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THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC TEACHERS
UNION (SADTU) MEDIA STATEMENT SADTU WELCOMES THE STATE OF THE
NATION ADDRESS SADTU
congratulates State President Jacob Zuma on his State of the Nation
Address. We
are pleased to note that education continues to be a priority but we
feel it is
high time these undertakings and commitments are put into place as soon
as
possible. In
particular, SADTU welcomes the following undertakings and commitments: ·
Improve the ability of
our children to read , write and count in the foundation years; ·
Assisting teachers by
providing detailed daily lesson plans ·
Provision of
easy-to-use workbooks in all 11 official languages however we need
commitment
in the training and continuous development of teachers in this regard. ·
All grade 3, 6 and 9
learners will write literacy and numeracy tests that are independently
moderated. ·
Increase the pass rate
of these tests from the current average of between 35% and 40% to at
least 60%
by 2014. ·
All 27 000 schools will
be audited by officials from the Department of Basic Education and this
will be
recorded in an auditable written report. Will the audit also affect the
district or circuit as points of service delivery? If these centres are
left
out then we are going nowhere. ·
Increase the number of
matric student eligible for university admission to 175 000 by 2014.
However,
we need more clarity as to how this will happen. ·
Plan to increase the
training of 16-25 year olds in further education and training
facilities and to
provide a second chance at education for those who do not qualify for
university. ·
Working with higher
education institutions to ensure that eligible students obtain
financial
assistance through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. ·
Increase the number of
youth who enter learnerships in the private and public sectors. We
must express our concern that the President has missed the opportunity
to
command the entire society to take education as a societal issue. It is
crucial
that the Head of inspire the nation to do everything in their power to
support
our teachers and learners. We
hope the President and the Department of Education will engage with the
union
further on these in order to speed up implementation. ISSUED
BY SADTU Secretariat CONTACTS: Thobile
Ntola, President
079
491 3258 Mugwena
Maluleke, General
Secretary 082
783 2968 Nkosana
Dolopi, Deputy General Secretary 083 535
3448 Nomusa
Cembi, Media Officer 082
719 5157
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