Dear Educators

Welcome back to your second term! We hope you had a very restful holiday and would like to tell you about the
projects we have been working on for the Sunday Times and Sowetan for this term.

Sunday Times – Career Quest

During this term we will be distributing 500 000 free copies of the Sunday Times to over 2 000 schools around South Africa. PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR YOUR FREE COPIES! Inside you will find Career Quest – targeted specifically at your Grade 9 classes. As you are well aware, over a million Grade 9 learners will be making crucial subject choices for Grades 10-12. Their subject choices will affect how they fulfill their dreams of a decent tertiary education and a prosperous career. Career Quest will provide essential information and advice on a wide range of job sectors and specifically areas where there are scarce skills. The 32-page supplement covers 12 crucial employment sectors and includes interviews with over 30 people working in those sectors. Every sector lists employment categories, subjects to choose in Grade 10, tertiary institutions to study at and advice on how to get bursaries and grants to study at universities and colleges.

Sunday Times – ReadRight

ReadRight continues to publish the Sunday Times storybook initiative, in partnership with publishers Oxford University Press, Maskew Millar Longman and Macmillan, the project supports the National Department of Education’s (DoE) Foundations for Learning campaign to improve the reading and writing skills of children in Grades R-6. All 22 cut-outand- keep storybooks are published with advice and tips for parents and teachers on how to help children with their reading. We urge you to get parents involved and to collect these valuable storybooks for your school. ReadRight is an insert in the Sunday Times Magazine (published during term times) and is targeted at children between the ages of six and 14; learners can SMS ROCKZ and their details to 32545 to become a member of the ROCKZ Club.

Sunday Times – Foundations for Learning Supplements

Sunday Times is publishing a series of learning supplements to support the DoE’s Foundations for Learning campaign. Both the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy for children in Grades R-6 will be addressed through these supplements sponsored by the DoE. This project will see seven supplements – one for each grade –published in the Sunday Times Magazine. The eight-pagers, targeted at children, teachers and parents, are full of useful information and helpful tips; as well as posters to put on classroom and bedroom walls.

These supplements are available on:

• Grade 2 May 10
• Grade 3 May 31
• Grade 4 June 14
• Grade 5 July 19
• Grade 6 Aug 23

Skillz Magazine

Skillz Magazine, a production of Football for an HIV Free Generation (F4), uses the excitement around World Cup 2010™ to engage young South Africans in the fight against HIV and Aids. Featuring the world’s and South Africa’s top soccer stars, the magazine draws on soccer to teach life lessons and encourages young people to
make a positive difference in their communities. Published quarterly in the Sunday Times and distributed to 2 300 schools throughout South Africa, Skillz teaches the youth how to follow the 3 Skillz to Win in soccer and life: Know the Game, Build Your Team and Make Your Move. As a teacher, Make your Move! Join the F4 movement and fight HIV and Aids in South Africa – Use Skillz life skills and as a HIV and Aids education tool. Every quarter, Skillz’ Coach’s Corner features a simple activity that you can do with your learners to teach them about healthy living.

Sowetan – Power Your Future (PYF)

Power Your Future (PYF), an educational supplement published in the Sowetan, Daily Dispatch and Herald newspapers every Wednesday (during term times), it is targeted at older learners in Grades 10-12. PYF contains cutout-and-keep curriculum pages as well as vital information on career choices and life skills advice. To join Planet PYF, learners can SMS PYF and their details to 32545.

Newspapers in Education Workshops (NIE)

Avusa Education will also conduct free workshops for your teachers as part of our Newspapers in Education (NIE) initiative that provides meaningful support to schools. Avusa Education invests over R1 million a year in running workshops for educators on how to use newspapers as a tool for teaching. Educators are provided with quality teachers’ guides. These workshops demonstrate how newspapers can be used in almost every subject area.
If you’re interested in a free workshop at your school, please contact us with your details.

Don’t Forget to Join our Teachers’ Club
SMS the word TEACH to 32545 to stand in line to win great prizes and to receive SMS teaching tips and details of
what educational resources Avusa publishes every week in term times.

For more information please contact

Phanuel Mnguni, Schools’ Training Co-ordinator, on 011-280 5041 or mngunip@avusa.co.za Or
Nozi Canca, Schools’ Marketing Assistant, on 011-280 5374 or nozi.canca@avusa.co.za