PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS

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PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS

• SELECT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION
• 10 November 2009

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• BACKGROUND
• February 2005, the Nelson Mandela Foundation
  launched a report on rural education titled,
  Emerging Voices a Report on Education in South
  African Rural Communities.
• June 2005, a report on rural education emerged
  from the Ministerial Committee on Rural Education
  entitled A New Vision for Rural Schooling. The
  report made 82 specific recommendations.

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• BACKGROUND
• The Department embarked on developing a Framework
  for Quality Education in Rural Areas in 2007.
• The Framework has undergone a number of
  consultations.
• The CEM of 27 June 2009
• accepted the focus areas of the Framework
• recommended that a cluster on rural development,
  infrastructure and budgetary aspects be
  established

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• THE FOCUS OF THE FRAMEWORK
• The Framework calls on all education role players
  to sharpen their focus towards the delivery of
  quality education in rural and farm schools.
• Strategic objectives
• To ensure access and retention of learners in
  rural and farm schools.
• To improve the quality of teaching and learning
  in rural and farm schools.
• To initiate sustainable partnerships.

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• FIVE FOCUS AREAS FOR ACTION
• Improving the quality of teaching and learning in
  rural and farm schools
• Attracting and retaining learners and educators
  at rural and farm schools
• Improving infrastructure at rural and farm
  schools
• Building effective school governance and the
  management of rural and farm schools
• Promoting advocacy and sustainable partnerships

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• A NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
• Develop a national integrated implementation
  strategy for the advancement of quality education
  and promotion of access to education at rural and
  farm schools.
• (BASED ON THE.)
• The five key focus areas listed in the National
  Framework for Quality Education in Rural Areas

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• TARGET AREAS OF THE STRATEGY
• The strategy proposes to target the following
  areas for improving rural and farm schools
• Improving quality learning and teaching
  programmes
• Exploring the possibility of using school hostels
  where appropriate
• Safe and reliable transport services in rural
  areas
• School infrastructure improvement

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• APPROACH
• A phased approach, targeting an initial 450 rural
  schools over a period of 3 years in all nine
  provinces.
• Develop criteria for the selection of primary
  secondary schools in collaboration with
  provinces.
• The eradication of Mud schools and unsafe
  structures will be prioritised.