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). The aim of the … Read More
Strengthening the educational system through data driven resilience: SEED’s partner perspective
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 … Read More
New research: Transforming education leadership — exploring the critical role of middle tier professionals
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, published by maitri trust. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
Succession Planning for Founder-led organisations
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) Background to founder-led organisations Leadership succession for founders is always challenging. Much has been written on “founder syndrome” but it is often evidenced in the ability of the founders to meet critical needs, overcome major … Read More
Strategy development using Sinek’s Golden Circle
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) There is clearly a need in organisations to establish a broad strategic framework that everyone identifies with and which can guide strategic decision making going forward. In his book “Start with Why” (2009) Simon Sinek … Read More
Leading teams
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) The Team Performance Model is a simple tool to help you understand how you are doing in your school or organisation. As a leader you will be required to manage four elements of team performance … Read More
Leading Change
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) There are few key processes that need to be followed when trying to bring about change. The following illustration describes this process: Establish a “burning platform” – a case for change We have to create … Read More
Leadership Styles
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (2013) identified 6 leadership styles in their book “Primal Leadership”. Each of these styles has a different effect on people’s emotions, and each has strengths and weaknesses in different situations. Four … Read More