Department
of Education
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND UPLIFTMENT PROGRAM
(QIDS-UP)
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN: 2007/08
“We should move faster to address
the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment and marginalisation confronting
those caught within the Second Economy, to ensure that the poor in our country
share in our growing prosperity.”
February 2007
QIDS UP KEY FOCUS IN 2007/08
6.
No
special allocation was made for the implementation or management of QIDS-UP at
DoE level. DoE had however re-prioritised to make funds available to provide
leadership through a set of targeted interventions that can be taken to scale
in the various provinces.
7.
The
Re-prioritisation has made it possible for a contract post of a QIDS-UP Project
Manager to drive the project to be created.
8.
In the
2007/08 financial year the DoE will spend approximately R100 million of its own
and donor funds on the programme.
DOE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: 2007/08
Following are key activities that the DoE will drive
as part of its literacy and numeracy strategy. This strategy includes:
o
Strengthening
support to teachers through a) providing critical teaching and reference
materials; b) targeted capacity building programmes;
o
Increasing
access to books for both schools and learners; and
o
Assisting
teachers to appropriately and consistently track reading competency levels in
the early grades.
ACTIVITY |
TIMEFRAME (end date) |
NUMBER. OF DISTRICTS/ SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT |
Distribute manuals to guide
teachers on the teaching of literacy. |
January 2008 |
All schools |
Develop toolkits (boxes of resources)
to guide the teaching of reading and numeracy in Foundation and Intermediate
Phase |
March 2008 |
1 000l schools in the 14 priority
districts |
Improve teacher content/knowledge base
and teaching skills by providing them with bursaries in order to enrol in the
mathematics, science and technology (MST) ACE programme. |
March 2008 |
600 GET teachers from the targeted
districts trained as master teachers. |
Monitor use of numeracy and literacy teacher
guides distributed after the Grade 6 SE evaluation. |
June 2007 |
Selected districts and schools |
Deliver reading books (for library
corners) in all foundation and intermediate phase classrooms, including
storybooks for learners and reference materials for teachers and learners. |
March 2007 |
6 000 schools with foundation and intermediate phase
classes |
Mount a “Drop all and Read” campaign
by providing learners with personal storybooks and bags to take home. |
March 2007 |
Grades R and 1 learners in the targeted
14 districts |
Introduce mobile libraries to serve
clusters of schools. |
March 2008 |
Selected districts among the 14 targeted
districts |
Implement Early Grade Reading Assessment
Programme (EGRA) to establish easy to measure criteria for tracking
reading competency at early grade, identify challenges and provide reliable
information to inform interventions |
Sept 2007 |
Schools whose LOLT in foundation phase
classes is English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Xitsonga and seSotho. |
Improving leadership, management and
governance
Improve principals’ management skills by
registering practising principals for 2 year Advanced Certificate in
Education (ACE) in school leadership. |
June 2007 |
400 primary & secondary school principals
trained |
Develop and distribute a range of protocols to
guide school managers on a range of issues, including the
interview process, accountability of school managers, maintaining discipline
in schools and managing the curriculum. |
August 2007 |
All districts. |
Train principals and district officials on curriculum
management so that they can support teachers. |
March 2008 |
Selected district officials in the targeted 14
districts |
Train SGBs on financial management using alternative
approaches that are not literacy based. |
March 2008 |
All SGBs in Lusikisiki, Obonjeni and Sedibeng West |
Establish and strengthen district-based support teams in order to
pilot a South African model of Inclusive Education. |
March 2008 |
All districts |
Monitoring and evaluating
ACTIVITY |
TIMEFRAME (end date) |
NUMBER. OF DISTRICTS/ SCHOOLS INVOLVED |
Establish baseline information on learner achievement in numeracy and
literacy (in grade 3) so that schools and districts can set performance
targets over the baseline and to monitor learner achievement progress. |
June 2007 |
All schools Lusikisiki, Obonjeni and
Sedibeng West. (Remaining schools targeted for 2008/09) |
Develop and pilot literacy and
numeracy item banks to assist teachers to model and strengthen
school-based assessments. |
March 2008 |
All schools |
Establish baseline information on school performance in the
nine key areas identified WSE policy as affecting learner performance and
assist schools to develop School Improvement Plans |
March 2008 |
Primary schools in Lusikisiki, Obonjeni and Sedibeng
West. Remaining 11 districts to be targeted in 2008/09 and 2009/10 |
FOCUS OF PROVINCIAL EUCATION DEPARTMENTS: 2007/08
q
Provincial
implementation plans for 2007 differ in respect of the following:
o
The
kind of support that each province will provide to schools and is guided by
provincial contexts. While some provinces will focus primarily on the provision
of resources, others will concentrate on other kinds of support for teachers
and school managers.
