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gail campbell @gailchat

CEO:Zenex Foundation. 20yrs involvement in developmental grant making. Serves on Boards of Sci-Bono, GEDT, NRF IPASA. Passionate about education development

Joined December 2013
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Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
15 Aug 2025
On 11 August, @DBE_SA Minister @Siviwe_G met with the FLOAT collaboration - a bold partnership of donors and government aiming to ensure that all South African children are literate and numerate by age 10. #PartnersInEducation #EarlyGradeMatters #EducationForAll #FLOAT
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Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
3 Jul 2025
The Department of Basic Education has gathered provinces, NGOs & funders to discuss the latest synthesis of reading research and data from the Early Grade Reading Studies (EGRS). #readtolead #buildingfoundations #foundationphase
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Benjamin Piper@benlpiper
12 Feb 2025
I had the opportunity to discuss implementing #FoundationalLearning interventions at scale at @TaRL_Africa’s 5th Anniversary Conference. Read about our insights on how to best scale interventions to benefit the most children: linkedin.com/posts/benjamin-…

Six insights on implementation challenges at scale – and how to fix them | Benjamin Piper

At the recent Teaching at the Right Level Africa 5th Anniversary Conference, I had the opportunity to discuss implementing #FoundationalLearning interventions at scale with Laura Poswell, Noam...

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Benjamin Piper@benlpiper
7 Sep 2024
New article out on structured pedagogy with Peggy Dubeck. Good timing for #LiteracyDay
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#SeniorPhaseEducation @ZenexF is mother-tongue bilingual education the ‘magic bullet’ ? Not as simple. Prof Feza @Univenofficial maths research: Foundation Phase - Grade 1 learners can count to 30’s in English, yet not proficient in counting in mother-tongue. Implications?
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#SeniorPhaseEducation @ZenexF seminar Prof Madoda Cekiso “every teacher is a language teacher” Teacher development programmes addressing English (LOLT) backlogs must target all teachers @RoomtoRead @DBE_SA @The_NECT @JETEdServices
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#SeniorPhaseEducation @ZenexF seminar. Dr Lynn Bowie recommends review of maths curriculum Grade 8&9 e.g. patterns, content repeated. Also focus on mental maths @olicomaths @CASMEZA @Siyavula @NickyRo88093586
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Senior Phase neglected, all focus on Grade 12. Evidence from Zenex-funded projects- Grade8&9 lose valuable teaching time at least 12 weeks per year - assessment and no schooling ‘study-time’ during matric exams @ZenexF @metcalfemary11 @DBE_SA @resepgroup #SeniorPhaseEducation
Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
27 Aug 2024
“Addressing learning backlogs is key to unlocking a learner's potential. Whether it's gaps in foundational knowledge or challenges with language proficiency, we must tackle these issues head-on in Senior Phase Education.” Gail Campbell, CEO at Zenex Foundation. Join us in conversation here: bit.ly/ZenexLiveStream 📚 #SeniorPhaseEducation #EducationMatters
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EGRP @DBE_SA building evidence over 10yrs. Biggest lever is instructional coaching to improve teaching and learner outcomes. External coaching works. Can Dept Heads (DHs)play role? Need training and time-DHs also class teachers @ZenexF @metcalfemary11 @funda_wande
Dep. Basic Education
@DBE_SA
4 Jul 2024
Replying to @DBE_SA
During the panel discussion, @UNICEF_SA's @C_Muhigana and @ZenexF's @gailchat, reflected on their organisations' involvement in the #EGRS, which entailed the roll-out of high-quality teacher professional development support across Grades 1 to 3 in non-fee-paying primary schools.
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Indeed a privilege to honour the Minister, most importantly creating the platform for philanthropy @IPASA_News to partner with government to support education @The_NECT @DBE_SA @ZenexF
andile dube@andiledube
21 May 2024
'Leading with care, leading with commitment and service, leading in collaboration with others' Appreciating the Minister @AngieMotshekga by @gailchat @ZenexF @DBE_SA @The_NECT
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Kagiso Trust (KT)
@Kagiso_Trust
17 May 2024
Philanthropy plays a crucial role," says Gail Chat (@gailchat), CEO @ZenexF, at #EducationIndaba2024. She emphasizes the importance of teacher quality, particularly in early grades for literacy & numeracy, as the foundation for a strong education system. @CoruscaKhaya
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#educationindaba @funda_wande presenting models - backed by evidence - on how to support teaching in the classroom in early grades. Can’t emphasize more the need to evaluate education initiatives to build evidence based models @ZenexF @IPASA_News
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Benjamin Piper@benlpiper
13 Nov 2023
This report addresses key issues of support to teachers to help improve learning. Clear, Doable and Rewarding - three key words for teaching. if you don't know what they mean, then check out the new report.
World Bank Education & Skills
@WBG_Education
13 Nov 2023
📘Our new Report, "Making Teacher Policy Work" is out! ℹ️ wrld.bg/VSOW50Q6HuL Thank you @CH_Benmoussa @florlopezboo @jari_lavonen @SariMultala @benlpiper @keishiathorpe Carlos Vargas Tamez, Luis Benveniste, all the participants & people involved in! Let's #InvestinPeople!
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Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
3 Nov 2023
Congratulations to Adv. Thandi Orleyn, Chair of the Zenex Foundation, on her Spirit of Ubuntu Award conferred by @UbuntuPathways. The award honours her unwavering commitment to transforming the lives of the majority of South Africans.
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Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
12 Oct 2023
What resources are available on the #UlwaziLwethu portal? -The Ulwazi Lwethu reading materials include levelled Graded Readers, fiction and non-fiction Storybooks, collections of Big Books, Anthologies and Classroom Libraries. Access them for FREE here: ulwazilwethu.org.za
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Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
3 Oct 2023
“Books previously written in English and then translated into African languages and those that are originally written in African languages are different.” - Dr Xolisa Guzula quoted speaking on #UlwaziLwethu reading materials in the @dailymaverick here: bit.ly/3F1BzMw

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Learning in home-language supported with quality reading resources key to addressing reading challenge in SA @DBE_SA @NASCEE_SA @IPASA_News @right2readproj
Zenex Foundation
@ZenexF
23 Aug 2023
A key constraint to reading for SA children has been the dearth of readers & teaching materials in African languages. To meet this challenge, Zenex Foundation & partners invested in a collection of 1 430 readers & storybooks. More on #UlwaziLwethu here: bit.ly/3KNByPN
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Mary Metcalfe@metcalfemary11
15 Sep 2023
A piece I was asked to write for Education International @gailchat @SadtuNational @NAPTOSA_TEACH ei-ie.org/en/item/27998:equi…

Equitable access to the teaching profession is vital to quality education

When I was asked to draft a contribution on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the UN High-Panel on the Teaching Profession , I agreed without hesitation because I believe that equitable access to...

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National Education Collaboration Trust@The_NECT
12 Sep 2023
“We spend an enormous amount of money on education collectively, figures show that about R5bn is spent on education per year, and we have to closely monitor & evaluate impact, & the effectiveness of what we are doing.” – @gailchat , CEO, @ZenexF Stream: fb.watch/m-S3rAH3Ia/

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Congratulations to development team: 1430 readers in all 9 African languages #UlwaziLwethu presenting at LITASA @Molteno_SA @RoomtoRead @laurenfok1 Available end Sept - Open Source @ZenexF
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