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THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
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Contents
1.            Definition of terms                                                 4
2.            Introduction                                                        6
3.            The objectives of the Ministry of Basic Education through           6
              the National Teaching Awards are to:
4.            Structure of the Nomination Guide                                   7
5.            Categories                                                          8
     5.1      General Criteria, Questions And Scores                              9
     5.2      Categories: Specific Criteria                                      11
     5.2.1    Excellence in Primary School Teaching                              11
     5.2.2    Excellence in Secondary School Teaching                            14
     5.2.3    Excellence in Primary School Leadership                            17
     5.2.4    Excellence in Secondary School Leadership                          20
     5.2.5    Excellence in Grade R Teaching                                     23
     5.2.6    Excellence in Special Needs Teaching                               27
     5.2.7    Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (GET)                           32
     5.2.8    Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences (GET)                      35
     5.2.9    Excellence in Technology – Enhanced, Teaching And                  38
              Learning Award
     5.2.10 Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award                            41
     5.2.11 Kader Asmal Excellence Award                                         48
6.            Awards for the National Teaching Awards                            49
7.            Rules pertaining to the National Teaching Awards                   50
     7.1      Eligibility                                                        50
     7.2      How to nominate: who can nominate                                  51
     7.3      The Nomination Process                                             51
     7.4      Who should sign the forms                                          52
     7.5      Filling in of Nomination forms                                     52
     7.6      Disqualification                                                   53
     7.7      Choosing a winner                                                  53
     7.7.1    The teacher/team’s presentation:                                   54

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7.7.2   Regarding the issue of use of learner photographs and          54
             issues of informed consent:
     7.7.3   Dress code:                                                    55
     7.7.4   Verification visits:                                           55
8.           Disputes                                                       56
9.           General matters                                                59

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1.       Definition of terms
For the purpose of this guide, the following definitions should apply:

 Term                       Definition
 Adjudicators               Refers to specialists in related areas of who form adjudication
                            panels responsible for assessing and selecting the best projects at
                            provincial and national level.
 Code of conduct            Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms and
                            religious rules and responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an
                            individual, party or organisation. Related concepts include ethical,
                            honor, moral codes and religious laws.
 Context                    This refers to learners’ needs, interests and background (social,
                            economic, political, cultural, etc.)
 Diversity                  Differences in people, taking into account the following aspects:
                            culture, language, geographical background, ability, age, economic
                            and social background in your school setting.
 EWP 6                      Education White Paper 6
 Excellence:                To maintain high standards of performance, professionalism and
                            aim to be the best in everything including being fair, ethical and
                            trustworthy.
 Governance                 Refers to School/ECD centres Governing Body.
 Structure
 Grade R Category:          All public schools and the ECD centres/sites registered with the
                            Department of Basic Education and/or Department of Social
                            Development.
 ICT                        Information and Communication Technology
 Inclusivity                According to Education White Paper 6 (SA, 2001) inclusion is about
                            accommodating the needs of all learners, irrespective of disability
                            and cultural and socio-economic background. Additionally, it refers
                            to a change in attitude, behaviour, teaching and assessment
                            methods, curricula and teaching and learning environments to
                            accommodate all learners, as well as maximizing the participation
                            of all learners and particularly the needs of those learners who
                            experience barriers to learning).
 PDE                        Provincial Departments of Education