o
Similarly,
provinces differ in their implementation strategies. Some provinces have
specific teams that manage QIDS-UP as a distinct programme; other provinces
have opted not to “projectize” QIDS-UP and are using an all embracing,
integrated and collaborative programme that is infused into existing provincial
strategies to improve learner competencies in different learning areas, with
special emphasis on literacy and numeracy.
o
Some
provinces are using a phased approach, i.e. targeting specific districts and no
fee schools at a time, while others are targeting all no fee (quintile 1 and 2
schools primarily) and incrementally providing them with resources and support.
q
All
provinces are however anchoring the project around
o
Literacy
and numeracy,
o
Adequate
resourcing,
o
School
leadership, management and governance and
o
Monitoring
and evaluation
NORTHWEST DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the North-West DoE will target 208 no fee primary schools that serve
about 60,183 learners.
q
A
needs assessment has been conducted in order to establish specific needs of
each of the 208 schools that will participate in the programme in 2007.
q
A
basic resource package that will be provided to individual learners and schools
has also been determined.
q
The
North West DoE will provide timeframes and specific budgets associated with
these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the KZN DoE will target 1,456 quintile 1 “no fee” schools, serving about
328,654 learners who are taught by about 9,000 teachers.
q
A
needs analysis on the performance of learners in a sample of 340 of these
schools has been completed.
q
Quintile
1 schools that have electricity have been provided with one computer each to
assist with administration.
q
Key
deliverable for 2007 include:
1.
Providing
reading resources and increasing access to library books.
2.
Improving
basic infrastructure.
3.
Conducting
research on factors influencing learner performance and provide baseline data
on learner achievement.
q
The
KZN DoE will provide more specific activities, timeframes and budgets
associated with these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the
q
Using
an integrated approach to implementing the programme, the Free State DoE will
involve a number of units in the department, including Education Library
Information System, Quality Assurance, Governance and Management, GET
Curriculum, Infrastructure, and Logistics.
q
Key
deliverable for 2007 include:
1.
Providing
reading resources and increasing access to library books
2.
Providing
mobile library units to improve learner competences in literacy
3.
Providing
training to principals in order to support teachers with curriculum
implementation.
q
The
Free State DoE will provide more specific activities, timeframes and specific
budgets associated with these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the Eastern Cape DoE will target 692 quintiles 1 and 2 “no fee” schools
in Lusikisiki and Libode.
q
The
targeted districts are the poorest in the province and have the highest dropout
rate in grade 12 as well as the highest pupil-teacher ratio in the province.
q
Key
deliverable for 2007 include:
1.
Conducting
a baseline study to establish learner competencies in literacy and numeracy;
2.
Improving
basic infrastructure and
3.
Assisting
schools to develop and implement School Improvement Plans.
q
The
Eastern Cape DoE will provide more specific activities, timeframes and specific
budget associated with these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the Western Cape DoE will target 379 quintiles 1 and 2 schools, including
76 secondary schools that did not perform well in the 2006 Grade 12 exams. Many
of these schools are “no fee” schools.
q
An
audit to establish individual school needs is underway and will be completed by
April 2007. Procurement of resources will be based on the findings of the
audit.
q
Three
people have been employed to manage the implementation of the programme.
q
Key
deliverable for 2007 include:
1.
Improving
basic infrastructure;
2.
