Social Issues Affecting Schools

SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING SCHOOLS

Report on West Coast Schools Investigation into Racism and Access (Public Information)

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This investigation was born out of a meeting, held on 21 January 2007, arranged by concerned parents of Laingville in St Helena Bay regarding certain educational issues at certain schools in the Saldanabay Municipal Area. This is the final report after the investigation. >

A Human Capital Development Strategy for the Western Cape: A Focus on Youth (Public Information)

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This is one the the lead strategies for the development of the Western Cape. >

Discipline in Schools (Public Information)

This document provides information on school codes of conduct, corporal punishment, alternative punishments, suspension and expulsion. >

WCED Policy on Managing Learner Pregnancy in General Education and Training and Further Education and Training Institutions (Policy)

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2002

Western Cape Education Department (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

Policy for school authorities on how to manage pupils who are pregnant at school and who are writing final school examinations. >

Safe Schools Programme (Service)

The WCED's Safe Schools Programme works with schools to ensure safe school environments needed for successful teaching and learning. >

Safe Schools Call Centre (Service)

The WCED has established a Safe Schools Call Centre as part of the Safe Schools Programme. >

Abuse No More (Public Information)

This document sets out what educators should do if they suspect that a learner is being abused. >

Interventions for Youth at Risk (Service)

Youths at risk are learners who have problems such as drug and/or alcohol abuse or are in trouble with the law. Their emotional and/or behavioural problems are barriers to their learning and development. >

WCED's HIV/AIDS awareness programme (Service)

The National Education Strategy prioritises HIV/AIDS in education and requires HIV/AIDS to be included in the curriculum as part of Life Orientation. >

Preventing Discrimination against HIV-positive Learners and Educators (Service)

All learners and educators should respect the rights of other learners and educators. >

Preventing Transmission of HIV at Schools and Other Educational Institutions (Service)

All schools and other educational institutions should implement universal precautions to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne diseases. A full list of the precautions that should be taken is given in the document Universal Precautions for preventing disease transmission in schools. >

Specialised Learner & Educator Support Services Website (Link)

Address List of Schools Catering for Special Needs (Public Information)

This National List contains details of all schools that cater for special needs education. >

Girls Education Movement (Link)

This site contains information about the government initiative to promote equal access to education for girls and increased awareness of issues affecting female learners, such as sexual abuse. >

Department of Education Gender Website (Link)

This site contains information on gender and education and the policies and programmes of the National Department of Education to address gender inequality in the classroom. >

Abolition of Corporal Punishment Act, 33 of 1997 (Act)

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No. 33 of 1997

Department of Education (The Government of South Africa)

This Act provides for the abolishment of corporal punishment. >

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