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Inside Education Correspondent
THE Ministry of Basic Education met with district directors and national and provincial officials at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Johannesburg on 6 October 2023, to discuss shortcomings and the latest developments in the Basic Education Sector.
The event was organised as part of the District Directors Forum hosted by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga since she took office in 2009. The Ministry has urged education districts across all nine provinces to push harder to prepare for the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination from October to November 2023.
Before 2009, the overall performance of the majority of education districts was always between an average of 60% and 65%. Significantly, the Forum has allowed the education districts to share best practices. As a result, provinces have, over the years, shown a significant improvement in the NSC examination results.
Motshekga indicated that education districts are achieving excellent results due to the commitment and dedication of teachers in schools.
The meeting focused on taking the sector forward in the implementation of identified flagship programmes, as well as critical areas: The critical role of districts in the proposed Early Childhood Development (ECD) Service Delivery Model Using the Integrated District Improvement Programme (IDIP) to strengthen districts to drive sustainable education change; and The National Strategy on Improving Reading Literacy.
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