Have you signed up yet? 6 June 3:30pm BST in person Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge or online The teacher demographic dividend: Incoming wave of teacher retirements in #SouthAfrica Join us to hear from Nic Spaull Stellenbosch University @RESEPgroup realcentre6june2023.eventbrite.co.uk

In Chapter 10 of Early Grade Mathematics in SA, Feza, Ramollo & Chiphambo highlight the challenges with teaching maths in African languages. The book can be downloaded here: resourcehub.oxford.co.za/higher-educati…

In the penultimate chapter of Early Grade Mathematics in SA, Nicky Roberts , Feza and Graven explore the use of storytelling in mathematics. The chapter can be downloaded here: resourcehub.oxford.co.za/higher-educati…

No books at all in 43% of SA households with young children, finds study commissioned by DBE and Unicef businesslive.co.za/bd/national/ed…

Tuesday 6 June 3:30pm BST Join us in person Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge or online to hear from Nic Spaull on: The teacher demographic dividend: Incoming wave of teacher retirements in #SouthAfrica Stellenbosch University @RESEPgroup #teachers realcentre6june2023.eventbrite.co.uk

Paper on #teacher demographic dividend in #SouthAfrica: Projections of Educators by Age and Average Cost to 2070 Nic Spaull Stellenbosch University RESEPgroup tdd.sun.ac.za/downloads/A.-G…

Concluding points from Nic Spaull Stellenbosch University RESEPgroup on #teachers in #SouthAfrica

Other papers from the #SouthAfrica Teacher Demographic Dividend project Nic Spaull Stellenbosch University RESEPgroup tdd.sun.ac.za/research/

The Teacher Demographic Dividend (TDD) project is a large research undertaking at RESEP. Here is a 20-min video summary from Prof Martin Gustafsson on the main findings on the Demand and Supply of teachers in SA and what it means for universities: youtube.com/watch?v=ilKQ_h…

Eric Hanushek talking about global basic skills at Stellenbosch University, RESEPgroup

A fantastic 2 days in Stellenbosch🇿🇦 participating in the 3rd University of Pretoria/Stellenbosch University PhD Economics Workshop supported by ERSA RESEPgroup. Great to spend time with former, current & new colleagues/peers. + an Eric Hanushek keynote! Thanks Richard Freund for the 📷☺️

“SA Education is Not the Worst in the World” My op-Ed in today’s Business Day explaining that not all is doom and gloom in SA education. I look at global rankings, learning outcomes and school feeding (where SA is 2nd in the world ito coverage). businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

Another fact most South Africans don’t know; pre-pandemic SA educ was one of the fastest improving systems (among those that measure learning gains over time). Starting from a low base, yes, but nevertheless something that doesn’t happen accidentally. businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

I’ve written a short RESEPgroup research note which provides an overview of what we know about the effects of the pandemic on the South African🇿🇦 labour market at its onset, as it progressed, and in its aftermath. Available here for those interested: resep.sun.ac.za/wp-content/upl…

The Annual Research on Socioeconomic Policy @RESEPgroup conference is underway. Our JETsetters Zaahedah Vally and Daniel Mashilo are in Stellenbosch at the #RESEPconference. @stellenboschUni

RESEPgroup Stellenbosch University "Learning losses for majority of the population is quite large, given the latest PIRLS results. These losses are carried throughout a child's schooling career. What can be done given the current fiscal squeeze and teacher capacity? -Opening address by Servaas van der Berg (RESEP)

So great to catch up with former friends/colleagues from RESEPgroup SA Reserve Bank this week at ESSA’s Biennial Conference in Pretoria🇿🇦.

Exciting news! Resep has Master's, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral bursaries available for 2024. 😁🎉  If you are interested in education research you are encouraged to apply. 📚 Details in the advertisements below. Stellenbosch University Postdocs Stellenbosch University Research at Stellenbosch University

Great to see 9 x *province-specific* analyses of teacher demographics in South Africa. All presentations available on the Teacher Demographic Dividend (TDD) website here (+ all other TDD research): tdd.sun.ac.za/research/#2023 RESEPgroup

Brilliant article from Nangamso Mtsatse, sharing her experiences from the recent workshop co-hosted with ESSA in Nairobi #Kenya on Early Childhood Development & Foundational Learning. Recommended reading! #ECD #FLN linkedin.com/pulse/enhancin…