{"id":226572,"date":"2022-05-20T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T07:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/a-step-closer-to-specialised-sector-based-curriculum\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T07:46:08","slug":"a-step-closer-to-specialised-sector-based-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/a-step-closer-to-specialised-sector-based-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"A step closer to specialised sector-based curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says a specialist-subject curriculum, which will see learners enrolling for subjects such as agriculture and maritime, has been gazetted for public comment. <\/p>\n

The Minister said this when she tabled the department\u2019s budget vote during a mini-plenary of the National Assembly on Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are continuing to expand the establishment of Focus Schools to cater for learners with special talents and aptitudes across a wide range of scholastic endeavours.  <\/p>\n

\u201cThese schools constitute a legislatively distinct category of public schools that offer a specialised curriculum, oriented toward 11 learning fields, which include Agriculture, Maritime and Nautical Science, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Technical Occupational disciplines such as Electrical, Civil and Mechanical Technologies. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to our detailed progress report we gave last year, we can further report that 35 Occupational and Vocationally-oriented subjects have been gazetted for public comment,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Motshekga said the gazetting was followed in 2021 by the submission of these subjects to Umalusi for appraisal and quality assurance.  <\/p>\n

\u201cPublic comments have been received, and their infusion in the CAPS [Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements], together with the development of Learner Books and Teacher Guides, has taken effect, and this work was completed between January in March this year.  <\/p>\n

\u201cIn March this year, training manuals were developed in preparation for the training of Subject Advisors and teachers in Occupational and Vocationally-oriented subjects,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

First cohort of marine science learners to sit for matric<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Motshekga reported to Parliament last year that the department introduced a new FET [Further Education and Training]-level subject, Marine Sciences. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe can now report that the first cohort of learners taking this subject will sit for the first NSC [National Senior Certificate] examination, which includes Marine Sciences.\u201d <\/p>\n

Motshekga said the Coding and Robotics Curriculum for Grades R – 3 and 7, and the CAPS for Occupational Subjects for Grades 8 and 9 have been developed and submitted to Umalusi for appraisal and quality assurance.  <\/p>\n

\u201cI can report that this appraisal and quality assurance process is ongoing, including the appraisal of public comments received,\u201d she said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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