Accredited |
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Duration |
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Runs during school holidays |
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Related to WCED |
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Programme Description
The Bhabhathane Principal Enrichment (PE) Project is unique in that 7 of the 9 Principals have been members of the Steering Committee, later the Bhabhathane Board which, since 2012, has been tasked with transforming education across all schools in the Franschhoek Valley under the FVTC. The Principals were involved in the extensive Bhabhathane Planning Phase and developed a common Vision and Mission for education (over 5 000 children, parents & teachers) in the small, geographically bound Valley and with the guidance of external education specialists have prioritised the educational needs of the Valley. They are seen as the change agents in the community who are guiding the transformation process not only in their individual schools but across the school cluster in the Valley.
The PE Project has provided an opportunity to build the leadership capacity and also project management skills of the Principals. For the last two years, each Principal has a mentor (retired principals) who visit them every two weeks and spend two hours with them. This is a safe space where the principals and in 2017, their deputies, discuss any burning matters pertaining to their schools and find common solutions. Two of the Principals and one deputy have successfully completed the Management Certificate in Education Leadership at the UCT Graduate School of Business. The entire group has attended NAPTOSA weekend seminars and have come back and presented condensed versions to the SMTs and teachers acros