The stakeholder engagement is planned as follows:
- Date : Thursday, 26 September 2024
- Time : 08h30 to 15h30
- Venue: 3rd Floor, One Thibault, 1 Long Street, Cape Town
The WCPO has called together stakeholders in the province including the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) as the duty bearer, academic experts, and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the LSEN sphere with a view to developing a cohesive plan for addressing the identified challenges. This follows complaints from parents relating to systematic challenges experienced by learners with special educational needs in the province.
The challenges encompass identification of learners with special educational needs, and determining whether concerned learners should remain in mainstream schools or be diverted to special needs schools? Furthermore, the engagement will look into the lack of availability of special needs schools, the complexity of the process, and other pertinent issues will be discussed. Lastly, the session will seek solutions to the identified systemic challenges.
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For further information contact Legal Officer Mr Lwethu Yoli via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Provincial Manager Western Cape Ms Zena Nair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 021 426 2277.