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Welcome to the fourth edition of this year’s Macnews. We do hope you find it informative and enjoyable.
At Macmillan Education, many exciting things happened in the past few weeks. The Macmillan Online Teacher Campus (MOTC) was launched, which makes it possible for teachers to do workshops in their own time and at their own pace.
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To celebrate World Read Aloud Day on 1 February, we launched the Macmillan Reading Corner, an online magical world of stories. The sales and marketing teams brought fun and joy to learners in all provinces by reading them stories on this special day.
A big thumbs up to all the booksellers who qualified for the 2023 Inner Circle. You can expect a small welcome gift from the Macmillan Team soon.
It is that time of the year to CONNECT again. Join our virtual get-together session on Thursday, 2 March. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit back and get tips on how to stay connected in 2023. Happy reading
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Invitation Virtual Bookseller Get-together
Stay connected in 2023
Date: Thursday, 2 March 2023
Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Programme
• Motivational speaker: Stay connected to grow your business
• Connect with our new Head of National School Sales – Sibonelo
Mkhasibe
Stay tuned – connect with your provincial sales representative
• The Inner Circle connection
• Connect with our new John Catt titles
How to stay connected with Macmillan Education
Exciting prizes await you to connect you and your team!
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International MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Macmillan Education acknowledges the value of mother languages in education. Therefore, we publish in all 11 official languages.
Please follow the links below to view our brochures.
Molo! Goeie dag! Hello! Ndaa! Dumela!
Sesotho brochure Sepedi brochure isiNdebele brochure Xitsonga brochure isiXhosa brochure isiZulu brochure Setswana brochure Siswati brochure Tshivenda brochure
New product!
John Catt educational titles now available at Macmillan Education
Recommended Teacher Professional Development material
John Catt’s educational titles are now available from Macmillan Education. John Catt is a leading publisher of books, directories and educational guides specifically aimed at forward-thinking schools.
Click here to view the brochure
Macmillan Education celebrates World Read Aloud Day
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday of February, and this year it was celebrated on 1 February.
This day is dedicated to reading, specifically to the art and practice of reading aloud. It also highlights the importance of sharing stories. People were encouraged to grab a book and read it aloud to an audience.
The Macmillan Sales & Marketing teams took up this challenge and read stories all over the country at ECD centres, schools and children’s wards at hospitals. Listening to stories helped these sick children forget their pain and sorrows for a while.
In Mpumalanga, stories were read to grannies at an old age home. They were reminded of their important role in telling their grandchildren folktales and stories about their families.
View stories for this day
Macmillan Reading
Corner was launched on World Read Aloud Day!
Storytelling is magic!
Through storytelling, children learn to love reading and associate it with a fun activity. With Macmillan Reading Corner it is easy to make storytelling part of your child’s daily routine.
More about the stories:
• Lively and original stories presented by mother-tongue speakers.
• Stories that will help children to discover the joy of reading and learn more about the world they live in.
• New stories in various languages are to be added every month.
• Enjoy the stories on your cellphone, tablet or desktop.
How to access these amazing stories for FREE:
1. Scan this QR code or,
2. Type this link in your browser: https://bit.ly/rcorner or,
3. Search for “Macmillan Reading Corner” on YouTube
New platform!
Macmillan Online Teacher Campus (MOTC) launch
After many months of intensive hard work, Macmillan Teacher Campus has successfully launched the Macmillan Online Teacher Campus (MOTC) training platform. The virtual launch took place on 16 February and was attended by Macmillan dignitaries, district officials, subject advisors, teachers from the Department of Education, TVET College lecturers and many more.
The Macmillan Teacher Campus team and the digital team have been working on this project for the last three years, and the result is incredible.
MOTC, as we like to call it, is an asynchronous platform. This means that teachers can complete a course in their own time, at their own pace and in the comfort of their own homes.
This platform was born to allow teachers to access professional development opportunities anytime, anywhere, while juggling their busy teaching and extra-mural responsibilities.
The newly launched platform hosts 13 current workshops in various categories, ranging from School and Classroom Management to Maths, Science and much more. The platform will be updated regularly with brand-new workshops and courses on many trending topics.
Check out this platform at https://shop.motc.co.za or click here to view the MOTC brochure
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NATIONAL
Sibonelo Mkhasibe
Head of National School Sales
Cell: 066 474 3793
Email: Sibonelo.Mkhasibe@macmillaneducation.co.za
Antoinette de Vries
Head of National Commercial Sales and Marketing
Tel: 011 731 3455
Email: Antoinette.deVries@macmillaneducation.co.za
Magda Scheepers
Head of National CSI – Gauteng & Western Cape Sales
Cell: 072 463 7552
Email: Magda.Scheepers@macmillaneducation.co.za
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Tel: 011 731 3300
Email: customerservices@macmillaneducation.co.za
MACMILLAN TEACHER CAMPUS
Tel: 011 731 3409
Email: za.mtc@macmillaneducation.co.za
TVET COLLEGES
Gan Krishna
National Sales Manager: TVET Colleges
Cell: 078 804 0592
Email: gan.krishna@macmillaneducation.co.za
Jayshil Bhula
Sales Representative: TVET Colleges
Cell: 076 222 2798
Email: jayshil.bhula@macmillaneducation.co.za
EASTERN CAPE
Ayanda Nkunzi
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 082 949 9664
Email: Ayanda.Nkunzi@macmillaneducation.co.za
FREE STATE
Peter Ledwaba
Provincial Sales Manager Cell: 076 994 0986
Email: Peter.Ledwaba@macmillaneducation.co.za
GAUTENG
Asheena Patel
Provincial Sales Manager
Cell: 066 138 2746
Email: Asheena.Patel@macmillaneducation.co.za
Phathi Kona
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 060 908 8209
Email: Phathi.Kona@macmillaneducation.co.za
KWAZULU-NATAL
Sane Ngubane
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 082 528 3712
Email: Sane.Ngubane@macmillaneducation.co.za
LIMPOPO
Mmatapa Moabelo
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 078 804 0612
Email: Mmatapa.Moabelo@macmillaneducation.co.za
MPUMALANGA
Lillian Vuma
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 078 803 9918
Email: Lillian.Vuma@macmillaneducation.co.za
NORTH WEST
Mmaabo Modisane
Provincial Sales Manager
Cell: 071 399 1337
Email: Mmaabo.Modisane@macmillaneducation.co.za
NORTHERN CAPE
Liezl Abrahams
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 071 441 9144
Email: Liezl.Abrahams@macmillaneducation.co.za
WESTERN CAPE
Liezl Abrahams
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 071 441 9144
Email: Liezl.Abrahams@macmillaneducation.co.za
Tania Zeederberg
Sales and Marketing Representative
Cell: 066 211 4352
Email: Tania.Zeederberg@macmillaneducation.co.za
AGENCY AND DIGITAL
Kilayne Pelser
Agency and Digital Sales Manager
Cell: 076 994 0985
Email: Kilayne.Pelser@macmillaneducation.co.za
Nicole Smith
Agency and Digital Sales Consultant
Cell: 082 944 6968
Email: Nicole.Smith@macmillaneducation.co.za
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