Chief Director: Curriculum Implementation and Monitoring at Department of Basic Education

REQUIREMENTS :

• The applicant must be in a possession of a relevant Bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA; Five years’ experience at a Senior managerial level and in high level planning and management;
• Extensive knowledge, insight and experience in the broad education policy framework that guides the provision of education in South African schools, curriculum development and support as it applies to the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the 0-4 years old as well as the National Curriculum Statement and Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Grades R to 12.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, managing, guiding and supporting the Chief Directorate: Curriculum Implementation and Monitoring in its objective to improve the quality of Basic Education for the 0-4 years olds in Grades R to 12 through improving teacher capacity and practices; Increasing learner participation and success rate to meet the National Development Plan and Action Plan 2019 towards Schooling 2030; Collaborating with state institutions, National and International Bodies as well as NGO’s; Developing and ensuring implementation of Norms and Standards in line with section 3 and 8 of the National Education Policy Act; Strengthening School Based Assessment to enhance teaching practice;
• Developing and implementing a strategy to promote the utilisation of data to enhance teaching quality and efficiency; Developing and implementing business processes on the work done to inform Norms and Standards; Improving the quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD); Improving the access of children to qualify for ECD below Grade 1 as well as the grade promotion of learners through Grade 1 to 9 phases of school; Improving the access of Inclusive Education;
• Ensuring that all children remain effectively enrolled in school up to the year in which they turn 15; Development and maintaining of policies and programmes to ensure quality implementation of the NCF and the CAPS, including having responsibility for quality programmes for children experiencing barriers to learning; Increasing the number of learners in Grade 6 who have mastered the minimum language and mathematics competencies;
• Increase the number of learners in Grade 9 who by the end of the year have mastered the minimum language and mathematics competencies; Implementation of the IIAL and GET Strategy and increasing the number of Grade 12 learners who became eligible for a Bachelor’s programme at University.