Focus Area
The Zenex Foundation has three core focus areas which it carries out work, namely:
Early Grade Literacy & Numeracy Programme
Builds reading and numeracy teaching expertise at a critical entry point in the schooling system – the Foundation Phase.
Senior Phase English Mathematics Programme
Remediates mathematics and language backlogs at the point of entry to high school.
Thought
Leadership
Promotes evidence to
influence policy and practice.
Underpinning all our work is Research, Monitoring & Evaluation to ensure that evidence informs our work and also contributes to knowledge development in the education sector
Working article: A vocabulary journey with Foundation Phase teachers
Working article: A vocabulary journey with Foundation Phase teachers Published: 2025 In this document we reflect on the English...
What Works and What Doesn’t_A Meta-analysis of South African Education Interventions
What Works and What Doesn't_A Meta-analysis of South African Education Interventions Published: 2016 In the past two decades various...
Landscape review of mathematics interventions in South African schools
Landscape review of mathematics interventions in South African schools Published: 2016 The Foundation commissioned a landscape review...
Evaluation of the Learner Support Programme
Evaluation of the Learner Support Programme Published: 2017 PROGRAMME GOALS: Increase the number of learners who obtain...
Literature review of coaching in education: From ‘knowing to doing’
Literature review of coaching in education: From ‘knowing to doing’ Published: 2019 Coaching is increasingly used for the professional...
Learning with technology in low-income households in times of disruption
Learning with technology in low-income households in times of disruption Published: 2020 The role of information and communications...
Perspectives on learning backlogs in South African schooling
Tackling Learning Challenges in the Senior Phase Published: 2022 In 2021, the Zenex Foundation (hereafter Zenex) initiated a series of...
Landscape analysis of the role of Language in Early Grades Mathematics teaching and learning in South Africa
Landscape analysis of the role of Language in Early Grades Mathematics teaching and learning in South Africa Published: 2023 When...
Ten LTSM Key to South African Primary Maths Education Landscape
Ten LTSM Key to South African Primary Maths Education Landscape Published: 2023 Your feedback on the reportReducing learning...