For parents

Help with the parts of school that nobody explains

Written by two teachers who have spent thirty years between them watching where children — and parents — get stuck.

Home education packs

The BELA Act tightened the rules for home educators. Registering is a form and a few certified copies. The part families get wrong is the records afterwards. These packs handle both.

Available now

Foundation Phase · Grades 1–3

A complete registration and record-keeping pack, built around what provincial officials actually look for.

  • Start Here guide — registration walkthrough, document checklist, and the honest answer to "do I really have to teach 23 hours a week?"
  • Education Plan — editable Word template with model wording
  • Records Workbook — attendance register that counts to 196 days, progress tracker, portfolio checklist, assessment record that works out levels 1–7 for you
  • Portfolio Guide — what to keep, how to label it, and what Grade 3 requires
R549one family · editable files included Buy now
Coming

Other phases

Same structure, correct CAPS subjects and time allocations for each phase.

  • Grade R — newly compulsory under BELA
  • Intermediate Phase, Grades 4–6
  • Senior Phase, Grades 7–9
Intermediate Phase — January
Please read. These are administrative templates prepared by practising South African teachers. They are not legal advice and not a guarantee that any application will be approved. Requirements are set by each provincial education department and change from time to time. Always confirm your own province's current requirements before submitting, and keep proof of submission.

Holiday activity kits

The South African summer holiday runs about five weeks. These are built for that.

Coming 28 November

Themed Week Kit

One theme, five days, three difficulty levels in the same pack so siblings can work side by side on the same subject.

  • Tier 1 (Gr R–3), Tier 2 (Gr 4–6), Tier 3 (Gr 7–9)
  • Literacy, numeracy, science, art and movement each day
  • One materials list for the whole week — household items, with a realistic cost
  • A Friday showcase the child presents to the family
  • Load-shedding alternatives for every activity
R229per theme Join the list below to hear first
Free

Boredom-buster cards

Thirty activity cards a child can read and run alone. Household items only. No screens.

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Parent explainers

South African research is blunt about this: parents want to help with schoolwork and say plainly that they do not know how. These are written for that.

Coming January

What your child is learning this term — and how to help

Plain language, no education jargon.

  • What they are covering and what "good" looks like by term end
  • The three things that trip most children up
  • Four ten-minute activities for the kitchen table
  • How to read the report card
  • Questions worth asking at parent evening
  • When a struggle is normal and when to ask for help
R149per grade, per term

Free: Home Education Registration Checklist

Two pages. The documents you need, the 60-day deemed-approval rule most parents have never heard of, and the three mistakes that cause the longest delays.