Enhancing Education Through Micro Cottage Centres in South Africa
The presentation before the Parliamentary committee highlights the challenges and implications of registering Independent Alternative Education Centres (IAEC) in South Africa. The focus is on proposing standards and quality control for IAECs to bridge the gap in education delivery. Micro cottage centres emerge as a solution to meet parents' demands for alternative educational options while ensuring quality education standards are met, emphasizing the importance of regulatory oversight in this sector.
- Education
- South Africa
- Independent Alternative Education Centres
- Quality Assurance
- Micro Cottage Centres
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Oral submission before the Select Committee of Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture in the Parliament of South Africa 08 MARCH 2024
RISE OF MICRO COTTAGE CENTRES Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262871/number-of-schools-in-south-africa-by-sector/
CHALLENGES REGISTRATION: PED & MUNICIPAL Provincial Education Department Zoning; Health Certificate; Fire & Safety Certificate CIPC Registration 7 Years Teaching Experience (Principal) PED Management Standards UIF /COIDA/SDL ACCREDITATION: UMALUSI
IMPLICATIONS Failed Registrations: Risk to Education System: Operating Standards Curriculum Delivery Safety Standards Poor Quality Education
The Standards Commission for Independent Alternative Education Centres (SCI-AEC) proposes standards and quality control of Independent Alternative Education Centres (IAEC) that are already operating and provide guidance for those who want to establish similar IAEC SCI-AEC is rooted in the growing desire among parents for alternative educational options and the need for quality assurance and regulatory oversight in this sector. MICRO COTTAGE CENTRE INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTRE
MISSING MIDDLE An Independent Alternative Education Centre (IAEC), is an educational institution that operates independently and is not registered as a traditional independent school but is quality controlled and registered with SCI-AEC as an IAEC that offers alternative approaches to education and enrols learners in one more or grades from Grade R (Reception) to Grade 9 (GEC). The nature of whether parents opt for prestigious large scale expensive registered independent schools or smaller informal, quality assured unregistered cottage schools that have greater flexibility in their approach to education should be of secondary importance, with the primary focus being on the school's ability to deliver high-quality education. Micro cottage centres are a beacon of hope, a solution to bridge the gap between traditional schooling and the demands of parents. They are not competition to large public / private schools
SCI-AEC PURPOSE OF SCI-AEC: ADVANTAGES: Quality Assurance Enhanced Legitimacy and Credibility Learner Protection Quality Assurance and Improvement Standardisation Learner Well-being and Safety Accountability Professional Development and Support Accreditation Community and Advocacy: Policy Development Data Collection and Reporting Public Trust
WHY? Why Centres: Why SCI-AEC: Standardisation Generation Alpha & Beta Learners Compliance Specialised Centres Levelling the playing field Learners with Barriers to Learning Risk Management Personalised Learning Accountability Alternative Learning Approaches BELA Bill offers us a chance to grant micro cottage centres the acknowledgement they deserve. Let's do it 2gether 4 EDUCATION requests that provision be made in the Bill for such centres to become recognised.
PERFORMANCE MONITORING RUBRIC SAMPLE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
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