................24 SCHOOLING 2025: THE VISION .................................................28
CHAPTER 2 GOVERNANCE & FINANCE ....................... 33 CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE MODEL ..........................................35 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2011 NATIONAL BUDGET SPEECH ........................41 KEY TRENDS IN EDUCATION SPEND .............................................45 DEVELOPING CONDUCIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BETTER EDUCATION .............57
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CHAPTER 3 TOWARDS IMPROVED COLLABORATION ............. 59 SYSTEMS THINKING METHODOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION DELIVERY ......60 SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION ...................62 WE NEED A NEW TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE .........................................66 ALLIANCES FOR IMPROVED EDUCATION .........................................68 MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION SOUTH AFRICA ...........................76 FINDING THE BRIGHT SPOTS ...................................................78
CHAPTER 4 SCHOOLS AT THE CENTRE OF THE COMMUNITY ...... 81 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES: BUILDING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS ................83 HOW DO CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES HAMPER MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO EDUCATION? ......................................................86 BRIDGE COMMUNITY FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE ...................................91 FUNDA UJABULE – “LEARN AND BE JOYFUL” .....................................92
CHAPTER 5 TOWARDS QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION ............. 93 LEARNERS’ PERCEPTION AS TO WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR SCHOOL SUCCESS ...94 IMPACT OF THE STRIKE ACTION ON THE MATRIC RESULTS .........................98 PROJECT FOR THE STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA (PRAESA) ......................................................99 MATHS AND SCIENCE LEARNER SUPPORT PROGRAMMES .........................101 THE ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS (ANA) ..................................102 THE QUALITY LEARNING AND TEACHING CAMPAIGN (QLTC) .....................103 IMPROVED TEACHING QUALITY ...............................................104
CHAPTER 6 SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ......... 105 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ..............................................106 EDUCATING FOR OUR COMMON FUTURE ......................................107 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION .....................................................112 REAL PEOPLE DOING UNREAL THINGS .........................................116
CHAPTER 7 THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHING CAREER ....... 117 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ..............................................118 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING FRAMEWORK .........120 THE TEACHING FORCE AND WORKING CONDITIONS ............................132 STARS IN EDUCATION AWARDS ...............................................134 LITERACY PROGRAMMES ......................................................136
CHAPTER 8 TEACHING RESOURCES ......................... 137 GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER PROCUREMENT OF SCHOOL BOOKS ..................138 TEXTBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS ...............................................141 WORKBOOKS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .............................144 THE EQUAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES .....................145 QUALITY OF SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ............................................150 E-LEARNING AND THE ROLE OF ICT IN EDUCATION .............................152
CHAPTER 9 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 159 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW .............................................160 GRADE R TARGETS AND ROLL-OUT ACHIEVEMENT ..............................161 IMPROVED IMPLIMENTATION FOR GRADE R .....................................163 THE THREE R’S AT ANY AGE ...................................................166 FAIRHILLS GROWING “FORESTS” THROUGH EDUCATION .........................171 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND LITERACY .......................174
CHAPTER 10 HIGHER EDUCATION .......................... 179 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ..............................................180 TRANSFORMATION MODEL IN HIGHER EDUCATION .............................180 PROMOTING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA ...........................190 STUDENT ACCESS, EQUITY AND FUNDING ......................................196
USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ........................ 203 2011 EDUCATION CONFERENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA .............................204 CONTACT LIST: TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS .......................................207 CONTACT LIST: FET COLLEGES ................................................208 USEFUL LINKS ...............................................................210 GENERAL CONTACT DETAILS .................................................212 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..............................................................215
SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTIST RESTONE MAAMBO
“I was born on 21 February 1980 in Lusaka, Zambia; I became an artist at the age of 5 being inspired by marvel comics, newspapers short comics and people around my community of that time. I grew up without much childhood friends, and this strongly developed the spirit of art in me. Art is my life and I keep asking myself what would I be and what was life going to be with me if I wasn’t? In 2007 was granted 1st prize as the most successful artist at the Ruth Prowse School of Art by SASA, and in 2009 I was awarded Certifi- cate of Recommendation in Oils at the South African society of artists 103 annual exhibition. Some of my art works are currently found in Cape Town at the Everald Read Art Gallery and at Dorp Street Gallery in Stellenbosch. ”
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