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
Impact evaluation of a school leadership development programme in Western Cape, South Africa
Evaluation of the impact of the Instructional Leadership Institute Programme Over the past few years, the Zenex Foundation has increased the number...
International Literacy Day 2021 The Zenex Foundation Social Media
International Literacy Day 2021 The Zenex Foundation Social Media
Senior Phase Mathematics Teachers Project
Introduction Many evaluation studies undertaken by Zenex have highlighted knowledge gaps in maths education as a key factor in poor learning...
Teachers and Parents Communication and Support Systems under COVID-19
Introduction School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic had serious ramifications for education in South Africa. Unlike better-off and...
National Reading Culture Barometer
National Reading Culture Barometer Project Introduction Most literacy interventions focus on school-based efforts to improve teaching and learning....
Foundation Phase Curriculum Recovery Project
Foundation Phase Curriculum Recovery Project Introduction The Foundation Phase Curriculum Recovery Project was designed during the fourth wave of...
Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa
Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa (TICZA) Introduction This project supports the second phase of the Teacher Internship Collaboration...
COVID-19 Public Education Campaign: Returning to school safely
COVID-19 PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN: RETURNING TO SCHOOL SAFELY INTRODUCTION The reopening of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic was met with great...
Foundation Phase Teacher Assistants Project
Foundation Phase Teacher Assistants Project Introduction Schools in South Africa have faced intermittent disruptions since March 2020 because of...