2016-06-17 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 17 – END-OF-TERM "TO DO" LIST
List of procedures to be followed and forms to be submitted before the end of the second term.
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2016-06-10 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 16 – NUTS AND BOLTS FROM THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM
in UC2016, UC2021, UC2022, Undercurrents/by GBFLooking at some general matters of application to schools which emerge from the deliberations of the June 2016 meeting of the NCF, including the so-called Microsoft Agreement, the writing of the Annual National Assessments, progression of grade 10, 11 and 12 learners who do not pass, the possible abolition of the matric supplementary exams, and the legislation on safety at sporting and recreational events.
2016-05-20 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 15 – APPOINTMENT PROTOCOLS
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFThere have been growing experiences of officials or union observers usurping the role of governors in the appointment of staff at schools: this edition attempts to put in place the protocols to be followed by all who participate in the appointments processes.
2016-05-13 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 14 – SCHOOLS AND THE LAST WORD AT LAW
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFThis edition looks at the hazards attached to asking the law to rule on any and every problem which emerges as an “issue\’ in our schools.
2016-05-07 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 13 – STAFF/SGB INTERRELATIONSHIPS
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFA look at what are arguable the most important relationships in a school – those between governors and management.
2016-04-29 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 12 – ANOTHER LOOK AT EFFECTIVE SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
in UC2016, UC2022, Undercurrents/by GBFThis edition takes a more philosophical glance at what is happening in school governance outside the narrow confines of our own schools – not just locally but across international borders as well – and picking the brains of others.
2016-04-29 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – SPECIAL EDITION – KEEPING UP TO DATE ON THE GAUTENG ADMISSIONS PROCESS – MEETING WITH THE MEC
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFKeeping members in Gauteng up to date on the admissions process in that province, with special reference to a meeting held with MEC Panyaza Lesufi.
2016-04-22 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 11 – EVEN MORE ON E-LEARNING
in UC2016, UC2021, Undercurrents/by GBFThe final edition in our three-part series on e-learning in the classroom, in which our own take on the matter is aired.
2016-04-15 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – SPECIAL GAUTENG EDITION ON ADMISSIONS PROCESSES IN THAT PROVINCE
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFAn edition penned especially for Gauteng schools on the admissions processes and procedures in that province, and how the GBF is managing them.
201604-08 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 09 – E-LEARNING – IS IT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO?
in UC2016, Undercurrents/by GBFThe first in a three-part series on e-learning in our classrooms: advantages and disadvantages; loopholes and potholes; costs and logistics.
