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1 articleConcessions such as extra time, a scribe, a reader or a separate venue are granted on the strength of a professional report, applied for well in advance. Start the process at least a full…
Mathematics and Physical Sciences are the two subjects that keep science, engineering and health-science degrees open. Life Sciences matters for the biological and medical routes. Choose them in Grade 10 — adding them later…
A portfolio is the evidence of your child's formal assessment tasks for the year, kept in order and complete. It contributes to the final mark in the FET Phase, and a missing piece is…
CAPS, Remedial CAPS and Special Needs CAPS are delivered in English and Afrikaans at Saving Grace. Cambridge is an English-medium international curriculum. Afrikaans as Home Language and as First Additional Language are different subjects…
Measure the gap before you choose a response. Being behind is common and recoverable, and there are three routes back — bridging inside the current grade, a supported pace, or repeating. Repeating is the…
Mathematics keeps science, engineering, commerce and health-science degrees open. Mathematical Literacy does not, but it is a real subject that suits many learners and many careers. Decide on evidence from Grades 8 and 9,…
You are not the marker. You are responsible for the calendar, the conditions, the record and the escalation — making sure assessments are written on time, under fair conditions, and that someone is told…
Remedial CAPS addresses a gap in what a child has learned. Special Needs CAPS addresses a barrier to demonstrating what they already know. A child can need both, and choosing the wrong one costs…
A reading gap changes the decision entirely. Until a child can read at close to grade level, curriculum choice matters far less than closing that gap — and mainstream pacing will keep the gap…
Marking applies the memorandum; moderation checks that marking was applied consistently. If a mark looks wrong, ask the teacher in Canvas first, with the specific question and the specific answer — not the overall…
