prof mary metcalfe, the impact of business efforts in education
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What is the Role of Business in Public
Basic Education?
17 October 2012
Venue sponsored by: Research sponsored by:
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An Update on Progress
Towards a National Partnership
THE IMPACT OF BUSINESS EFFORTS IN EDUCATIONTHE IMPACT OF BUSINESS EFFORTS IN EDUCATION
A NATIONAL SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TO
IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
WHY?
WHO?
WHAT?
• Burning Platform
• High investment – poor returns
• Fragmentation of Effort
• Limited instruments to monitor impact
• No legacy of changed practices in government
• Does not locate responsibility where it must be
sustained
• Not systemic
• Little proof of concept at scale
• Low morale and limited sense of agency
• 50 –60 participating organisations collaborating
on design and materials (OER)
• Partnership: Government, Labour, Business,
Community
IMPROVED LEARNING OUTCOMES
• ATTENDANCE
• CURRICULUM COVERAGE
• QUALITY MEAL ON TIME
NSC - ANA - COMMON TESTS
• A DASHBOARD OF AGREED INDICATORS
• MONITORING AND REPORTING
• RESPONDING
CLASSROOM
TEACHER
CHANGE
LEARNER
SCHOOL
MANAGEMENT TEAMDISTRICT OFFICE
HOW CAN WE
HELP YOU?
• 9 MODULE
‘COLLEGE’
ATTENDANCE
• MENTOR SUPPORT
ON SITE
• REAL TASKS
• MMR SUPPORT
• JUST IN TIME
TRAINING
• LTSM
FOCUSED
• PLANNING
SUPPORT
• DEMAND -
SUPPLY
SUPPORT SCHOOLS TO
DELIVER CURRICULUM:
SKILLS AND
INSRUMENTS TO
RESPOND TO REPORTS-
WAR ROOM AT CIRCUIT
AND DISTRICT LEVEL
LEARNING
AND
TEACHING
SUPPORT
MATERIAL
MEAL
PEER SUPPORT
READING AT
HOME
AN INTERLOCKING SET OF SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS
PA
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UN
ITY
PROGRESS
A National Initiative To Improve Learning OutcomesNATIONAL
PLANNING
COMMISSION
3 PROVINCES –
5 DISTRICTS
• Ministerial (DBE) encouragement to work with provinces
• Statements on Intent in process (PDoE and Unions)
• Scope: District specific change story; current initiatives underway
• Identify funding gap over MTEF period
DEPARTMENT
OF SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
TOOLS BEING
DEVELOPED
Partner in innovative technology applications
Framework of instruments to track progress and respond
OER resources for support interventions
For more information contact:Marianne Scott, Director: Schooling
+27(0)11 544 6000; [email protected]
www.nbi.org.za