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Term                  Definition
 Primary School:       From Grade 1 to 7.
 School Community:     This includes parents, teachers, learners, the business sector,
                       local community and organisations, teacher unions, and SGBs.
 Secondary School:     From Grade 8 to 12.
 SIAS Policy           Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support
                       (2014). This refers to the policy on Screening, Identification,
                       Assessment and support, which is aimed at ensuring that all
                       children of school-going age who experience barriers to learning,
                       including those who are disabled, will be able to access inclusive,
                       quality, free, primary and secondary education on an equal basis
                       with other young people in the communities in which they live.
 Special Needs         For special and full-service schools (Including therapists,
 Teaching              psychologists and itinerant learning support teachers)
 SNA Forms             Support Needs Assessment Forms of the SIAS Policy
 Social Cohesion       Among other things, this refers to the following:
 Issues:               •     Demographic representation;
                       •     Gender;
                       •     Race relations;
                       •     Constitutional precepts such as redress and access and
                             the importance of teaching in achieving social goals.
 Social goals           This refers to matters such as human rights, inclusivity, and
                        environmental and social justice (as described in the National
                        Curriculum Statement).
 Team Work              To partner together as colleagues, working as a team to achieve
                        shared organisational goals. A team should be a group of
                        colleagues in a particular grade, phase, subject or the school/
                        centre management team. A maximum of 5 (five) teachers form a
                        team.
 Technology-           To integrate technology in day to day classroom teaching activities
 Enhanced              by teachers in public schools, mainstream and full service schools.
 Classroom Teaching
 Appendices            1. Form 1
                       2. Form 2
                       3. Form 3

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2.        Introduction
The National Teaching Awards Scheme was conceptualised and launched in 2000 and now
enters its eighteenth year of implementation. Through extensive consultation, the scheme has
been refined, sharpened, as well as broadened in terms of its frame and categories. We therefore
welcome you to the National Teaching Awards 2017.

The Department of Basic Education wishes to salute all schools and teachers who have entered
the National Teaching Awards since 2000. The Department acknowledges the extraordinary
efforts made by the teachers, often in very difficult conditions. The efforts are a service to our
children, most of whom come from poor communities.

The National Teaching Awards scheme is one of the ways in which the Department of Basic Education
acknowledges, encourages dedicated and caring teachers in their efforts to develop each learner
as a citizen of a democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa.

3.        The objectives of the Ministry of Basic Education through
          the National Teaching Awards are to:
(a)       Focus public attention on the positive aspects of Basic Education, thereby raising the
          public image of the teaching profession;

(b)       Recognise and promote excellence in teaching performance;

(c)       Honour dedicated creative and effective teachers and schools;

(d)       Encourage best practice in schools; and

(e)       Afford South Africans the opportunity to publicly say thank you to all outstanding
          teams or individual teachers in schools.

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4.     Structure of the Nomination Guide
The Nomination Guide is divided into:

(a)    The categories;

(b)    The Kader Asmal category, a special Ministerial Award;

(c)    Awards;

(d)    Rules Pertaining to the National Teaching Awards 2017;

(e)    2017 NTA - Nomination Form (Form 1);

(f)    2017 NTA - Team/Self Portrait Form (Form 2);

(g)    2017 NTA - School Motivation Form (Form 3);

(h)    The Dispute Resolution Mechanism; and

(i)    General matters.

Please note:

(a)    In 2016, the Minister of Basic Education announced that the 2017 Lifetime Achievement
       Award will be known as the Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award. To fulfill the
       Minister’s announcement a criterion with Nelson Mandela attributes were added to the
       Lifetime Achievement Award; and

(b)    In all the categories, questions and their scores have been added next to the criteria. The
       purpose is to guide teachers when presenting the work they do.

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5.        CATEGORIES
(a)       There are ten categories as listed below:

          (i)        Excellence in Primary School Teaching;

          (ii)       Excellence in Secondary School Teaching;

          (iii)      Excellence in Primary School Leadership;

          (iv)       Excellence in Secondary School Leadership;

          (v)        Excellence in Grade R Teaching;

          (vi)       Excellence in Special Needs Teaching;

          (vii)      Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (GET);

          (viii)     Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences (GET);

          (ix)       Excellence in Technology–Enhanced, Teaching and Learning Award; and

          (x)        Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award.

(b)       Each category is divided into general and specific criteria.

(c)       The general criteria and the questions are the same for all the categories and the
          teachers are expected to do presentations while answering the questions during the
          formal interview process.

