{"id":490589,"date":"2021-05-14T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=490589"},"modified":"2021-05-14T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:00:28","slug":"3-new-subjects-to-be-trialled-at-schools-in-south-africa-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/490589\/3-new-subjects-to-be-trialled-at-schools-in-south-africa-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"3 new subjects to be trialled at schools in South Africa this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Basic Education says that it will trial a number of new subjects at South African schools this year.<\/p>\n

In its annual performance plan for 2021\/2022, the department said that forms part of the ‘immediate implementation of a curriculum with skills and competencies for a changing world in all public schools’.<\/p>\n

These are the planned changes and how they will be introduced:<\/p>\n

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New African languages\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The department indicated that it will be introducing previously marginalised African languages at schools.<\/p>\n

“The process of incrementally refocusing the teaching and learning of the previously marginalised African languages in South African schools has led to the introduction of KiSwahili<\/strong> as a Second Additional Language (SAL) in Grades 4\u201312 in 90 schools,” it said.<\/p>\n

The department added that the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Kiswahili SAL for Grades 4\u20139 has already been planned and that a toolkit has been developed for the respective grades.<\/p>\n

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Entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationally, 540 schools will be monitored for implementing compulsory entrepreneurship education, the department said.<\/p>\n

The initiative is being driven by president Cyril Ramaphosa and is expected to officially form part of the curriculum by 2024.<\/p>\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa has previously\u00a0emphasised<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>the importance of South Africans embracing a culture of entrepreneurship as the country aims to attract R1.2 trillion in investment over five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must look at what needs to be done to promote and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and an entrepreneurial culture. I have long said that entrepreneurial skills should be included in the basic education curriculum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFar too often our citizens are risk-averse when it comes to entrepreneurship, preferring the so-called comfort of gainful employment to the perceived insecurity that comes with self-employment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Coding and robotics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationally, 54 schools will be monitored for piloting and implementing the Coding and Robotics curriculum, the department said.<\/p>\n

The subjects would form part of the curriculum at different school levels from Grade R to Grade 9.<\/p>\n

The coding and robotics subjects are aimed at guiding and preparing learners to solve problems, think critically, work collaboratively and creatively, and function in a digital and information-driven world, the department said.<\/p>\n

It added that learners will be able to apply digital and ICT skills and to transfer these skills to solve everyday problems and its possibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, the subject aims at equipping learners to contribute in a meaningful and successful way in a rapidly changing and transforming society\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Read: 6 laws Ramaphosa\u2019s cabinet has just approved for South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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