TPN3703/102/0/2024
Tutorial Letter 102/0/2024
Teaching Practice
Compulsory Application for Placement
Information & Forms
TPN3703
Year module
Department of Curriculum & Instructional
Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on MYUNISA, activate your MYLIFE e-mail account and make
sure that you have regular access to the MYUNISA module website, as well as
your group website.
This tutorial letter contains important information about your:
Teaching practical module
Specific teaching practice placement matters
BARCODE
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CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................... 3
4 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 3
5 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTERGRATED LEARNING .................................................. 5
6 COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE ................................................ 5
7 GUIDELINES- APPLICATION FOR PLACEMENT OF STUDENT TEACHERS AT SCHOOLS... 8
8 TEACHING PRACTICE QUALITY ASSURANCE ...................................................................... 14
9 SACE REGISTRATION BY STUDENT TEACHERS .................................................................. 15
10 ANNEXURE A- GUIDELINES FOR THE SCHOOL AND STUDENT TEACHER ........................ 15
11 APPENDICES AND DOCUMENTS TO CONFIRM TEACHING PRACTICALS AT SCHOOL .... 18
APPENDIX A- LETTER TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ........................................................................ 21
APPENDIX B- TO THE SCHOOL BASED MENTOR TEACHER ........................................................... 23
APPENDIX C - MY LEARNING CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL ....................................................... 25
APPENDIX D - INDEMNITY FORM........................................................................................................ 27
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 29
13 UNIVERSITY CONTACTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ................................................. 30
14 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 31
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1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We are pleased to welcome you to the teaching practice office. The Teaching Practice is your
professional development and an integral component of the Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Programme. This ITE programme is an accredited requirement of Teacher Education as
mandated by the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ).
This tutorial letter contains essential guidelines for your teaching practice period. Consult the
guidelines before and during your school teaching practice period. We have also included some
general and administrative information in this tutorial letter.
2 PURPOSE
To provide guidelines for all teaching practice students before, during, and after completing
teaching practice at their selected school.
To ensure a positive practical teaching experience for all students registered for teaching
practice modules.
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the University has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation
includes student-centered scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment
practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and
philosophies. All of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, and you will
notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with
the way in which the content is conceptualised in your modules. We encourage you to embrace
these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way within the transformation
framework.
4 CONTACT DETAILS
4.1 Lecturer(s)
For your lecturers’ contact details, kindly refer to Tutorial Letter 101. The name and contact details of the
primary lecturer of this module are also provided on myUnisa.
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4.2 Contact Details Teaching Practice Office
Teaching Practice Office
Address: Sunnyside Campus, Building 10, Room 01- 030
Corner of Justice Mohammed and Steve Biko Streets, Pretoria, 0001
You are encouraged to activate your myLife e-mail address and ensure you have regular access to
the MyUnisa and all Teaching Practice announcements. You will receive your placement confirmation
letter through your myLife email address. Kindly send your responses, concerns, and related teaching
practice placement inquiries to your relevant workstation- /-country e-mail addresses below. Please always
include your student number in all correspondence with the University.
Name Workstation/ province/ Contact E-mail
region/country
Mr M Masango TPO coordinators 012 484 1010
Ms B Mbuqe 012 481 2828
Mr P Ramoba EC/FS/NW 012 481 2805
Ms EN Maluleka 012 481 2885
Ms Z Thole KZN North 012 481 2929
Mrs L Moatlhodi 012 481 2841
Mr AL Mangwato KZN South 012 481 2736
Mr MM Malefo 012 481 2759
Mrs L Mahanyele WC/NC 012 481 2891
Mrs H Botha-Winkler 012 481 2882
Mr M Makhetha GP 012 484 1048
Mr P Vilankulu 012 481 2811
Ms N Ndhlovu LP/MP 012 481 2730
Mrs N Monyaku 012 481 2822
Mrs L Mahanyele SADC/ International 012 481 4579
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL enquiries regarding your Supervision related matters should be directed to the Teaching Practice
Office. Please do not contact the Teaching Practice Office with queries related to assignments,
workbook, portfolio or the content of the module and/or submission of your assignments; for these
matters contact your module lecturers. Similarly, do not contact your lecturers about school placement
and/or TP admin queries. Nonetheless, as this mode of learning is unfamiliar to many of our students,
UNISA provides support in many ways.
