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Primary School Initiative
The Primary School Initiative (psi) aims to raise awareness of the importance of good teaching and assessment practices at the primary school level. Launched in 2015, there are currently more than 110 psi schools in Southern Africa.
IEB psi primary schools are rooted in a southern African context while firmly maintaining global standards. Participation in psi assessments and workshops fosters a strong relationship with the IEB. psi Schools prioritise preparing learners for the future emphasising holistic development as well as valid, authentic assessment.
psi offers primary schools various benchmarking opportunities. These assessments provide valuable feedback to teachers, helping them identify the conceptual and learning strengths and weaknesses of individual learners as well as common areas for improvement across classes, phases or the entire school. This data can then be used in whole school planning and for professional development.
Being part of the psi network provides member schools with preferential pricing on workshops, conferences and the full range of psi assessment opportunities.
MATCH Grade 7
MATCH (Measuring Abilities and Thinking Competencies for High School) is a benchmarking opportunity which provides to provide primary schools with an independent assessment of their Grade7 learners’ preparedness for high school in terms of both academic proficiency and the necessary skills base needed for continued success at high school.
