Jika iMfundo: a South African study of ‘turning education around’ through improved curriculum coverage

Supporting teaching and learning in out-of-field subjects : a case study of departmental heads.

“…The Jika iMfundo is a programme that seeks to address the limitations by strengthening SMT through support and training, enhancing teacher knowledge and skills through professional development workshops, optimising school time management, and using curriculum trackers to monitor curriculum coverage (Bertram et al, 2021). In collaboration with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, PILO created it (Pillay, 2020). From 2015 to 2017, two education districts-King Cetshwayo, which is predominantly rural, and Pinetown, which is more urban-implemented it as a trial project (Metcalfe, 2015).…”