Saturday Smile: The elephant in the testing room

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 12 Dec, 2009

Spotted on Boingboing.    Seen on a test.

 

 

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Call for comments on Basic Education Laws Amendment Draft Bill

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 7 Dec, 2009

The Basic Education Laws Amendment Draft Bill 2009 has been published for public comment. 

These can be emailed to Mr C Ledwaba.c at doe.gov.za no later than 11 February 2009.

 

 

Thanks to Parliamentary Monitoring Group

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2009 State and Development of Adult Learning and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 4 Dec, 2009
The 2009 State and Development of Adult Learning and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa:  a regional  synthesis report compiled by John Aitchison and Hassana Alidou is available online.  Published by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.  

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Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Basic Education calls for Submissions

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 2 Dec, 2009
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is shifting its focus towards the delivery of, and challenges facing, quality education in South Africa.

This after the Committee noted areas of concern, particularly with regard to equal access to quality education by all categories of learners and questionable levels of learning outcomes.

The Committee is now calling for written submissions on aspects affecting quality outcomes in primary and high schools. Those aspects include the following:
  •  curriculum content
  • teacher development
  • class size
  • managerial capacity at schools  
  • orientating schools towards specialisation
  • values in education.

 

Submissions are also invited on the issue of access to education. This pertains to such issues as geographic location of schools and infrastructure; language barriers; homeless children/orphans; children in trouble with the law and education in prisons and inclusive education.

Through these submissions, the Committee aims to obtain first-hand information on the pressure points and to find mutual solutions that would make positive contribution towards improving areas of concern within the basic education system.

All stakeholders and teachers in particular are urged to contribute and send their submissions by 28 February 2010.

Submissions should be emailed to Committee Secretary: Mr Llewellyn Brown, Committee Secretary at lbrown@parliament.gov.za by no later than 28 February 2010


Enquiries tel Mr Llewellyn Brown: (021) 403 3764, cell 083 709 8450

 

Via PMG 

 

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