The Schools

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The Schools Independent

• The Millennium of the Media

• ABDULLAH SUJEE (MR)
• JOHANNESBURG MUSLIM SCHOOL
• GR.10 - 12 / ENGLISH
• abdullahsuje_at_telkomsa.net abdullahsujee_at_hotmail
  .com
• 082 562 6098
• Community, Collaboration and Content

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A Brief History
1.It began in 2004
2. There was 5 publications
3. It was distributed nationally
4. Distributed internationally (2 schools)
5. LEARNERSHIPS NQF LEVEL 4 CERTIFICATE
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What is the Future with News?
The future is CITIZENSHIP JOURNALISM - a
borrowed phrase from the Highway Africa
Conference held in Grahamstown in September
2008. Do you recall the tragedy of the man in
Rosebank who died when the building collapsed on
his vehicle? Believe it or not, it was recorded
by a passerby. The images were authentic and it
was newsworthy. The point is with the
techno-hype, journalists invariably cannot be so
quick on the scene.
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Citizens are journalists

• We need to refine their writing reporting
  skills. The demand is that we want news fast and
  ordinary people on scene can do the job but its
  needs refinement!

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Citizenship Journalism
Immerse your school in
T.V.
RADIO
The world of Media
Public Platforms
NEWSPAPERS
INTERNET
PILOT 2009 - 2010
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Citizenship Journalism
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Pupils attain certificate over an 18 month period
that began in phase 1 i.e. Pupils entry level
gr.10 up to gr. 12. In principle courses will end
in term 1 of the gr.12 year.
Professional growth of journalistic skills as a
means to establishing a career niche in the world
of media. Entry point is gr.10
Pupils exit school with a certificate that would
enable them to enter to the job market. They
would be skilled and more able to be
self-reliant. It adds to the schools image.
Content
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Get the picture?

• 200 learners will be part of the Learnership.
• The Budget is R2,000,000.00 TWO MILLION RANDS.
  Each learnership valued _at_ R12,000.00
• Each school will produce its own newspaper.
• Each pupil will have their own PORTFOLIO of
  evidence that will be assessed by the NGO SETA.
  All work will meet SETA ETQA requirements.
  Knowledge Quest will be the assessors. The School
  becomes a media playground.
• Teachers in schools will facilitate the process
  and will be paid an incentive by the NGO/SETA.

Community
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Establish Journalism in Schools
Unit Standards benchmarks
The Schools Independent
NQF LEVEL 4 CERTIFICATES
Marketing Management NQF L 4
Project Management NQF L 5 7 IN 2010
Project Management NQF L. 4
Project Support NQF L.3
Content
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Parallel Developments 2010 and beyond...

• Dept. Of Education current discussion to
  implement this Learnership in all schools.
• Website online journalism endless!
• Presentation1.ppt

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Collaborating partners...

• Services SETA - Mr. Ivor Blumenthal
• Knowledge Quest Deonita Damons
• FC Associates. Mr.Rashid Chopdat
• State Independent Schools - Principals