The Department of Basic Education calls on all South Africans to put their hands up in support of education.
HANDS UP 4 EDUCATION HANDS UP 4 EDUCATION
Here are some suggestions for you to show your commitment to the improvement of quality learning and teaching in all South African schools:
The Department of Basic Education calls on all South Africans to put their hands up in support of education.
Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for teachers: • Provide quality education to your learners every day • Support learners with additional lessons after school, over weekends and school holidays • Provide extra-curricular activities to learners after school (e.g. art classes and music lessons)
Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for teachers: • Provide quality education to your learners every day • Support learners with additional lessons after school, over weekends and school holidays • Provide extra-curricular activities to learners after school (e.g. art classes and music lessons)
Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for learners: • Do your homework and study hard for your exams • Respect your teachers and fellow classmates • Arrive at school on time and adhere to the code of conduct • Be proud of your school and take responsibility for it Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for parents: • Assist and encourage your children to do their homework • Ensure that your children arrive at school on time
Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for learners: • Do your homework and study hard for your exams • Respect your teachers and fellow classmates • Arrive at school on time and adhere to the code of conduct • Be proud of your school and take responsibility for it Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for parents: • Assist and encourage your children to do their homework • Ensure that your children arrive at school on time
Here are some suggestions for you to show your commitment to the improvement of quality learning and teaching in all South African schools:
RETROSPECTIVE 2010 - 2011
• Attend training courses provided by the Department to ensure that you are fully equipped for the changing environment in which you have to operate
• Attend training courses provided by the Department to ensure that you are fully equipped for the changing environment in which you have to operate
Quality Education, in any country, arises from a social con- tract between all education stakeholders including gov- ernment, teachers and learners, parents, the community and business. While South Africa has gone a long way in addressing the inequalities in education in terms of ac- cess, we, as a nation, must all commit ourselves towards eradicating the inequalities in terms of quality education delivery.
• Assist your children’s teachers with extra-curricular activities (e.g. assist with the coaching of the soccer or netball team)
• Take responsibility for the governance of your children’s school Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for community members:
• Take responsibility for the governance of your children’s school Hands Up 4 Education suggestions for community members:
• Assist your children’s teachers with extra-curricular activities (e.g. assist with the coaching of the soccer or netball team)
• Assist teachers in your community in providing extra lessons to learners after school, over weekends and school holidays
• Assist your local school in growing a food garden • Assist learners in your community with their homework and projects • Donate learning material and study guides to learners in your community
• Assist your local school in growing a food garden • Assist learners in your community with their homework and projects • Donate learning material and study guides to learners in your community
• Assist teachers in your community in providing extra lessons to learners after school, over weekends and school holidays
• Assist teachers in your community with extra-curricular activities (e.g. assist with the coaching of the tennis or softball team)
• Assist teachers in your community with extra-curricular activities (e.g. assist with the coaching of the tennis or softball team)
LET’S SUPPORT ALL LEARNERS TO BECOME THE SUCCESSFUL WORLD LEADERS OF TOMORROW – WE KNOW THEY CAN!
LET’S SUPPORT ALL LEARNERS TO BECOME THE SUCCESSFUL WORLD LEADERS OF TOMORROW – WE KNOW THEY CAN!
Education is a key priority of Government. It has placed education and skills development at the centre of this ad- ministration’s priorities. The Department has made it our business to deliver on the commitments that the Minister made in the 2010 Budget Vote. Looking back on the past year, we have focussed on delivering on the key challeng- es that have been identified as crucial to meeting our goal of Improved quality of basic education.
The key challenges in underperforming schools are around textbooks, teacher development and time in schools. Our long term plan, Action Plan to 2014: Towards the Reali- sation of Schooling 2025 to achieve quality teaching and learning across the system has been widely discussed and welcomed during 2010. This ground breaking plan sets out clear measureable targets and goals for basic educa- tion. While the plan is not cast in stone, it has and will continue to provide a sign posted road to ensure that the
education sector moves progressively in the same direc- tion. Our work must continue to ensure that this plan is understood by all education role players and stakeholders. We will strengthen our communications with parents and communities as part of our broad campaign to encourage all sectors of South African society to support our work to transform education.
In looking back on what basic education has achieved in the past year, we focus on those key deliverables that stand in the way of achieving quality. Firstly, the Department has completed the process of curriculum refinement through broad consultation and has addressed the concerns that had been raised by teachers about the challenges of im- plementing the National Curriculum Statement. The pro- cess of developing the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) that will provide clear guidelines for all teachers about what they should teach and how they should assess in every grade has been completed. Imple- mentation of the CAPS will take place through a phased in approach. Training of provincial and district curriculum officials and Foundation Phase and Grade 10 teachers is underway throughout 2011 in preparation for 2012.
The Action Plan focuses on the importance of strengthen- ing learner performance, particularly in literacy and nu- meracy in the critical foundational grades. This year we
OVErVIEW OF 2010 - 2011 FrOM ThE DEPArTMENT OF BASIC EDuCATION
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