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Cross-Cutting Themes
09 Dec 2019
  • Impact investment

    Presentation made by Khotso Tsotsotso of New Leaders Foundation at the M&E community of practice meeting held in November 2019. His presentation focused on Impact Investing and M&E. Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
09 Dec 2019
  • Sustainability Reporting

    Presentation given by Fatimah Wadvalla from IQ Business at the M&E community of practice meeting held in November 2019. Fatima's presentation focused on Integrating M&E for robust reporting. Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
09 Dec 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
20 Nov 2019
  • Coaching and Mentoring EGR Presentation

    Presentation by the Department of Basic Education by Nompumelelo Mohololwane - Deputy Director in the Research and Monitoring Unit. “Virtual Coaching, Based on The Early Grade Reading Study” Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
20 Nov 2019
  • EGR Coaching and Mentoring Meeting Highlights

    The final EGR CoP focused on Coaching and Mentoring in Early Grade Reading. Dr Nompumelelo Moholwane from the Department of Basic Education presenting on Coaching and Mentoring in EGR, specifically in Home Languages. Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
12 Nov 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
07 Nov 2019
  • Early Grade Reading Instruction

    At the Education Conversations held at the University of Johannesburg on the 11th November 2019, Molteno Institute's Masennya Dikotla presented on Early Grade Reading Instruction Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
07 Nov 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
07 Nov 2019
Teacher Development
29 Oct 2019
  • Nature of Science

    Presentation given by Tarisai Chanetsa at the combined teacher development and maths and science community of practice in October 2019. The presentation focused on the nature of science. Read more

Teacher Development
29 Oct 2019
  • Textbooks and the nature of maths and science

    Presentation given by Dr Moneoang Leshota at the combined maths and science and teacher development community of practice in October 2019. The presentation focused on textbooks and the nature of maths and science Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
28 Oct 2019
  • Ruby Motaung- Human Resources

    Ruby Motaung gave the CoP a presentation on Human Resources in ECD. This was an insightful presentation that sparked interesting conversations around the pertinent issue of staffing for this sector as directed by the Nat Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
28 Oct 2019
  • KZN ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    The 4th KZN ECD CoP explored the issue of human resources in the sector, a topic that is very key in the ECD sector. The challenges and potential solutions were presented by Ruby Motaung, the director of TREE. Mike Hisho Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
22 Oct 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
22 Oct 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
22 Oct 2019
  • National ECD CoP Meeting Highlights 22-10-2019

    The 4th National ECD CoP focused on shifting legislative and policy framework in which ECD operates and the issue of support required by ECD centres and practitioners. The Department of Labour gave presentations on certa Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
17 Oct 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
17 Oct 2019
  • Mpumalanga ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    The meeting highlights of the 4th Mpumalanga ECD CoP captured discussion around 'Support for ECD Practitioners'. Support for ECD practitioners must be relevant and effective because the more equipped practitioners are, t Read more

Teacher Development
15 Oct 2019
  • ITE CoP Meeting Highlights 2019-10-15

    One of the key purposes of the Initial Teacher Education CoP is to help people connect with others outside their own institutions on areas of common interest. This CoP was certainly a time to do this and the main focus o Read more

School Leadership
14 Oct 2019
Teacher Development
08 Oct 2019
Teacher Development
08 Oct 2019
Teacher Development
08 Oct 2019
  • Curious about Makerspace

    The following resource is derived from a workshop presented by Lawrence Manyesa and Wilhemina Motileng from LEAP Science and Maths Schools at the GTI Axis Summit 2019. We also acknowledge the support of organized by Sa Read more

Teacher Development
08 Oct 2019
  • Becoming a Trauma Informed School

    The increase of violence in our schools has become a burning topic in the education sector and that traumatic experiences affect learners and teachers alike in our schools and this poses a significant barrier to learning Read more

Teacher Development
07 Oct 2019
  • SAESC meeting highlights 2019-10-07

    The last SAESC meeting was held on the 7th October. We were hosted by two schools, The Center for Science and Technology (COSAT) as well as LEAP Science and Maths School in Philipi. We observed creative teaching techniqu Read more

Learner Support
03 Oct 2019
  • Presentation JA South Africa

    Presentation given at the post-school access community of practice by Nelly Mofokeng, CEO of JA South Africa on their Grade 10-11 Enterprise Programme. Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
03 Oct 2019
  • WC ECD Meeting Highlights

    The WC ECD CoP explored one of a series of conversations around the NCF for 0-2 age group. The concluding session on this topic brainstormed the profile of skills required by a practitioner for this age group and activit Read more

Learner Support
03 Oct 2019
School Leadership
14 Sep 2019
School Leadership
14 Sep 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
11 Sep 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
11 Sep 2019
  • EGR CoP meeting highlights

    We hosted our EGR CoP on 11 September 2019. The focus was materials and resources in African Languages. We were joined by Jenny Katz from Molteno who shared on the Vula Bula project. Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
29 Aug 2019
  • BRIDGE M&E CoP Meeting Highlights 29-08-2019

