LIMPOPO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY Curriculum Management and Delivery NO OBJECTIVE AREA OF FOCUS/ REMEDIAL ACTION RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME PERFORMANCE BUDGET STATUS CHALLENGE INDICATOR (R/A/G) 1. Improve Poor subject Curriculum Strategy and Review and implement learner content knowledge the Curriculum District the Curriculum Strategy performance and methodology Support Model reviewed and the Curriculum January 2016 and across the Curriculum Branch and implemented to District Support to ongoing improve performance schooling improve learner system across the schooling performance system Categorise schools in terms of both overall Schools categorised in and subject Curriculum Branch terms of subject performance in order to February 2016 performance and provide differentiated supported differently strategies Distribute diagnostic Diagnostic reports reports to schools for provided to districts for them to be able to deal Curriculum Branch January 2016 further distribution to with identified schools challenging Train teachers on Teachers trained on pitching of lessons at Curriculum Branch May 2016 and ongoing pitching of lessons at appropriate levels appropriate levels Conduct enrichment No funding programmes for for WEC Enrichment learners lesson and June/September/October programmes held to broadcasts, WEC, Curriculum Branch Lesson 2016 improve learner Vodacom centre Broadcast achievement programmes, etc.) Compile a glossary of A glossary of subject terms for each subject terms compiled to assist learners to Curriculum Branch May 2016 and distributed to understand districts specific concepts
LIMPOPO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY Curriculum Management and Delivery NO OBJECTIVE AREA OF FOCUS/ CHALLENGE REMEDIAL ACTION RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME PERFORMANCE INDICATOR BUDGET STATUS (R/A/G) 1. Improve learner performance across the schooling system Poor subject content knowledge and methodology Review and implement the Curriculum Strategy and the Curriculum District Support to improve learner performance Curriculum Branch January 2016 and ongoing Curriculum Strategy and the Curriculum District Support Model reviewed and implemented to improve performance across the schooling system Categorise schools in terms of both overall and subject performance in order to provide differentiated strategies Curriculum Branch February 2016 Schools categorised in terms of subject performance and supported differently Distribute diagnostic reports to schools for them to be able to deal with identified challenging Curriculum Branch January 2016 Diagnostic reports provided to districts for further distribution to schools Train teachers on pitching of lessons at appropriate levels Curriculum Branch May 2016 and ongoing Teachers trained on pitching of lessons at appropriate levels Conduct enrichment programmes for learners lesson broadcasts, WEC, Vodacom centre programmes, etc.) Curriculum Branch June/September/October 2016 Enrichment programmes held to improve learner achievement No funding for WEC and Lesson Broadcast Compile a glossary of terms for each subject to assist learners to understand concepts Curriculum Branch May 2016 A glossary of subject specific terms compiled and distributed to districts
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