1. The teaching assistants will be contracted from 15 March to 30 November 2006. This should be indicated in the employment contract.
2. A parent or guardian of a teaching assistant who is under the age of twenty-one should countersign the employment contract.
3. The WCED has produced guidelines for the induction process to support schools with the successful induction of the teaching assistants. Schools are requested to use these guidelines from 15 March to 31 March 2006.
4. The WCED is confident that principals and teachers will derive benefit from these guidelines and that the successful induction of the teaching assistants will lead to an improvement in the quality of teaching and learning in the Western Cape.
5. Principals are requested to bring this information to the attention of the Foundation Phase teachers.
6. For further information, please contact S. Fortuin, Senior Curriculum Planner for Inclusive Education, at telephone number 021 467 2584 or at e-mail address mailto:sfortuin@pgwc.gov.za.


SIGNED: J.P. RAULT-SMITH
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2006:03:10

Teaching Assistants: Concept Document  (size: 398 KB)
Induction Guidelines  (size: 84 KB)