Consultative Forum on Peer Education 7-8 July 2009 Southern Sun, OR Tambo International

1. The draft guidelines for the implementation of peer education care and support programmes for Learners in South African schools A guide for programme managers Consultative Forum on Peer Education 7-8 July 2009 Southern Sun, OR Tambo International

2. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. President Barack Obama

3. Why guidelines • Harmonisation between different approaches • Standardize practice and reporting - Agree on essential minimum core • Strengthen PE • Optimise the effectiveness of PE • Integration within DoE structures and programmes • Align with other HIV programme inititatives • Evidence-based • Measurement - Evaluation

4. What did we find from review? • Focus on HIV • Underlying risk factors and risky behaviour same • Have tended to focus on educator role of PE • Modeling role NB • Facilitation to impart skills • Emerging need for “Care and Support” • Referrer • Counselor • Little evaluation • Outcome and Impact

5. The draft guidelines for the implementation of peer education care and support programmes for Learners in South African schools- A guide for programme managers

6. For whom are they intended? • Programme managers • DoE National, Provincial, District; NGOs ALSO • School level • SMT • IBST • Educators • Peer Educators

7. Process of development • August 2007 Workshop- DoE representatives, service providers implementing existing PE programmes and labour unions • The experience and lessons learned from the implementation of DoE pilot PE project in 4 provinces (2006-2008) • An extensive literature review on guidelines for PE, SRH and HIV education programmes • Vast experience of PE implementation in RSA • Consultative workshop July 2009

8. Draft Guidelines- highlights • Peer education as an approach or strategy • Beyond HIV • Both formal and informal PE programmes • Integration into current DoE structures and programmes • Situational analysis to inform PE content • Link with critical stakeholders and resources • Parents • Services e.g. Health, Social services

9. Draft Guidelines- highlights • Roles of PE • Educator, role model, supporter, referral, advocate • Knowledge and skills for each • Successful youth-adult partnerships • Quality of interaction • Informal nature of peer relationships • Selection process • Standardised and transparent • Team • Criteria • Age • Annexes

10. Next Steps • Refine and update sections • Best Practice booklet • Manual for SMT and educators • “how to” guide

11. Acknowledgements • Peer Educators • Department of Education Officials • Funders, managers and implementers of PE • Researchers • USAID

12. Thank youwww.education.gov.za