Introduction Benchmarks are set expectations and norms for literacy and reading performance for each grade. They ensure teachers can assess African language learners’ literacy levels systematically and accurately. The African Languages Reading Benchmarks Project is...

Introduction Zenex focuses on supporting the development of effective models that can be implemented at a systemic level in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE). Zenex also manages a range of projects to benefit the early grade education system...

Introduction Quality pre-school education and stimulation are significant predictors of later school progress. Despite near-universal Grade R access in South Africa, 65% of children have not mastered the literacy and numeracy skills required for Grade 1. Inequality...

Grade R Early Mathematics Project (Western Cape) 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Introduction School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic had serious ramifications for education in South Africa. Unlike better-off and well-resourced schools that were able to transition to some form of home-based schooling with teacher interaction, learners at...