SAPA
The South African
Principals’ Association is an organisation of school leaders committed
to providing professional development and personal growth. We receive no
funding from the State and all our programmes are self-funded by
educators. The organisation is active in all nine Provinces. Our current
President is Alta van Heerden. She is also the Principal of Sunlands
Primary School in Cape Town.
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
It is essential to create an opportunity for School
Leaders to gather once a year from all over the country to share ideas
and grow professionally. Every year one Province is given the task to
present the National Conference. The Western Cape loves to host
leadership conferences. We hold an annual conference for teachers and
principals.
ALAN DAVIES -
THRASS (UK)
Executive Director of
THRASS UK, Alan Davies, will address Principals on the Literacy Dilemma.
The THRASS phonics programme is enjoying considerable success in Africa
where it has been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the
teaching of English in Africa. THRASS is being used with children of all
abilities from all types of backgrounds and in all types of schools:
government schools such as Farm Schools in the Kwena Basin in the
province of Mpumalanga, township schools in Orange Farm, Johannesburg
and prestigious independent schools in several provinces.
Alan is a dynamic keynote speaker. His wife, Hilary, will lead a
breakaway session during the Conference.
