The Mpumalanga
Department of Education has
developed a plan to recover the
lost teaching and learning
contact time as a result of the
recent Industrial Action.
The plan intends to engage all
important role players such as
educators, learners, parents and
non governmental organizations,
and labour organisations to
collectively intensify
programmes aimed at recovering
the time lost.
In addition, the Department will
extensively use the electronic
and print media to supplement
the above mentioned efforts.
A team of officials with expect
knowledge on different subjects
will be deployed to the under
mentioned radio stations to help
learners with information on
specific subject content.
Possibilities of using other
radio stations are being
considered and the public will
be informed on the developments
in this regard.
Radio programmes have been
scheduled to commence on 2 July
2007 and are as follows:
The national Department of Education
will also provide additional newspaper supplements to
schools throughout the country.
Learners are also advised to tune in to SABC Learning
Channel for daily lessons for Grade 11 and 12 on SABC 1
every weekday from 10am to 12pm as well as from 6 to 7am
on weekends.
The grade 12 final Timetable has already been sent to
all schools through the line function so that learners
and parents can take note of the remaining days left
before the examination commence on 10 October 2007.
Pervious years question papers will be made available to
learners on study guides, newspaper supplements and the
departmental website at www.mpumalanga.gov.za/education
It will be advisable that parents monitor and motivate
learners to take advantage of the opportunities brought
about by this Recovery Plan.
This plan focus on the grade 12 learners however the
Department encourage all learners to creatively initiate
enabling opportunities to cash up for the lost time.
The public is informed that school music competitions
and indigenous games have been cancelled so that
adequate time can be used to implement this Recovery
Plan
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