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Literacy in Primary School Research Studies
We invite researchers to submit proposals for four studies on literacy and language in Grades R–6.
Closing date: Closing date: 23 October 2026 at 16h00
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Literacy and Language Instruction the Foundation Phase
Language Instruction in the Intermediate Phase
Comparative Review of Bilingual Education
LTSM in Public Schooling
Expression of Interest: Technical Assistance Support for Education Departments
Closing date: Closing date: 18 August 2026
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Terms of Reference: Evaluation of the Strengthening African Home Language Instruction in the Foundation Phase Project (SAHLIP)
Closing date: Friday, 14 August 2026 (17h00)
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Terms of Reference: Appointment of Part-Time PhD Candidates: Assessment and Early Childhood Development
Closing date: Friday, 3 July 2026 (17h00)
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Call for Proposals: Reimagining Mathematics and Language Teaching and Learning in the Intermediate Phase
Closing date: 30 June 2026
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Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the LEAD Programme
Closing date: 21 November 2025
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Call for Proposals: Strengthening African Home Language Instruction in the Foundation Phase
Closing date: 20 November 2025
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Terms of Reference: Longitudinal Early Grade Reading Study Data Collection
Closing date: 20 July 2025
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Annexure A: Full Sample of Learners
Annexure B: Coordinates of Sample
Annexure C: Summary of Learners and School Numbers in Sample
Funda Uphumelele National Reading Study
Terms of Reference for Human Resource Planning, Provisioning and Monitoring Specialist
Closing date: 2 May 2025
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The Reading Support Project Impact Evaluation
Terms of Reference: Quantitative Consultant
Closing date: 5 February 2025
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Funda Uphumelele National Reading Study: Data Collection Terms of Reference
Closing date: 14 November 2024
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Terms of Reference: Exploring Mathematics Participation and Performance in Low-Resource Contexts
Closing date: 15 November 2024
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M&E Practitioner Capacity Building Project
Expression of Interest
Closing date: 06 August 2024
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A decade of early grade literacy research in South Africa: Lessons and Data
Terms of Reference: Qualitative Research
Closing date: 14 May 2024
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Funda Uphumele National Reading Study: Terms of Reference for Various Positions
Closing date: 15 April 2024
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Application: Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST)
Closing date: 19 April 2024
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Call for proposals: EdTech Programmes for Mathematics and English in Grade 4
Closing date: 13 March 2024
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Terms of Reference: Evaluation of a Senior Phase Mathematics Teacher-led ICT Project
Closing date: 15 February 2023
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Terms of Reference for the External Evaluation of the Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa (TICZA)
Closing date: 9 September 2022
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Request for Proposals: Addressing mathematics learning backlogs in Grade 4
Closing date: 25 August 2022
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Request for Proposals: Quality assurance and review of African language Foundation Phase reading materials
Closing date: 25 July 2022
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Terms of Reference for a landscape analysis on the role of language in early grade mathematics education
Closing date: 15 July 2022
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Terms of Reference for Qualitative Evaluation of the Scaling of Base-10 Mathematics Project
Closing date: 26 April 2022
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Terms of Reference for Evaluation Services
Closing date: 7 March 2020
Senior Phase English First Additional Language Backlogs Project
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Call for proposals for Foundation Phase Curriculum Recovery Project
Closing date: 13 August 2021
Call for proposals: Foundation Phase Curriculum Recovery Project
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Terms of Reference
Closing date: 6 August 2021
Terms of reference: Reviewing Early Grade Mathematics Assessments and Learner-Teacher Support Materials
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Calls for proposals
Closing date: 31 May 2021
Calls for proposals: English Backlogs Senior Phase
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Calls for proposals
Closing date: 15 April 2021
Invitation to submit a research proposal for a working paper using TIMSS data
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Terms of Reference
Closing date: 13 December 2020
Terms of Reference: Evaluation Services for Early Grade Reading Programme
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Terms of Reference
Closing date: 24 November 2020
Terms of Reference: Early Grade Mathematics Project (EGMP) Research Associate Appointment
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Calls for proposals
Closing date: 18 September 2020
Terms of Reference: Evaluation of the Gauteng Grade R Maths and Languages Improvement Project
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Calls for proposals
Closing date: 30 August 2020
Call for proposals: Evaluation of the South African Mathematics Challenge.
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