(1)With reference to the presentation made by her department to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 13 February 2018 on schools’ readiness for the 2018 academic year, (a) what was the scope of training received by (i) educators and (ii) teaching assistants teaching SA Sign Language (SASL) at the 42 schools for deaf learners and (b) which institutions were utilised to provide the training;
(2) what number of (a) educators and (b) teaching assistants teaching SASL in South African schools in each province (i) have been formally trained in SASL and are skilled in appropriate teaching methodologies and (ii) received formal training in educational audiology and orthodidactics;
(3) (a) what number of SASL subject advisors were appointed in each district in each province and (b) what is the scope of their training?