The research highlights a vital truth: while learner participation is consistently high, deeper conceptual teaching & independent learner reasoning still require sustained, ongoing coaching & mentoring for long-term impact. 🧠🏫 #TeacherDevelopment@funda_wande@WitsUniversity
What does the data show? Classrooms in Limpopo are shifting! Endline data reveals an increase in learner-centred teaching, improved multilingual strategies better use of concrete visual learning materials like counters & number lines. 📈🇿🇦 @funda_wande@WitsUniversity@DBE_SA
Ms Siviwe Gwarube participated in a high-level panel discussion on strengthening education systems for future skills preparedness, alongside ministers, business leaders, and international development partners. Moderated by Ms Kasthuri Soni of Harambe, the panel examined how government, the private sector, and civil society can work together to turn education policy into real-world outcomes for South Africa’s learners.
#SouthAfricanEducationAccelerator #FoundationLearning #StrongFoundationsStrongFutures #GovZAUpdates #EducationZA
Juliah Maphutha to practitioners, govt, researchers & numeracy advocates:
The Limpopo baseline study = an ongoing process.
Not a snapshot. A living methodology.
That's how you serve multilingual classrooms. #Limpopo#JuliaMaphutha#FundaWande#TPD@funda_wande@WitsUniversity
Juliah Maphutha
📌 Data collected progressively over 2024 & 2025 – 2026 data underway
📌 Videos transcribed & translated to English for analysis
📌 Research team meetings twice a year + online discussions
#Limpopo#JuliaMaphutha#FundaWande#TPD@funda_wande@WitsUniversity
Teacher Professional Development in the multilingual context research from @funda_wande and @WitsUniversity bassline research is being shared @DBE_SA presentations by #JuliaMaphutha and #TonyEssien (Wits is been shared now). Teachers are the core and basis for the research
Findings shared by #JuliaMaphutha in a collaborative study undertaken by @funda_wande@WitsUniversity@DBE_SA indicates data from 30 schools in the #Limpopo region has a strong base to showcase teacher professional development in the multilingual context
📍 We're ready to welcome education researchers, teachers, policymakers and partners for a day of learning, collaboration and evidence-based conversations on multilingual education.
#fundawande#readingformeaning
Gwarube unveils R38.2 billion education budget with strong focus on early learning https://t.co/Ueg6YSYKnP looking forward to spending the morning with @fundad and @WitsUniversity research teams today