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5 Dealing With Breaches of The SACE Prof Code of Ethics Moroasui
5 Dealing With Breaches of The SACE Prof Code of Ethics Moroasui
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GUARDIAN PROTECTOR
WATCHMAN OVERSEER
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SACE OBJECTS Professional
Registration
Continuum
Professional CPTD
Management
Standards System
Ethical
CORE MANDATE AND Standards
DELEGATED FUNCTIONS 4 4
GOVERNANCE
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HOW IS SACE COUNCIL CONSTITUED?
SACE Council is made up of 30 members as follows:
18 members from the organised teaching profession (all the
national unions – SADTU, NATU, NAPTOSA, PEU, SAOU)
1 member from independent schools
5 members representing the Ministry of Basic Education
2 members from the national governing bodies associations
(Federation of School Association of South Africa - FEDSAS and
National Association of School Governing Bodies - NASGB)
1 member representing TVET colleges
1 member representing CHE
The Chairperson
The CEO
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HOW ARE COUNCILLORS NOMINATED TO SERVE ON COUNCIL
Nominated by their constituencies and appointed by the
Minister of Basic Education.
The majority of Council members are from the organised
teaching profession (18 out of 30)
The Council’s term of office is four years (Current Council
– 2017 to 2021)
The Council Chairperson – Mr Lucky Cele
The Council Deputy Chairperson – Dr Louis Swanepoel
The CEO – Ms Ella Mokgalane
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SOURCE OF FUNDING…
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SACE OFFICES
NATIONAL OFFICE
Centurion
PROVINCIAL OFFICES:
Bloemfontein- FS
Durban-KZN
Polokwane-LP
Eastern Cape
UPCOMING OFFICES
Western cape
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Programme 3
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PURPOSE OF THE DIVISION
To ensure and enforce compliance with the Code of Professional Ethics and
enhance the image of the teaching profession
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EDUCATOR EDUCATOR EDUCATOR
AND THE AND THE AND THE
LEARNER PARENT COMMUNITY
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS
•SET OF RULES
EDUCATOR AND •DETERMINATION OF
BEHAVIOURAL
THE COUNCIL EXPECTATION FROM A
PROFESSIONAL
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SOURCES OF COMPLAINTS
Sources of complaints:
Anonymous Complaints
Written Complaints
Telephonic Complaints
Electronic and Print Media
Reports from Provincial Departments (Section 26)
Reports from SACE Ambassadors
Reports from SAHRC
Reports from CGE
Reports from ELRC
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A distinction ought to be always drawn
Complaints that are dealt between Labour related matters and
with by the SACE must Professional or Ethical related matters.
be of a professional
nature and that border
along a breach of the
SACE Code of
Professional Ethics.
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TYPES OF COMPLAINTS AND POSSIBLE MISCONDUCT
Late coming Submission of fraudulent
medical/academic/professional certificates
Theft Unprofessional conduct /
intimidation
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STRIKEABLE OFFENCES
Corporal Punishment
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The Abolition of Corporal
Punishment Act, 1997 (Act No.
33 of 1997) is an act of the
Parliament of South Africa that
abolished judicial corporal
punishment. It followed the
Constitutional Court's 1995
decision in the case of S v
Williams and Others that caning
of juveniles was unconstitutional. Why did South Africa abolish corporal punishment?
The reformed schooling system is part and parcel of the
Citation: Act No. 33 of 1997 transformation agenda for South Africa, and the banning
Commenced: 5 September 1997 of corporal punishment reflected the need to move away
Assented to: 28 August 1997 from a violent and authoritarian past towards an
Enacted by: Parliament of South Africa environment respectful of human dignity and bodily
integrity.
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STRIKEABLE OFFENCES CONT.
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FLOW CHART
Complaint
Received; Acknowledged; Assessed;
Audi Letters Sent & Recommendation
IMPLEMENTATION
➢ Investigation / Mediation
➢Advisory letter
➢ Disciplinary Process
➢ Referral to the DBE, schools, ELRC, SAPS
➢ Advise to schools or parties
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SACE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ABOVE
SHORT COMINGS
• SACE conducted a research on the Factors and
Environments facilitating or enhancing sexual
relater misdemeanor between teachers and
learners
George Moroasui
012 679 9710 (Tel)
072 524 0772 (Mobile)
georgem@sace.org.za (Email)
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