(d)       Each teacher/team will be assessed against the general criteria and the specific criteria
          of the category entered for.

(e)       When responding to General Criteria, each teacher/team is expected to align the
          answer/presentation to the category that they have entered for.

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(f)         The general criteria, which are applicable to all categories will only appear once in the
            guide to avoid re-writing them at the beginning of each category.

The following pages consist of the general criteria followed by all the categories and their specific
criteria.

5.1 GENERAL CRITERIA, QUESTIONS AND SCORES

  Criteria                                     Questions based on general               Max score
                                               criteria
  1. Social justice issues: How do you deal with the curriculum so as to enhance their
     learning experience?
  How the teacher deals with the                How do you teach in a way which              6
  impact and effects of the following           ensures that you address the impact
  social justice issues:                        and effects of the following social
  (a) Race relations;                           justice issues:
  (b) Constitutional precepts such as          (a) Race relations;
      redress and access;                      (b) Constitutional precepts such
  (c) Diversity and inclusivity;                   as redress and access;
  (d) Poor facilities and inadequate           (c) Diversity and inclusivity;
      resources;                               (d) Poor facilities and inadequate
  (e) HIV and Aids and other diseases;             resources;
  (f) Substance abuse, crime, bullying,        (e) HIV and Aids and other
      gangsterism, teenage pregnancy               diseases;
      and gender issues; and                   (f) Substance abuse, crime,
  (g) The environment                              bullying, gangsterism, teenage
                                                   pregnancy and gender issues;
                                                   and
                                               (g) The environment

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Criteria                                     Questions based on general                Max score
                                             criteria
2. Implementation of Basic Education Policies
How the teacher understands,                 (a) Mention the policies that impact          4
interprets and applies current policies          on your teaching of CAPS
and how these policies impact on their           for example, and how do you
teaching practice.                               understand, interpret and
                                                 apply these on your Teaching
                                                 Practice?
3. Contribution to the ethos and morale of the school
How the teacher:                             (a) How do you motivate and inspire          8
(a) Motivates and inspires learners              learners, colleagues, and the
    and colleagues;                              school community?
(b) Is involved in programmes that           (b) Explain your involvement in              8
    unify the school community;                  programmes that unify the
(c) Engages in continuing                        school?
    professional development
                                             (c) Expand on how you engage                  8
    activities, which have a positive
                                                 in the continuing professional
    impact on classroom activities.
                                                 development activities which
                                                 have a positive impact on
                                                 classroom activities?
4. Contribution to extra-curricular activities in the school community
How the teacher:                             (a) How do you encourage learners            6
(a) Encourages learners and                      and colleagues to participate in
    colleagues to participate in extra-          the extra-curricular activities and
    curricular activities;                       use the extra-curricular activities
(b) Succeeds in using extra-                     for the holistic developments of
    curricular activities for the holistic       the learners?
    development of learners.
SUB TOTAL                                                                                 40

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5.2 CATEGORIES: SPECIFIC CRITERIA

NOTE: Each category has general criteria, specific criteria, questions, and scores, as illustrated
in the previous page.

5.2.1 EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING

 Criteria                                Questions                                    Max
                                                                                      score
 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning
    experience, using:
 1.1 Knowledge and skills to             1.1 How do you use knowledge and             20
     identify learners’ strengths            skills to identify learner’s strengths
     and weaknesses, to choose               and weaknesses to choose
     appropriate teaching and                appropriate teaching and learning
     learning strategies;                    strategies?
 1.2 Learner-centered, creative          1.2 Mention the learner-centred, creative
     and innovative techniques               and innovative techniques that
     that provide for acquiring of           provide for acquiring of basic skills
     basic skills and knowledge and          and knowledge and promotion of
     promotion of critical thinking          critical thinking and problem solving
     and problem solving in line with        in line with Curriculum Assessment
     Curriculum Assessment and               and Policy Statements (CAPS) that
     Policy Statements (CAPS).               you use?
 1.3 Balancing curricular needs and      1.3 How do you keep a balance between
     the context of the learner within       curricular needs, context of the
     the suggested time                      learners, within the suggested
                                             timeframe?

