Pretoria- An agreement to launch a programme that will improve learner performance in literacy and numeracy at primary school level will be signed this week.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and European Union Ambassador Roeland van de Geer will sign the Primary Education Sector Policy Support Programme (PrimEDSPSP) in Cape Town on Tuesday.
"The overall objective of the PrimEDSPSP is to contribute to improving learner performance in literacy and numeracy at primary school level. It also aims to strengthen fundamental elements of the General Education Training Programme that are key to improving the quality of education delivery at primary school level," the Department said on Sunday.
On the fringes of President Jacob Zuma's state visit to Brussels last September the international launch of the support programme took place in Belgium. At the time it was agreed that there would be a South African launch of the programme as well.
