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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in South African Schools

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in South African Schools is a manual for Department of Education officials, school management, teachers, learners and general assistants, to ensure that schools provide safe water and adequate sanitation, thus increasing learners’ education achievement by reducing sanitation-related disease.

It covers the following topics:

Overview of the WASH programme: The CSTL programme; WASH and the ISHP; WASH in the CAPS Life Skills and Life Orientation curricula

Why is WASH a priority area? Poor WASH leads to disease; WASH is a human right

WASH for health: What is WASH?

Make water safe to drink

Wash hand with soap and water: When to wash your hands; wash hands safely; make hand-washing a habit; How to make a tippy tap

Prevent and treat worm infections

Use the toilet properly

Promote oral health: How to brush your teeth;

CSTL From Policy to Practice

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This is as an introduction to the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Programme, and is intended for leaders and decision makers in education, officials at all levels, and those in partnership with education sectors across the SADC Region. Its four sections include: an overview of the history of CSTL; a synopsis of the status of children and youth in SADC; a summary of how various policy and regulatory frameworks define clearly the mandate for care and support for teaching and learning; an explanation of the concept of and processes for mainstreaming care and support into education.

Interactive Calendar

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An interactive calendar for parents and caregivers in the Free State (in Sesotho/English) and KwaZulu-Natal (in isiZulu/English) provinces. Each month’s themed topic includes fun activities for children in Grades R-7 as well as tips for parents on effective parenting and supporting children to learn.

Caring for Others

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The goal of home-based health care is to treat illness or injury in the home environment, and to provide assistance to patients in their homes, including babies, children and the elderly. They may also be required to provide assistance to people facing emotional crises as a result of illness, accidents or other types of trauma. This handbook gives information to carers to enable them to provide care and support to people in their community.

This handbook is divided into the following sections:

Section 1: Finding out about HIV and AIDS
This section answers some of the questions that many people have about HIV and AIDS, such as what it is, how you get infected, how you can avoid infection and how to live positively with the disease.

Section 2: Common health problems and illnesses
This section gives basic information about signs and symptoms of common health problems and illnesses,

Celebrating our differences: A guide to differentiated lesson planning

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Differentiation means acknowledging that in teaching and learning, “one size does not fit all”. A teacher should take differences into account when planning, teaching and assessing. These differences could include ability, learning style, language, gender, culture and socio-economic level. This booklet is accompanied by a DVD and refers to various sections in Education for all: A guide to building schools as inclusive centres of learning, care and support. It aims to assist teachers in introducing inclusive teaching methods into their classrooms.

Education for all: A guide to building schools as inclusive centres of learning, care and support

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Education for all – Facilitators Manual
Handouts for participants

This manual, with accompanying participant handouts, is a guide to implementing Education White Paper 6 and building an inclusive education system. It has been developed through a partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (Special Needs Education Services Directorate) and MIET AFRICA.

Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA resource pack)

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HRBA Manual for Stakeholders
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This resource pack comprises guidelines for other organizations in the education sector wishing to implement the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). It also includes a case study that highlights the achievements of LAHL IV, an HRBA project implemented by MIET AFRICA and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. The case study explains the background of LAHL IV and its achievements, the process of implementing an HRBA and the lessons learnt.

Keeping Girls in School – Materials

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Health Sessions
KGS Health Sessions Posters
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ISHP Leaflets – Afrikaans
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ISHP Leaflets – English
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Learner Handouts
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Peer educator manual
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A programme for girls in Grades 7-9 on sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
The programme material:
stresses the importance of education
promotes goal-setting that includes a commitment to staying in school and achieving optimally whilst there
works towards shifting social norms on sexual behaviour through building skills, knowledge and positive values and attitudes around SRH.

Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL): Regional Support Pack (RSP)

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Policy PDF
Situation Analysis PDF

The RSP is a generic resource which aims to guide Ministries of Education in SADC Member States through the process of mainstreaming care and support for teaching and learning into every policy, programme and process.

The RSP toolkit consists of 15 booklets, including 12 action step booklets, sets of action step cards and a country roadmap. The materials are available in English, French and Portuguese.

Learn to Earn Materials

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Module 1:
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Module 2:
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Module 3:
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Learn to Earn is a career development course that helps learners to explore career options, study routes, starting a business, finding a job and succeeding at work.
There are 10 x 2-hour facilitated sessions, each with a two-hour self-study task
Learn to Earn employs a participatory and interactive approach to learning
Learners are provided with a workbook containing course content, tasks and activities
At the end of the course, learners receive certificates of participation and attendance.