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National Curriculum Statement

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This policy aims to ensure the achievement of national standards set by the revised national curriculum statement, policy guidelines for relevant and appropriate learning programmes will be developed at the national level in collaboration with provinces. These guidelines will emphasize the principle of integrated learning and the achievement of an optimal relationship between integration across learning areas and conceptual progression from grade to grade.

South Africa 2002 Education

Language in Education Policy

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This language in education policy is being developed as part of a national language plan encompassing all sectors of society, including the deaf community.

South Africa 1997 Education

Corporate Identity and Branding Guidelines

Communications, South Africa

This document provides information on brand architecture and brand structure, design of the national coat of Arms and media application.

South Africa 2005 Information, Communication and Technology

Integrated School Health Policy

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This policy primarily targets all children and youth. It aims to provide preventive and promotive services that address the health needs of school-going children and youth with regard to both their immediate and future health; to support and facilitate learning through identifying and addressing health barriers to learning; to facilitate access to health and other services where required; to support the school community in creating a safe and secure environment for teaching and learning.

South Africa 2012 Education

Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) - policy handbook for educators

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This document details the following education policy and associations: The National Education Policy Act 1996, South African Schools Act 1996, Employment of Educators Act 1998, Further Education and Training Act, and the Education Labour Relations Council.

South Africa 2004 Education

Protocol to Deal with Incidences of Corporal Punishments in Schools

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This document highlights the abolishment of corporal punishment in schools and provides clear guidance to provinces, districts and schools on how to deal with issues of corporal punishment. The protocol aims to create a national framework to standardise the education sector’s response to corporal punishment and to facilitate implementation of the prohibition of corporal punishment throughout the education system and embed the Positive Behaviour Intervention Systems programmes – in order to empower all stakeholders to respond constructively towards learner ill-discipline.

South Africa 2017 Education

Mental Health Care Act, 2002

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This Act aims to provide for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons who are mentally ill; to set out (different procedures to be followed in the admission of such persons; to establish Review Boards in respect of every health establishment; to determine their powers and functions; to provide for the care and administration of the property of mentally ill persons; to repeal certain laws, and to provide for related matters.

South Africa 2002 Health

Protocol for the management and reporting of Sexual Abuse and Harassment in Schools

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This protocol provides a guide to the management and reporting of sexual abuse, ensuring an appropriate and timely response to cases of sexual abuse and harassment perpetrated against learners and school staff. It responds to the need for a standardised response to allegations by learners and school staff of incidents of sexual abuse and harassment, whether they are perpetrated by learners, educators or by other persons and covers anyone employed at a South African school.

South Africa 2018 Education

Constitution of the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) Resolution No.6 of 2000

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

The document provides details o the Education Labour Relations Council. The council aims to maintain and promote labour peace in education; prevent and resolve labour disputes in education; conclude and enforce collective agreements, and consider and deal with other matters that may affect the interest of the parties.

South Africa 2000 Education

Draft Policy: National policy for the provision and management of Learning and Teaching Support Material

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

The primary objective of this policy is to provide a systematic approach to the development, selection, procurement and utilisation of Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM) in South African public schools to ensure the equitable and comprehensive supply of Learning and Teaching Support Material. It aims to develop an environment that encourages and supports the production of high-quality LTSM, and ensure that an appropriate system of quality assurance is consistently applied to the selection of LTSM.

South Africa 2014 Education

Coronavirus Orientation Guidelines for Schools

Ministry of Education, South Africa

The guidelines are consequent on the institution of national lockdown and declaration of emergency, resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic. There is a background of the development of the pandemic, South Africa’s response, and measures for safe re-opening of activity, including schools. The guidelines are to serve as preparation for schools and learners for the safe re-opening of schools for teaching and learning. It is to serve as assistant to the works of teachers, non-teaching staff and learners to adjust to and become familiar with the special arrangements that will apply at schools. It also provides guidelines for interaction between employees (both educator and non-educators), learners, parents and school communities.

South Africa 2020 Education

Higher Education in a Time of Coronavirus

Ministry of Education, South Africa

This represents a guide on the happenings in the post school education and training sector, as a means of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

South Africa 2020 Education

National Guideline for Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning in the Public Health Sector of South Africa

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The purpose of this Guideline is to provide direction to the health sector of South Africa regarding the management of patient safety incident reporting, including the provision of appropriate feedback to patients, families/support persons and clinicians, and the sharing of lessons learned to prevent patient harm. It describes a nationally standardized system for managing patient safety incidents to ensure that various levels of care in the health system respond effectively to patient safety incidents. By doing so, patient safety is improved by learning from failures of the healthcare system so that the likelihood of a recurrence of the same event is significantly reduced.

South Africa 2017 Health

The National Senior Certificate: A Qualification at Level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

The policy applies to public schools and those independent schools that write the National Senior Certificate examination set by the department of basic education. The document forms the basis for the minister of basic education to determine minimum outcomes and standards, as well as the processes and procedures for the assessment of learner achievement.

South Africa 2009 Education

Regulations Pertaining to the Conduct, Administration and Management of The National Senior Certificate Examination

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

These regulations apply to both public and independent assessment bodies assessing and examining the National Curriculum Statement Grades R- 12. It regulates and controls the administration, management and conduct of the National Senior Certificate examination and assessment process. It provides requirements for school-based assessment, practical assessment tasks and language oral assessment.

South Africa 2014 Education

Regulations Pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

These regulations apply to all public schools and those independent schools offering the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. The document provides information on entrance requirements, programme requirements and the conduct of the end-of-year examination.

South Africa 2017 Education

National Policy on the Conduct, Administration and Management of the Annual National Assessment (ANA)

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This policy applies to public schools and independent schools that are receiving a government subsidy or are eligible for a subsidy, and would therefore participate in the annual national assessment (ANA). The document forms the basis for the minister of basic education to determine the minimum norms and standards, as well as the processes and procedures for the conduct, administration and management of the annual national assessment (ANA).

South Africa 2015 Education

Policy on Home Education

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This policy applies to home education and all Provincial Education Departments (PEDs). The objectives of this policy are to: protect, promote and ensure the rights of learners to basic education; recognize parents’ prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children; and provide uniform and manageable procedures for home education in provinces.

South Africa 2018 Education

National Protocol for Assessment Grades R – 12

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

This document provides a policy framework for the management of school assessment, school assessment records and basic requirements for learner profiles, teacher files, report cards, record sheets and schedules for grades 1 – 12. It focuses on assessment policy for both internal assessments comprising School-Based Assessment and Practical Assessment Tasks where applicable and the end-of-year examinations.

South Africa 2012 Education