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Implementation Plan – Education Act no.

9 of 2014 No.
Strategy / Action Indicators Budget/Cost Dateline/Time frame Responsible coordinating Unit Responsible Unit to assist Office of the Director General Policy and Planning Office of the Director General Policy and Planning November 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning 4 3 2 January 2015 Review and update register of schools Complete registration and printing of School Registration Certificate Review list of schools that received their school registration certificate and other MOE relevant letters.
Goals and Objectives: Registration of Government and Non Government schools (Part 3) January each An established 1 year ‘Register of Schools’ database All schools registered and issued with School Registration Certificate Update list of schools that have registration certificates and other relevant MOE letters Create a unit in the DG’s Office to oversees the implementation of the Education Act No.

9 of 2014.

Regulation Orders and guidelines developed approved by Minister and gazette.
All regulatory guidelines are implemented, monitored and report on.

Develop a regulatory guideline to establish a School Registration Screening Committee, its functions and composition.
Review and establish a proper administrative set up for the implementation of the Education Act Ensure that School Registration Committee develops and implement relevant registration policies, guidelines, procedures and systems for school registration September 2014 5 6 December 204 December 2014 Office of the Director General Division of Administration and Finance Office of the Director General Policy and Planning Office of the Director General Policy and Planning 1 | P a g e Forward certificates to respective Education Authorities and Provincial Education Boards 7 8 9 10 Carry out an assessment to establish the administrative set of respective Education Authorities.
Respective Authorities implement Capacity assessment study findings Follow up on MOE requests for additional information and other recommendations as outlined in the Director General’s letter to registered Education Authorities.

Enter in the ‘Register of Schools’ each school listed in the Schedule.

Update Schedule of Education Act and forward any amendment of the Schedule to the State Law Office to prepare order for the Minister’s signature.
(Part 7, Section 73) Education Authorities and Provincial Education Boards to forward School Registration Certificates to their schools All respective Education Authorities and Provincial Education Board received School Registration Certificates Capacity assessment study completed Implementation of Capacity Assessment study findings are monitored and report on A regular reporting on the implementation of recommendations by registered Education Authorities.
An updated ‘Register of Schools’ November 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning November 2014 Office of the Director General Division of Administration and Finance Annually Office of the Director General Policy and Planning September 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning September 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning All Schools received School Registration Certificates December 2014 Office of the Director General Division of Administration and Finance 2 | P a g e Director General Policy and Planning December 2014 Office of the A Revised Education Regulation Order Goals and Objectives: To develop appropriate Regulation Orders to better manage the National School system.
(Part 6) Review and finalize Education Regulation Order No.

40 of 2005 for submission to State Law Office for perusal and clearance for the Minister’s signature.
Finalize students welfare and discipline regulatory guidelines for submission to State Law Office for perusal and clearance for Minister’s signature Ensure that all schools establish and maintain a database or a file (whether computerized or recorded manually) of student welfare and discipline Ensure that the students welfare and discipline guidelines are implemented An approved Students Welfare and discipline Regulatory guideline Division of Education Services Division of Education Services Division of Education Services December 2014 Office of the Director General PEBs and EAs PEBs and EAs July 2015 Annually A Database or a file of student welfare and discipline established in each school Reports on student’s welfare and discipline by PEBs and EAs.
A new revised Grants Code An effective administrative financial control system is established for the bodies.

Meeting and discussions held – meeting minute Meeting and discussions held – Review and prepare Grants Code for schools for submission to State Law Office for perusal and clearance for the Minister’s signature Establishment of an effective administrative financial control system by NEAC, National Curriculum and Assessment Board, National Scholarship Board and Training Board and PEB.
Internal MOE discussion on the possible review of agreements with Education Authorities.

Consult and discuss with Education Authorities on the November 2014 Division of Administration and Finance Division of Administration and Finance February 2015 Division of Administration and Finance Division of Administration and Finance July – August 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning October 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning 3 | P a g e 19 20 21 22 review of agreements.
Review and finalize agreement with Education Authorities.

Comprehensive review on the current school fees structure to assist the revision of the school fees structure as contained in the Regulation Order no 40 of 2005.

Establishment of Grants Code system at the Central level, Provincial Level and School Level to enable disperse of funds to schools.

