The document summarizes an education dean's forum on strengthening the status of life orientation and physical education in South African schools. It discusses the Department of Basic Education's action plan to 2019 to achieve goals like attracting new teachers and improving teacher skills. It outlines teaching specializations and minimum requirements for different school phases. It also discusses teacher development needs, including an overview of physical education and the common science of physical education.

1. Education Dean’s Forum
Update On Strengthening The Status Of Life Orientation - Physical
Education In South African Schools
Friday 04 May 2018
Emperor’s Palace Hotel

5. Action Plan
Action Plan to 2019 Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2030
The DBE’s Action Plan 2019, which has among its goals the following, towards the
achievement of which the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher
Education and Development in South Africa, will directly contribute:
 Goal 14: Attract a new group of young, motivated and appropriately trained
teachers into the teaching profession each year
 Goal 16: Improve the professionalism, teaching skills, subject knowledge and
computer literacy of teachers throughout their entire careers
 Goal 17: Strive for a teaching workforce that is healthy and enjoys a sense of
job satisfaction

6. Minimum Requirements
All teachers need to meet the Minimum Requirements for Teacher
Education Qualifications and should be prepared, willing and able to
teach all key areas of the curriculum.

7. TEACHING SPECIALISATIONS
PHASE SUBJECT DOMAINS LEARNING SUPPORT
SPECIALISATIONS
Humanities Science &
Technology
Languages Business &
Management
Foundation
(Grade R-3)
Integrated focus on Languages, Mathematics and Life Skills
Intermediate
(Grade 4-6)
Life Skills
Social Sciences
Science &
Technology;
Maths
Languages
Senior
(Grade 7-9)
LO, Arts & C,
Social Sciences
NS, Maths,
Technology
Languages EMS Physical Education,
Guidance, Counselling and
Specialised Learner Support,
School Librarianship, ICT
SupportFET (Grades 10-12) Dance Studies,
LO, History,
Music, etc.
Maths, Physical
Science, etc.
Languages Accounting,
Economics,
Tourism, etc.

9. Teacher Development Needs

10. The Common Science
of Physical Education©

11. Theory and
Methodology

12. Physical Education Overview
Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications –
Life Orientation: Physical Education
 The Purpose and Scope of the Physical Education TED Programme
 History of Physical Education in South Africa
 Epistemology of Physical Education
 Theory and Methodology of Life Orientation: Physical Education
 Integration and Alignment with Framework for Care and Support for
Teaching and Learning (CSTL)

13. Norman Mphake
SACE Reg. Number: 12478077
Founder: PEISA | UNESCO QPE National Coordinator
Cell: +27 73 211 7197
Email: norman@peisa.co.za | Web: www.peisa.co.za