| 1. |
2016 teacher staff establishments |
| 1.1 |
The 2016 teacher staff establishments of special ordinary public schools have been determined in terms of the revised post-provisioning norms approved by the Heads of Education Committee in 2007, and in terms of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED)'s recommended norms agreed upon in 2007 with the teacher unions and school governing body associations. |
| 1.2 |
The teacher staff establishments for 2016 will be published on CEMIS (Central Education Management Information System) under the folder Administration (Establishments) on 28 August 2015. |
| 2. |
Measures (broad principles) |
| 2.1 |
Post structure
The post structure and descriptions contained in Collective Agreement 4/2003 of the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) are applicable to teacher staff establishments. |
| 2.2 |
School gradings
Schools are graded according to the School Grading Norms contained in ELRC Collective Agreement 3 of 2006. Please also see paragraph 2.1 above |
| 2.3 |
Expiry of posts on 31 December 2015
In terms of the measures of the Revised Post Distribution Model, special public schools must be issued with their annual teacher staff establishments before the end of September of the preceding year. Thus, for the 2015 academic year, all teacher posts issued additional to the fixed staff establishments of special public schools will expire on the 31 December 2015. |
| 3. |
Filling of advertised posts |
| 3.1 |
All posts that have already been advertised in a departmental Vacancy List may be filled permanently, provided that those posts appear on the 2016 staff establishment. |
| 3.2 |
Should an advertised post not appear on the 2016 staff establishment, the school is not entitled to that post and such a post will be regarded as erroneously advertised. |
| 3.3 |
The stipulation, that an advertised post (particularly a promotion post) may be filled only if it does not create an additional teacher in excess, remains in place. |
| 3.4 |
Should the school principal and the governing body be of the opinion that the post description of the advertised post no longer meets the curriculum needs of the school, they may request the WCED to regard the post as erroneously advertised. A detailed explanation, signed by both the principal and chairperson of the governing body, must accompany such a request. |
| 3.5 |
To ensure stability in 2016, the WCED envisages using the conversion process to fill Post Level 1 posts for appointment 01 January 2016. Where posts have been captured for advertising in Vacancy List 3/2015 and the school has identified a suitable educator who can be converted from temporary to permanent status, the advert can be removed from the draft vacancy list. |
| 4. |
Filling of vacant substantive posts (based on teaching staff establishments on 28 August 2015)
Preference will be given to educators in the following order:
- Excess educators
- New entrant educators
- Other suitably qualified educators
A new entrant educator is defined as a final year student and/or any suitably qualified educator who graduated in the past three years and who has never been employed by the state. This group also includes Funza Lushaka bursary holders.
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| 5.1 |
Teachers, who have already been declared in excess, based on previous establishments and in accordance with previous processes, and who are still in excess, retain their in-excess status. These teachers will be dealt with in terms of the prevailing collective agreements of the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC). |
| 5.2 |
Teachers in excess may be absorbed into vacancies in the new staff establishment by way of matching and placing. |
| 5.3 |
Permanently appointed teachers must be identified as in excess in terms of Collective Agreement 2 of 2003 of the ELRC. |
| 5.4 |
The declaration of teachers in excess, who cannot be matched and placed against the 2016 teaching staff establishments, must be concluded by 30 October 2015. District Offices will issue letters to the affected teachers informing them that they have been declared in excess and copies of such letters must be forwarded to the Directorate: Strategic People Management, for attention of Ms Brenda Davids not later than 30 October 2015. |
| 6. |
Enquiries
Kindly address all enquiries pertaining to this circular (measures, etc.) to the relevant circuit team manager. |
| 7. |
General
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all teachers and school governing body members. |
SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2015:08:26
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