Language belongs at the centre of learning.

A useful learning resource has to make sense in the classroom where it will be used. Funda Wande’s 2019 annual report documents Julia adapting materials into Sepedi, translating core content, developing a graded-reader anthology and engaging provincial education officials.

Her work also included planning classroom filming in two Limpopo schools. These filmed examples connect written guidance with the details of everyday teaching. The report records Teaching at the Right Level training in Botswana during the same period.

The 2020 report names Julia, printed as Juliah Maphuta, among a collaborative conceptual and content group. This team developed an integrated Grade 1 literacy programme, including learner books, teacher guides, anthologies and Big Books across three languages.

Separate credits record co-translation and co-editing on a Grade R Term 3 Sepedi/English activity guide and co-editing on seven Sepedi Big Books. Each resource in the catalogue retains its own credit and publisher access route.

Her current employer biography describes a wider language remit: versioning learning and teaching materials into Sepedi, Setswana and Sesotho, identifying master teachers in each language, and overseeing filming and editing. These responsibilities connect language expertise with usable classroom examples.

Read the evidence

Funda Wande · Annual Report 2019Funda Wande · Annual Report 2020JET Education Services · Grade R Activity Guide, Term 3 — Sepedi / EnglishWordworks / JET Education Services · Are You My Mother? / Na o Mma wa ka? — Sepedi editionWordworks / JET Education Services · The Beanie Nest / Sehlaga sa kuane — Sepedi editionWordworks / JET Education Services · David’s New Bicycle — Sepedi editionWordworks / JET Education Services · Spot Goes to the Shop — Sepedi editionWordworks / JET Education Services · Bushbuck’s Visitor / Moeng wa Phala — Sepedi edition