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BCP Focus Schools: South Communities

Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 14:00
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 14:00
South Communities Training

Following the training and qualification of the Learning Support Teacher at Marine Primary School as a mediator of the Basic Concepts Programme (BCP), significant improvements were observed in the functioning and learning outcomes of the learners in her groups. These positive results generated strong interest among the remaining Foundation Phase teachers at the school. As a result, they attended the Basic Concepts Symposium in 2025 and requested formal training in the programme.

Teachers from Pauli Pre-Primary School also participated in the symposium and recognised the potential of the programme to support learners in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) phase.

These two schools will undertake training together as part of the South Communities Training Programme.

The primary objective of this initiative is to introduce structured and targeted BCP interventions in schools serving the Metro South Communities.

Teacher-mediators at these sites will not only deliver high-quality, focused, short-term interventions to learners, but will also be responsible for establishing a sustainable and ongoing intervention framework within their schools.

As designated Focus Schools, they will receive enhanced support from the Basic Concepts Foundation, including advanced training, learner progress tracking, feedback, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.

 

 

Developed new method/techniques on how to use myself better in sessions and get better potential from children.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

I realized that if one lays down a solid foundation for your learners they will become self-assured and confident human beings.

Metro Central, October 2013

Before the workshop I thought (that) I knew how to teach or introduce my lessons, but now I know that I was not doing justice to my learners. I took them for granted ... as if (they would) very easily understand my instructions.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (January, 2013)

Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016

For me the most effective aspect was the basic teaching model.  When I implemented the model I found that my learners were more focussed when I followed the steps of the model.

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

The course was clear, open and easy to understand basic concepts. What I liked most was that it links with the curriculum and it really works. It needs to be implemented at my centre.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)