The 2023 Chronicle

ten primary) has very different circumstances. The model below reflects how we develop an understanding of each school, what its priority needs are and how the MCPT can add value. Sustainability is important to us, with both parties having “skin in the game”.

Injoloba, Shea O’Connor and Emyezaneni for their significant improvement in pass rates. OUR MCPT MODEL Each of our 16 schools (three secondary, three combined and

NEEDS SPECIFIC APPROACH

HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT

HIGH IMPACT, & PROVEN RESULTS

FOCUS: SCHOOL FUNCTIONALITY • Instruction • Infrustracture • Leadership

16 SCHOOLS • Select • Evaluate • Benchmark

• Per School • Per Leader

OUR 10 PROJECTS

Providing administration and teaching interns to assist with capacity

EDUHELPERS

BOYS SERVICE

Adopt a school to assist with reading, homework, small maintenance jobs, sports, art

Grade 9, 10 and 12 Saturday revision; teacher capacitation

MATHS PROGRAMME

LITERACY: Evaulation Teaching

Capacitating Grade 4s with reading; Book Dash; Reading for Meaning

Equipping classrooms with Wi-Fi, teaching aids and data projectors

ED-TECH

ST RAPHAELS

ECD centres; community health awareness

Improved instructional competence; Improved dignity through infrastructure enhancement

IMPROVING SCHOOL FUNCTIONALITY

Leadership development through PfP; networking and engagement

PARTNERS FOR POSSIBILITY

Transport subsidy for children in Grade 2-3 to assist struggling parents and combat dropout at the foundation phase of learning

TRANSPORTATION

Evaluate existing ECD centres in our communities; provide necessary support

ECD

teaching personnel in a ratio of one teacher to 32 learners. This does not take into consideration how the enrolment is spread among the grades. By way of example, this means that a primary school comprising 200 children from grades R to 7 will have a total of seven educators. Often this results in multi-grading because of different class sizes. The effects of multi-grading compromise the quality of content delivered because the teacher has to spread his or her attention between classes. The Eduhelpers are placed in schools to mitigate such challenges. They gain valuable teaching experience while increasing the support provided to the teaching and administration staff in schools. This has played a significant role in improving overall academic results.

1. EDUHELPERS: Providing administration and teaching interns to assist with capacity. Our Eduhelpers, young graduates that we employ on a basic stipend to supplement the existing staff and add value to the teaching functionality of our schools, are a key resource to delivering additional skills and being role models to our learners and staff alike. The demand is high as they fill many teaching and administrative gaps from one community school to another. Educational help, as the name suggests, is one of our core projects, aiming to provide a sufficient number of skilled and motivated teachers in our partnership schools. The Department of Education policy of Post Provision Norms (PPN) is to appoint

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