Becoming A Teacher In South Africa

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Becoming A Teacher In South Africa

Becoming A Teacher In South Africa

Are you considering becoming a teacher? Here are a few tips on how to become a teacher. If you’re thinking about taking the teaching profession, there are a couple of things you’ll need to know:

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Before you go any further, stop and think about what age group you want to teach. Do you want to be dealing with sticky toddlers or hormonal teenagers?

Age groups are clustered into phases as follows:

  • Foundation Phase (5 to 9 years old): Grades R – 3
  • Intermediate Phase (10 to 12 years old): Grades 4 – 6
  • Senior Phase (13 to 15 years old): Grades 7 – 9
  • Further Education and Training (FET) Phase (16 to 18 years old): Grades 10 – 12

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Next, you’ll need to think about what you want to teach. Mathematics, English, Afrikaans, Physics, Chemistry…the choice is yours.

Whatever subjects you ultimately decide on, now you need to think about what you’re going to have to study. There are two ways to study to become a teacher:

  • a 4-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) or
  • a 3-to-4-year Bachelor’s degree, followed by a 1-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Both of these routes allow you to be registered as a qualified teacher.

If you’ve opted for the 2nd route, you’ll need to construct your degree accordingly. In order to study for the PGCE, you will need to take certain courses during your undergraduate degree:

In order to teach Foundation Phase, you will need to have passed Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy in Matric and have your Bachelor’s degree.

In order to teach Intermediate Phase, you will need to have passed Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy in Matric and have your Bachelor’s degree in 2 of the following:

  • Language(s);
  • linguistics;
  • mathematics and statistics;
  • natural sciences;
  • environmental and geographical science;
  • historical studies and archaeology;
  • psychology;
  • music;
  • fine art;
  • drama;
  • dance;
  • information systems/computer science;
  • human movement studies

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If you want to teach high school level subjects you will need to have studied 2 teaching subjects during your degree, with a minimum of 2 years of study in each.

Once you have your degree, you will need to register with the South African Council for Educators (SACE). Legally, teachers must be registered with SACE before they can be employed as educators.

Here are a couple of links to university websites to help you get started in becoming a teacher:

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