Call for Comment: How to Improve Basic Education

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is shifting its focus towards the delivery of, and challenges facing, quality education in South Africa. This after the Committee noted areas of concern, particularly with regard to equal access to quality education by all categories of learners and questionable levels of learning outcomes. The Committee is now calling for written submissions on aspects affecting quality outcomes in primary and high schools. Those aspects include the following: curriculum content teacher development class size managerial capacity at schools   orientating schools towards specialisation values in education.   Submissions are also invited on the issue of access to education. This pertains to such issues as geographic location of schools and infrastructure; language barriers; homeless children/orphans; children in trouble with the law and education in prisons and inclusive education. Through these submissions, the Committee aims to obtain first-hand information on the pressure points and to find mutual solutions that would make positive contribution towards improving areas of concern within the basic education system. All stakeholders and teachers in particular are urged to contribute and send their submissions by 28 February 2010. Submissions should be emailed to Committee Secretary: Mr Llewellyn Brown, Committee Secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  by no later than 28 February 2010 Enquiries tel Mr Llewellyn Brown: (021) 403 3764, cell 083 709 8450