South Africa. Department of Basic Education

Policies & Strategies
Policies & Strategies | 2021

Policy on the prevention and management of learner pregnancy in schools

This document sets out in the Department of Basic Education’s Policy on the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy in Schools, its goals, guiding principles and themes to reduce and manage the incidence of learner pregnancy and its adverse impact on the affected learners and, more broadly

Toolkits & Guides
Toolkits & Guides | 2014

Management of physical violence at school

Violence affect learning environments negatively, creating an atmosphere of fear and aggression. These are certainly not conditions under which learners should be subjected to as part of their learning experiences.

Policies & Strategies
Policies & Strategies | 2016

The National School Safety Framework

The National School Safety Framework (NSSF) was developed in order to provide an all-inclusive strategy to guide the national department as well as the provincial education departments in a coordinated effort to address the violence occurring within schools.