Progression without Support

Progression without Support

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As we continue to focus on the challenge youth drop out this month.   One of the key contributing factors is the progression of learners in schools WITHOUT support.  To give us more insight we share a newsletter article from IESA July 2016 Newsletter written by our director, Robyn Beere. From The Directors Desk July 2016 The third term of the school year marks the time for teachers to consider those children who may be possible candidates for repetition or progression.  There is much debate about this issue, with policy not being understood and support for learners and their parents not adequately provided. Whilst we believe there is merit in a learner who will not benefit from repeating a year moving forward with his peers, what is absolutely critical is that…
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IESA / R2ECWD RESPONSE TO DBE PRESENTATION, ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION SCHEDULED FOR 30 MAY 2017

IESA / R2ECWD RESPONSE TO DBE PRESENTATION, ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION SCHEDULED FOR 30 MAY 2017

IESA Press Release
Cape Town, 30 May 2017. In its March 2016 report to the Portfolio Committee, the Department of Basic Education acknowledged that drastic measures have to be taken to accelerate the implementation of inclusive education. Robyn Beere, Director of Inclusive Education South Africa said “whilst we would like to thank the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for their considered response to the civil society report on the Government of South Africa’s implementation of inclusive education. The DBE’s 2016 /17 report falls short of reporting on these drastic measures.” Key issues that the DBE does not report on are: Progress in the funding and budgets for inclusive education, other than that for Special Schools and the education of learners with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disability; The quality and functioning of full service…
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