At UCT Online High School, they’re constantly working hard to make things better for their learners and guardians.

This means reviewing what they do, taking advantage of the best innovations in tech, and above all, listening to their community. 

They will be making a number of key upgrades that will come into effect from the beginning of the 2023 school year, to better the way they teach the youth of South Africa. 

They’re introducing more structure, with defined terms within an academic year, scheduled breaks, weekly assignment deadlines, weekly module release, and all the flexibility in between — and calling this “Structured Flexibility” — the freedom to work within well-defined boundaries. 

In line with Structured Flexibility, they will guide learners with weekly work plans, helping them manage their time better. Curriculum and Online Campus Updates will see more videos added, a more streamlined learning path, and content chunked into 45-minute lessons.

They’re putting the earn into learning thanks to their new learning rewards and gamification programme. Launching in this new school year, the points accumulated have real value and can be redeemed in a custom storefront.

Learning online can be tough. There’s no educator in the room to stop learners from looking at their phones, no timetable to tell them when to move from class to class, and little to stop the outside world from interrupting their learning. That’s where their multi-layer support comes in.

Along with their crew of motivating Support Coaches, who are there to excite, inspire and encourage good learning habits, Dynamic Academic Support will be provided in the form of subject facilitation in discussion forums, weekly ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions and Mastery Boot Camps for learners who do not succeed in their informal assessments.

They are restructuring the roles and responsibilities of some of their team members. Rather than relying on the skill set of an individual teacher, they’ve created teams of qualified Subject Specialists and Learning Facilitators to design dynamic learning content and assessments for each subject. They’ve also upgraded their grading process to improve moderation and to make grades available to learners and guardians with a quicker turnaround time.

Guardian Orientation has now been introduced to better equip guardians to support their learners in an online learning environment. Plus, their brand new and exclusive Guardian Mobile App has launched this January to assist guardians in keeping track of learner progress, with scheduled enhancements to be rolled out throughout the year. 

These enhancements and continuous updates to the way they do things at UCT Online High School will free learners to unleash their potential, enabling them to realise their ambitions and build their futures!

“We have a wonderful opportunity in education right now to bring in a new era of teaching and learning, one that is accessible to an abundance of African learners across a wide diversity of backgrounds. I am deeply passionate about community and the exciting opportunities that data-driven teaching technology can provide us. This, combined with learning initiatives such as support training and collaborative reflection, makes UCT Online High School one of the most exciting prospects in the education sector in South Africa. It is my deep honour to lead the next generation of learners into this exciting new chapter.” says Ms. Banele Lukhele, Executive Head of School and Chief Academic Officer. 

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