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UNICEF Reading & Leadership Strengthening (REALS)
2021-2023
Name
Reading & Leadership Strengthening in SA Schools (REALs)
Scope
650 schools in E. Cape, Limpopo and KZN
Client
UNICEF
Funders
UNICEF
Duration
2021 - 2023
Value
R5 million
Results
The average attendance by principals ranged from 79-93% and for parental support 77% of the groups of 10 per school were achieved with 94.8% of schools being reached.
Participant feedback on the training was extremely positive on all aspects - the gender breakdown on parents/ caregivers indicated 22% male attendance which was higher than expected.
Schools had rolled out the parents workshops on Reading Support to 82 826 parents/ caregivers by the conclusion of the project which was 43% of target - these workshops however continued beyond the project and were fully owned by the schools themselves.
Reflecting the 6 practices that were trained in the workshops and the progress that was made by schools in implementing each of these, aggregated up to the provincial level. 60% indicates the practice is in place and 80%+ that it is entrenched. Clearly more time was needed to get these practices well entrenched.
Indicating the improvement in practices from the baseline to the end of the project. Clearly a very significant improvement in parental communication. Th overall 0.6 point improvement is in line with benchmarks for improvement over an 18 month implementation period.
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