1. Circular 0028/2007 gave a submission date of 31 July for school language policies and implementation plans to your circuit manager.
1.1 In view of the strike action, please note that this date has been moved to 10 September 2007.
1.2 The date by which you will get feedback from your EMDC has been moved to 1 October 2007.
2. Schools should be assured that the WCED will offer support in this time.
2.1 Your circuit manager will provide you, on request, with examples of school language policies and implementation plans from the start of the third quarter.
2.2 The legal documents referred to in Circular 0028/2007 are attached and are also available on the GET Languages' website at http://curriculum.pgwc.gov.za.
3. Principals are requested to bring this notice to the attention of all concerned.


SIGNED: S.M. NAICKER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2007:06:25

Language-in-Education Policy of 1997  (size: 14 KB)
National Education Policy Act, (Act 27 of 1996)  (size: 54 KB)
Section 6(1) of the South African Schools Act of 1996  (size: 86 KB)
Sections 6 and 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996)  (size: 58 KB)
The Pan South African Language Board Act (Act 59 of 1995)  (size: 7 KB)
Section 5 of the Constitution of the Western Cape (Act 1 of 1998)  (size: 5 KB)
The Western Cape Languages Act (Act 13 of 1998)  (size: 19 KB)
The Western Cape Language Policy (2005)  (size: 14 KB)
The Western Cape Provincial School Education Act (Act 12 of 1997).  (size: 63 KB)