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Primary education in South Africa lasts for seven years (R-6 grades), and is divided into basic and intermediate stages, primarily focusing on basic education. During primary school, all courses are compulsory. [3] Students usually begin primary school at the age of six.
The phrase professional learning community began to be used in the 1990s after Peter Senge's book The Fifth Discipline (1990) had popularized the idea of learning organizations, [1] [2]: 2 related to the idea of reflective practice espoused by Donald Schön in books such as The Reflective Turn: Case Studies in and on Educational Practice (1991).
In 2010, the basic education system comprised 12,644,208 learners, 30,586 schools, and 439,394 teachers. [7] In 2009, the higher education and training system comprised 837,779 students in HE institutions, 420,475 students in state-controlled FET institutions and 297,900 in state-controlled ABET centres. [8]
Basic education (primary education) in Latvia goes from ages 7 to 16 years old and include grades 1 through 9. Primary education is mandatory and free of cost for students. [18] The purpose of basic education (primary education) in Latvia is to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills that are needed for their everyday lives.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is one of the departments of the South African government.It oversees primary and secondary education in South Africa.It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma, when the former Department of Education was divided into the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training.
South African Council for Educators (acronym SACE) professional body for teaching.SACE was established in 1995 in terms of the SACE Act no. 31 of 2000, [1] with an aim to "enhance the status of the teaching profession through appropriate Registration, management of Professional Development and inculcation of a Code of Ethics for all educators."
Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses (Irish: Cúrsa Iar Ard-Teistiméarachta) are a set of courses and qualifications run in Ireland for students who have finished their secondary education. The term refers to post-secondary education courses which are not found within the higher education sector, but the further education sector in Ireland.
Physical Education, physical exercise and training (done on a separate basis but eventually forms part of the Life Orientation mark). Religious Education, as mandated by the South African Schools Act, students may request to be exempted from classes about specific religions (i.e., Bible Studies). Those who do so remain obligated to attend the ...