South Communities Focus Schools Project - Training Session 4 (Position)

Training Session 4 - Position

The training session was received extremely positively, with participants rating both the overall experience and content usefulness very highly. The data indicates that the Basic Concepts Programme is perceived as both engaging and practically valuable, with a particularly strong impact on teachers’ understanding of how to teach position concepts through structured, language-rich, and interactive methods.

Training Details-

• Number of teachers: 13

• Number of officials: 1 present

• Venue: Marine Primary School

• Time: 14H00 - 16h30

• Date: 9 April 2026

    

Overall rating on the helpfulness of the content of the training session:

This is a very positive result which indicates that 89% of teachers found the content of the training extremely helpful, while the

remiaing 11% found the content very helpful.

Main takeaways -

• Understanding left and right is foundational and must be taught using the learner's dominant hand to establish consistency.

• Teaching position requires careful use of vocabulary, clear instructions, and descriptive language to guide learners effectively.

• Perspective-taking is essential—learners need to grasp that position changes depending on the viewer’s angle.

• The Concept Teaching Model helps structure the mediation of position concepts in a clear and systematic way.

• Trainees gained practical ideas for how to teach position through engaging activities, classroom strategies, and real-life application.

Summary of Feedback from teachers - 

The training session was received extremely positively, with participants rating both the overall experience and content usefulness very highly. The data indicates that the Basic Concepts Programme is perceived as both engaging and practically valuable, with a particularly strong impact on teachers’ understanding of how to teach position concepts through structured, language-rich, and interactive methods.

A key strength of the training lies in its emphasis on hands-on, demonstrative learning and clear conceptual frameworks, which participants found immediately applicable in classroom settings. Teachers reported increased confidence in using precise vocabulary, mediating spatial concepts, and adapting their instructional approaches to better support learner understanding.

While feedback was overwhelmingly positive, minor improvements were suggested regarding session timing and duration. Overall, the training is viewed as highly effective, with strong enthusiasm for implementation and continued engagement with the Basic Concepts Programme.

Support Visits

Following the training session, support visits were conducted at participating schools, during which both trainer-led and teacher-led demonstrations took place. These visits were widely regarded as highly valuable, with teachers noting that they provided meaningful insight into how the theoretical components of the programme can be effectively translated into practical classroom application.