(1)With reference to her department’s presentation on the progress of the implementation of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for SA Sign Language (SASL), Grades R-12, presented to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 12 September 2018, and with reference to slide 10 of the presentation, (a) is there a full-time dedicated Chief Education Specialist with experience of the education of deaf learners in the employment of her department and (b) what are the qualification of the specified specialist;
(2) how many provincial education departments (a) have dedicated Chief Education Specialists with previous experience of the education of deaf learners and (b) where are they based;
(3) with reference to slide 10 of the presentation, has she found that the duration of the training of teachers is sufficient to prepare them for the implementation of CAPS for SASL; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?