Annual Performance Plan Jaarlikse ... - National Treasury

To ensure effective management and governance in all the learning sites and support structures
• To bring management and governance support and development closer to schools through the work of the district
offices and other professional services
• To achieve an optimal and equitable distribution of financial, physical and human resources across the system
• To improve the knowledge and skills of school principals through targeted training and support
• To improve the knowledge and skills of school governing bodies through targeted training and support
• To improve management of the curriculum and assessment processes
• To improve financial management and quality enhancement at all levels in line with provincial policy and the
legislative framework
• To provide professional support to all public ordinary schools
To equip and support educators in their efforts to provide effective education
• To provide educators at the public primary and secondary phases in accordance with policy
• To ensure that the province employs sufficient numbers of appropriately trained educators
• To support efforts to recruit student teachers to pre-service training institutions
• To develop the professional quality of the teaching force, through ongoing professional support
• To develop the potential of media and technology (e-education and ICT) so as to enhance teaching and learning
and to provide curriculum support
• To equip educators to ensure effective curriculum development, delivery and support
• To launch focused educator development programmes through the Cape Teaching Institute (CTI)
• To provide specialised education support to teachers especially with regard to early identification, assessment and
dealing with learner diversity and learners experiencing barriers to learning in the classroom
• To implement the minimum standards for special education services for learners manifesting, or at risk of
experiencing emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
• Policy priorities:
The essential policy mandate remains to provide a learning home for all our learners in the province.It is now informed
by the HCDS with a focus on youth, as one of the 5 iKapa elihlumayo lead strategies. Key priorities for the period
2007/08 – 2009/10 include -
• The enhancement of numeracy and literacy, especially in primary schools thus ensuring effective teaching and
learning.All Grade 6 learners will be tested in 2007 in literacy and numeracy.
• The continued implementation of the NCS especially in regard to the further education and training (FET) band as
well as in the remaining year of the general education and training (GET) band.
• The implementation of the amended Norms and Standards for School Funding (NSSF) and to provide for the
funding of the declared ‘no-fee schools’.
• The implementation of QIDS-UP, targeting the poorest primary schools in National Quintile 1 in 2007/08, to ensure
that these schools receive the basic minimum physical, learning and teaching, human and financial resources to
make quality learning and teaching possible.
• The implementation of the Learner Attainment Strategy (LAS) as per directive of (national) Minister of Education
and the Premier, and bringing down the number of schools achieving less than 60% in the Senior Certificate
examinations.
• Focus on improved physical safety facilities for schools at risk to ensure a safe educational environment.
• The expansion of participation rates in Mathematics, Physical Science and Technology through the continued
introduction of Focus schools and the increase in the number of Dinaledi schools and the improvement of pass
rates with endorsements for Grade 12 as well as in subjects of Mathematics and Science..
• The continuation of the Teacher Assistant Programme (TAP) with the deployment of 510 teacher assistants to
assist in the Foundation Phase in the poorest schools.
• Ensuring access to appropriate support services and quality education through implementing the national policy
framework of Education White Paper 6 (2001).
• All schools to develop School Improvement Plans (SIP) and set targets which will also serve as a basis for the
support offered by district support staff.
• Improve quality education through Whole School Evaluation (WSE) of 30 schools
• The development of 660 principals and teachers (accelerated teacher development (ACE) and National
Professional Diploma in Education (NPDE)). 160 principals will be enrolled for the first year of a two-year ACE and
at least 500 teachers will be enrolled in other courses.
Annual Performance Plan 2007/08 – 2009/10
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