1. GDE School Twinning Programme
Train The Trainer (Pilot status, Coaching, Legislation& Fundraising) October 2017

2. Welcome & PURPOSE To provide an overview of Twinning pilot
To Prepare for incremental scale
Embedding
Your valuable insight :
Role as Champions

3. INTRODUCTION
Task : Introduce each member … My name is, my role is and right now I feel (blue, red yellow any colour ) because…….. I am a twinning stakeholder because I can contribute….

4. Twinning Overview, Design,Progress & Plans
LOOKING BACK
Why Twinning?
Twinning Implementation progress
Evaluation, Internal Exchange & Knowledge Management
LOOKING FORWARD
PLANS 2017/2018
Embedding/Institutionalisation
Evaluation, Exchange (External & Internal) & Knowledge Management

5. TWINNING: LOOKING BACK

6. Why do Twinning ?
MEC Vision to transform and address inequalities through:
Section 17 Governing body (two schools one governing body)
Sharing of resources and expertise
Holistic learner development
Social Cohesion
Improved learner performance

7. How do we do twinning?

8. Progress so Far…

9. Twinning Progress
Currently 4 pairs Gazetted (Most recent Reigerpark & Sunwardpark )
Training manual on coaching, twinning legislation & knowledge management
5 coaches and coaches Manager in place
Completed Mid Term Review in 2016
Refresher training for current District & Coaches
EMASA presentations by School principals,Districts & coaches
MEC Target for 2017 – 5 new pairs of Schools gazetted Section 17GB)/New school District training/Incremental scaling in 2018
Extended Pilot to December 2018

10. Evaluation, Exchange & knowledge Management
Sharing of Learning, Collection of Stories of Impact, Problem Solving, Refresher Training on Key Topics, Learning about the support required for Twinning to be successful
Sharing and Learning Events 2016:
3 PLCs for District Officials and Coaches
3 Sharing Events for S17GB Leadership,
Province, District and Coaches

11. Documenting the Learning
First KM Report November 2016 Based on:
Coaches’ Monthly Progress report
GB Survey Instrument
Internal Whole School Evaluation (School Self Evaluation Instrument)
Coaches’ Whole School Evaluation
Impact Story Instrument
Learning Brief Instrument
Conversations at Exchange Events
What do we do with the learning?
Schools Adapt
Coaches, Districts and Province Tweak Support, unblock and Problem Solve
Project Management becomes smarter

12. Plan for 2017/2018 EMBEDDING & INSTITUTIONALISATION

13. PLANS Engage 5 pairs of prospective schools as per MEC list
Coaches lighter touch on current twinned schools and handover to District
Extensive work and alignment with ROS, District, HO Line functions eg Governance and Mathew Goniwe to embed Twinning within the GDE

14. Twinning Training Materials design, packaging & delivery incl:
Procedures Manual/Twinning guide
Coaches training for IDSO’s
Financial management for Sec17GB’s
Fundraising, Marketing and Networking
EMASA conference 1-3 September:
Theme- 21St Century Education:IS the education system geared to achieving it?
Lessons Learnt (Design, School case studies, Evaluation, Coaching and District support

15. EVALUATION, EXCHANGE & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Focus Up to now:
Internal Learning and Exchange
Appropriate for Initial Phase
Focus Moving Forward:
Continue Internal Learning, Share with new schools coming on board
Externally Faced Dissemination of Learning & Advocacy (Learning briefs, newsletters, Infographics, policy briefs, Twinning guide
Do more with our Stories & Learning
Appropriate for Maturing Pilot