Ms Aureen Netshishivhe, a final year student in the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching programme (Pictured) is currently doing her teaching practicals at Nellmapius Primary School, Gauteng. This is Ms. Netshishivhe’s story: My mother had a crèche operating in our backyard. I grew up seeing kids being dropped off at my homestead for
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Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) is central to teacher education as it enables a student to integrate theoretical and conceptual knowledge gained through their studies with practice-based knowledge in a professional context. During their studies, students will be required to spend time in diverse classroom contexts. WIL is learning from, through, and in practice to develop
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The Association of Private Providers of Education, Training, and Development (APPETD) recently hosted a one-day conference on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at the Southern Sun in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The Conference was centered on Recognition of Prior Learning with the Quality Councils in South Africa. Speakers represented the following organizations: South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution strives to take education to the people by providing 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 in diverse contexts. Students are invited to attend non-compulsory support sessions at venues as
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Literature has always been an excellent source of wisdom. I used to be an English teacher, and because old habits die hard, I still find ways to weave deeper meanings between the lines and words of a book. In The Alchemist, Paolo Coelho (2006) writes the story of a Spanish shepherd who dreams the same
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SANTS Private Higher Education welcomes Ms. Anelisa Thengimfene to the Academic Department. Ms. Thengimfene has been appointed as a lecturer, specializing in isiXhosa. South Africa has twelve official languages across all nine provinces. Multilingualism forms a fundamental basis for teaching and learning and teachers play a vital role in overcoming language barriers in classroom settings.
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The South African Research Association for Early Childhood Care and Education (SARAECE) launched a new education publication on early childhood, titled Voices from the Early Childhood Care and Education Field in South Africa on 26 July 2022 at the Cape Town Museum of Childhood in Rondebosch. The official launch of the book comes at a
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution is privileged to have been part of the exhibitors at the Blouberg Career Expo. The Career Expo was hosted by KOSTA Foundation and Blouberg Municipality at the Ben-Seraki Stadium on Friday the 22nd of July 2022. Mr. Ramonyatse, regional manager from the Department of Higher Education and Training, motivated the
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Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. Mandela Day is a global call to
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My daughter in Grade R was recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This came as a shock to our family and we started to do some self-evaluation as parents as to what we were doing wrong. After various consultations with a play therapist, she informed us that anxiety is generic and that we were not
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Resources or learning and teaching support material (LTSM) are what teachers use to enhance the teaching and learning opportunities presented in the classroom. Whether it be homemade or shop-bought, all resources brought into the classroom need to serve a purpose, or better yet, purposes! And in the context of South Africa, having resources which are
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My dear child, you need to follow instructions to the T every single day, if not, you will be called careless. You must do your artwork as shown by the teacher, if not, your teacher will say that you cannot follow instructions. You must colour the elephant grey if not, it is said that you
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by the phrase ‘in your own words to avoid plagiarism? Here are some valuable tips on paraphrasing! Paraphrasing is an essential academic literacy skill (reading and writing). It helps you to refine or improve your understanding of an idea. Paraphrasing is also a strategy to bring ideas from a text you
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The Association of Private Providers of Education, Training, and Development (APPETD) hosted a two-day Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) workshop at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Johannesburg on 25th -26th May 2022. Mrs. Ncediswa Zukani, a SANTS Private Higher Education Institution lecturer in the Foundation Phase attended the workshop. The workshop focused on how RPL evolved,
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According to Msimanga (2019), resources are materials (especially books and equipment) that can be used to help achieve a particular aim and provide teachers and students with information. They assist in facilitating the learning process. Classroom resources can also be regarded as different ways and means by which information can be delivered to learners. The
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Author: J Odendaal Balancing your studies and your job simultaneously is a juggling act. However, do not feel isolated; you are not alone! Making decisions about your future is never an easy task, but here is a little advice to help you juggle the two, so you can succeed at both your studies and your
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School violence is a growing concern globally and schools in South Africa find it difficult to manage the problem of learner behaviour. Despite various educational policies and frameworks developed to preventing school violence, the system continues to fail teachers. Due to violence, schools are no longer safe places for teachers and learners. According to Montogomery
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The current buzz phrase in education in the 21st -century is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also referred to as the 4IR. Khathu (2020) said that according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international non-governmental and lobbying organization, 65% of children commencing school today will work in an entirely new job that does not yet
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SANTS is excited to announce that 714 students have completed the Diploma in Grade R Teaching qualification recently. The academic fraternity has been going through a roller-coaster since the world has been hit by the covid-19 Pandemic. This has affected most students in ways more than one, however, the hardworking academic staff together with the
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Teachers across grades in South African schools are faced with learners who cannot read. Therefore, it is your duty as a teacher to establish a classroom culture that encourages reading. Reading is important for many different activities and in many areas of our lives. If you can read fluently, and with understanding, you can have
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