Question NW1647 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
28 July 2020 - NW1647
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What curriculum adjustments will be introduced in the 2021 school year to assist schools to catch up with lost teaching time as a result of Covid-19?
Reply:
The approach that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has adopted in the Curriculum Trimming and Reorganisation, in response to the lost teaching and learning time during 2020 academic year has included a process of identifying fundamental and core content per subject per grade to ensure that learners are adequately prepared for the next grades for 2021, and that curriculum that would not be covered in 2020 is distributed across 2021 and 2022 respectively.