ECD STAKEHOLDER FORUM MEETING - Venue: Professional Child Care Melville Date: 10 June 2015 25 MAY 2015 - Bridge
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ECD STAKEHOLDER FORUM MEETING
Venue: Professional Child Care
Melville
Date: 10 June 2015
25 MAY 2015
PROGRESS ON THE SRATEGY PER PILLAR
EMT has approved the
Strategy towards the Universalization of
Grade R
on 26 September 2014
driven by 7 pillarsNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR GRADE R IMPLEMENTATION The 7 pillars for universalization of Grade R are: • Legislation and Policies • Age of admission • Curriculum • Qualifications • Conditions of employment • Funding • Monitoring, Evaluation and Support
The Gauteng Department of Education’s Strategy is
consistent with
the National Framework towards universalization of
Grade RDEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBLITIES
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
GRADE R
• Provision of Access to Grade R, Provision of Infrastructure, Provision
of LTSM, Training of Grade R Practitioners and Provision and Training
of Curriculum content
PRE-GRADE R – Provision of training and curriculum, through the
development of the Birth to Four Curriculum (0-4); training of
practitioners and LTSM provision for the curriculum implementation
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Registration of places of care (ECD Centres, Crèches, Nursery Schools,
Educare Centres, Play School and after care centres (0-4 year olds)
• Registering programmes and ensuring the disbursement of funds in
the form a per capita subsidy per child – R15 per day per child
• Update a Provincial Database; Municipalities database and the Social
Development Database of Registered and Unregistered ECD sites and
the maintenance thereof with a view of developing an integrated data
mart.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of the Facilities and ProgrammesPILLAR 1: LEGISLATION AND POLICIES
• Grade R Regulations have been drafted, published for
public comments. These Regulations focus, amongst
others, on:
– Conditions for operating a Grade R site
– Application procedure for Registration of a Grade R site for Public,
Independent and Community-Based sites
– Grounds for Registration
– Post Registration obligations
– Withdrawal of Registration and Closure of Grade R sites
– Funding and withdrawal thereof
• Grade R Regulations are currently with the State Law Advisors for
final ratification
NB Propose that the Grade R Regulations be approved to fast track
the Universalisation of Grade R.PILLAR 2: AGE OF ADMISSION The South African Schools Act of 1996, as amended, states that the admission age of a learner to a public school is: • Grade R is age 4 turning 5 by June in the year of admission • Grade R 5 turning 6 by June in that year. (DBE Proposal) • Grade 1 is “the first school day of the year in which the learner reaches the age of seven years” becomes compulsory Subject to SASA Amendment, GDE aligns to Grade R learners being registered at 4 turning 5 years on or before 30 June of the year of admission
REACHING THE TARGETS FOR 2019 • Closing date for new applications for registrations of new Grade R sites for 2016 is 28 August 2015 at district offices • Applications and analysis of data to be completed by 30 September 2015 • All schools without Grade R (look at possible options), or those that have Grade R classes but have not yet registered those with GDE, MUST do so for 2016 – in preparation for 2019
Pillar 3: RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENHANCEMENT
Items What is provided?
2015/16 LTSM packs by GDE • Basic Starter Kits; Grade R Furniture, Jungle Gyms and Traffic Road
Tracks; GPLMS Trolleys and the
• CAPS documents in the LoLT of the school
• Grade R Daily Programme per LoLT
LTSM packs by DBE • Grade R Resource Kit 2015
All LTSM items verified by ECD Curriculum sub directorate for procurement
purposes
Provision of training • NQF Level 4 – 182 Practitioners currently in training
• NQF Level 6 – 1230 Practitioners currently in training
• Last cohort Foundation Phase HOD currently registering to start training
on Grade R Curriculum Management
2016/17; Provision of LTSM
packs
2017 -
2019PILLAR 6: FUNDING – LTSM FOR CURRICULUM
Items What is provided?
