Circular 0012/2012 of 22 March 2012 gave notice of the plan to introduce the Grades R to 12 Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) in the Intermediate Phase (Grades 4 to 6).

This minute serves as a second communiqué to inform schools and education district offices of the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) arrangements for teacher training, as well as orientation sessions for school principals and relevant deputy principals.

Teacher training for all Intermediate Phase teachers begins on Monday, 9 July and ends on Wednesday, 11 July 2012. Training will begin at 08:30 and end at 16:00 daily.

Registration will take place between 07:30 and 08:30 on the first day. Participants are required to attend all training sessions over the 3 days to ensure that the full scope of the content is understood. Certificates of attendance will be awarded only for full attendance.

Schools were required to register Intermediate Phase attendance by 16 April 2012. Logistics have been planned according to the information received to date.

Each education district office has arranged training venues per circuit. (See Annexure A for list of venues.) District offices will inform each school of its training venue.

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided at the training.

A travel allowance will be paid, subject to the following conditions:

• Full workshop attendance is confirmed.
• At least 40 km per round trip per day is travelled (public and private transport).
• The claim must not exceed 180 km per round trip per day. Teachers having to travel more than 180 km per round trip per day had the option to register for accommodation. (See Circular 0012/2012 of 22 March 2012.)

Claims will be assessed according to the following criteria:

All teachers who are employed by the SGB, or who are on contract to the WCED, must complete the attached Bank Details form (Annexure B). Please note that this form must be stamped by the bank and brought to the workshop on Day 1.

All claims must be submitted to the claims officer at the training venue, together with all original documentation in support of claims. Only original documents may be submitted. No faxes or photocopies will be accepted. Claimants will be reimbursed only after completion of the training course and therefore will have to pay their own expenses up front. Where necessary, schools are kindly requested to assist their teachers in this regard. Proof of payment must be kept and submitted.

Reimbursements will be made only after careful scrutiny of each claim and the WCED reserves the right to make the final decision where there is a discrepancy.

Principals of schools with Intermediate Phase grades are required to attend a 1-day orientation workshop on the CAPS. All those deputy principals responsible for the Intermediate Phase grades are also required to attend with their principal. This workshop will take place on 12 July 2012 and it will begin at 08:30 sharp and end at 16:00.

Registration will take place between 08:00 and 08:30. Principals and the relevant deputy principals are required to attend for the full day to ensure that the full scope of the content is understood.

Principals and deputy principals were required to register for attendance.

Logistics have been planned according to the information received to date.

Each district office has arranged workshop venues, and a list of these venues is attached as Annexure C.

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided at the workshop.

The terms and conditions set out in paragraph 2.4 above will apply.

The terms and conditions set out in paragraph 2.5 above will apply.

All Intermediate Phase teachers, school management teams and relevant officials are reminded that teachers must be able to introduce and/or support the implementation of the CAPS in the Intermediate Phase from 2013. These workshops have been designed to enable implementation and ensure that planning for 2013 is aligned with the CAPS.