Biology Departmental Meeting

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENTAL MEETING
VENUE:LAB 3
DATE:02/05/2023
TIME:1430
CHAIRPERSON: Mr B.KEPALETSWE
SECRETARY: Mr L.SEGOPOLO
AGENDA
1. Opening prayer
2. Welcome remarks
3. Minutes correction and adoption
4. Staffing
5. Curriculum
6. BGCSE Results Analysis
7. Vote of thanks
8. Closing prayer
Opening prayer
Mr Tebogo opened the meeting with a prayer.
Welcome Remarks
The chairperson welcomed everyone back from school holidays. He extended a special welcome to new
members in the department and wished them a good and productive stay. He urged every member of
biology department to work hard towards improving students performance in biology. He concluded his
welcome remarks by informing the house that he was standing in for the STI Mrs Ngueja, and therefore
he was to limit his contributions, for the most part, to what the STI has prepared for and made available
to him to share with the department in this meeting.
Minutes correction and adoption
Corrections were made and minutes were adopted to be the true record of what transpired in the
meeting.
Staffing
 In terms of teaching personnel, the biology department is sufficiently staffed. Temporary

teachers were given their letters of contract on time this term.
 No information on laboratory assistant from the senior teacher.
Curriculum
 Senior teacher was very concerned about submission of records of work.

 She said some teachers submit incomplete records while others do not submit their records on
time.
 Senior teacher urged biology teachers to meet the set standards.
 teachers informed the chairman that some of the teachers were not given scheme books and
that there were no JC grades in the class lists for the current Form 4s in the science department
computer. These factors could contribute to non-adherence to set standards.
Term two scheming
 13 weeks of teaching time and three weeks for tests and exams.
Form 4
triple Science double
topic No. of Topic No. of
week week
s s
Cell processes and maintenance 2 Cell processes and maintenance 2
Diversity 3 Reproduction (types of) 1
Reproduction (types of) 1 Reproduction in plants 3
Reproduction in plants 3 Reproduction in animals 3
Reproduction in animals 3 Plant nutrition 2
Form 5
triple Science double
topic No. of Topic No. of
weeks weeks
Transport and circulation 3 Transport and circulation 3
Gaseous exchange 2 Respiration 2
Respiration 2 Biotechnology 2
Biotechnology 5 Homeostasis 2
Excretion 3
Tests and Exams

End of may
FORM CATEGORY SETTER PAPER TYPE

Form 5 SDA Kakwenga Mixed
PURE BIO Kepaletswe Paper 3
Chainda Paper 1
Form 4 Both Kelaotswe Mixed
End of June

Form 5 SDA Chinga Mixed
PURE Kelaotswe Paper 1
Maphane Paper 3
Form 4 SDA Segotlong Mixed
PURE Tebogo Mixed
Mid-year examinations

Form 5 SDA Segopolo Paper 1
Mapini Paper 3
Chainda Paper 4
PURE Maphane Paper 1
Itseng Paper 3
Chainda Paper 4
Form 4 SDA Segopolo Paper 1
kelaotswe Paper 3
Mapini Paper 4
PURE Tebogo Paper 1
Kepaletswe Paper 3
Ngueja Paper 4
Practice practical tests

 Setters are Ngueja and Itseng
Results analysis-BGCSE
 Biology department performed poorly in the 2022 BGCSE examinations at around 53.3%
(A-C) and 96.6%(A-E).
Discussion of results in IIAA format
Issues
 Feedback from BEC has revealed that our learners do not do well in paper 3.poor
performance in this paper can be attributed to the following:
-inadequate tests and exam feedback to learners
-low turnup rates by learners for extra lessons and biology clinic
-low teacher-individual students contact time
- low capacity building
Implications
 poor biology examination results
 poor academic performance by the school
Action
 Biology teachers need training in marking, setting of paper 3
 learners need to be given more practice on paper 3.
 Liase with other subject teachers to draw a schedule for remedial lessons
 Teachers need to create time for individual students or see them in small groups.
 Department to conduct capacity building workshops
Accountability
Accountable individuals are
 Biology subject teachers
 Senior Teacher I Biology
Strategies
 Biology clinic
 Practice tests (practicals)
The senior teacher was applauded for her initiative of setting the whole paper for end of month
tests. Biology teachers strongly believed that the initiative would provide more practice in
paper 3 and 4 for learners in triple sciences. students.
Vote of thanks
Mr. Kepaletswe thanked biology teachers and encouraged them to do their work diligently in
order to improve the academic performance of learners in biology.
Closing prayer
Mr. Tebogo closed the meeting with a word of prayer.

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BIOLOGY DEPARTMENTAL MEETING

Mr Tebogo opened the meeting with a prayer.

Minutes correction and adoption

 In terms of teaching personnel, the biology department is sufficiently staffed. Temporary

 Senior teacher was very concerned about submission of records of work.

Tests and Exams

FORM CATEGORY SETTER PAPER TYPE

FORM CATEGORY SETTER PAPER TYPE

FORM CATEGORY SETTER PAPER TYPE

Practice practical tests

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