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JET Education Services: Learning Brief: Systemic School Improvement in Rural Areas: What Have We Learnt?
December 2010
The Quality Learning Project: Lessons for High School Improvement in South Africa
The Quality Learning Project: Lessons for High School Improvement in South Africa
Taylor N, Prinsloo C. (2005). Presentation to the Consortium for Research On School Quality seminar, April 2005
JET Exchanges 3/2021: Parental involvement for school improvement: A South African perspective
This paper gives a brief introduction and background to parental and caregiver2 involvement in schools, particularly in rural schools in South Africa, through reviewing some of the literature on the subject. It also presents some suggestions on what can be done to improve parental involvement in rural schools. The intention of this paper is to stimulate discussion on this important aspect of school improvement.
JET Education Services Learning Brief: Systemic School Improvement in Rural Areas: What Have We Learnt?
Systemic School Improvement Interventions in South Africa: Some Practical Lessons from Development Practitioners
Some practical lessons from development practitioners
JET Exchanges 5/2023: The Grade R Mathematics and Language Improvement Programme
The 5th JET Exchanges shares information about the Grade R Mathematics and Language Improvement Programme (MLIP) in which JET is a partner, describing the context in which the programme is being implemented before providing details on the programme itself. Foundational mathematics and literacy skills are premier issues in South African classrooms, both for learners as well as educators. South Africa has invested in several reading and mathematics interventions in the past years; however, setbacks like the COVID-19 pandemic rolled back progress that had been made. According to a background report by Spaull for the 2030 Reading Panel, If learning loss estimates are correct and SA does manage to get back onto the prepandemic improvement trajectory, it will still take 86 years from 2023 up to 2108 until all Grade 4 children can read for meaning in SA (Spaull, 2023, 8). Currently, 65% of learners lack the skills needed to progress in language and mathematics (Gauteng Education Development Trust, 2021, 7). Considering the challenging landscape for advancing effective mathematics and literacy interventions, the Grade R MLIP has led efforts toward improving outcomes in these areas for all schools in Gauteng Province offering Grade R from 2022 through 2024.
Conversations about teachers: Summary of the fifth conversation
Stakeholders in education met On the 28th of August 2023, the fifth series of conversations about teachers was hosted by the Education Sector Committee of the South African Commission (SA NATCOM) for UNESCO in collaboration with the faculty of education at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the library at UJ and JET Education Services (JET). The discussion theme was, “Why are teachers important?”
Conversations about teachers: Summary of sixth conversation
In collaboration with the University of Johannesburg and JET Education Services, the Education Sector Committee of the National Commission for UNESCO in South Africa hosted the 6th Conversations About Teachers webinar focusing on “The type of school leadership and management that is enabling good teaching and professional growth.”
Dynamics of middle tier support in the South African education system: contextual and institutional influences
This research, undertaken by JET Education Services, forms part of broader work being conducted by the Learning Generation Initiative (LGI) to help address the gaps in evidence on how a stronger middle tier can positively influence education outcomes, including teaching and learning. This research seeks to address the specific gaps outlined above by providing new evidence and insights from the South African education system. The research explored the challenges and innovations in middle-tier professional’s practices in education management and instructional leadership as well as the institutional factors that frame how the middle tier undertake these responsibilities. Contextual factors were explicitly investigated to better understand how they interact with institutional issues to impact middle-tier effectiveness.
BRIDGE Repository
A range of insights and best practices built up over Bridge Innovation in Learning's 14-year history, collated, and shared on the National Association of Social Change Entities in Education (NASCEE) website to support innovation and capacity building.