2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADE 10

2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADE 10 -12 Agricultural Management Practices Implementation: June 2020

Presentation Outline 1. Purpose 2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase; 3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan; 4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA) 5. Conclusion

1. Purpose • To mediate the amendments of the trimmed and re-organised 2020 Annual Teaching Plan including School Based Assessment for Agricultural Management Practices, Grade 1012 for implementation in June 2020 as stipulated in Circular S 2 of 2020. • To ensure that meaningful teaching proceeds during the remaining teaching time as per the revised school calendar. • To assist teachers with guided pacing and sequencing of curriculum content and assessment.

1. Purpose (continued) • To enable teachers to cover the essential core content /skills in each grade within the available time. • To assist teachers with planning for the different forms of assessment. • To ensure learners are adequately prepared for the subsequent year/s in terms of content, skills, knowledge, attitudes and values

2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase

Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Key Topic Basic Soil requirements and crop production Animal production and Crop production Farm Management and entrepreneurship Grade 10 Grade 11 Basic content Production enterprises Instead of 8 (eight) four do 4 (Four) Advanced aspects in production - One specific crop production enterprise/ One specific animal production enterprise (Instead of three (3) do 2 (two) enterprises. ) Basic Soil requirements for crop production / Soil morphology Production enterprises Animal handling Production, protection, Diseases Basic management principals related to enterprise Soil sampling & Profile All related crop production aspect related to crop Grade 12 Resource use regarding enterprises at school Agri-Tourism Precision farming Economic importance Management Breeding systems principles Basic veterinary practices Processing and value. Rangeland Management adding Management principles related to enterprise Advanced business management and economics Harvesting, Marketing and packaging

3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan

Summary: Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan Grade 10 TERM Content Topic (number of weeks) Term 2 (4 Weeks) Term 3 (7 weeks) Term 4 (7 Weeks) Justification / Motivation for Action Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. Do 2 Animal or 2 Crop enterprises Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. Do 2 Animal or 2 crop enterprises Farm Management Principles Recordkeeping Production aspects Crop and animal production Reorganising PAT Final completion of PAT

Summary: Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan Grade 11 TERM Content Topic (number of weeks) Term 2 (6 Weeks) Term 3 (7 weeks) Term 4 (7 Weeks) Justification / Motivation for Action Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. (2 production enterprises) Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Farm Management Principles Recordkeeping OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Farm Management Principles Recordkeeping . Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. (2 production enterprises) PAT Final completion of PAT

Summary: Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan Grade 12 TERM (number of weeks) Content Topic Justification / Motivation for Action Term 2 (8 Weeks) Product harvesting, Quality and control Role of producers organisation Marketing and Control Value Adding and Processing Packing and distribution Agritourism Reorganised of content Term 3 (4 weeks) Business planning Farm valuation and entrepreneurship Management Reorganised of content Term 4 (4 Weeks) Reorganised of content Farm resources, physical planning and farming systems Business planning, Entrepreneurship, marketing and Management. Financial Statements, Recording, Harvesting, Processing, value adding and packaging.

Summary: Reduction of content (term 2 -4) Grade 10 • Basic content - Production enterprises (Re-organized - Instead of four enterprises per production stream(plant and animal) do two) Grade 11 • Advanced aspects in production - One specific crop production enterprise and One specific animal production enterprise must be done (Reorganised – Instead of 3 enterprises do only 2 – remove one enterprise)

Summary: Content/Topics Amended Grade 10 Content/Topics Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Farm Management • Principles • Recordkeeping Term Amendment 2 -3 Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. Reduced enterprises (2 production enterprises per stream) 4 Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. Reduced enterprises (2 production enterprises per stream)

Summary: Content/Topics Amended Grade 11 Content/Topics Crop production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects OR Animal Production Factors and overview Potential role Management Aspects Rangeland management • Pasture management Term 2 -3 4 Amendment Sequence and production enterprises can differ from province to province/school to school. Reduced enterprises (Only 2 production enterprises – one plant and one animal)

Summary: Content/Topics Amended Grade 12 Content/Topics Product harvesting, Quality and control Role of producers organisation Marketing and Control Value Adding and Processing Packing and distribution Agritourism Business planning Farm valuation and entrepreneurship Management Farm resources, physical planning and farming systems Business planning, Entrepreneurship, marketing and Management. Financial Statements, Recording, Harvesting, Processing, value adding and packaging. Term 2 Amendment Reorganising 3 4 Reorganising

4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA)

Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment (SBA) Grade Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 10 Test (75%) and Assignment(25%) Remove June Examination Test (100%) Final examination 11 Test (75%) and Assignment(25%) Remove June Examination Test (100%) Final examination 12 Test (75%) and Assignment(25%) June Test (100%) June Exam Assignment (25%) Final and Test (75%) examination

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure No change in Grades 10 -12 Format as explained in the CAPS

Summary: Revised Practical Assessment Task (PAT) • Management Overview (20%) – No change • Practical activities (25%) – Grade 10 Required(8), reduced by 4 activities – Grade 11 Required(8), reduced by 4 activities – Grade 12 Required (4), reduced by 2 activities • Management test (20%) – no change • Logbook (10%) – no change

4. Conclusion

Conclusion • No content removal but reduced number of enterprises – Grade 10 – 2 plant and 2 animal(4 and 4) – Grade 11 – 1 plant and 1 animal(from 3) • SBA – Mid year examination removed in grade 10 and 11 in 2 nd Term. • PAT – All components need to be completed only reduction of Practical activities – Grade 12 2 Required – Grade 11 4 Required – Grade 10 4 Required • No Change to tests and examination formats

Contact Details Name: Mr Kanthan Naidoo CES: Agricultural Subjects Department of Basic Education Tel: 012 357 4160 Email: Naidoo. k@dbe. gov. za