1. education STRATEGIC PLAN Department of Education
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC PLAN
2005 – 2009
And
Operational Plans 2005/6

2. State of the Nation and PoA
The Planning System
CONSTITUTION
State of the Nation and PoA
Minister’s vision
Premiers Speeches
Departmental Plan
MECs Budget Speeches
Provincial plans

3. Freedom Charter “The doors of learning and culture shall be opened”
After 50 years,
“The doors of learning and culture shall be opened”

4. Programme of Action Principles: Integrated delivery through clusters
Government wide systems for
Monitoring and Evaluation
ICTs

5. Economic Cluster To support the implementation of e-education
Improved funding for FET Colleges
Courses aligned with the needs of the economy
Increased output of universities (including universities of technology) in priority sectors

6. IRPS and JCPS Clusters International Relations, Peace and Security
Provide capacity and support for the implementation of NEPAD programmes
Justice, Corrections, Police and Safety
New Drugs Master Plan to be finalised
Rapidly reduce the number of children in police and prison custody, with emphasis on KZN, WC and Gauteng

7. Social Cluster
Programmes to address exclusion based on race and gender
Rehabilitation of communities in line with TRC recommendations
Review the impact of socio-economic transformation on social cohesion
National School Nutrition Programme, including social mobilisation for food gardens.

8. Social Cluster 2
Integrated ECD Programmes as part of Expanded Public Works Programme
Recapitalisation of FET Colleges, ensuring that they have the necessary infrastructure, capacity and programmes relevant to the needs of our economy
Allocation of resources to improved teaching and learning, especially in maths and science
Ensure a unified institutional culture in universities

9. Social Cluster 3
Update the school register of needs, and iron out the creases between the spheres of government to meet the objective of safe classrooms and healthy environments
Ensure that there is no learner learning under a tree, in a mud school, or under dangerous conditions.

10. Minister’s vision To impact on poverty, unemployment and
social cohesion,
by providing a quality education for all.

11. Strategies Policy clarity and stability
Consolidation of gains by targeting support
Focus on improving learning outcomes
Monitor, evaluate and correct as necessary
Strengthened responsiveness
Innovation, including ICTs
Partnerships

12. General Education
Consolidating quality following the introduction of the RNCS into Grades 0-6
Revising the Language Policy
Revitalising Art, Music and Sport at school
Investing in quality teaching:
National Framework for Teacher Education
Managing and rewarding performance

13. General Education 2 Expanded ABET and Literacy programmes
Improved institutional governnace and district support
Ongoing implementation of inclusive education strategies
Development of an assessment protocol

14. Further Education and Training
Increase in headcount
Relevant and responsive programme mix
Improved success rate (70%)
Qualified and competent College staff
Well managed and governed modern institutions, with efficient systems
Partnerships with business and SETAs

15. Further Education and Training 2
National Resourcing Plan for the FET Sector
Finalisation and implementation of programme based funding for Colleges
Development of quality assurance systems for FET College programmes

16. System Planning Ensuring access to schooling, especially for the poor
Infrastructure audit, and national interventions in planning, design and construction of schools
Re-design of Information System (EMIS)
Establish Monitoring and Evaluation unit

17. System Planning 2
Analysis of education investment and expenditure to ensure equity and redress in resourcing
Ensuring constructive labour relations in education
Managing teacher supply and demand
Managing bilateral and multi-lateral co-operation agreements, and conditional grants

18. System Planning 3
Reporting on Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Finalising the revised NQF
Planning support for integrated programmes
Growth and Development Summit
ISRDP
URP
EPWP …

19. Quality Promotion and Development
Continuous improvement in learning outcomes, while bridging the quality divide
Levers to be used:
Regular assessment of achievement in critical learning areas at key levels of the system
Support to Whole School Evaluation policy
Focus on health programmes at school, including NSNP

20. Quality Promotion and Development 2
Policy guidelines for the promotion and governance of school sport, art and culture
Increased participation in rural and urban nodes
Support for the Ministerial Committee on Gender Equity

21. Higher Education
To support the production of quality graduates needed for the social and economic development of the country
Enrolment Planning
Greater articulation between FET and HE

22. Higher Education 2 To achieve equity in higher education
Analysis of enrolment in terms of race and gender
Assessing the nature and impact of institutional culture on achievement of equity
To provide support to institutions for governance and management
To promote and sustain research

23. Higher Education 3
To promote and support a leadership role for South Africa in Africa and the world
A national conference on African studies
Curriculum development linked to identity and values

24. Corporate Services Provincial support and co-ordination
Eastern Cape initiative
Call Centre
Monitoring procurement and supply of LTSMs
Operationalising foreign policy priorities, and strengthening international relations, especially within SADC, Africa and the South (IBSA)

25. Thank you