Language learning is already complex and challenging by nature as different types of learners continue to experience difficulties learning their African languages. As innovative, 21st-century educators, teachers must be creative in selecting the most effective methods for teaching indigenous home languages to make learning less difficult and more interesting for learners. Less fun or presumably
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As future teachers and role models to the children of South Africa, one has a responsibility to engage in ethical and professional behaviour and ensure that one always submits original work free of any irregularities (Ferreira-Prévost, 2022, p. 1). Academic integrity can be defined as a commitment to six fundamental values of honesty, trustworthiness, fairness,
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 Despite being raised in a single-parent household and unable to complete her matric, Ms. Lerato Moshoeshoe decided this would not stop her from following her dreams. She recently completed the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching. Her journey with SANTS, however, started in 2010 when she enrolled
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The SANTS Academic team held a Seminar on 28 February 2023 to discuss the significance of marking as a critical component of SANTS’ assessment practices. Assessment forms an integral part of the learning and teaching process and takes place on an ongoing basis through informal and formal assessment tasks. SANTS has two types of assessment
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What comes to mind if you think of the word ‘picture’? Maybe the words ‘drawing’, ‘photo’, ‘painting’, and ‘poster’. A picture should be seen as more than just an image, especially when teaching a language. Pictures are essential tools that can be used as teaching aids during lessons, especially when teaching English First Additional Language
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Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) is the collective educational activity that integrates academic learning related to becoming a teacher with its practical application in the school context (Murdoch University, 2023). The aim of WIL at SANTS is to ensure that student-teachers develop their ability and identity as teachers by integrating the different types of learning that they
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When teaching mathematics, what do you prefer? Do you prefer learners to sit quietly and listen to your instructions? Or do you feel learners should participate when you explain? Or do you maybe believe learners should be challenged with problem-driven questions? What type of mathematics teacher are you? Since the 1990s research has focused on
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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 You may have thought like many other students: why SANTS is so resolute on academic integrity and specifically on students having to use their own words in assessments; If the answer is in the Curriculum and Learning Guide (CLG), why is it wrong to
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution’s slogan, for the past 25 years, is Taking Education to the People by providing access to quality practice-driven distance teacher education and development. Its mission is to develop quality teacher education programmes resulting in highly skilled professional teachers who are able to work [teach] in diverse contexts. Critical in providing
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Dr Piet Bernard established the South African National Tutor Services (SANTS) on 17 November 1997 with a vision to develop teachers who are able to teach and make a difference in a classroom. As some of his friends call him, Doc Piet started his teaching career in 1961 after receiving his Diploma in Education at
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution is celebrating 25 years in education. The South African National Tutor Services (SANTS) was established on 17 November 1997 as a private national education and training provider with an aspiration to develop teachers who can teach and make a difference in classrooms. Over the past 25 years, SANTS has presented
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Picture this, you walk down the hall in your very quiet apartment. No one is home, it is just you. As you are walking down the hall, the corner of your eye catches a glimpse of a face. You immediately stop, slowly moving backwards to see who or what it was, just to find yourself
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The University of Namibia hosted its Annual Education Conference (EDUCON) in Keetmanshoop, Namibia in October 2022. Mrs Ncediswa Zukani, a Foundation Phase lecturer at SANTS, participated in the conference. The theme of the conference was Re-Imagining Education: A Discourse on resilience, adaptability, inclusivity, and quality. The focus areas were: Basic Education; Higher Education; Technology Education;
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Dear Student, It is examination time again and the words assessment, responsibility and accountability are once again on our minds! We at SANTS understand that this is a stressful time for many students as there are unpredictable factors that can influence your performance. However, examination time can also be a positive experience. If you regard
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Efficient teachers can make teaching as efficient as possible by organizing and planning what needs to be done before teaching a lesson. These teachers have the ability to get the most out of the learners in the shortest amount of time. Effective teachers are those who can teach learners in the most productive manner. These
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Multilingualism forms a fundamental basis for teaching and learning and teachers play a vital role in overcoming language barriers in classroom settings. The policy on teaching qualifications, titled The Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), 2015) stipulates that teachers should be proficient in the use of at least
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Ms. Phiwokuhle Thabisile Mtshali (Pictured) is employed as the Head of the Department (HoD) at Gobeni Primary School, Kwaxam, Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal. The journey started in 2013 when Ms. Mtshali enrolled in the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase at SANTS Private Higher Education Institution. She completed the degree and graduated with a Bachelor of Education
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The Gauteng Department of Social Development, in collaboration with SANTS, is directly addressing the gap which persist in the education levels of Early Childhood Development Practitioners in Gauteng. Reality is that thousands of Early Childhood Development practitioners at Early Childhood Development Centre’s across South Africa are untrained and/or underqualified to teach our young children. Children
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Apart from being an isiXhosa lecturer in the Intermediate Phase Teaching Unit at SANTS Private Higher Education Institution, Ms. Anelisa Thengimfene contributes to the development of literacy in IsiXhosa. Ms. Thengimfene published her first book in 2018, titled ITHUNGA LIZALA NGUMPHEHLULU which translates to The Calabash is Filled by the Milker. This book contains poems
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Ms. Sinenhlanhla Nokwethemba Zikalala was a new mom and a Cashier at a Spar when a customer informed her of an opportunity to study to become a teacher. Ms. Zikalala, enrolled in the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase programme, offered by SANTS Private Higher Education Institution, in 2013. With little to no knowledge of
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