Policies, procedures and systems on the use of Grants to PEBs and Education Authorities as well as how school fees are to be collected, used and reported on.
MOE to ensure that the accounts (school fees and grants) of PEB and Education Authorities are audited 23 Arrange for an auditor to undertake the audit of PEBs and Education Authorities account with clearance from the Auditor General annually.

meeting minute Agreement s finalized New revised school fee structure approved by the Minister.

Grants Code System for all levels established PEB and Education Authorities Grant Code or guideline is developed and approved.
Regulatory policy guideline on the use of School fees is developed and approved Quarterly Internal Audit reports on school fees and grants of PEBs and Education Authorities are submitted.
Normal Audit reports on PEBs and Education Authorities are submitted November 2014 Office of the Director General December 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning Policy and Planning November 2014 Division of Administration and Finance Division of Administration and Finance December 2015 Division of Administration and Finance Division of Education Services December 2015 Annually Annually Division of Administration and Finance Division of Education Services 4 | P a g e 24 25 26 27 28 Formulation of five year school development plan and annual (business) plan.
All registered schools must develop a quality assurance manual based on the template (Quality Assurance Manual Schools of XX July 2005) Ensure that all registered schools will on a gradual basis implement the quality assurance manual Establish a reporting system from the school level to Central level on matters relating to the school as required by the PEB or Authorities for the purposes of the Education Act no.

9 of 2014 or related regulations.


Establish guidelines and procedures in addressing issues contained in the school reports from school level for the central level Five year School Development Plans and annual business plan for each school developed.

The Template (Quality Assurance Manual Schools of XX July 2005) is finalized and approved Quality Assurance Manual is implemented and reported on.
Monitoring and Evaluation framework developed and approved and implemented Guidelines and procedures in addressing issues contained in the school reports developed, approved and implemented.
December 2015 Policy and Planning December 2014 Office of the Director General Annually Division of Education Services September 2014 Policy and Planning Division of Education Services Policy and Planning Division of Education Services Policy and Planning December 2014 Division of Education Services Teaching Service Commission Formulate and finalized a monitoring, advisory and reporting format based on section 54 sub section (1) (a) – A finalized reporting format October 2014 Division of Education Services Policy and Planning 5 | P a g e (c), sub section (2) of the Education Act No.
9 of 2014, Quality Assurance Manual, Education Regulation Order and related regulations.

Carry out awareness in schools, with PEBs and EAs on the penalties of breaching the Education Act and related regulations Formulate a procedural process for implementing School Base Management report Carry an assessment on cancellation of the registration of schools whether they comply with the requirements of Section 55 section (1) – (5) of the Education Act No.

9 of 2014.
9 of 2014.

To ensure that the Education Authorities comply with the requirements of the Education Act No.

9 of 2014, Regulation Order and Agreement signed with the Government through the Ministry of Education.
Develop a form for relocation of a school Carry out an assessment or review of all non government schools whether or not they have complied with the requirements of section 26 sub section (1), Section 27 Awareness carried out A procedural process for implementing School Base Management reports developed A Compliance Assessment Report December 2014 Division of Education Services March 2015 Division of Education Services Policy and Planning Policy and Planning November 2014 Policy and Planning Division of Administration and Finance December 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning A standard application form for the relocation of school is developed An assessment /Review report December 2014 Office of the Director General December 2014 Office of the Director General Policy and Planning Policy and Planning 6 | P a g e 25 26 27 December 2014 Office of the New revised Corporate and Business Plans developed subsection (1) and (2).
Goals and Objectives: To review and establish National Education Advisory Council, National Curriculum and Assessment Board, National Scholarship and Training Board and the Provincial Education Boards.

(Part 7) Formulate of Corporate and annual (business) plans of secretariats of the NEAC, National Curriculum and Assessment Board, National Scholarship and Training Board and PEBs.
Formulation of Regulation Order prescribing administrative provisions relating to NEAC, NCAB, NSTB & PEBs as provided for in Part 7, Division 5, Section 74.

Develop further standard procedural or operational manuals or guidelines for those bodies.

A new Regulation Order prescribing administrative provisions relating to NEAC, NCAB, NSTB & PEBs.

New standard operational manuals and guidelines.


Office of the Director General Office of the Director General Policy and Planning Policy and Planning Policy and Planning Director General August 2014 Responsible Coordinating Unit Responsible Unit to assist 7 | P a g e