Lead for learning, offers a comprehensive analysis of various aspects of education systems worldwide. The report emphasizes that education leaders are crucial change agents, balancing extensive management tasks with growing instructional responsibilities, and highlights the need for better selection, preparation, and …
On 9 September 2025, 38 district and provincial officials graduated from the year-long, SBS-ED accredited School Leadership Development Facilitation Programme (SLDF), run by SEED Educational Trust. This first cohort achieved a 100% pass rate, 17 distinctions, and an average above …
Opinion piece by Dr Allistair Witten The constitutional right to a basic and adult education in South Africa is one of the hallmarks of the country’s nascent democracy. Given the pre-1994 struggle for freedom, the right to education has come …
Written by Dr Allistair Witten Introduction Improving the quality of education in South Africa’s public schools is one of the essential goals of the National Development Plan. Given the challenges faced by many schools in our country, it has become …
In an effort to measure education sector performance, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) commissioned the School Monitoring Survey (SMS) 2011/12, the second SMS in 2017 (DBE, 2017) and the third SMS in 2021 (DBE, 2021).
Strategic partnerships can help address societal challenges and drive transformative impact. The Data-Driven Districts (DDD) programme is one partnership that has empowered South Africa’s education sector to improve learner outcomes by equipping leaders with actionable insights through its proven, scalable …
SEED Trust has been actively involved in the extremely successful CURRO Schools Leadership Development Programme, since 2024. “We’ve been very happy to have SEED in our corner. They’ve been incredibly accommodating and are fully committed to the success of the …
New research highlighting the importance of strengthening middle tier leadership (SEED Trust’s primary target market) in improving education quality and learning outcomes in South Africa.
26 Principals graduated from the School Leadership Development Programme that was held at Zovuyo Lodge just outside Butterworth on 29 July 2024. Representatives from Old Mutual and the ECDOE offered their congratulations to the graduates and the graduates themselves spoke …
The graduation for 19 school principals who completed the School Leadership Development Programme was held at Tzaneen Country Lodge on 15 August 2024. 14 of the 19 principals obtained Distinctions and the average for the class was 78%. This is one …
