Education Collaboration Framework to support the implementation of the National Development Plan

and the Education Sector plan

June 2014

Education Collaboration FrameworkPartnership initiative: Government + business + social partners

Aims at increasing cooperation among the stakeholders Envisaged outcomes: view to improved educational outcomes • The ECF presents –

– A collaboration model which outlines the roles and

responsibilities of the various stakeholders;

– Guidelines for educational programmes supported

by social partners and funded in the main by the

corporate sector and government;

– NECT as the implementation vehicle;

– Specific priority intervention programmes that can

be implemented as part of the collaboration under

the auspices of the Trust;

The collaboration model underpinning the framework

COLLABORATION MODEL

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Theme 1: Professionalisation of the teaching service

Theme 2: Courageous and effective leadership

Theme 3: Improving the capacity of the state to deliver quality education

Theme 4: Increased resourcing

Theme 5: Community and parent involvement

Theme 6: Improved learner welfare

Vision-programme map

District Development:

33% of the districts (4.1.)

Systemic Intervention

Programme (4.2)

Innovation Programme

(4.3.)

Local Projects (4.4) Education Dialogues (4.5)

Tangible

improvements in

maths, physical

science and

language.

At least two key sub-

systems of the

education system

reengineered and

perform as well as the

NSC exam system in

the next 10 years

At least three

innovation

programmes (of

national importance)

piloted, trailed out

and mainstreamed in

the next 10 years.

Tools and guidelines

developed and

advocated among CSI

units and schools

with the aim of

increasing the value

of investments.

Educational experts engage

in effective dialogues with

the aim of informing the

education reform agenda

and sustaining the

implementation impetus of

the NECT and the NDP.

Indicators of success Indicators of success Indicators of success Indicators of success Indicators of success

Vision (1)

More than 90% of learners achieve more than 50% of curriculum expectations in maths,

physical science and language.

Mission (2)

Increasing cooperation among the stakeholders involved in education

improvement with a view to influencing and supporting the implementation of the

education chapter of the NDP,

thereby improving educational outcomes in South Africa.

Strategic Objectives (3)

1. Increased focus on priority areas;

2. Stronger integration between non- governmental and government interventions

3. Increased efficiencies of interventions;

4. Establishment of key conditions for success;

5. Creation of avenues for mainstreaming lessons from government-social partner interventions.

Programme foci (4)

Programmes and themes Five Programmatic Areas District

Intervention Systemic Intervention

Innovation Programme

Local Projects Education Dialogue

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Professionalisation of teaching

Courageous leadership

Improving the capacity of the state

Resourcing

Community and parent involvement

Learner Welfare

Target Districts

District Intervention programme Framework

CORE PROGRAMME

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Mathematics

Language- EFAL

Reading Programme

(HL & EFAL)

HIGH SCHOOLS

Mathematics

Language – EFAL

Physical Science

FRESH-START SCHOOLS [ 6-14%]

Urgent and focused attention

Examples of inputs

Management

Parent and

community

involvement

Monitoring

Training

Resourcing –

LTSM, teachers,

labs & libraries

District

resourcing,

programme &

PDP

SECONDARY PROGRAMME (in line with themes)

1. Professionalisation of teaching

2. Courageous and Effective leadership

3. Improving the capacity of the state to deliver:

4. Resources: Broad resource upgrading strategy/

School Infrastructure programme/ providing

substitute educators

5. Community and Parent Involvement

6. Learner welfare: School sports

Beneficiaries

Name of District Number of Schools Number of Learners Number of Teachers

BOHLABELA (NW) 401 205 087 6 987

BOJANALA (NW) 587 269 597 9 172

PINETOWN (KZN) 540 358 084 12 474

UTHUNGULU (KZN) 675 300 069 9 999

VHEMBE (LP) 1 017 431 618 14 542

WATERBERG (LP) 465 174 791 5 856

Libode (EC) 425 174 779 5 072

Mount Frere (EC) 252 69 402 2 486

Grand Total 4 362 1 983 427 66 588

National 24 282 11 932 681 392 672

Percentage 18 % 17 % 17 %

Targeting for the district intervention

8 DISTRICTS

4362 schools (18%)

Fresh Start Schools

[260 to 320] – (>14%)

5 Provinces

[LP, EC,KZN,NW, MP]

Talent mobilisation and compact building process(District- intervention)

Stakeholder meeting

Call for proposals

District Steering

Committee

Review of proposals

Engagement of lead agency

Inception

Profiling

3-years Implementation/ Monitoring and Evaluation

- District, provincial & national officials

- Traditional leaders, religious leaders, churches, business and youth

- Two rounds

- Meant to sub-contract best local NGOs/ retired people for 50% or more of the budgets

• Detailed planning• More detailed baselines • Quick wins programme• Nov 13 – June 14

- Multi-stakeholder structure

- Chaired by 2 independents

The NECT as a catalyst for intergovernmental collaboration

• Renovation of schools through the Department Rural Development and

Land Affairs involving youth – targets 50 schools in 2014.

