Focus Areas
The Zenex Foundation has three core focus areas through which it carries out work :
Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa (TICZA)
Introduction The student-teacher internship space in South Africa remains largely fragmented with little stakeholder collaboration. Such inclusive collaboration is critical if we are to build a common and effective framework for student-teacher internships. Zenex and...
Student-Teacher Internships: The Khanyisa Inanda Community Project (KICP)
Student-Teacher Internships: The Khanyisa Inanda Community Project (KICP) Introduction The government’s National Development Plan identified improving the quality of teacher training as critical. One of the Zenex Foundation’s responses to these needs is our...
UJ Online BEd Foundation Phase Internship Programme
Introduction In response to the urgent need for quality initial teacher education (ITE) in South Africa, Zenex has funded a number of strategies for developing quality teaching practice programmes. The University of Johannesburg (UJ) BEd Foundation Phase Internship...
Zenex-Inanda Teacher-Interns Project
The Inanda Seminary teacher-intern development programme is a two-year programme where interns are supported academically, financially and through mentoring to progressively achieve a set of holistic teacher competencies. Link to article: Name of Organisation/service...
Zenex Literacy Project (ZenLit)
Implemented in 21 schools across three provinces, this project is focused on developing and testing an innovative model of in-service training for Foundation Phase literacy teachers. Name of organisation/service provider: MOLTENO, READ and ELET with literary...
Extension of the Zenex Literacy Project (ZenLit)
The Zenex Literacy Project (ZenLit) that commenced in 2014 reached its final year of implementation in 2017. Between 2014 and 2017, the Zenex Foundation designed and tested a model for improving the way literacy at Foundation Phase in both Home Language (HL) and...
Grade R Early Mathematics Project
This project involves the training of district officials to support Grade R teachers to teach early numeracy through a well-researched conceptual and coherent approach to Mathematics. This project is implemented in partnership with the Western Cape Department of...
NECT District Improvement Programme – Structured Learning Programme
The NECT District Improvement Programme promotes a Structured Leaning Approach to provide support to teachers in low resource and low capability contexts. It provides scripted lesson plans, training and coaching. Name of organisation/service provider: National...
Rate of Adoption of the curriculum trackers in KwaZulu-Natal – The Programme to Improve Learning Outcomes (PILO)
This snapshot review aims to generate insight on the rate of implementation; adoption and uptake of curriculum trackers and Foundation Phase Heads of Department (HODs) supervision and support to Foundation Phase teachers, through the adoption of the structured...
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa M&E Internship
This project is aimed at innovating models of selection, placement and training of pre-service teachers in MSL. This project places candidates as interns in independent schools. This model worked well and is now being implemented and tested in public schools. ...