CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

Name of Commissioner

Strategic Outcomes

Quarter 4 Activity Report

• Promotion of dignity and provision for learners with disabilities Way Forward / Recommendations: A comprehensive plan needed to address menstrual hygiene at schools. Children in SA miss certain days of schooling due lack of sanitary towels. This has serious negative effects and impact. The high school need to pay more emphasis on cognitive and soft skills. Soft skills such as: • Work ethics • Leadership • Communications • Creativity • Listening skills Post matric support for tertiary education for grade 12 learners. Fairyland Pre-school Oversight Visit: 22 February 2023: Monitor and ensure equitable access to education to all learners from all social classes. Special focus was given to: • Learner school nutrition • Learner population in class • Learner pregnancy, sexual abuse • Availability and quality of learning/teaching resources • School hygiene, water and sanitation including menstrual hygiene. • Educator knowledge and policy matters • Promotion of dignity and provision for learners with disabilities Way Forward / Recommendations: Cognitive development of pre-school learners to be accentuated. More emphasis to be given to pre-school key areas: Gross motor skills (crawling. Jumping and running) Fine motor skills (writing and drawing) Speech and language Cognitive and intellectual (counting and identifying shapes) Social and emotional skills such as playing with other children. • Self confidence • Critical thinking

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