Transcription of The Role of the South African Council for Educators (SACE)
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The Role of the South African Council for Educators (SACE)
1 Redefining Role and Functions of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) 2 Redefining the Role and Functions of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) Position Paper March 2011 _____ INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has been criticized, to a certain extent, by Educators , teacher unions, and other quarters of the profession for not delivering adequately on its mandate. The interactions held with various teacher unions, Provincial Departments of Education, and outreach sessions with Educators , highlighted some of the main concerns with regard to SACE as follows: Non-visibility in provinces in terms of delivering services to the Educators ; Lack of communication with the profession; Not performing its role and is seen as the arm of the Department of Education; Inadequate provisioning of professional development programmes to the Educators ; and Too much emphasis on disciplining Educators These concerns are not new to SACE and continue to be raised by members of the teaching profession on a yearly basis.
by means of the functioning of the council. On 26 April 2007, the Minister of Education promulgated the National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa (NPFTED) [Government Gazette No. 29832]. Section 53 of the policy framework states that, “…the South African Council for Educators (SACE), as a statutory body for
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