REPORT ON THE ANA OF 2014

2.5 Monitoring and SupportMonitoring and support was strengthened through the submission of quarterly reports by provinces. The submission ofquarterly reports was a means to monitor progress on the interventions that were introduced nationally and provinciallyto support the improvement of learner performance primarily in the Senior Phase. The first progress reports revealed theneed to support teachers and subject advisors on the development of quality projects, assignments, tests, examinationsand investigations. Exemplars of all five forms of assessment in Mathematics were developed and sent to provincialcoordinators for distribution to schools.These interventions above find expression in the performance agreements and work plans that officials throughout thesystem will sign for the 2015/2016 academic year. Work is already under way to determine key performance Indicatorsfor district directors, circuit managers and curriculum advisors which are aligned to learner performance particularlyin ANA and the NSC. To avoid unintended and perverse consequences, they are linked to, among others, learnerprogression. They will be extended to ensure that they find expression and are measured at provincial and national level.24 | REPORT ON THE ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF 2014