2026Teachers take the mic
A facilitator addresses educators at the 2026 poetry workshop led by poet Zubayr Charles.
Strong clubs start with strong educators. English is Lekka runs hands-on teacher development workshops across the district, from standard setting and marking practice to poetry with Zubayr Charles and visual literacy with movie guru Riaz Solker.
More than 1,100 teacher training seats since 2022, and every one of them carries back into a classroom full of learners.
1,131 teacher training seats since 2022
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2026Poetry workshop toolkit
Teachers work through Sipho Sepamla's To the Peach Tree and Zubayr Charles's collection at the 2026 poetry workshop.
2026Paper 3, unpacked
Teachers work through English Paper 3 at a 2026 writing and marking workshop.
2026Notes and know-how
Strategy sharing at the 2026 English Paper 3 workshop.
2026Wide open frames
Composition and landscape work from Riaz Solker's 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Through the fence
A study in perspective from the 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Standing in a circle
A shoe circle study in perspective at the 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Framing the everyday
Doorways and leading lines at the 2026 visual literacy workshop with Riaz Solker.
2026Blue skies over the quad
Teachers gather between sessions at Riaz Solker's 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Every picture tells a lesson
Riaz Solker leads a 2026 visual literacy workshop, one image, a hundred interpretations.
2026A hall of educators
Teachers from across the district gather for a 2026 development workshop.
2026Framing the sun
A hands frame composition from the 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Guiding the markers
A facilitator leads discussion at the 2026 English Paper 3 teacher workshop.
2026Reading the image
Teachers unpack a photograph frame by frame at Riaz Solker's 2026 visual literacy workshop.
2026Light, shadow, story
A silhouette study from the 2026 visual literacy workshop.