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Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Draft Bill: DBE briefing
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented the amendments to the draft Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill to the Committee, highlighting that the most controversial amendments referred to the power granted to the Heads of Departments (HODs). It said that some of the changes were intended to bring about ...
Basic Education
Early Grade Reading Study; NEEDU progress report; Basic Education BRRR
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) research unit presented the findings of the Early Grade Reading Study to the Portfolio Committee. The study had been conducted to formulate the best ways to support the teaching of reading in the African languages in the foundation phase. It focused on the dropout ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Quarter 1 performance, with Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2017
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to report on its performance in meeting its strategic objectives during the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year. The Department provided a comprehensive breakdown of its five programmes, and details of the achievements and challenges during the period under ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Basic Education on Quarter 4 performance: with the Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on their fourth quarter performance.
The Deputy Minister said the Department depended largely on the ability of the provinces to implement tasks and they have worked closely with them to execute these tasks. Urbanisation has created unevenness in ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Learner Transport Memorandum of Understanding; ICT in schools, with Deputy Minister of Basic Education
21 Jun 2017
The Department of Basic Education and the Department of Transport briefed the Committee on progress made thus far with the provision of learner transport. The Deputy Minister of Basic Education was in attendance. The key objective of the policy being presented to the Committee was to achieve a proper safe ...
Basic Education
Inclusive Education and Special Education: DBE Progress Report; with Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The Department of Basic Education discussed the progress the Department has made in the sector of Inclusive Education and Special Education. Some of the issues raised at the meeting include:
• The uncertainty about the number of children with special needs who are not in schools and have been placed ...
Basic Education
Learner Transport Policy: Departments of Transport & Basic Education progress report, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met with the Departments of Basic Education and Transport to discuss issues relating to the provision of transport for school learners. The meeting was intended to be a joint portfolio committee meeting, but the Portfolio Committee on Transport could not attend the meeting because ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
10 May 2017
[Kindly note that there is no audio for this meeting and PMG missed the opening remarks by the Deputy Minister]
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Budget 2017/18 to the Select Committee on Education and Recreation, and said it had prioritised higher levels ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its Annual Performance Plan, Deputy Minister present
3 May 2017
The Deputy Minister of Basic Education told the Committee he anticipated that by the end of the current administration, learning and teaching would be information technology (IT) based. The biggest challenge would be connectivity. Giving an overview of his Department’s portfolio, he outlined the infrastructure initiatives, the rationalisation and merger ...
Basic Education
Matric results 2016, National Strategy for Learner Achievement, 3-stream curriculum: Department Basic Education briefing, Deputy Minister present
14 Feb 2017
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the recently released 2016 matric results, the National Strategy for Learner Achievement (NSLA), and the Three-Stream Model which is geared towards the provision of learners with alternative pathways for professional development of skills. ...