unions, Cape Town
20 November 2007
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, and the provincial education MECs
met yesterday in Cape Town for the final Council of Education Ministers'
meeting for the year.
The Council remains committed to implementing the Occupation Specific
Dispensation for teachers from 1 January 2008 as planned, and urged the
Director General to continue negotiations with the unions.
On 25 October 2007 the Minister met South African Democratic Teachers' Union
(Sadtu) and National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa
(Naptosa) at their request to discuss the issue. Both organisations presented
their positions and subsequently departmental and union officials met to
discuss a range of concerns in a series of meetings that took place over the
past three weeks.
The Council supported the amendments Minister Pandor has made to the
government offer to the unions on the occupation specific dispensation. "I am
confident that these proposals have the support of the majority of teachers.
All good teachers have reason to support them," said the Minister.
The meeting also discussed the key national policies of no-fee schools, the
Quality Improvement, Development Support and Upliftment Strategy (QIDS UP),
Further Education and Training (FET) college recapitalisation, and the national
curriculum. Council approved a programme to reward 'schools that work,' which
are schools that succeed in retaining learners as well as achieving good senior
certificate results. Rewarded schools will receive extra facilities and
resources to encourage further development. This plan will begin with secondary
schools, but will be implemented in primary schools once there is a credible
testing regime in place.
The Council also agreed to implement a proposal on teacher incentives.
Incentives will be tagged to posts that are hard to fill, in rural and urban
areas, as well as scarce-skills posts. The aim is to ensure that qualified
teachers are attracted to such schools, which often serve the poorest
learners.
Matric results for 2007 will be released on 28 December. The results and the
ministerial matric statement will be available early in the morning of the 28
December in the press, after which the Minister and the MECs will be available
for interviews. In closing the meeting, the Minister thanked Deputy Minister
Enver Surty and the MECs for their commitment and contribution throughout
2007.
Editors' notes:
Minimum and maximum salary notches for the OSD salary structure in 2008
General classroom teacher
Career path: Teaching assistant
Minimum salary: 51 993
Maximum salary: 51 993
Career path: Teacher intern
Minimum salary: 85 937
Maximum salary: 85 937
Career path: Assistant teacher
Minimum salary: 85 937
Maximum salary: 85 937
Career path: Teacher M+1/M+2
Minimum salary: 51 993
Maximum salary: 81 004
Career path: Teacher M+3
Minimum salary: 85 937
Maximum salary: 99 625
Career path: New entrant
Minimum salary: 115 492
Maximum salary: 115 492
Career path: Teacher M+4
Minimum salary: 118 957
Maximum salary: 264 238
Specialist (school-based)
Career path: Teaching and learning specialist
Minimum salary: 169 605
Maximum salary: 365 768
Career path: Chief teaching and learning specialist
Minimum salary: 190 891
Maximum salary: 399 684
Management (school-based)
Career path: Head of Department
Minimum salary: 146 302
Maximum salary: 365 768
Career path: Deputy Principal
Minimum salary: 174 693
Maximum salary: 399 684
Career path: Principal P1
Minimum salary: 146 302
Maximum salary: 324 980
Career path: Principal P2
Minimum salary: 169 605
Maximum salary: 365 768
Career path: Principal P3
Minimum salary: 208 592
Maximum salary: 424 025
Career path: Principal P4
Minimum salary: 241 816
Maximum salary: 436 746
Career path: Principal P5
Minimum salary: 297 403
Maximum salary: 449 848
Specialist (office-based)
Career path: First Education Specialist
Minimum salary: 146 302
Maximum salary: 365 768
Career path: Senior Education Specialist
Minimum salary: 174 693
Maximum salary: 399 684
Career path: Deputy Chief Education Specialist
Minimum salary: 214 850
Maximum salary: 424 025
Career path: Chief Education Specialist
Minimum salary: 288 740
Maximum salary: 449 848
Career path: Circuit Manager C1
Minimum salary: 214 850
Maximum salary: 424 025
Career path: Circuit Manager C3
Minimum salary: 334 729
Maximum salary: 449 848
Contact:
Lunga Ngqengelele
Ministerial Spokesperson
Tel: 012 312 5538
Cell: 082 556 0446
E-mail: ngqengelele.l@doe.gov.za
Issued by: Ministry of Education
20 November 2007
Source: Ministry of Education (http://www.education.gov.za)
