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Tutor support boosts pupils Sign in Register Sign in Register News Business City Opinion School News State Capture Politics Videos Lifestyle Arts Festival Daily Life Dispatch Adventure Entertainment Motoring Sport Boxing Mecca Local Heroes Classifieds Local Heroes Tutor support boosts pupils Students step up to help learners stay on top of their school workload By Lisekho Madikane - 07 August 2018 Yamkela Nkomo founder of # SupportALearner with some of the learners they help to stay on top of their schoolwork, at the Miriam Makheba Centre of Performing Arts Career expo in July Image: Supplied Since 2016 150 pupils from five East London upper schools have been receiving tutoring. The programme – #SupportALearner – was founded by Yamkela Nkomo, who realised some pupils were struggling to cope with the workload, as some do not have support at home considering their parents or guardians might be illiterate. The programme, which supports Grades 10 to 12, has Nkomo and 35 Walter Sisulu University and University of Fort Hare students as tutors. They provide services to pupils at Unathi, John Bisseker, Greenpoint, Ebenezer Majombozi, School of Excellence and East London Science College, but it is moreover unshut to other individual pupils from other schools. “We don’t want to study for them. Before they pose a question they need to first show us they tried [to solve it on their own], and we identify where they went wrong,” Nkomo said. UFH BCom Economics student Lebohang Dludlu started tutoring mathematics at the whence of this year. “I saw a poster on the noticeboard on campus and I was interested, and I have seen a lot of improvement. “The learners and plane the parents undeniability to thank me for tutoring their children. As for Yamkela, she is a unflinching woman, very unshut and involves us in everything. She considers our views,” he said. The organisation uses an visit tutoring system to unbend pupils and the tutor. They use the East London Library for the booked sessions. The organisation moreover helps Grade 12 pupils with university applications.Consideringof the expensive data prices, the Destiny Family Church allows the do-gooders to use their office laptops and wi-fi. In July they hosted a career expo at the Miriam Makeba Centre of Performing Arts. Pupils were given using forms and introduced to Course Chooser, a cellphone app that shows which courses one qualifies for equal to their marks, and which universities they will be worldly-wise to wield at. Nkomo said they do most of their communicating through a WhatsApp group. “I have friends and relatives peekaboo in all these schools, so I know the challenges faced by these learners,” she said. Nkomo said it was rewarding to know that she was doing her part in helping out. “Whenever I finger discouraged, thinking it’s not plane worth it and want to quit, someone comes to me and tells me they passed with the help of #SupportALearner. “These kids just need a push in the right direction,” she said. Qualified teachers are invited to sit in during the sessions to assess the tutors to promote quality tutoring. Please sign in or register to comment. REGISTER SIGN IN Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Trending Now Soup kitchen to feed needy of Madonisi Local Heroes ‘MaSoft’ helps build tomorrow’s nation Local Heroes Tutor support boosts pupils Local Heroes Kids taught to use art for addressing tough issues Local Heroes Creating joy for the longwinded Local Heroes Latest Videos State Capture Inquiry - Day 17: Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene testifies Eastern Cape weather X Sections News Politics Videos Lifestyle Sport Local Heroes Classifieds Policy Info Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Comments Policy FAQs Get In Touch About Us Contact Us Advertise Newsletters Our Network TimesLIVE Sunday Times BusinessLIVE Business Day Financial Mail Rand Daily Mail HeraldLIVE DispatchLIVE Wanted Online SA Home Owner Business Media MAGS DispatchLIVE © 2018 Tiso Blackstar Group (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes visa of our terms & conditions and privacy policy.