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Eastern Cape Department of Education - Learner Attainment Improvement Strategy (LAIS)
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This document is the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s “Learner Attainment Improvement Strategy (LAIS): Implementation Plan | 2023.” It consolidates inputs from a strategic planning meeting and a LAIS conference with district inputs, and sets out how the LAIS will be implemented in 2023 to improve learner educational outcomes. The plan is organised around six pillars (covering teaching/learning quality, critical resources, school functionality, educator development and learner support, leadership/management/governance, and stakeholder participation) and includes monitoring, support, and accountability activities, plus annexures for school-level LAIS activities and timetables.
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school functionality supportNot applicable
Basic school functionality
The LAIS supports orderly and secure schools, effective use of teaching time, critical policies and functional school governance structures.
- Who it is for
- schools, educators, learners and school governance structures
- How to act on it
- Implemented through schools and their governance and management structures; no individual application route is stated.
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Pillar 3 activities include: orderly and secure environment; effective use of notional time; availability of critical policies; functional governance structures (SGB/committees, SMT/committees including SBST, subject committees, SDT); compliance and consequence management;
academic support programmeNot applicable
Extra tuition
Schools can implement extra tuition as part of the quality-of-teaching-and-learning pillar of the LAIS.
- Who it is for
- learners needing additional teaching support
- How to act on it
- Access it through participating schools as part of LAIS implementation; no individual application route is stated.
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Pillar 1 activities include: adherence to notional times and Annual Teaching Plans; extra tuition; reading proficiency improvement; focus on gateway subjects (Maths, Science and Tech); provincial common tests; revision programmes before quarterly assessments;
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Provincial common tests
The LAIS includes provincial common tests as part of its quality-of-teaching-and-learning activities.
- Who it is for
- learners and schools
- How to act on it
- Take part through the relevant school and provincial education arrangements; no separate registration route is stated.
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Pillar 1 activities include: adherence to notional times and Annual Teaching Plans; extra tuition; reading proficiency improvement; focus on gateway subjects (Maths, Science and Tech); provincial common tests; revision programmes before quarterly assessments;
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Educator development and learner support
The plan makes provision for Grade 12 educator orientation and content workshops, mentoring for novice educators, coaching for struggling teachers, professional learning communities and lead-educator support.
- Who it is for
- educators and learners
- How to act on it
- Participate through Department, district and school support arrangements; no individual application route is stated.
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Pillar 4 activities include: orientation/content workshops for Grade 12 educators; mentorship for novice educators; on-site coaching for struggling teachers; accountability for subject/school performance; support via PLCs and lead educators;
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Provision of critical resources
The Department's resource pillar covers human resources, learning and teaching support materials, infrastructure, furniture, ablution facilities, ICT portals and e-learning platforms.
- Who it is for
- schools, educators and learners
- How to act on it
- Resources are provided through schools and Department implementation structures; no individual application route is stated.
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Pillar 2 activities include: timeous implementation of PPN; filling substantive vacant posts; educator provision for enrolment changes; substitute educators for accouchement/long sick leave; timeous delivery/retention of textbooks and stationery; ICT portals/platforms for e-learning; infrastructure and furniture; ablution facilities;
assessment preparation programmeNot applicable
Revision programmes before quarterly assessments
Schools can provide revision programmes before quarterly assessments.
- Who it is for
- learners
- How to act on it
- Attend through participating schools before quarterly assessments; no separate application route is stated.
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revision programmes before quarterly assessments
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Stakeholder participation and management
The plan includes stakeholder participation and management as one of its six LAIS pillars.
- Who it is for
- education stakeholders
- How to act on it
- Engage through the Department's school, district and stakeholder structures; no separate application route is stated.
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Six LAIS pillars: (1) Quality of teaching and learning, (2) Provision of critical resources (HR, LTSM, infrastructure), (3) Basic functionality, (4) Educator development and learner support, (5) Leadership/management/governance/relationships, (6) Stakeholder participation and management;
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Learner Attainment Improvement Strategy (LAIS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN | 2023
The Department provides the 2023 LAIS implementation plan, which sets out strategies and activities intended to improve learner educational outcomes.
- Who it is for
- education stakeholders and the public
- How to act on it
- Download or consult the plan at the stated document link.
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Learner Attainment Improvement Strategy (LAIS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN | 2023
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Reading proficiency improvement
The plan includes activities to improve learners' reading proficiency.
- Who it is for
- learners
- How to act on it
- Participate through school-level LAIS activities; no separate application route is stated.
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Pillar 1 activities include: adherence to notional times and Annual Teaching Plans; extra tuition; reading proficiency improvement; focus on gateway subjects (Maths, Science and Tech); provincial common tests; revision programmes before quarterly assessments;
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape, Free State
Key Takeaways
- Document title: Learner Attainment Improvement Strategy (LAIS): Implementation Plan | 2023
- Province: Eastern Cape
- Purpose: improve learner educational outcomes via baseline planning, implementation, monitoring, support, accountability and impact assessment
- LAIS implementation is situational and context-based and revised annually based on historical performance and new targets
- Background: strategic planning meeting informed the Annual Performance Plan; LAIS conference gathered district inputs for 2023
- Six LAIS pillars: (1) Quality of teaching and learning, (2) Provision of critical resources (HR, LTSM, infrastructure), (3) Basic functionality, (4) Educator development and learner support, (5) Leadership/management/governance/relationships, (6) Stakeholder participation and management
- Pillar 1 activities include: adherence to notional times and Annual Teaching Plans; extra tuition; reading proficiency improvement; focus on gateway subjects (Maths, Science and Tech); provincial common tests; revision programmes before quarterly assessments
- Pillar 2 activities include: timeous implementation of PPN; filling substantive vacant posts; educator provision for enrolment changes; substitute educators for accouchement/long sick leave; timeous delivery/retention of textbooks and stationery; ICT portals/platforms for e-learning; infrastructure and furniture; ablution facilities
- Pillar 3 activities include: orderly and secure environment; effective use of notional time; availability of critical policies; functional governance structures (SGB/committees, SMT/committees including SBST, subject committees, SDT); compliance and consequence management
- Pillar 4 activities include: orientation/content workshops for Grade 12 educators; mentorship for novice educators; on-site coaching for struggling teachers; accountability for subject/school performance; support via PLCs and lead educators
- Eastern Cape Department of Education
- MECs (as referenced for engagement meetings with school principals)
- Free State (referenced as a best-performing province for learning best practices)
- National Senior Certificate (NSC)
- Education System Transformation Plan (ESTP)
- 2016 Service Delivery Model
- Circuit Management Centre
- School Governing Body (SGB)
- School Management Team (SMT)
- SBST
- Subject committees
- SDT
- PLC (Professional Learning Communities)
- Lead educators
Dates
Opening Date
1 January 2023