Presentation to Global Education Leaders' Partnership

1. Communities of Practice:
Transforming Teaching and
Learning across South African
Schools and Contexts
November 2015

2. Join the conversation online
#GELPedu

3. BRIDGE: Linking Innovators in
Education in South Africa

4. Where does BRIDGE work?

5. BRIDGE’s focus areas

6. www.bridge.org.za/knowledge-hub/

7. Post-school access collaboration

8. Donor collaboration

9. The SA Extraordinary Schools Coalition

10. Non-negotiables
• • Student centred approach
• Planning is essential
• No chalk and talk. Engagement
• Building relationships - seeing the children
• Continuous measurement
• Differentiation
• Routine – structure – what to expect
• Integration
• Community of Engagement
• Teach for understanding

11. SAESC Innovations
• School peer review
– Domain 1 – Leadership and Management
– Domain 2 – Teaching and Learning
– Domain 3 – Culture and Climate
– Domain 4 – School and Community
• Aspiring leaders programme
• Global Teachers Institute
• ESTEP Programme
• AXIS Summit

12. The SA Extraordinary Schools Coalition

14. Reflection and discussion
• How can this sort of work be taken to scale
without compromising its developmental
spirit and making it bureaucratic?

15. 10 factors for successful collaboration
Respond to a need and share an understanding of the need
Develop trust first
Work together to develop vision and strategy
Set goals
Have champions and drivers
Be willing to change in your role as initiator or champion
Share ownership
Be flexible, developmental, iterative and open to ideas
Have a democratic approach to governance, hosting and
responsibility
Understand that change takes time!

16. Contact BRIDGE
info@bridge.org.za
www.bridge.org.za
Facebook: BridgeProjectSA
Twitter: @BridgeProjectSA