Author: comms@included.org.za

Dear Colleague/Friend/Supporter of Inclusive Education South Africa HELP us to continue empowering our educators during the COVID-19 pandemic so that ALL children in SA have access to quality education. ✋ HOW CAN YOU HELP ?   🤷                                          ‍ It's easy and it takes less than 5mins ! ⌚ Go to www.myschool.co.za 👀➡ Choose the " GET YOUR FREE CARD" option. 😉 Complete your personal details  👌 Select Inclusive Education SA to be your main beneficiary.  ✔ Present your card when you shop at Woolworths 👍 “That’s how simple it is to help us provide education to every child in SA”

Dear Colleague/Friend/Supporter  IESA is conducting an impact assessment of its Knowledge Sharing Programme since inception. If you have interacted with IESA at some point in the past, then you are invited to participate in this survey. Your responses will be highly appreciated, as we thrive to improve our programme offering. The questionnaire will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Please note that all your personal information will be kept confidential and analysis of responses will be aggregated and anonymised.  Please click on the link to participate in the survey: https://forms.gle/MxgvTdeqHvFSic7RA

In May 2020, IESA will be hosting free remote Inclusion in ECD Workshops. WhatsApp us on 079 374 2064, where you will receive further prompts to complete registration.

1 April 2020 Inclusive Education SA launched our WhatsApp PARENT SUPPORT LINE to support learning at home during SA’s Lockdown. Our qualified facilitators are standing by to take your questions on how you can: (1) Plan activities for you and your child                            (2) Support your child with their homework                            (3) Stimulate learning for babies and toddlers at home. You will have access to advice and                                   various strategies and resources. We are here to support you during this lockdown.  

When you have handed out the standard assessment to a learner at exam/test time, have you ever felt that there is really no chance of him making it? We know there are learners whose writing or language skills are poor but, if they are given more time and a different type of assessment, they are able to convey their understanding of the work. Department of Education Policy guidelines provide solutions to this. An example is applying for assessment accommodations regarding barriers to learning and/or immigrant status requests for assessment purposes for learners who require them. The following guidelines are extracts from WCED Circular 0017/2016: Which learners are eligible for accommodations? Those who experience barriers to learning arising from a disability, learning difficulty, learning disability or behaviour and/or psycho-social disorder which…

On the 17th July we had the opportunity to discuss teaching race and culture in the early stages of childhood development.   Click here to listen to the podcast to hear IESA director, Bertha Magoge, share her thoughts and insights.

Today, IESA Gauteng and Western Cape branches celebrated heritage day 2018. Staff members were asked to come dressed in traditional clothing and share a few of their stories with one another as well as bring eats that represented their heritage.  A great day was had by all, as we were reminded of our rich and diverse collective histories. [ngg_images source="galleries" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="240" thumbnail_height="160" thumbnail_crop="1" images_per_page="20" number_of_columns="0" ajax_pagination="0" show_all_in_lightbox="0" use_imagebrowser_effect="0" show_slideshow_link="1" slideshow_link_text="[Show slideshow]" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]

Senzo's Story - A barrier is not only defined by disability “A barrier to learning is anything that stands in the way of a child being able to learn effectively.”   What we often fail to realise is that barriers to learning are not only limited to physical or intrinsic disabilities. *Senzo (name has been changed) is an only child of a single mother and has lived with his grandmother from birth up until his present age of three.  He is well cared for, however, when he started at his local ECD centre he was delayed with regards to milestones in comparison to his peers.  This was because he had not had appropriate stimulation at home.  He still drank milk from a baby bottle and his mannerisms were “baby-like”. Scribbling, reading activities…