2015/16 LTSM packs by GDE • Basic Starter Kits; Grade R
Furniture, Jungle Gyms and
Traffic Road Tracks; GPLMS
Trolleys and the
LTSM packs by DBE • CAPS documents in the LoLT
of the school
• Grade R Daily Programme per
LoLT
• Grade R Resource Kit 2015
All LTSM items verified by ECD
Curriculum sub directorate for
procurement purposes
2016/17; Provision of LTSM packs
2017 - 2019PILLAR 4: QUALIFICATIONS - TRAINING
Items Currently
2015/16 Provision of training – GRADE R • NQF Level 4 – 182 Practitioners currently in
training
• NQF Level 6 – 1230 Practitioners currently in
training – 3 year course
• Last cohort Foundation Phase HOD currently
registering to start training on Grade R
Curriculum Management
2015/16 Provision of training – PRE 700 (Cohort 2 - ECD NQF Level 4) graduated on
GRADE R 9 May 2015
Cohort 3 currently on ECD NQF Level 4PILLAR 4: GRADE R PRACTITIONER QUALIFICATIONS
EN ES GE GN GW JC JE JN JS JW SE SW TN TS TW TOT.PILLAR 4: QUALIFICATIONS continued
The Framework for Grade R Implementation suggests that:
• By 2015/16: 20% of teachers in Grade R are fully qualified and
absorbed as Post Level 1 teachers ( submission en-route)
• By 2019: 40% of teachers in Grade R teachers are fully qualified
2014 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2019
National
Targets 20% 40%
GDE
Targets 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
GDE 698 –
Numbers 20,32%PILLAR 5: RECRUITMENT STRATEGY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Gauteng Department of Education’s strategy is: • By 2015, No practitioner appointed with qualification below NQF Level 4 (Matric) • By 2016, No practitioner employed if not enrolled for NQF Level 6 training • By 2016/17, ALL qualified Grade R practitioners be employed by GDE as Post Level 1 educators • By 2019, ALL practitioners employed by GDE on NQF Level 6 as Post level 1 educators with all benefits
PILLAR 5: RECRUITMENT STRATEGY Current status: • Practitioners are employed by SGB’s and GDE pays a stipend • SGB’s sign an annual contract with practitioners • SGB’s must/should augment the stipend – the amount should be stipulated in the contract and is reviewed annually with the renewal of the contract – the money should come from the fees Grade R learners are paying including the No Fee Schools. • NO PRACTITIONER MUST COLLECT FEES from Grade R learners – this is an administrative function • Consider UIF • Verify salary stipend level and inform District Office where incorrect – provide certified copies of qualifications
PILLLAR 5: RETENTION STRATEGY • As of 1 October 2014, Grade R Practitioners are paid according to level of Qualification • Grade R Practitioner Stipend effective 1 October 2014 as follows: • - R7,500.00 • 6,6% CPIX increase annually effective May 2015 a submission on this effect is en-route.
PILLAR 6: FUNDING • Practitioner stipend • LTSM Starter Kit for newly registered sites: Educational equipment for inside the classes, carpets for story telling, consumables such as paint, paper, etc. • Jungle Gym and Traffic Road Track for ALL schools/centres for gross motor development • Resource Allocation for existing registered sites
PILLAR 6: FUNDING
Qualification Salary 6,6% Adjusted Salary
Level Stipend increment Stipend
< Level 4 R 5 000.00
Level 4 R 6 000.00 R 396.00 R 6 396.00
Level 5 R 7 000.00 R 462.00 R 7 462.00
Level 6 R 7 500.00 R 495.00 R 7 995.00
and abovePILLAR 7: MONITORING, EVALUATION AND SUPPORT
Monitoring the Grade R sites to determine the
impact of ECD Provisioning for:
•Access
•Practitioner Capacity
•Resource Provisioning
•Curriculum Implementation and Classroom
Management
•Evaluations
The analysis will lead to Policy Review and impact
thereof (Budgeted for in Pre-Grade R)PILLAR 7: POLICY PRESCRIPTS • National Norms and Standards for Grade R Funding • Circular 33/2010 - Resource Allocation is ring fenced for Grade R activities only - Written permission required from the District Director when deviating - Meet with Practitioner to determine needs for the year i.e. LTSM and stationary - Submit Annual Audited Financial Statements and Grade R information should be separate from that of the school but in the same audited statement
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