The Department of Basic Education has today presented to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the sector recovery plan. This was part of an on-going process of consulting all stakeholders in the sector on the proposed recovery plan of the basic education in the context of the COVID-19 lockdown.
In the past month a series of consultative sessions have taken place with various stakeholders that include teacher unions, school governing body associations, civil society, partners, and heads of provincial education departments as well MECs of education.
The engagement today with the portfolio committee was the last leg in the process. A consolidated plan with the input from all parties involved will be presented to the Cabinet tomorrow morning for a final decision.
The Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will thereafter address media on the outcomes of the deliberations at Cabinet. At the media briefing the Minister will provide details that include the final dates and detailed plans for the phased approach to the possible reopening of schools. The Minister wishes to reassure South Africans that the safety of children is paramount in all the decisions that are taken.
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