NECT News

For the past two years the country’s education system has had to recover and adapt to new methods of learning. Educators and thought leaders had to go back to the drawing board and find innovative solutions to meet the curriculum requirements while focusing on the safety of learners. The unequal learning loss reared its ugly head and systems had to be put in place to address the socioeconomic inequalities that are so prevalent in our society.

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) together with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is implementing a catch-up and recovery plan to assist matric learners across the country, through the 2-year-old Remote and Digital Learning (RDL) support programme.

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) underwent its first overarching evaluation of all facets and aspects of its work from the date of its establishment in 2013, receiving kudos from sector stakeholders. The evaluation revealed the NECT as an expert, agile and efficient organisation that not only recognises the changing needs and pressures in South Africa’s education sector, but also has the ability to respond effectively as matters arise.

The EU, with UNICEF, the DBE and NECT launches an innovative programme to strengthen reading and leadership in South African schools.