Schools should be perceived as the mediating layer between home and the transmission of learners socio-economic status

LEARNER DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 Poverty and Inequality  HIV  Child heading household  Absenteeism  Unemployment  Attitudes SOCIO-ECONOMIC

Literacy and numeracy empowers learners THE QUALITY OF A NATION’S EDUCATION IS A KEY FACTOR IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE LABOUR MARKET

Literacy and numeracy empowers learners

PARENT DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 Parents’ participation in the children education  Functional School Governing Body (role responsibility)  Good leadership in the school  Support from District office  Effective schooling should be treated as a dynamic on-going process. POSITIVE FACTORS

EDUCTOR DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

INDUCTION PROGRAMME Welcome Letter of Appointment Social introduction Organogram Job Description School Information AT SCHOOL LEVEL

TYPES OF EDUCATORS 80% VOCATION 10% JOB PASSION

Ensure to achieve quality education  Teachers Salaries  Bursary programmes  Interventions targeting existing teachers. EDUCATORS

 Access to textbooks  Functional inventory system to manage stocks of textbooks and other support material  Frequent homework  Regular assessments take place as per ATP  Available teaching time is used affectively  A functional teacher Dr S Taylor – 30 August 2012 CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS

DBE Province District School Classroom

 Ensure quality teaching and learning is taking place  Management of the School  Constitution  South African Schools Act 84 of 1996  Employment of Educators Act 79 of 1998 PRINCIPAL

 Officially none in Gauteng  Certain Districts may have a programme at District level  Gauteng - Matthew Goniwe in the process to compile one INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR PRINCIPALS

 Instructional leadership  School wide focus on instruction  Orderly and safe environment  High expectations for student achievement  Use of student achievement data for decision making and planning EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS

In my current research, during interviews, Principals indicated the following needs: 1.Financial Management 2.Human Relations 3.Conflict resolutions 4.Team work 5.How to compile a policy 6.The South African Schools Act (SASA) 7.Skills PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR PRINCIPALS