To ensure sustainability and progress in improving education delivery, the NECT conducts regular monitoring visits in rural schools, engages with parents, encourages collaboration to improve educational outcomes and gives schools a fresh start through the Fresh Start Schools Programme (FSSP)
The National Education Collaboration Trust’s (NECT) interventions have taken the Eastern Cape by storm – focussing on everything from exam readiness to high-tech education interventions with a view to elevate a province in need of better results.
As part of an on-going effort to cultivate a nation of readers, the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is donating books to schools in Limpopo, helping learners improve their reading and writing skills and ultimately their overall performance in school. The NECT is also improving educational outcomes by deploying change agents and school administration interns to schools targeted for intervention.
The NECT launches training workshops aimed at creating professional teachers through improved curriculum coverage plans, subject content, pedagogy and classroom practice.
Chapter 9 of the National Development Plan (NDP) outlines educational objectives that must be achieved by 2030 if South Africa is to succeed as a nation.
In the last 20 years huge strides have been made to uplift and empower women. Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga said in her International Women’s Day speech earlier this year: “Indeed, South Africa has received international recognition for these efforts and is currently ranked 16th in the world by the Global Gender Gap Index – a framework used by the World Economic Forum to capture the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities among countries in the areas of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.”
As part of their education revolution, the NECT is creating a nation of readers – one book at a time.
The NECT programme in Limpopo is based on an understanding that the drive for change begins by ensuring that every person involved in teaching and learning must believe and understand that all learners have the potential to succeed, regardless of their circumstances.
The recent placement of District Communication Representatives will advance the NECT’s efforts to effectively communicate to stakeholders at a regional level.
Parental involvement is one of the most important contributors to learner performance.
Eastern Cape Schools who have been exposed to telematics might be the case study that proves ICT is the way of the future
Setting ground for delivery of quality education in public schools means resolving pertinent issues such as schools' administration processes, poor infrastructure, and teacher shortages and under performance.
A move towards the professionalisation of teaching is a bold step in the right direction, and could unlock change in the education sector.
The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) calls on parents and children from all walks of life to read together in honour of Mandela. Nelson Mandela engenders all those characteristics that define an agent of positive societal change. We therefore call on the nation to pick a book and help children start the journey of reading.
Education experts and practitioners representing government, labour and civil society attended a seminar on professionalism at the South African Council of Education (SACE) in Centurion on 18 June 2015.
There is a new revolution in South Africa: fixing education. The NECT is actively involving today’s youth in this revolution.
The first leg of the NECT’s poster campaign in schools is devoted to respect, quite apt considering South Africans will be commemorating Youth Month in June
“I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it” – Nelson Mandela
As Youth Day approaches, we are striving to create an enabling environment for South Africa’s youth – where they have the benefit of well-functioning schools. This will ensure that they are able to benefit from an education, and from an education system, that was denied to the youth of 1976.
The DBE cannot roll out effective ICT interventions in schools overnight, or on its own. But there is a plan.
The M&E framework of the NECT will continuously monitor learning outcomes and a range of school functionality indicators in 8 districts.
The National Education Collaboration Trust’s March dialogue provoked intense debate about the most productive interventions to transform education
The Education DialogueSA of 2014 came up with several concrete proposals to upgrade basic education – and they are seeking ministerial and cabinet approval
The announcement of Sizwe Nxasana’s retirement from the CEO position of First Rand bodes well for the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) of which he is chairman.
Education stakeholders to discuss innovative proposals for education reform.
There is light at the end of the education tunnel, if what the NECT has achieved since its inception in November 2013 is anything to go by, says Godwin Khosa, CEO
The sad passing of Thembisile Nwendamutswu, Limpopo MEC of Education, is not only a great loss for her family, friends and colleagues, but also for the learners in Limpopo, who benefited from her dedication and commitment to improving education in the province.
As South Africa celebrated World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, both President Zuma and Deputy President Ramaphosa expressed their unqualified support for the profession. This time round there are some encouraging signs that we will make some real progress.
For the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) to succeed in assisting the Department of Education to overhaul education, it is going to have to ensure that its primary stakeholders find common ground and a climate of growing trust between themselves. Business, Government and the Unions are not historically endowed with trust for one another.
What’s been dubbed ‘SA’s educational Codesa’ involves all stakeholders, each with their own particular contribution to offer in creating quality education for all – big business will be a major beneficiary. Government is matching private sector donations rand for rand, and contributions have tax and BBBEE advantages. There is a compelling argument for engagement.
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