School Liason Program

School Liason Programmes

Because of Calibre Education’s positive relationship with schools in Johannesburg, specific programmes are set up for individual students requiring support before the end of the year examinations. Students who have academic challenges, or who are unable to attend school on a daily basis because of health or other issues, have been recommended to Calibre Education by the academic management of schools.

These programmes provide specific tuition, which aims to close the gaps in the learning of these students and happens in consultation with their teachers in the school they attend. These programmes can run during ISASA holidays, and each programme can be individually designed for the needs of each student. Many students in this programme attend lessons after their day at school, or they are accommodated at certain convenient times during the school day. Calibre Education operates 7 days a week for most of the year, and full and busy programmes run during both the GDE and ISASA holidays.

Scribes and Readers

The National Department of Basic Education and the IEB offer opportunity for students who face barriers to learning to obtain accommodations. These take the form of extra-time in examinations, or the use of a scribe and/or reader in examinations. Calibre Education trains its teachers to be able to carry out this responsibility with integrity and professionalism. Scribing and reading can have a dramatic impact on the performance of students with challenges and Calibre Education sees this service as central to its philosophy of doing what is in every child’s best interest.

Students enrolled with Calibre Education make use of this service, and all paper work and evidence pertaining to the accommodation is managed and tracked by Calibre Education. Readers and scribes are also provided to students in schools and assist at the school at which the student writes his or her examinations.

Our philosophy with scribes and readers is that the relationship between students and scribe must be one of mutual understanding, and that the integrity of any assistance is beyond reproach. Students who have never had a scribe or reader before can be daunted by this experience, and Calibre Education endeavours to make the experience as stress-free and constructive as possible for the student.