2. Schools should be perceived as the mediating layer between home and the transmission of learners socio-economic status

3. LEARNER DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

4.  Poverty and Inequality  HIV  Child heading household  Absenteeism  Unemployment  Attitudes SOCIO-ECONOMIC

5. Literacy and numeracy empowers learners THE QUALITY OF A NATION’S EDUCATION IS A KEY FACTOR IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE LABOUR MARKET

6. Literacy and numeracy empowers learners

7. PARENT DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

8.  Parents’ participation in the children education  Functional School Governing Body (role responsibility)  Good leadership in the school  Support from District office  Effective schooling should be treated as a dynamic on-going process. POSITIVE FACTORS

9. EDUCTOR DYNAMIC MODEL OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

10. INDUCTION PROGRAMME Welcome Letter of Appointment Social introduction Organogram Job Description School Information AT SCHOOL LEVEL

11. TYPES OF EDUCATORS 80% VOCATION 10% JOB PASSION

12. Ensure to achieve quality education  Teachers Salaries  Bursary programmes  Interventions targeting existing teachers. EDUCATORS

13.  Access to textbooks  Functional inventory system to manage stocks of textbooks and other support material  Frequent homework  Regular assessments take place as per ATP  Available teaching time is used affectively  A functional teacher Dr S Taylor – 30 August 2012 CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS

14. DBE Province District School Classroom

15.  Ensure quality teaching and learning is taking place  Management of the School  Constitution  South African Schools Act 84 of 1996  Employment of Educators Act 79 of 1998 PRINCIPAL

16.  Officially none in Gauteng  Certain Districts may have a programme at District level  Gauteng - Matthew Goniwe in the process to compile one INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR PRINCIPALS

17.  Instructional leadership  School wide focus on instruction  Orderly and safe environment  High expectations for student achievement  Use of student achievement data for decision making and planning EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS

18. In my current research, during interviews, Principals indicated the following needs: 1.Financial Management 2.Human Relations 3.Conflict resolutions 4.Team work 5.How to compile a policy 6.The South African Schools Act (SASA) 7.Skills PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR PRINCIPALS