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Tutorial Letter 102/0/2024
Teaching Practice
Compulsory Application for Placement
Information & Forms
TPN3703
Year module
Department of Curriculum & Instructional
Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on MYUNISA, activate your MYLIFE e-mail account and make
sure that you have regular access to the MYUNISA module website, as well as
your group website.
This tutorial letter contains important information about your:
Teaching practical module
Specific teaching practice placement matters
BARCODE
, TPN3703/102/0/2024
CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................... 3
4 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 3
5 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTERGRATED LEARNING .................................................. 5
6 COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE ................................................ 5
7 GUIDELINES- APPLICATION FOR PLACEMENT OF STUDENT TEACHERS AT SCHOOLS... 8
8 TEACHING PRACTICE QUALITY ASSURANCE ...................................................................... 14
9 SACE REGISTRATION BY STUDENT TEACHERS .................................................................. 15
10 ANNEXURE A- GUIDELINES FOR THE SCHOOL AND STUDENT TEACHER ........................ 15
11 APPENDICES AND DOCUMENTS TO CONFIRM TEACHING PRACTICALS AT SCHOOL .... 18
APPENDIX A- LETTER TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ........................................................................ 21
APPENDIX B- TO THE SCHOOL BASED MENTOR TEACHER ........................................................... 23
APPENDIX C - MY LEARNING CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL ....................................................... 25
APPENDIX D - INDEMNITY FORM........................................................................................................ 27
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 29
13 UNIVERSITY CONTACTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ................................................. 30
14 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 31
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, TPN3703/102/0/2024
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We are pleased to welcome you to the teaching practice office. The Teaching Practice is your
professional development and an integral component of the Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Programme. This ITE programme is an accredited requirement of Teacher Education as
mandated by the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ).
This tutorial letter contains essential guidelines for your teaching practice period. Consult the
guidelines before and during your school teaching practice period. We have also included some
general and administrative information in this tutorial letter.
2 PURPOSE
To provide guidelines for all teaching practice students before, during, and after completing
teaching practice at their selected school.
To ensure a positive practical teaching experience for all students registered for teaching
practice modules.
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the University has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation
includes student-centered scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment
practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and
philosophies. All of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, and you will
notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented by Unisa, together with
the way in which the content is conceptualised in your modules. We encourage you to embrace
these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way within the transformation
framework.
4 CONTACT DETAILS
4.1 Lecturer(s)
For your lecturers’ contact details, kindly refer to Tutorial Letter 101. The name and contact details of the
primary lecturer of this module are also provided on myUnisa.
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, TPN3703/102/0/2024
4.2 Contact Details Teaching Practice Office
Teaching Practice Office
Address: Sunnyside Campus, Building 10, Room 01- 030
Corner of Justice Mohammed and Steve Biko Streets, Pretoria, 0001
You are encouraged to activate your myLife e-mail address and ensure you have regular access to
the MyUnisa and all Teaching Practice announcements. You will receive your placement confirmation
letter through your myLife email address. Kindly send your responses, concerns, and related teaching
practice placement inquiries to your relevant workstation- /-country e-mail addresses below. Please always
include your student number in all correspondence with the University.
Name Workstation/ province/ Contact E-mail
region/country
Mr M Masango TPO coordinators 012 484 1010
Ms B Mbuqe 012 481 2828
Mr P Ramoba EC/FS/NW 012 481 2805
Ms EN Maluleka 012 481 2885
Ms Z Thole KZN North 012 481 2929
Mrs L Moatlhodi 012 481 2841
Mr AL Mangwato KZN South 012 481 2736
Mr MM Malefo 012 481 2759
Mrs L Mahanyele WC/NC 012 481 2891
Mrs H Botha-Winkler 012 481 2882
Mr M Makhetha GP 012 484 1048
Mr P Vilankulu 012 481 2811
Ms N Ndhlovu LP/MP 012 481 2730
Mrs N Monyaku 012 481 2822
Mrs L Mahanyele SADC/ International 012 481 4579
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL enquiries regarding your Supervision related matters should be directed to the Teaching Practice
Office. Please do not contact the Teaching Practice Office with queries related to assignments,
workbook, portfolio or the content of the module and/or submission of your assignments; for these
matters contact your module lecturers. Similarly, do not contact your lecturers about school placement
and/or TP admin queries. Nonetheless, as this mode of learning is unfamiliar to many of our students,
UNISA provides support in many ways.
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