A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Minister of Basic Education and the Minister of Sport on 13 December 2011.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Minister of Basic Education and the Minister of Sport on 13 December 2011.
Both Departments committed to deliver a sustainable integrated plan to provide school children with opportunity to take part in Physical Education and organized sport through the creation of an accessible and implementable school sport support system.
The planning framework action plan captures joint responsibilities as well as specific roles of each department.
The Joint National Task Team developed the Implementation plan with an intention to guide the process of developing an integrated school sport plan.
The Joint National Task Team developed the Implementation plan with an intention to guide the process of developing an integrated school sport plan.
Below are joint and individual responsibilities:
Curriculum determination – Physical Education
Curriculum determination – Physical Education
Curriculum enrichment programme in schools inclusive of Mass participation in sport and recreation.
Intra/interschool leagues
Teacher development
Ensure proper support structures are in place
Ensure proper support structures are in place
Provide support and the necessary expertise to school sport code committee structures
Support a national school sport governing structure
Support inter and intra school sport activities
Upgrade existing facilities and infrastructure to support access
Promote competitive and elite school sport at all levels
Promote the preparation and delivery of athletes participating in international sport in schools competition.
The policy was released for public comments on 09 December 2011 until 31 March 2012. The comments have been analysed, mainly the concern is ensuring existence and implementation of Physical Education and available educators to teach Physical Education.
The JNTT has sourced the services of the policy specialist from UNICEF to finalize the policy. It is envisaged that the policy process will be completed by 31 December 2012.
Provincial officials of both Departments were trained by SASCOC on the process and progress in the Teacher Development programme on 20 January 2012.
SRSA will support Federations to launch their coaching programmes, DBE will identify educators who will benefit from this training.
A school sport capacity development committee has been formed consisting of DBE, SRSA, SASCOC and CATHSETA. The committee will review the training material content as well as facilitate and coordinate related activities.
A guideline document on establishment of code committees has been developed, consulted with codes and federations, approved and distributed to provinces for implementation.
A guideline document on establishment of code committees has been developed, consulted with codes and federations, approved and distributed to provinces for implementation.
Provinces are at various levels of implementation.
In order to generate a reliable body of knowledge and to inform planning, a Resources Audit exercise has been kickstarted.
The audit seeks to gather information on demographics of the schools, available facilities, equipment and human resources for sport. The information will assist both Departments to plan better for sport, as well as to prioritize schools to receive equipment.
The exercise is currently underway, covering all the schools and report of this audit will be by end of September 2012 or before.
In line with the commitment to step up Schools Sport as a key priority, 50% of the SRSA Conditional Grant for the MTEF of R470 Million has been ring-fenced for School Sport.
Of this allocation, 30% has been ring fenced for equipment and attire (R140 892)
The breakdown below, shows how the rest of the allocation has been broken down:
Ring fence R5m to provide transport, accommodation, all meals, attire and support for the delivery of provincial teams to national school sport competitions
Through SLA’s with the 16 provincial federations provide funding for a coordinator for school sport programmes at R180 000 per coordinator per annum
5% to support school sport code structures through SLA’s with provincial federation
20% to support the training of educators
30% to purchase equipment and kit for disadvantaged school
20% to deliver district and provincial competitions
15% for the establishment and support of sport focus schools
10% for cluster co-ordinators to coordinate and support the delivery of school sport programmes and monitoring and evaluation at local level
Essential to the delivery of Schools Sport Programme is availability of sport equipment and facilities .
Essential to the delivery of Schools Sport Programme is availability of sport equipment and facilities .
The current reality is the imbalance in the distribution of equipment especially in the public schools.
The Department of Basic Education, National Education Infrastructure Management System (NIEMS) confirms this status.
It is for that reason that our priority in delivering sport in schools has to concurrently address the need of facilities and sport equipment
At the beginning of the year, DG – DBE invited schools to register for school league programme
At the beginning of the year, DG – DBE invited schools to register for school league programme
The registration was driven by schools themselves and supported by the three parties that constitute the Joint National Task Team (JNTT)
As at 19 May 2011, the Registration statistics stood at 10 345.
Currently JNTT is stratifying the Registration Data further in order to have a much more clearer in respect of (1) Gender, (2) LSEN, (3) District & Local Municipalities and (4) Age Categories
In order to bring more hands on deck, particularly at a local level, a Sport Volunteer Corp Movement was launched on 13 February 2012 in Johannesburg.
In order to bring more hands on deck, particularly at a local level, a Sport Volunteer Corp Movement was launched on 13 February 2012 in Johannesburg.
The Volunteer Corp Movement seeks to mobilize former players, administrator, coaches and sport scientists to support school sport in the communities they reside in, through the respective NFs.
Currently NOT all NFs have a dedicated program and systems to accommodate and utilize the Volunteers and this is the task that is still work in progress.
This strategy is linked to athlete pathway strategy, SRSA will assist with training!
Concept document for the Establishment of Sport Focus Schools has been finalized through SRSA, DBE consultations.
The principle of the Sport Focus Schools is basically that it will NOT include construction of new infrastructure but designation of existing schools as Sport Focus Schools (lighthouses) in at least each District.
SRSA will then put money aside to subside those schools and the Programme scheduled to start in the financial year 2013/14
National School Sport Finals are envisaged to take place on 9 – 14 December 2012
National School Sport Finals are envisaged to take place on 9 – 14 December 2012
So far, 9 Sporting Codes, i.e Athletics, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, Netball, Rugby, Volleyball, Swimming & Tennis, have already confirmed their participation in the finals and they are equally seized with their Participatory Programmes (Roadmap to National Olympics)
The venue is not yet confirmed but specifications have been finalized based on the Federations’ inputs. This will be confirmed by end June 2012
SRSA is currently engaging with various NF and their sponsors to aligned the existing championships to reduce duplication.
