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, - 1 9 p a n d e m i c Mission of public schooling: Every child to be provided with a high quality school education – whatever their ability, wherever they live, whatever their background.
2 Models or School Attendance Plan  The beginning of 2021 as the Free State Department of Education , we adopted what we called the School attendance Plan to mitigate against learner drop out in our schools.
 The plan categorized our schools in two models of school attendance :  Learners attending on daily basis  Learners rotating on daily basis  Schools adopting the hybrid model which means some learners attend on daily basis some grades rotate amongst themselves  The plan in the next slide clearly explains our school attendance plan to mitigate against learner drop out.
ACTIVITY School Attendance Plan PRIMARY SCHOOLS CAPACITY Micro Primary Schools: less than 135 learners Traditional and Daily Attendance Small Primary Schools: Enrolment of 135 - 300 learners Traditional and Daily Attendance Medium Primary Schools: Enrolment of 311 - 600 learners Traditional and Daily Attendance Large Primary Schools: Enrolment of 621 - 1000 learners Daily Rotation (Alternate) Mega Primary Schools: In excess of 931 learners Daily or Weekly Rotation or Hybrid Model depending on the school capacity SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAPACITY Small Secondary Schools: Enrolment of 200 - 400 learners Traditional and Daily Attendance Medium Secondary Schools: Enrolment of 401 - 600 learners Traditional and Daily Attendance Large Secondary Schools: Enrolment of 601 – 1000 learners Daily Rotation (Alternate) Mega Secondary Schools: In excess of 1001 learners Daily or Weekly Rotation or Hybrid Model depending on the school capacity Communication with all role players  Communication was issued out to all districts and schools explaining to them expectations on learner attendance.
 Expectation : A class teacher must inform the principal if a learner is absent from school without explanation for three consecutive days..  The principal is expected to follow up learner absence if a learner is absent for three consecutive days without an explanation.
Stakeholder Intelligence  The following stakeholders were engaged in helping to manage learner attendance :  Parents  School Governing Body  School Governing Body Federation/Association  Principal Council/Association  Teacher Formations  The FSDoE collaborated with sister departments in dealing with learner drop out:  Health  Social Development  SAPS Stakeholder Intelligence  Districts held meetings with stakeholders explaining to them :  Importance of regular school attendance  The most important session with SGBs and Principals was on the  Promotion, recording and monitoring of learner attendance  Learner responsibilities  Parent responsibilities  SGB responsibilities  School Management responsibilities  Provincial Education responsibilities  Measures to take in case of continuous absence  Involvement of Social Development and Health  The above engagements saw learner attendance increasing tremendously.
, - 1 9 p a n d e m i c  Develop Home Visit programme : Conduct home –visits by SMT’s and School Governing Body members  Monitor study programme  Improve home-school relationship.

 Create an environment of support for helping learners to manage their learning .

 Regularity and punctuality at school  Help with supervision.
, - 1 9 p a n d e m i c  SMT to Identify a staff member or a mentor to provide additional encouragement, support and attention to learners who are under supported or vulnerable .
 The mentor or staff member is asked to make concerted effort to connect with the learner,  discover the learner’s concerns and interests  establish a positive personal relationship,  monitor the learner’s well-being and advise the subject teacher regarding the best ways to assist the learner.
, - 1 9 p a n d e m i c  SMT and SBST monitors :  the academic progress and  emotional well-being of the learner and attempts to help the learner find solutions to any problems they may be experiencing.

 Identify and approach volunteering adults or parents or SGB members of a school to take a personal interest in a learner who is at risk or under supported academically.
 learner attendance school and school based camp.
 Proper management of their time Psycho-social Services ACTIVITY Establish School Based Support Teams that are effective and functional Schools have a Plan in place for the utilization of school / circuit / district psychologist or social workers Schools have a Referral System in place for teachers and learners to access psychosocial services Strengthen the collaboration between the three departments SURVEY RESULTS: AVAILABILITY OF STAFF Based on the above learner attendance has improved in the Province 13 Leadership matters a lot in the tone and harmony of any workplace.
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