Higher Certificate in Pre-School Education at Stadio (Pty) Ltd

Entry requirements

THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION ARE: a Senior Certificate (SC); OR a National Senior Certificate (NSC), with a minimum of 40% in three modules including a Home Language, and a minimum of 30% in three other modules; OR a National Senior Certificate – Vocational Level 4 (NC(V)), with a minimum of 40% in English Home Language or English First Additional Language. SCHOOL-BASED TEACHING PRACTICE Teaching practice is an integral part of teacher education that provides you with the opportunity to experience the excitement of a classroom environment and contributes to your professional development as a future teacher. Teaching practice is compulsory in the Higher Certificate in Pre-School Education programme. Various teaching practice assessment methods are used during this time to evaluate the student, including reports from the school, the school mentors, and your eventual Portfolio of Evidence. In addition, the SOE monitors and verifies the placement of all students at schools. A student can only commence with teaching practice once the placement has been verified by the Teaching Practice Department of the SOE. Please note the following: You will have to spend a total of 3 consecutive weeks (15 days) in a school under the supervision of a mentor teacher as part of your studies. You are required to attend the school from Monday to Friday for the full duration of the school day. You have to do teaching practice in Semester 2 in a pre-school in South Africa in a Grade 00 and/or Grade 000 and/or Grade R class. Transport costs to and from school are to the account of the student. You will be required to video-record some lesson presentations and upload these to the Learning Management System for marking, so you have to ensure that you ...