FLIPPING BOOK CHRONICLE 2024

OUR MCPT MODEL Each of our 16 footprint schools (three secondary, three combined and ten primary schools) have 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”.

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

EDUHELPERS

Providing administration and teaching interns to assist with capacity

BOYS SERVICE

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

MATHS PROGRAMME

Grade 9, 10 and 12 Saturday revision; teacher capacitation

LITERACY: Evaulation Teaching

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

ED-TECH

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

ST RAPHAELS

ECD centres; community health awareness

IMPROVING SCHOOL FUNCTIONALITY

Improved instructional competence; Improved dignity through infrastructure enhancement

PARTNERS FOR POSSIBILITY

Leadership development through PfP; networking and engagement

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

TRANSPORTATION

ECD

Evaluate existing ECD centres in our communities; provide necessary support

EDUHELPERS INTERNS WHO ASSIST WITH TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION Our Educational Helpers are young graduates who we employ on a basic stipend to supplement the existing staff and add value to the teaching functionality of our schools. They are a key resource to delivering additional skills and being role models to our learners and staff. The demands on their time are high as they fill many teaching and administrative gaps from one community school to another. The Eduhelper initiative is one of our core projects in providing a sufficient number of skilled and motivated teachers in our partnership schools. Through its Post Provisioning Norms (PPN)

framework, the Department of Basic Education’s policy is to appoint teaching personnel in a 1:32 ratio. However, this does not take into consideration how the enrolment is spread between the grades. For example, at a primary school of 200 children from Grades R to 7, there will be seven teachers. This may result in multi-grading because of different grade sizes. Multi-grading compromises the quality of content delivered because the teacher of a multi-grade class will need to split his or her attention between children from two or more grades. The Eduhelpers are placed in schools to mitigate such challenges, increasing the support provided to the teaching and administrative staff in schools. In return, the Eduhelpers gain valuable teaching experience. This initiative has played a significant part in improving overall academic results. 115