Curriculum Advisors and selected Intermediate Phase teachers for Social Sciences developed work schedules at Elsies River High School during the July school holidays.

The writing team comprised the following teachers:

• Shane Johnson, Blomvlei Primary School
• August Wentzel, Helderkruin Primary School
• Malcolm Damons, seconded to Eden Karoo Education District
• Sue Akerman, Table View Primary School
• Lumka Mlakalaka, seconded to the East Education District
• William Mc Dillon, L. R. Schmidt Primary School

Shane Johnson	August Wentzel	Malcolm Damons
Sue Akerman	Lumka Mlakalaka	William McDillon

 The following curriculum advisors (CA) assisted:

• Hyginus October, CA at West Coast Education District and manager of the development of Work Schedules
• Terrance Mdepha, CA at Central Education District
• Fezeka Ngcoko, CA at the Central Education District
• Joseph Matsau, CA at the Cape Winelands Education District
  Noleen Dodgen, coordinator of the process

Hyginus October	Terrance Mdepha	Joseph Matsau

Fezeka Ngcoko

Rationale

The rationale behind developing the work schedules were:

• a WCED (Western Cape Education Department) response to national and provincial imperatives
• an attempt at demystifying OBE (Outcome Based Education) and the NCS (National Curriculum Statement)
• to make the implicit explicit (i.e. fill the gaps, pace the work, sequence the work etc.)
• to ensure less clutter and remove jargon
• to ensure that teachers have a common understanding of the learning outcomes and assessment standards
• to ensure that teachers address the prescribed knowledge focus framework in the NCS; and to achieve a common work pace within the province.

Format

The work schedule will include what the teacher must teach weekly.

The teacher’s guide will include the following aspects:

• methodology
• integration
• assessment
• resources

We hope that teachers will find these documents helpful, clear, and practical.

Feedback: ndodgen@pgwc.gov.za

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