Attention: Heads of Schools, School Governing Bodies and Directors of Independent Schools.
RE: Amendments to the South African Schools Act,1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996) and the Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998).
The National Assembly approved the above legislation on Thursday 26 October 2023 in the form of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. There are 116 Amendments to the Schools Act and 15 to the Employment of Educators Act. These changes will have a direct impact on your school governance and changes will need to be made to your Code of Conduct, Policies and Financial Regulations.
Our Legal and School Governance Divisions have been inundated with requests for assistance and guidance. We are proud to announce the launch of our BELA Legal Compliance Package. For a once off fee of R1,495-00, we will provide your school with the following:
- A full audit of your Policy Documents and Schools Code of Conduct with recommendations and amendments that need to be made to remain legally compliant. The following Policies will be effected:
- Code of Conduct (Including exemption clauses)
- Admission Policy
- Language Policy
- Finance Policy
- Drug search and testing
- Teenage pregnancy
- School Governing Body Policies and Rules
- School attendance
- Remuneration
- Safety
- Child guarding
- Alcohol consumption on the school premises
- School fees and exemptions
- Uniform policy
2. Access to our Legal Helpline.
3. We will provide you with any additional templates that may be required.
To Procure you Bela Legal Compliance Package for just R1,495-00 please click on the link below and we will generate an invoice.
