Section 1 Guidelines to teaching in the Senior Phase


The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements


This series is based on the National Curriculum Statement Grades R–12 (NCS, January 2012), which is the policy document for learning and teaching in South


Africa. The NCS consists of three documents, namely: • Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for all approved subjects for Grades R–12


• National Protocol for Assessment Grades R–12 (January 2012).


• National Policy pertaining to the Programme and Promotion Requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R–12)


Each CAPS document has four sections: • Section 1: Introduction to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for the specific subject.


• Section 3: Overview of topics pertaining to and teaching plan for the specific subject


• Section 4: Assessment of the specific subject


Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the CAPS documents, together with the National Policy pertaining to the Programme and Promotion Requirements of the NCS, represent the norms and standards of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R–12. Together these documents are the basis that determines minimum outcomes, processes and procedures for the assessment of learner achievement in public and independent schools.


Instructional time allocation


The instructional time in the Senior Phase is as follows: Subject


Home Language


First Additional Language Mathematics


Natural Science Social Science Technology


Economic Management Sciences Life Orientation Creative Arts Total


7 4


4,5 3 3 2 2 2 2


27,5


Teaching hours per week 5


Total hours per term 50


40 45 30 30 20 20 20 20


275


• Section 2: The specific subject’s aims, time allocations and requirements to offer it as a subject


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