Program objectives:
• Enhancing the knowledge and skills of educators regarding the design of learning program, subject frameworks, work schedules and lesson planning
• Enhancing research skills (internet & libraries)
• Planning assessment within learning programmes
• Closing the knowledge gap by providing a forum to discuss teaching techniques, and
• Developing modules for the content subjects

The programme put in place to achieve these goals is multifaceted. All teachers start off by registering for specialized Saturday workshops. While they are registered for these they attend cluster workshops with their peers in their teaching regions and are visited by fieldworkers in their schools to reinforce all learning. Each of these is explained below:

Specialised workshops in specified subject areas are held twice a term. Subjects covered are:
• Mathematics, where the content covered is:
• Basic Maths concepts, and
• Closing knowledge gaps on:
• Content: Transformation Geometry
• Number Patterns
• Financial Mathematics
• Trigonometry, and
• Data Handling
• Mathematical Literacy, where the content covered is:
• Content: Number operations in context,
• Functional relationships, and
• Data handling
• Physical Sciences, where the content covered is:
• Educators and learners are assisted on the design a project,
• Content and practical work where difficulties arise.
• Life Sciences, where the content covered is:
• Practical work on gaseous exchange, pulse rate of the heart and dissection of the kidney, eye, heart and chicken wing.
• Practical investigation on population and calculations- Structure, control and process - tissues, cells and molecular studies.
• Model of the eye
• Life Orientation, where the content covered is:
• Restoration of lost values using heartlines series. Topics addressed in this series are responsibility, forgiveness, perseverance, self control, honesty, compassion & second chances. These values are integrated into the various learning outcomes and assessment standards
• English, where the content covered is:
• Communication skills among learners by using debate and essay writing competitions
• Parts of speech using simple teaching aids accessible to all educators.
• Figures of speech
• Debating/public speaking and essay writing competitions are conducted at Regional and Sub-Regional level among learners from the schools which participate in our workshops.
• Computers, where the content covered is:
• Equipping teachers in computer skills so they can teach learners and be able to do their lesson plans on the computer. These teachers do ICDL (computer Drivers' Licence). They write exams online and on finishing all the 7 modules, they get an accredited certificate. During these sessions the following are addressed:
• Basic concepts of IT,
• Managing Files,
• MS Word,
• MS Excel,
• MS Access,
• MS PowerPoint, and
• Information and Communication

Maths and Science Programme
Together with its partner schools Penreach has identified the following key areas to address in order to further quality education development:
• To improve the content knowledge of educators and learners.
• To improve the classroom methodology of educators.
• To improve management capabilities of educators in the classrooms.
• To expose learners to different careers available.
• To engage learners in Maths and Science competitions.
• To improve learners study methods, and techniques for exam writing.

Partner schools:
Mthombo High, Lihawu High, Hlanganani High, Gedlembane High, Jerusalem High, Bonginghlanhla High, Jacob Mdluli High, E.J Sengwane High, Guduza High and Zwelisha High.
The tutorial classes are facilitated by the Mr Bailey Nkuna (Penreach Science adviser), Mr Paul Dibakoane( Penreach Maths adviser) and three educators from the Penreach partner schools. Classes for grades ten and twelve learners are held every Saturday at Penryn College.

Saturday Tutorial Workshops
105 grade 10 and 12 learners from the ten target schools attend Saturday workshops for Maths and Physical Science. So far three educators from these target schools have volunteered as facilitators at these workshops. The workshops cover the new learning content in Maths and science, as well as practical experiments in Physical Science. Experts from various workplaces within the Maths and Science industry are invited to motivate and explain to learners the different careers available to them.
School Visits
School visits are made to the partner schools based on request by the educators. The following activities are carried out in the schools during the visits:

1. Educator Support
• Practical experiments
• Discussions on projects (both expo and portfolio projects.)
• Team teaching - with regards to content and teaching techniques in maths and science.
• Assist learners to do Science Expo projects. Potential projects are taken to competitions at sub regional, regional, national and international level.

2. Learner Support
• Handle topics which pose a challenge in Maths and Science.
• Assist with learning materials.
• Assist learners with hands on, practical experiments.