Elmeri van Heerden
Elmeri joined the Acorn team in August 2021 as an Instructional Coach. She has over 13 years of experience as a teacher, Head of Department, and has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Education [...]
Madri Volschenk
Madri has been working in the learning support field for several years. The belief that every child has the right and the potential to learn optimally is the driving force behind her work. She [...]
The TIMSS Report 2019
The Department of Basic Education has presented the latest findings of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2019 (TIMSS), showing how South African students compare to the [...]
Apex High School’s Response to COVID 19 Lockdown
Today, in Coffee Chats, we are talking to Apex High School’s SGB Chairperson and parent, Shantel Olivier, and Principal, Renate van der Westhuizen, about their response to the 2020 COVID-19 [...]
Ernst Gouws
Ernst is a social entrepreneur with a passion for education. He has been involved in several community education programmes since 2018 and was appointed as Acorn Education’s chairperson in [...]
LEARNING SUPPORT EDUCATOR (LSE)
LEARNING SUPPORT EDUCATOR (LSE) 12-month contract post Join us on a journey towards excellence! Do you have a passion for Education Transformation? Do you want to use your learning support skills [...]
Instructional Coaching Interview with Dalene Uys
Acorn Education Foundation Phase Instructional Teacher Coach, Celeste Abrahams, interviews Dalene Uys from Apex High School about her experience with instructional coaching.
Instructional Coaching at Acorn Education
In an interview with Acorn Education’s Lead Instructional Teacher Coach, Sakeena Elloker, and Foundation Phase Instructional Teacher Coach, Celeste Abrahams, they discuss the groundbreaking [...]
