Chief Directorate: Curriculum Management and Teacher Development

Chief Director: Curriculum Development and Teacher Development
Juan Benjamin
PA: Naziema Samuels
Tel: 021 467 2055
Address: Private Bag X9114, Cape Town 8000

Directorates:

• Curriculum Development: General Education and Training (GET) (DCG)
• Curriculum Development: Further Education and Training (FET) (DCF)
• Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute
• eLearning

Documents:

• WCED Circulars & Minutes
• WCED Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2006–2016
• Grade 9 - TIMSS Analysis of results

Links:

• Education Library and Information Service (EDULIS)
• Educational support materials (Edumedia)
• Language Policy
• National Curriculum Statement Grades R–12 (or NCS) to be updated with the introduction of the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements Grades R-12 (CAPS) in 2012 - 2014.

Purpose:

To manage planning, development and specialised support processes pertaining to curriculum delivery.

Functions:

• Manage the development and coordination of GET curriculum policy frameworks, learning areas, learning programmes and learning support.
• Manage the development and coordination of FET curriculum policy frameworks, subjects, learning programmes and learning support.
• Plan, manage and coordinate e-learning and education library services as curriculum delivery enablers.

• Manage the development, coordination and implementation of teacher professional development programmes to build the capacity and agency of the workforce of the WCED.