SCHOOL SPORT

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SCHOOL SPORT PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES FACING
IMPLEMENTATION
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• March 2005, Framework for Collaboration signed
  between the Ministers of Sport and Recreation and
  Education
• National Coordinating Committee (NACOC)
  established as a result
• Ongoing collaboration in line with Framework, and
  through NACOC

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MANDATE OF THE TWO DEPARTMENTS

• Department of Education is responsible for
• Physical Education
• Extra-mural School Sport activities
• Inter-school leagues- school up to district level
• Sport and Recreation South Africa is responsible
  for
• Entry level into sport and recreation
• Competitive sport in schools from provincial to
  international level

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SCHOOL SPORT PLANS FOR 2008-2009

• Budget for School Sport in the ENE
• SRSA Competitive programme- R32m
• SRSA SSMPP- R9m
• DoE- R61.2m
• Age groups catered for in the competitive
  programme include 13 to 19 year-olds
• Joint School Sport Policy Framework in place by
  end of financial year
• Principles and criteria for inclusion of School
  Sport as an extra-curricular activity in the
  school plan
• Sports at SSMPP vs. competitive programme level
• Governance of competitive vs. SSMP programmes
• Coordination of competitive and SSMPP events
• Implementation of Physical Education

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SCHOOL SPORT PLANS FOR 2008-2009 (contd)

• Agree on the national competitive programme
  calendar for 2009-2010 by December 2008 aligned
  with policy
• Sustain and improve the implementation of the SA
  Schools Football World Cup over 7000 schools
  participating now working to ensure a legacy for
  participating schools
• Training up to 2010- approximately 10 000
  educators in School Sport (coaching, officiating,
  administration) and Physical Education
• Identify all stakeholders and areas of training
  in schools to ensure coordination

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SCHOOL SPORT PLANS FOR 2008-2009 (contd)

• Preparation of School Sport and PE training
  programmes for Foundation Phase educators in
  Quintile 1, 2 and 3 schools
• Drafting of implementation guidelines for School
  Sport and PE at schools to accompany the School
  Sport policy
• Monitor implementation of Physical Education
• External moderation of Physical Education Task
  (PET) in Grade 12
• Survey implementation of PET in Foundation Phase

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PROGRESS

• PE - time allocation published in departmental
  guideline documents
• 45 minutes per week in GET Band (Grades R-9)
• 60 minutes per week in Grades 10-12
• DoE working with UNICEF to provide equipment and
  facilities in schools characterised by high
  levels of crime and violence

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PROGRESS (contd)

• Two Departments collaborating on the hosting of
  the South African Schools Soccer World Cup
  Competition
• Four pillars - Participation, Education,
  Development and PE
• Launched on 10 May 2008 in Soweto
• Over 7 000 schools registered
• Districts have commenced with tournament
• Provincial tournaments to end by September 2008
• African country participation

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PROGRESS (contd)

• DMs and DGs met on 4 June 2008 and agreed on the
  following
• Re-confirmed mandate of each Department
• SRSA to re-engage with NACOC
• Implementation plan to be developed for PE
• School Sport calendar to be tabled and finalised
• MINMEC meeting to be convened to take the School
  Sport and NACOC process further
• Officials in charge of School Sport to initiate
  the above recommendations
• SRSA - draft School Sport calendar
• DoE - develop Physical Education implementation
  plan
• SRSA and DoE develop a joint draft policy for
  School Sport for both Departments

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PROGRESS (contd)

• Grade R-12 Life Orientation subject advisors
  trained in the PE component of the curriculum
• 280 advisors trained in 2007 to support
  implementation, i.e. planning, teaching and
  assessment
• Consortium of HEIs delivered training
• Partnership with Dreamfields
• Provide sports equipment and revive leagues
• Already 230 schools provided with DreamBags
  (kits) with a further 66 identified
• 230 DreamEvents (leagues) and 110 more planned.

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CHALLENGES

• Some schools do not offer School Sport as part of
  the extra-curricular school programme
• Non-School Sport structures compete with School
  Sport structures for learner participation
• Educator as employee vs. volunteer (in and out of
  school)
• Increasing the extra-curricular time for PE and
  School Sport implies extending the school day
  beyond curriculum contact time
• Learners are expected to pay to compete in some
  competitive programme events

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CHALLENGES (contd)

• Educators without qualifications in PE and School
  Sport who need training
• Lack of facilities at schools or in the community
  that the schools can use
• Lack of equipment in schools especially in
  disadvantaged areas
• Schools and clubs function independently so there
  is no seamless continuum between offering School
  Sport on these two levels
• Lack of an agreed national calendar for
  competitive events negative impact on delivery
• Need to incorporate learners with disabilities
  into the mainstream

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WAY FORWARD

• Approve national School Sport calendar as a
  matter of priority
• Finalise Policy, PE Plan and MINMEC
• Finalise a joint draft School Sport Policy
  Framework
• Ensure School Sport structures and national
  federations for a code work hand-in-hand
• Build School Sport into the extra-curricular
  school programme via a policy framework
• Continue with the SASSWC partnership as a model
  of cooperation
• Additional areas of cooperation identified
  between the two Departments appropriately
  coordinated by working group

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WAY FORWARD (contd)

• Revitalise and re-focus NACOC
• Secretariat of NACOC to rest with SRSA
• Chairing of NACOC to rotate between two
  Departments
• Explore use of SRSA trained school sport
  coordinators and cluster coordinators who are not
  educators to support implementation of School
  Sport and PE
• Initiate and/or sustain implementation of PE in
  all schools
• First ensure implementation across the system and
  then review time allocation in 2 years time
• Training of educators in PE
• Both Departments to explore sources for funding
• SRSA to share existing relevant training and
  implementation materials with DoE

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