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Newsletter 26/2017 / 22 March 2017
NB:DBE Circular S1 of 2017
DBE Circular S1 of 2017, Guidelines to strengthen Section Four of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), Grades R – 11, is available at
Kindly take note that changes for Grade 12 will be communicated in due course and will be implemented in 2018.
Examination Papers and Memos
Kindly take note that the November 2016 NCS Grade 12 Examination Papers are available now at
Media Statement: Minister Angie Motshekga
Kindly take note of this Media Statement regarding the following matters:
  • National Policy On The Prevention And Management Of Learner Pregnancy
  • Second Chance Matric Support Programme
  • Multiple Examination Opportunity Guidelines
  • Examination Regulations
  • National School Nutrition Programme
  • Guidelines For Focus Schools
  • Learning Through Play
  • Learners With Severe Disabilities
  • Infrastructure Safety And Security
  • Home Education Policy
  • Budgetary Oversight
  • Mathematics, Science & Technology
  • Teacher Resource Development Institutes
  • The National Teaching Awards
The full statement is availabale at
Learning through playing: launch of online training for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation Phase Personnel
Evidence shows that a play-based approach to learning allows children to better understand mathematical and language concepts and to become creative, solution-oriented learners who are prepared for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.
Implemented by the Department of Basic Education in partnership with UNICEF, the LEGO Foundation and Cotlands Learning Around You is an innovative online training, accredited with the South African Council of Educators (SACE), that will equip 150,000 professionals to effectively implement play-based learning based on the National Curriculum Framework. The initial testing phase has been completed and it goes live today (9 March 2017) at
The Council for Education Ministers (CEM) launched this free p.l.a.y. on-line in-service training programme, with the aim to provide in-service training to 42,000 early childhood development practitioners, 23,000 Grade R educators and 85,000 Grade 1 to 3 educators over the next two years.
For more information:
MEC Mandla Makupula: Policy and Budget Speech
The MEC’s speech covered the following matters:
  • Learner Performance
  • Integrating e-Learning in Education
  • School Nutrition Programme
  • No fee schools
  • School Infrastructure
  • Hostels Rennovation
  • Managing Disasters
  • Providing Security Fences
  • Addressing Inappropriate Structures
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Inclusive Education
  • Post Provisioning Norms
  • Filling of Vacancies
  • Dealing with inefficiencies of the System
  • Reducing Costs of Litigation
  • Verification of Learner Identities
  • Departmental Strategic Priorities for 2017/18
  • The System Transformation
  • Developing Functional Schools
  • Strenthening the Foundations of Learning
  • Enhancing the Performance of Primary Schools
  • Improving National Senior Certifcate Results
  • Data Driven Districts
  • Revisiting Values in Education
  • Rationalizing Small and Unviable Schools
  • Expanding Our Service Platforms
  • Technical and Vocational Education Services
  • Schools of Skills
  • Maritime Schools
  • Collaborations and Partnerships
  • Audit Outcomes
For more information:
CV: Megan Manthe
Megan Manthe is a Foundation Phase teacher and she is looking for a post.
Click here to see her CV.
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
G.M. Trevelyan – 1942
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