The traditional African proverb, ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is well-known within the education community. Children now live in a fast-paced world and the support and guidance from our ‘village’ is more important now than ever before. Our students are faced with a myriad of both challenges and opportunities and the stakeholders at Kobe Ramokgadi Learning Academy Schools (KRALA) are vital to the successful growth and development of our students. Our key stakeholders are identified as being:

Students

Staff

Parents

School Board

The local community

Collaboration is the key to building an effective school culture that builds on the strengths of those in the school community and beyond. We will continue to build upon parent and community engagement and our success will be evident by the level of engagement and the number of families who participate in school events.

(KRALAS has high expectations of staff and students. ‘Strive to be your best’ is modelled right throughout the school by staff and this will create a consistent and positive school culture. We foster distributed leadership whereby staff are encouraged to ‘have-a-go’, take risks, try new ideas and lead in different areas of interest or expertise.

Staff are provided the opportunity to grow through self-reflection, classroom observations, peer observations, continuous Professional Learning and the Professional Growth process.

Our expectations of staff are guided by the Matric - Independent Examination Board (IEB)) Principles of Teaching and Learning. As outlined in the (IEB)) ‘Effective Teaching’ document, we believe our teachers will have; high expectations, acknowledge individual differences, use a range of pedagogies, encourage student responsibility, have mastery of their teaching content, provide a safe environment, monitor progress and provide feedback and build positive relationships.

Education is a partnership between teachers, parents and students. It is through a strong partnership towards common goals that our vision will be realised. Parents are a major stakeholder in ensuring our students are well-supported.
We will:

Communicate student achievement and progress effectively and regularly

Continue to build and uphold the KRLAS culture

Facilitate parent information sessions as required

Seek regular feedback from parents and act upon it

Provide additional opportunities for families to engage with the school.

The School Board is an integral part of the school’s governing structure. It provides guidance, a voice from the school and broader community and is vital in the school’s drive for constant improvement.
The Board:

Uphold the Vision, Purpose and Values of the Kobe Ramokgadi Learning Academy Schools

Promote the school as a safe, inclusive and positive learning experience for all children admitted in the schools

Access available skill sets to build positive partnerships throughout the education system and our local community to enhance the best outcomes possible for our students

Support the Parents, Guardians and members of our school community to foster the best environment for our children to learn and strive to be their best

Provide positive guidance and governance to the school

Assist in maintaining a high level of accountability within the school and participate in the self-review cycle

Adhere to the Terms of Reference for the Matric - Independent Examination Board (IEB)) Principles of Teaching and Learning