The Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate of the Eastern Cape covers Grades 1 - 3, as well as Grade R. Foundation Phase is the first phase of the General Education and Training Band (GET) of schooling. Grade R is not yet compulsory. (See White Paper 5.)

The core function of the ECD/Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate is to plan, develop, support and monitor the implementation of curriculum policies.

National Curriculum Statement (NCS) - all Learning Areas

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NCS Assessment Guidelines: National Policy & Guidelines for all Learning Areas

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NCS Development of Learning Programmes

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Age Requirements for Admission to an Ordinary Public School

Gr. 2 Deel 1

Gr. 2 Deel 2

Gr. 2 Part 1

Gr. 2 Part 2

  Life Skills Workshop on Physical Education 

This workshop was held in Stutterheim on 23 - 26 June 2008. The provincial team trained 23 district officials.

  100 Storybooks Project 

The ‘100 Storybooks Project’ is one of the projects developed to fulfill the Minister’s directive to provide packs containing 100 storybooks Foundation classrooms to create classroom libraries. In line with the Literacy Strategy from National Department of Education, the Eastern Cape Department of Education has sent out a Circular to Primary Schools (signed by the SG) to inform the Schools about the “Drop All and Read” project launched by the Minister of Education on the 17^th of January to promote Reading for enjoyment.

The National Department of Education has identified 5 Districts in the Eastern Cape and the 100 Books (in a cupboard) were delivered to the schools in the Districts. Schools received three cupboards per school.

How the books are used:

1. It is used for enjoyment by the learners. During a certain period of the day all learners take a book and read.
2. When the learners are finished with their work, they are allowed to take a book to read.
3. The teacher reads stories to the learners
4. The teachers let older children e.g. the Grade 7 learners come and read the stories to the learners.
5. Some teachers use the books for remedial purposes (as the books range from very easy-no script but just pictures to a number of lines). The teacher can establish at what level the child is reading and give her an easier or more advanced book to read
6. Children read in groups or pairs.
7. The schools received three cupboards. The books in the cupboards are different and next year the teachers will exchange books.
8. In the one school the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT) is Afrikaans and the First Additional Language (FAL) is English, but there were also IsiXhosa books. The learners in the school who understand IsiXhosa (Grade 3 in the class visited) also read the IsiXhosa books. The other learners predict the story and talk about it.

Classroom Library

Learners are reading!

 Provincial Office

 District Co-ordinators

Butterworth

N Tyamzashe 

0474910646

0474910355/3291

Cofimvaba

AN Rwetshe

0478740422

0478780422

Cradock

CP Van Wyk

0488813105

0488813189

Dutywa

N Mkruqulwa

0474895000

0474892423

East London

P Lefume

0437613440

0437613440

Fort Beaufort

R vd Schyf

0466452964

0466452783

Graaff-Reinet

E Voster

0498072200/203

0498072254/8072224

Grahamstown

L Matthews

0466033229

0466223224

King William's Town

NT Ngxingo

0436425923

0436425937

Lady Frere

MN Tyatyeka

0478780009

0478780224

Libode

EN Pakati

0475311065

0475311047/5323505

Lusikisiki

GN Ndabankulu

0392531065

0392531422

Maluti

N Ndaba

0392560111

0392560866

Mbizana

T Matshoba

0392510126

0392510423

Mt Fletcher

T Ngaleka

0392570048

0392570956/584

Mt Frere

OZ Sisilana

0392550005

0392550006/795

Mthatha

M Bidla

0475371978

0475371978/5313540

Ngcobo

N Msulwa

0475481099

0475481257

Port Elizabeth

A Smith

0415861082

0415858304

Queenstown

N Xashimba

0408421970

0408422085

Qumbu

AN Flatela

0475530108

0475530111

Sterkspruit

M Beis

0516110172

0516110364

Uitenhage

NT Qongqo

0419954000

0419954121