National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996)NoticesReappointment of the History Ministerial Task TeamNotice No. 7 of 2019 |
Notice No. 7 of 2019
18 January 2019
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Department of Basic Education
| 1. | I, Angelina Matsie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, hereby reappoints the History Ministerial Task Team (MTT) to overhaul the History Curriculum and Assessments Policy Statement (CAPS) in Grades 4 -12. |
| 2. | The terms of reference of the Ministerial Task Team will be as follows: |
| i. | to develop a new History curriculum from Grades 4 -12; |
| ii. | to conduct provincial consultation in the education sector to obtain inputs into the new History Curriculum; |
| iii. | to receive public inputs and comments for consideration, on the new History curriculum; |
| iv. | to screen textbooks to ensure alignment with the new curriculum; and |
| v. | to propose History Teacher development programmes for both Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and In- Service Teacher Education (reskilling and upskilling). |
| 3. | The following members will serve on the Ministerial Task Team |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
Professor Sifiso Ndlovu |
South African Democracy Education Trust |
Professor Amanda Esterhuysen |
Archaeologist, Wits University |
Professor Peter Sekibakiba Lekgoathi |
History lecturer at Witwatersrand University |
Dr Luli Callinicos |
Heritage and History Consultant, Robben Island Museum Councilor, and Board member of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
Professor Nomalanga Mkhize |
History lecturer at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
Mr Jabulani Sithole |
CEO, Mzala Nxumalo-Centre for the Study of South African Society |
Dr Katherine Angier |
Lecturer at University of Cape Town, School of education |
Mrs A M Motshekga, MP
Minister of Basic Education
Date: 19/11/2018