13.2.1Legislative and Policy Framework
ACTS
- The South African Schools Act, No. 84 of 1996 [SASA]
- Further Education and Training Act No. 98 of 1998 [FETA]
- Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998 [EEA]
- South African Council for Educators Act 31 of 2000, Code of Professional Ethics [SACE]
- The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) [NEPA]
REGULATIONS
- National Norms and Standards for Grade R Funding (GG 30679) of January 2008 (NSF-Grade R) [NR 30679/2008]
- National Norms and Standards for School Funding, Government Gazette Vol. 400, No. 19347, 12 October 1998 [NR NSSF]
- Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (Government Gazette 394 in GN 40818 of 28 April 2017) [NR 40818/2017]
POLICIES
- The National Policy on Whole School Evaluation, Government Gazette Vol.433, No. 22512 of July 2001 [NP WSE]
13.2.2Framework for the Development of School Policy on School Readiness
The Department of Education has put in place processes to monitor school readiness. The process involves coordinating activities between the line functions to ensure a holistic service delivery for schools to commence with teaching and learning from day 1 of the new academic year.
This process culminates in on-site monitoring visits conducted by senior management and departmental officials in the first two weeks of reopening of all public schools.
To facilitate the process, the SMTs and SGB chairpersons must ensure that the following documents are readily available for perusal by the departmental official(s) monitoring the school:
| Focus Areas | Documents |
| ADMISSIONS | Admissions Registers |
| Application and Re-registration Forms for Admissions | |
| Written Notices for Refusal of Admission | |
| Evidence for declaring the school full | |
| LEADERSHIP/ MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING |
Attendance figures of Learners in each class, Boys and Girls |
| Documents for controlling Educator and Learner Absenteeism and Late-coming | |
| School Year Plan | |
| School Development Plan | |
| School Improvement Plan (ratified by the District Director) | |
| IQMS Management Plan | |
| School budget (with minutes of a parent meeting where it was adopted) | |
| List of different committees in the school | |
| IWSE report and EWSE report where applicable | |
| Time book for staff | |
| Minutes of AGM for parents | |
| EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES | LTSM Records (Ordering, Delivery Retrieval, Asset Register, Textbook/Stationery, Distribution Strategy) |
| List of service providers | |
| School furniture needs (shortage/surplus) | |
| ACADEMIC PREPARATION | Timetables: composite, educator, class, relief, duty roster, extra-mural |
| Learning programmes | |
| Annual Assessment Programme | |
| Class lists and learner attendance registers | |
| Analysis of examination results | |
| LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES | Scholar Transport (Number of Learners using the service and distances learners travel, etc) |
| The Nutritional Programme (Number of Learners benefiting from the programme) | |
| SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE/ FACILITIES | School facilities: state and conditions of buildings, classrooms, offices, specialist rooms, ablution, security measures |
| Basic amenities: running water, electricity and telephone |