Policies and plans for instructing special needs students in Free State Province
Reference number: SAH-2013-FSE-0003
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: April 23, 2013
Stage(s):
Initial request, internal appeal
Request description:
Any and all records related to;
(i) Definiton of a special needs student
(ii) The process of applying to public schools as a special need student in the province
(iii) Policies and plans for instructing special needs students from 2009-2013
(iv) Report detailing plans, implementation and the beneficiary of these plans from 2009- 2013
(v) Budget for resources for student with special needs from 2009- 2013
(vi) A report stating the budget received, how the budget was spent and the beneficiary from 2009- 2013
(vii) The minimum qualifications teachers require to work with student with special needs
(viii) A list detailing the number of special needs schools, number of students in the school, number of qualified teachers, the particular special need that is being catered for by each school and the drop out rate.
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2013-FSE-0003
Sent on: April, 23 2013
Response received
Response date: 2013-07-12Response nature: Deemed refusal
Received within statutory period: No
Internal appeal communication
Communication sent
Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2013-FSE-0003
Sent on: August, 12 2013
Re: Confirmation of receipt of internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2013-FSE-0003
Sent on: August, 17 2013
Re: Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2013-FSE-0003 within statutory time frame
Sent on: September, 26 2013
Response received
Response date: 2013-10-04Response nature: Substituted new decision - released in full
Received within statutory period: No
Released records
Record summary
This correspondence from R.S. Malope, Information Officer of the Free State Department of Education was sent on 4 October 2013 in response to a request for access to records regarding special needs education. Information contained in this correspondence includes a budget for resources for learners with special needs from 2009-2013; a report stating the budget received, how budget was spent and the beneficiary from 2009-2013; a report detailing plans, implementation and the beneficiary of plans (activities) from 2009-2013, as well the minimum qualifications for teachers who work with learners with special needs.
Total pages
6
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.01
Record summary
This booklet entitled "The Effective Functioning of a Site Based Support Team" was compiled by the Sub-Directorate: Inclusive Education of the Free State Department of Education with the aim to provide educators in the Free State Province with guidelines for the effective functioning of a Site Based Support Team (SBST), also known as an Institutional Level Support Team (ILST).
Total pages
8
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.02
Record summary
This pamphlet entitled "Guidelines for Supporting and Referring Learners Experiencing Barriers to Learning for Special Education" was compiled by the Free State Department of Education and also includes a section on suspension and/or expulsion - procedures to follow before a learner is suspended or expelled.
Total pages
8
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.03
Record summary
This original Excel spreadsheet sets out the rate of learners who left specialised schools in 2013 by district, school name, period left, reason for leaving, and the number of learners who had left.
Total pages
6
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.04
Record summary
This original Excel spreadsheet sets out the number of learners and educators in specialised schools in the Free State by district, municipality, name of school, type and category of school, language medium and geographical location.
Total pages
4
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.05
Record summary
This is the Education White Paper 6 on Special Needs Education entitled "Building an Inclusive Education and Training System" by the Department of Education, July 2001.
Total pages
60
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.06
Record summary
This is the Department of Education National Strategy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support, 2008. This strategy forms part of the Implementation of the Education White Paper 6 on Special Needs Education: Building an Inclusive Education and Training System.
Total pages
118
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.39.07
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