Programmes
to improve leadership and management skills of principals and School Governing
Bodies;
3.
Training
Representative Councils of Learners to create strong leadership amongst
learners;
4.
Mounting
a Family Literacy Programme;
5.
Organising
a conference for districts and schools targeted for support.
q
The
Western Cape DoE will provide more specific activities, timeframes and specific
budget associated with these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the Gauteng DoE will target 263 quintile 1 schools, serving about
328,654. These schools are primarily “no fee” schools.
q
The
basic resource package that all schools targeted for support will receive has
been finalised.
q
The
programme will focus on five primary areas: (a) communication of the programme
to all levels, (b) provision of essential resources, (c) a focus on effective
management and leadership; (d) improving learner achievement in literacy and
numeracy. (e) strong monitoring and evaluation.
q
Key
deliverable for 2007 include:
1.
providing
each learner with a minimum resource pack;
2.
Ensuring
minimum resource pack to all targeted schools;
3.
Conducting
baseline study to establish learner competencies in literacy and numeracy; and
4.
Supporting
schools to deliver a comprehensive education to learners – including sports,
art and music.
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The
Gauteng DoE will provide more specific activities, timeframes and specific
budget associated with these deliverables by 28 February 2007.
MPUMALANGA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
q
In
2007, the Mpumalanga DoE will target 503 quintile 1 schools, mostly “no fee”
schools.
q
A
basic resource package that all schools targeted for support will receive has
been finalised.
q
The
programme will focus on five primary areas: (a) communication of the programme
to all levels, (b) provision of essential resources, (c) a focus on effective
management and leadership; (d) improving learner achievement in literacy and
numeracy. (e) strong monitoring and evaluation.
TOTAL NO. OF
SCHOOLS: 3,625 |
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TOTAL NO. OF
LEARNERS: 1,271,263 |
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Province |
District |
Total Q. 1 |
Total Q. 2 |
Total Q. 3 |
Total Q. 1-3 |
Q. 1 |
Q. 2 |
Q. 3 |
Total Q. 1-3 |
Schools |
Schools |
Schools |
Schools |
Learners |
Learners |
Learners |
Learners |
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Libode |
234 |
111 |
30 |
375 |
87,153 |
34,539 |
11,646 |
133,338 |
Lusikisiki |
242 |
56 |
18 |
316 |
91,279 |
21,760 |
6,844 |
119,883 |
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Thabo
Mofutsanyane |
466 |
24 |
22 |
512 |
86,863 |
19,534 |
13,418 |
119,815 |
Lejweleputswa |
243 |
42 |
29 |
314 |
30,872 |
33,253 |
21,378 |
85,503 |
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GAUTENG |
Sedibeng
West |
34 |
35 |
10 |
79 |
21,883 |
22,197 |
6,244 |
50,324 |
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13 |
26 |
25 |
64 |
12,816 |
15,114 |
20,109 |
48,039 |
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Obonjeni |
168 |
100 |
64 |
332 |
44,752 |
41,112 |
26,692 |
112,556 |
Umzinyathi |
150 |
55 |
56 |
261 |
34,427 |
18,589 |
16,324 |
69,340 |
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Sekhukhune |
448 |
26 |
35 |
509 |
171,857 |
8,609 |
17,356 |
197,822 |
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MPUMALANGA |
Nkangala |
91 |
121 |
127 |
339 |
29394 |
47640 |
70709 |
147743 |
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Kgalagadi |
65 |
37 |
23 |
125 |
13,103 |
8,561 |
6,647 |
28,311 |
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NORTH
WEST |
Bophirima |
218 |
51 |
27 |
296 |
52,715 |
13,915 |
11,112 |
77,742 |
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Metropole
South |
No Q1 Schools |
5 |
40 |
45 |
No Q1 Schools |
5,638 |
27,079 |
32,717 |
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Metropole
East |
2 |
10 |
46 |
58 |
2,819 |
9,386 |
35,925 |
48,130 |
TOTAL |
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2,374 |
699 |
552 |
3,625 |
679,933 |
299,847 |
291,483 |
1,271,263 |