    What can we learn from failures in an evaluation process? This was the theme for the third M&E CoP of 2019. An exploration of 'what went wrong' in an evaluation often illuminates possible pitfalls, and gives valuable Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
29 Aug 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
27 Aug 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
20 Aug 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
20 Aug 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
20 Aug 2019
  • Penreach Parental Involvement Programme

    Penreach gave a presentation on their Parental Involvement Programme that aims to educate parents about their role as 'first teachers' and the importance of education and play in the lives of their children. Read more

Teacher Development
14 Aug 2019
Teacher Development
14 Aug 2019
Teacher Development
14 Aug 2019
  • Education Conversation Round Table Report

    Hosted in partnership with the Kagiso Trust, the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ’s) Faculty of Education, and more recently BRIDGE, the Education Conversations were established in 2012 as a platform for education st Read more

Teacher Development
14 Aug 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
13 Aug 2019
  • National ECD CoP Meeting Highlights 2019-08-13

    A very interesting National ECD CoP was held on 13 August 2019. The topics that were discussed include Movement Guidelines by Dr Catherine Draper from Wits Univeristy and Human Resources in ECD with a Focus on Quality. A Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
13 Aug 2019
  • Movement Guidelines

    The Movement Guidelines that were presented by Dr Catherine Draper reminded us that children need healthy movement behaviours for their overall development. There is an unhealthy reliance on screen time which has adverse Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
13 Aug 2019
Learner Support
06 Aug 2019
  • Meeting Highlights Maths and Science 20190806

    Meeting highlights from the maths and science community of practice held on 6 August 2019. This session of the Maths and Science CoP focussed on starting a discussion around an association for teachers of science – one Read more

Learner Support
01 Aug 2019
Learner Support
01 Aug 2019
Teacher Development
01 Aug 2019
Learner Support
01 Aug 2019
  • Post-school Access Meeting Highlights 20190801

    Meeting highlights from the post-school access community of practice held on 1 August 2019. At this meeting Simon Trupp, Co-CEO of the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP), shared ISFAP’s model which is desi Read more

Teacher Development
23 Jul 2019
  • PIECCE CoP Report

    As many of you are aware, BRIDGE has been part of the consortium for the Project for Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education (PIECCE) for the past three years. PIECCE is drawing to a close at the end of 2019, and he Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
08 Jul 2019
Teacher Development
04 Jul 2019
Teacher Development
04 Jul 2019
Teacher Development
04 Jul 2019
  • SAESC Axis Summit Meeting Highlights 04072019

    The GTI Axis Summit is a convergence of students, teachers and school leaders from throughout South Africa and around the world. The Summit took place from 2 to 4 July 2019 at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto Ca Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
27 Jun 2019
  • WC ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    The WC ECD CoP is back in action! We had a very fruitful discussion around structural issues of the CoP, challenges being experienced by members of the CoP who attended on the day and the critical topic about the Impleme Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
27 Jun 2019
  • KZN ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    The KZN ECD CoP took place on the 27th June 2019. The CoP was held at the Durban Teachers Centre and facilitated by Pasty Pillay from New Beginnings. The Unlimited Child gave us a very insightful presentation on their M& Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
11 Jun 2019
  • National ECD CoP Meeting Highlights 20190611

    The second National ECD CoP of the year focused on Parental Involvement in the Early Years. We had a few presentations from our CoP members who gave us an idea of how they try to involve parents/caregivers from a health Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
11 Jun 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
11 Jun 2019
  • Side-by-Side

    Buhle Mabaso, the campaign manager of the Side-by-Side campaign gave us a vibrant presentation that detailed the campaign. The Side-by-Side campaign aims to improve primary caregivers’ understanding of the full scope o Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
11 Jun 2019
  • Project Literacy

    Steven Le Roux, CEO of Project Literacy gave a presentation on the 'Run Home to Read' project which aims to: provide pre-school age children opportunities to develop early literacy skills develop the skills of Reading Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
05 Jun 2019
  • PIECCE Communiqué

    The Project for Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education (PIECCE) would like to share this Communiqué with colleagues and stakeholders in the ECCE sector. This Communiqué is a visual resource setting out the aims a Read more

Teacher Development
04 Jun 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
04 Jun 2019
  • M&E Meeting Highlights 20190406

    The June M&E CoP meeting continued to address the 2019 M&E programme agenda, headlined 'Top Ten M&E Terms to Take Away for 2019’. This CoP focused on 'Measurement, Indicators and Targets'. Nyaradzo Mutanha Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
04 Jun 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
31 May 2019
  • ECD QRT Mediator Guide

    This Mediator Guide goes with the ECD Practitioner Quality Reflection Tool (QRT), a resource developed to help ECD practitioners reflect on how their own practices link to quality provision in different ECCE contexts. Th Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
22 May 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
16 May 2019
  • Mpumalanga ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    On 16th May 2019, the second Mpumalanga ECD CoP was held. The topic that was discussed was Parental Involvement in the Early Years. The session was filled with vibrant discussions around the limitations and challenges th Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
16 May 2019
  • Cotlands Mpumalanga Parent Support Programme

