#InternationalYogaDay 🧘 Free entry 👕 Free T-shirts 🧘 Free yoga mats 💆 Free health screenings 🎁 Loads of wellness giveaways & lucky draws 📍 Randburg Cricket Club 📅 Saturday, 20 June ⏰ From 09:30 Register free docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #IDY2026 #Johannesburg #FreeEvent

📍 Gqeberha, Eastern Cape | School Safety & Mobile Library Handover Safe schools and access to books — two things every South African child deserves, no matter where they grow up. This morning, Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube undertakes a school safety inspection and participates in an anti-bullying pledge signing at Dr Habelgaarn Primary School. The Minister will then joins learners at B.J. Mnyanda Primary School in KwaZakhele for the handover of a Mobile Trolley Library, aimed at promoting a culture of reading and learning. Small acts. Real impact. Children at the centre of it all. #KuzobaSafeEsgela #SaferSchools #MobileLibrary #EveryChildMatters #StopBullying #EducationZA #EndBullyingInSchools #GovZAUpdates

The research highlights a vital truth: while learner participation is consistently high, deeper conceptual teaching & independent learner reasoning still require sustained, ongoing coaching & mentoring for long-term impact. 🧠🏫 #TeacherDevelopment @funda_wande @WitsUniversity

Gwarube unveils R38.2 billion education budget with strong focus on early learning iol.co.za/news/education/202… looking forward to spending the morning with @fundad and @WitsUniversity research teams today

📍 We're ready to welcome education researchers, teachers, policymakers and partners for a day of learning, collaboration and evidence-based conversations on multilingual education. #fundawande #readingformeaning

“In what ways can teachers be developed to harness the epistemic potential of multiple languages?” That’s the question driving today’s @funda_wande @WitsUniversity TPD Ground-level insights from Grades 1–5. #MotherTongueEducation #FundaWande #EarlyGradeLearning @Taynita101

Attending the @funda_wande in partnership with @WitsUniversity (TPD) Teacer Professional Development in the multilingual context taking place @houghtonhotelb@vanessaperumal @Taynita101 @SimtheLive @eNCA @ewnupdates @Official_SABC1

Happening now at the Houghton Hotel: @funda_wande & @WitsUniversity share new research on teaching in multilingual classrooms. The big question? How to help teachers harness the power of multiple languages for literacy & maths. #TPD #MultilingualEducation #BalaWanda @SimtheLive

Sharing how the study is being carried out in #Limpopo #JuliaMaphutha shares the methodology and showcassing how the study was carried out in the baseline study @funda_wande @WitsUniversity @METROFMSA @SABCNews_Radio @eNCA @SimtheLive

TPD IN THE MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT youtube.com/live/IcwnHNK8HB4… via @YouTube catch the live stream @SimtheLive @Taynita101 @vanessaperumal

What does the data show? Classrooms in Limpopo are shifting! Endline data reveals an increase in learner-centred teaching, improved multilingual strategies better use of concrete visual learning materials like counters & number lines. 📈🇿🇦 @funda_wande @WitsUniversity @DBE_SA

Prof. Anthony A. Essien @WitsUniversity breaks down how teachers can be developed to teach maths in multilingual classrooms. @funda_wande @ewnupdates @SABCNews_Radio This isn't theory. This is classroom reality for SA teachers. #FundaWande #MultilingualMaths #TPD

Juliah Maphutha 📌 Data collected progressively over 2024 & 2025 – 2026 data underway 📌 Videos transcribed & translated to English for analysis 📌 Research team meetings twice a year online discussions #Limpopo #JuliaMaphutha #FundaWande #TPD @funda_wande @WitsUniversity

Juliah Maphutha to practitioners, govt, researchers & numeracy advocates: The Limpopo baseline study = an ongoing process. Not a snapshot. A living methodology. That's how you serve multilingual classrooms. #Limpopo #JuliaMaphutha #FundaWande #TPD @funda_wande @WitsUniversity

The videos were also part of the observation in gathering data explain #JuliaMaphutha @funda_wande Observing the teachers were the bases of the research @WitsUniversity @Vanessaperumal

#FundaWandeWits: Unpacking the first-ever joint literacy & mathematics study in SA! Focusing on 30 schools across Capricorn North & Capricorn South in Limpopo, tracking teaching in Sepedi & English. 🧵👇 #MultilingualEducation #ReadingForMeaning @funda_wande @WitsUniversity

Findings shared by #JuliaMaphutha in a collaborative study undertaken by @funda_wande @WitsUniversity @DBE_SA indicates data from 30 schools in the #Limpopo region has a strong base to showcase teacher professional development in the multilingual context

Basseline to Endline research shared at the Teacher Professional Developmenty in the multilingual context @SimtheLive @vanessaperumal

Teacher Professional Development in the multilingual context research from @funda_wande and @WitsUniversity bassline research is being shared @DBE_SA presentations by #JuliaMaphutha and #TonyEssien (Wits is been shared now). Teachers are the core and basis for the research

Ms Siviwe Gwarube participated in a high-level panel discussion on strengthening education systems for future skills preparedness, alongside ministers, business leaders, and international development partners. Moderated by Ms Kasthuri Soni of Harambe, the panel examined how government, the private sector, and civil society can work together to turn education policy into real-world outcomes for South Africa’s learners. #SouthAfricanEducationAccelerator #FoundationLearning #StrongFoundationsStrongFutures #GovZAUpdates #EducationZA