• Building of foot bridges into schools by DPW, DoD and DBSA.

• Provision of additional Psycho- social support in EC and KZN schools–

supported by ETDPSeta ( involves 235 youth and experts).

• Provision of a 1000 Admin Support Interns in EC and KZN schools.

• Provision of additional desks by DoL, DEA and DCS- in excess of 54 000

desks delivered since July 2014.

• Over 1563 people including community members, interns, change agents

and service providers are already doing work in the eight districts.

Governance and Key stakeholder forums

NECT Governance Levels Education Systems Level

Patrons

Cyril Ramaphosa, Bobby Godsell, PhuzileMlambo-

Ngcuka, Jame Motlatsi

Presidency, Cabinet and civil society

organisations

Trustees

Sizwe Nxasana, Minister Motshekga, Acting DG,

Mark Lamberti, Futhi Mtoba, Brian Figaji, Nkosana

Dolopi *and Basil Manuel*

National

Active joint plans between DBE and sister

departments: Narysec, ETDPSeta, Defence,

Correctional services

Dialogue SA

42 Multi-stakeholder group that meets 3 times a

year that advocates for change

Provincial

5 provincial departments

Executive

Godwin Khosa and key staff

District

8 districts

District Steering Committees x 8

12-16 Local multi-stakeholder group that oversees

district interventions and advocate for change

4362 Schools

261 FSSP

To spray paint or break the mould?the case of district capacity requirements: subject advisors

• Acceptance of status quo

• Maintenance v/s improvement• District need basic resources first: Transport, communication, sound programmes

District Ratio of Subject Advisors to Schools

Maths FET

Science

FET EFAL FET Maths GET EFAL GET FP Maths FP Languages

Vhembe (L) 1:95 1:141 1:32 1:182 1:104 1:181 1:181

Mogalakwena (L) 1:50 1:31 1:20 1:164 1:164 1:83 1:83

Waterberg 1 (L) 1:17 1:48 1:26 1:180 1:90 1:65 1:129

Libode (EC) 1:42 1:42 1:42 1:251 1:251 1:251 1:129

Mt Frere (EC) 0 1:24 1:24 1:220 1:220 1:230 0

uThungulu (KZN) 1:101 1:203 1:101 1:334 1:223 1:244 1:244

Bojanala (NW) - - - - - - -

Bohlabela (M) 1:101 1:203 1:101 1:334 1:223 1:244 1:244

What will bring about change in the South African education system?

• Anglo’s [R100m] school project ‘barely help’ – True? Why? and what next?

• Focused, coherent, in-depth and relentless collaborative efforts aimed at making improvements in the six themes of the Education Collaboration Framework

Key ingredients for success

• Fixing the system and driving improvement

• Effective programming and sufficient resourcing

• Mix of both technocratic and non-technocratic interventions

• Authority to implement

Will the NECT crowd out NGO/CSI activities?

Nature of CompanyNECT

ContributionCSI Contributions

%Production R 797 198 R 18 000 000 4,4

Financial R 1 451 020 R 30 000 000 4,8

Financial R 7 105 780 R 125 000 000 5,7

Financial R 6 912 680 R 85 000 000 8,1

Financial R 4 573 479 R 915 000 000 0,5

Financial R 3 818 460 R 111 000 000 3,4

ICT R 1 000 000 17000000 5,9

ICT R 13 501 312 R 193 000 000 7,0

ICT R 6 777 437 R 83 000 000 8,2

Insurance R 5 451 466 R 100 000 000 5,5

Insurance R 3 601 660 R 64 000 000 5,6

Manufacturing R 500 000 R 10 000 000 5,0

Manufacturing R 11 380 379 R 600 000 000 1,9

Mining R 23 259 073 R 300 000 000 7,8

Mining R 10 000 000 R 230 000 000 4,3

Mining R 15 519 576 R 58 000 000 26,8

Mining R 2 866 233 R 102 000 000 2,8

Production R 31 386 000 R 60 000 000 52,31

Sales R 806 771 R 16 900 000 4,8

Tourism R 1 000 000 R 53 000 000 1,9

TOTALR151 708 524 R3 170 900 000 8%

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