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Mark Potterton

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Aug 31, 2026
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Jul 19, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Mark Potterton

    No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources (opens the original)

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    Bopasenatla Secondary in Diepkloof, Soweto, has turned tight discipline and planning into outstanding results. I met Takalani Radzuma, principal of the highly successful Bopasenatla Secondary School in Diepkloof, Soweto, early on a Saturday morning. I found him in a classroom making sure learners had arrived on time for extra lessons. Radzuma had been deputy principal for 18 years before he was appointed principal at Bopasenatla in October 2021. At the time, the school had 195 learners and a poo

  2. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Mark Potterton

    Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools (opens the original)

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    The renowned professor of education explores classroom transformation in his latest book. Professor Jonathan Jansen is probably the best-known public intellectual in South Africa. His newspaper columns, books and public engagements are relevant and challenging. So, when he decides to work alongside a principal on the Cape Flats to turn around a school, people take note. His original goal wasn’t to write a book, but to work alongside the principal to turn around the academic results of a school

  3. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Mark Potterton

    Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools (opens the original)

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    The renowned professor of education explores classroom transformation in his latest book. Professor Jonathan Jansen is probably the best-known public intellectual in South Africa. His newspaper columns, books and public engagements are relevant and challenging. So, when he decides to work alongside a principal on the Cape Flats to turn around a school, people take note. His original goal wasn’t to write a book, but to work alongside the principal to turn around the academic results of a school

  4. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · Mark Potterton

    Stop feeding the maths monster by making kids think it’s too difficult (opens the original)

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    Perpetuating the myths around maths can make it even more inaccessible for learners. The common perception that “maths is hard” can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. When students approach maths expecting to struggle, they give up more quickly. This negative mindset creates a cycle of low confidence, less motivation and poor performance. Parents who say “I was never a maths person” help to normalise the myth that maths is not for everyone, and it undermines the ability of so many studen

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