Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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School
uniform
guidelines
to make
uniforms
more
affordable xx
The National Guidelines
on School Uniforms
seek to make uniforms
more affordable for
poor learners by
imposing the following
obligations on the
school governing body.
Targeted beneficiaries
Poor learners
School governing
bodies at schools
The obligations
imposed are to:
to participate in
deciding on the
introduction of a
new uniform if that is
being contemplated;
attend school even
if they do not have
the prescribed school
uniform;
are unable to afford
school uniforms,
subject to the
financial means of
the school;
to participate in
extramural activities/
special activities
even if they do not
have the prescribed
additional clothes.
Access to
schools that
are within a
‘catchment
area’ or,
alternatively,
access to
safe, reliable
transport
for learners
outside of
catchment
areas
The National Policy for
an Equitable Provision
of an Enabling School
Physical, Teaching and
Learning Environment,
2008, and the
accompanying National
Norms and Standards
for School Infrastructure
introduce an obligation
on the DoE to ensure,
at full implementation
of the Norms in 2010,
Targeted beneficiaries
All children, with
priority given to
children living in
poverty
The National Policy for
an Equitable Provision
of an Enabling
School Physical,
Teaching and Learning
Environment policy and
accompanying Norms
National and
provincial DoEs
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