    Thandi Mdaka, a Cotlands Regional Manager in Mpumalanga gave the Mpumalanga ECD CoP members a presentation on the Parent Support Programme that Cotlands implements alongside their ECD programmes. The organisation makes u Read more

Learner Support
15 May 2019
  • Maths and science meeting highlights 20190515

    This session continued to explore the role of assessment in mathematics teaching and learning with a presentation by regular CoP participant Tracey Butchart, co-founder and director of Reflective Learning. Tracey’s wor Read more

Learner Support
15 May 2019
  • Transformative assessment

    Presentation given by Tracey Burtchart from Reflective Learning at the Maths and Science Community of Practice in May 2019. Presentation focused on formative assessment. Read more

School Leadership
15 May 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
25 Apr 2019
School Leadership
23 Apr 2019
Teacher Development
23 Apr 2019
Teacher Development
23 Apr 2019
  • ITE CoP Meeting Highlights 20190423

    The outcome for this ITE CoP was derived from the last CoP meeting, in which participants agreed to share their Work Integrated Learning (WIL)/Teaching Practice (TP) observation and assessment tools. The aims are twofold Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
16 Apr 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
04 Apr 2019
  • Eastern Cape ECD CoP Meeting Highlights

    The second Eastern Cape CoP was held on the 4th April 2019. This is a partnership between BRIDGE and Masibumbane Development Organisation. The topic for discussion was Nutrition where JAM provided a detailed showcase of Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
04 Apr 2019
Early Childhood Development(ECD)
04 Apr 2019
  • JAM Presentation on Nutrition

    BRIDGE and Masibumbane Development Organisation held their second Eastern Cape ECD CoP on the 4th April 2019. The EC ECD CoP members delved into the topic of Nutrition. Joint Aid Management (JAM) EC gave us a presentatio Read more

Learner Support
03 Apr 2019
  • Maths and Science Meeting Highlights

    Meeting highlights from Maths and Science CoP meeting held on 12 March 2019. At this meeting, we discussed the implementation of common assessments by the Ekurhuleni North District of the Gauteng Department of Education. Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
02 Apr 2019
  • The Collaboration of ECD Networks-Survey Themes

    The Collaboration of ECD Networks (BRIDGE, NECDA and SA Congress) is a partnership that aims to represent the ECD sector to address common issues that the sector faces. Thandeka Rantsi, provided a summary of what the par Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
02 Apr 2019
  • National ECD CoP Meeting Highlights 02042019

    The first National ECD CoP of the year took place on 2nd April 2019. The ECD Practitioner Quality Reflection Tool was launched to the CoP members. This was a historical moment for the CoP as this tool was pioneered by Co Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
02 Apr 2019
  • ECD CoP Quality Tool Presentation

    Melissa King, who is part of the Knowledge Management team from BRIDGE, gave the Cop members a presentation detailing the ECD Practitioner Quality Reflection Tool. The tool came about from discussions about quality in EC Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
26 Mar 2019
  • KZN ECD CoP

    The KZN ECD CoP took place on 26th March 2019. Siyakwazi showcased their model of inclusion in the Ugu district. A vibrant discussion on the migration of ECD services from the Department of Social Development to the Depa Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
26 Mar 2019
  • Siyakwazi Presentation

    Siyakwazi gave CoP members a showcase of what they do in the Ugu district of KZN. This organisation provides support to children with disabilities or barriers to learning. Siyakwazi aims to support all children in their Read more

Teacher Development
20 Mar 2019
  • Achieving the Right to Basic Education

    Samantha Brener, a lawyer working for SECTION27, a public-interest law centre that uses and develops the law to promote and advance human rights, including the right to basic education, addressed the Teacher Development Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
19 Mar 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
19 Mar 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
19 Mar 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
19 Mar 2019
  • M&E Meeting Highlights 19032019

    Monitoring and evaluation meeting highlights from the meeting held on 19 March 2019. At this meeting we explored the topics Theory of Change and measuring impact and return on investment. Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
13 Mar 2019
  • Mpumalanga ECD CoP

    The Mpumalanga ECD CoP, a partnership between BRIDGE and Penreach, was launched on 13th March 2019. A vibrant conversation about the pressing issues within the Province was facilitated. Members of the CoP also got a chan Read more

Early Childhood Development(ECD)
13 Mar 2019
Learner Support
12 Mar 2019
Learner Support
12 Mar 2019
Teacher Development
04 Mar 2019
  • SAESC meeting highlights 20190304

    The first South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition Community of Practice (SAESC CoP) of 2019 followed on from Inanda Seminary’s 150 year celebration. The theme for this meeting centered on lessons learnt from scho Read more

Cross-Cutting Themes
28 Feb 2019
Cross-Cutting Themes
28 Feb 2019
School Leadership
26 Feb 2019
Learner Support
21 Feb 2019
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