SCHOOLS INTEGRATION PROJECT - Curriculum Enhancement, Implementation and Outreach Stakeholder and Community Engagement August 2019
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SCHOOLS INTEGRATION PROJECT
Curriculum Enhancement, Implementation and Outreach
Stakeholder and Community Engagement
August 20192
• Low uptake in some provinces
Rationale • Not al learners are aware of NSFAS
• Not all learners apply (on time)
• Some learners struggle to complete a form
• Supporting documents often incorrect (no money to
come back again)
• Connectivity- Learners do not have access to
computers to apply online3
• Life Orientation teachers to implement on school
Approach level, essentially include Senior Curriculum Planners
(SCPs) and Subject Advisers (SAs), Heads of
Department (HODs).
• Access to national, provincial, district and circuit
structures. Through commitment made by DBEDBE
SCHOOLS INTEGRATION Chief Director
NSFAS
PROCESS FLOW CHART Director
CES
All stakeholders and role-players are informed
through collaborative information sessions,
nationally. Provincial
Subject DCES
The NSFAS school's integration roll-out is advisors
facilitated by sensitizing and orientation of
Principals, LO SCPs, HODs and teachers.
Prospective NSFAS applicants are reached
and provided the opportunity to apply at each Schools
school throughout the entire South Africa. HOD’s
Learners
LO
Teachers
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Life Orientation Curriculum
OVERVIEW OF TOPICS
DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CONSTITUTIONAL WORLD OF WORK PHYSICAL
THE SELF IN AND RIGHTS AND EDUCATION
SOCIETY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES Time-management
Improves own physical
skills
RESPONSIBILITY wellness level
Reading and writing for
Executes a game plan
different purposes
Goal-setting skills: for individual or team
Issues relating to Options available after
personal lifestyle choices sport
Concept: volunteerism citizens’ rights and completing Grade 9
Sexual behaviour and Refines own and
Health and safety responsibilities Knowledge of the world
sexual health peer performance in
issues Constitutional values of work
Challenging situations: movement activities
related to violence Contributions of various Career and subject
depression, grief, loss, Refines own
Decision-making about religions in promoting choices
trauma and crisis performance in an
health and safety: HIV peace Study and career
and AIDS outdoor recreational
Sport ethics funding providers
activity
Plan for own lifelong
Safety issues
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The Life Orientation Curriculum-
LO Annual Annual Teaching Plan which clearly
Teaching prescribes when each topic should
Plan be covered for each grade.NSFAS
• In partnership with DBE, schools will become our
key vehicle in extending our reach to every learner
in every Secondary School
• Facilitate engagements and manage a project plan
that will ensure successful implementation
• Avail resources to sensitize schools and
communities on the application process (online
or manually) depending on the infrastructure
available.
• Provide manual application forms, barcodes, boxes
and other required stationery for application season
2020.Schools and SGBs
Schools will become the key vehicle for applications in
2020
SMTs and SGBs should conscientize parents about the
application process and their role in ensuring that required
documents are available for each applicant to complete
their application process.
SGBs to ensure the required resources are available in
order for the online and manual processes to be
completed
This will ensure better management of Online
Applications in order to minimize physical application
and document collections
Where infrastructure is not available, schools should make
use of libraries, teacher training centres youth and other
community resource centers to assist learners with the
application process.Life Orientation teachers sensitized to assist NSFAS with assistive
capturing
Teachers will make learners aware of 2020 applications, distribution of
consent forms (if necessary), collecting consent forms, manual forms
where there is no connectivity, and do assistive capturing.
Schools that have connectivity, will do the online applications, or LO
teachers will be able to capture their schools’ applications, coordinated by
Teachers and the learners in the LO HOD .
the application process
This means NSFAS will reach each learner in the classroom without
having to travel to each school nationally.
Interested learners will complete their online application process
with the assistance of the teacher and ensure the submission of all
required documents to be uploaded or attached to manual
application forms.
9NSFAS BURSARY
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Public entity under the Department of Higher
Education, Science and Technology
We are in existence for over 27 years and have
funded over 4 millions South Africans:
NSFAS • provide financial aid to eligible students at TVET
colleges and public universities;
overview •
•
identify eligible students,
provides bursaries
• supports access to, and success in, higher
education and training for students from poor and
working class families who would otherwise not be
able to afford to study.Who qualifies
The student is a South African Citizen;
The combined annual household income does not
exceed R350 000 per annum;
The student is a SASSA grant recipient;
The student is studying towards their first
undergraduate qualification at a public university
The student is registered at a TVET college for one
of the National Certificate Vocational or report 191
programme;
You have passed Grade 9 and 10 to receive NSFAS
funding to study at a TVET college; and
You have passed Grade 12 to receive NSFAS
funding to study at a university• Registration Fees
• accommodation to a maximum set
by NSFAS
What does the • book allowance
• Personal Care Allowance
funding cover • Tuition Fee (total cost of study)
• Meal allowance
• Subsidised transport allowances for
spending
• Additional support for students with
disabilities (guide dogs, human
support, special computers)WWW.NSFAS.ORG.ZA
14Students canLifeapply
Orientation teachers
online, or at sensitized to assist
application NSFAS
centres with assistive
across the country,
capturing
which will be communicated during the application window. Applications
dates will be made available on various platforms.
Facebook
When and how www.nsfas.org.za
should I apply?
Media
Twitter
Instagram
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• Your South African ID document/card or an
What unabridged birth certificate (if you do not have a
documents are green bar-coded ID or smart ID card)
• ID of parents and/or guardian or a death
needed to certificate where applicable
• Pay advice/letter of employment/pension advice
apply? stating income (not older than 3 months)
(SASSA slips are not required and SASSA
should not be included as household income)17
Where can NSFAS will only provide financial assistance to
students who have applied and have been accepted
I study? at public universities and TVET colleges. Students
who intend to study at private institutions will not be
assisted by NSFAS.18
Call our contact centre on 08000 67327,free of charge
Check our FAQ’s and answers on www.nsfas.org.za
Follow us on social media :
Who to • Facebook >National Student Financial Aid Scheme
speak to? • Twitter > myNSFAS
• Instagram > myNSFAS
• YouTube > National Student Financial Aid Scheme
Email > info@nsfas.org.zaWhy use myNSFAS
• To keep your details updated
• To get updates on your application status
• To get latest updates on all matters related to your
funding
myNSFAS
portalThank you.
Estelle Heideman
0832943256
EstelleH@nsfas.org.zaYou can also read
