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| How can data help you meet the requirements of critical department policies like NPPPR, CAPS and SIAS? And how do you find and analyse that data more easily? Join the experts at one of our DDD training sessions to find out! | |||||
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| TOPIC: Strategies for creating high-performing schools. Learn how to use DDD to identify key indicators of underperformance and the underlying causes; and craft evidence-based turnaround strategies and school improvement plans. | |||||
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| TOPIC: Connecting policy and practice - using policy-aligned data to improve performance. Join DDD expert Mrs Monki Gabashane for a deep dive into how the NPPPR, CAPS and SIAS policies influence the data you use to support learners, focusing specifically on progressed learners and the DDD promotion profiling tools. | |||||
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| Meet the “masters” in Ekurhuleni | |||||
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Building a culture of data-led thinking means building capability – and the DDD Master Trainers in Ekurhuleni are rising to the challenge. Seen above is Chief Education Specialist, Ms Zoleka Khumalo, with fellow education officials and Master Trainers at a planning session in Ekurhuleni South last week. |
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| TIP #1:TERM PROMOTIONS | TIP #2: ACHIEVEMENT PAGE |
TIP #3: PROMOTION PROFILING | ||||||||
| Click the new Term Promotion button on the "Detail" page to see progressed/promoted learners per grade, for any term/year you select, and export the data for analysis. | |
Click on the DDD “Achievement” tab and hover over any of the bars in the bar graph to see a breakdown of the number of learners progressed, promoted and not promoted. | |
Use the FET, Senior or Intermediate Phase profiling reports on the DDD Reports page to analyse progressed learner details. Read this step-by-step guide for details. | ||||||
| TURN PROGRESSION INTO PROGRESS | ||||
| As Term 1 gathers pace, education officials have a small but powerful window to change the trajectory for progressed and over-age learners. The difference between quiet disengagement and renewed momentum often lies in how quickly schools turn data into action – so here’s how to do it: 1. Spot risk early, and act early. Use the DDD Dashboard’s learner performance and attendance views to identify at-risk learners before problems deepen. Analyse patterns across grades and subjects to create a clear “watch list” that enables school support teams to intervene proactively, not reactively. 2. Bridge the gaps. Analyse subject-level performance to see exactly which concepts or skills learners are missing. Instead of broad revision or generic extra classes, you can use DDD’s insight to design focused bridging support that addresses specific literacy, numeracy or subject gaps. 3. Differentiate teaching with confidence. With clear diagnostic insights, you can group learners flexibly and adjust pacing – in other words, help progressed learners to access grade-level content without being left behind. Where feasible, schedule the most important catch-up lessons inside the normal timetable, to ensure learners are able to attend. 4. Monitor progress systematically. Establish regular data review cycles to track progress based on the information you submit to the DDD Dashboard each week. By setting measurable benchmarks and reviewing quarterly trends, you can refine your interventions based on facts, not guesswork. 5. Strengthen school/district coordination. Use DDD reports in school and district meetings to link academic trends with attendance and support plans, and direct professional development where it is most needed. Term 1 can be your launchpad for progressed learners to regain confidence and move forward. Log in to DDD today. |
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| THE FACE OF EDUCATION: THEY’RE CLASSROOM-READY AND EXCITED TO MAKE AN IMPACT! | |||||||||||||||||||
| After more than a decade of making education data more visible and actionable, we continue to see DDD’s impact reflected in the journeys of the learners it tracks and supports. In this second installment of our “face of education” feature, we’re proud to introduce three more graduates from the Dell Young Leaders programme who are passionate about education and ready to make a meaningful impact in your classrooms. Click on the links to view their professional profiles. For more information on the Dell Young Leaders programme and how it helps to connect high-quality young educators with potential employers, email partners@dellyoungleaders.org. |
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