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Criteria                               Questions                                  Max
                                                                                  score
2. Contribute to the personal development of learners by communicating effectively
   with them about their performance and progress by:
2.1 Keeping comprehensive              2.1 Explain how you keep records of        20
    records of planning and learner        learners’ progress and ensure that
    progress and ensuring that             they are accessible?
    these are accessible;
                                       2.2 Explain how you involve learners
2.2 Actively involving learners in         in their assessment in a manner
    their own assessment in a way          that that supports their needs and
    that fully supports their needs        development of skills, attitudes and
    and the development of their           knowledge?
    skills, attitudes and knowledge;
                                       2.3 Explain how you develop learners
2.3 Developing learners who                who will act in the interest of the
    will act in the interest of the        society, whose values will be based
    society, whose values will             on respect for democracy, equality,
    be based on respect for                human dignity and social justice, as
    democracy, equality, human             promoted in the Constitution?
    dignity and social justice, as
                                       2.4 Explain how you built into lesson
    promoted in the constitution;
                                           designs feedback that is insightful,
2.4 Giving insightful, regular,            regular, timeous, consistent and
    consistent and timeous                 available to all stakeholders?
    feedback, which is built into
                                       2.5 What opportunities
    lesson designs and is available
                                           do you provide learners to link
    to all stakeholders; and
                                           curricular activities and real life
2.5 Providing opportunities for            experiences?
    learners to link curricular
    activities with real life
    experiences (for example,
    learners undertake an
    educational tour).

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Criteria                              Questions                                  Max
                                                                                  score
 3. Adapting learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual
    learners’ effectively
 3.1 Using inclusive strategies        3.1 Explain how you structure your         20
     and promoting respect for             lessons so that you use inclusive
     individuals and diversity;            strategies and promote respect for
                                           individuals and diversity?
 3.2 Promoting learners’ self-
     esteem so that they are           3.2 In your teaching, how do you
     motivated and self-disciplined;       promote self-esteem so that learners
                                           are motivated and self-disciplined?
 3.3 Using different techniques to
     promote cooperative learning;     3.3 Talk about the different techniques
     and                                   that you use to promote co-operative
                                           learning?
 3.4 Organising space to enable all
     learners to be productive and     3.4 Describe how you organise space to
     engaged in learning.                  enable all learners to be productive
                                           and engaged in learning?
 SUB TOTAL                                                                             60

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5.2.2 EXCELLENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING

Criteria                                    Questions                                 Max
                                                                                      score
1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning
   experience, using:
1.1 Knowledge and skills to                 1.1 How do you use knowledge              20
    identify learners’ strengths and            and skills to identify learner’s
    weaknesses, to choose appropriate           strengths and weaknesses to
    teaching and learning strategies;           choose appropriate teaching and
                                                learning strategies?
1.2 Learner-centred techniques that
    provide for acquiring of basic skills   1.2 Mention the learner-centred
    and knowledge and promotion                 teaching techniques that you
    of critical thinking and problem            use that provide for learners’
    solving;                                    acquisition of basic skills,
                                                knowledge and promotion of
1.3 Balancing curricular needs and the
                                                critical thinking and problem
    context of the learner within the
                                                solving skills, in line with CAPS?
    suggested time frame; and
                                                Explain if those techniques are
1.4 Creatively and innovatively                 innovative and creative.
    adhering to curriculum planning that
                                            1.3 How do you keep a balance
    incorporates the use of CAPS.
                                                between curricular needs,
                                                context of the learners, within the
                                                suggested timeframe?
                                            1.4 How do you keep a balance
                                                between the goals of the
                                                teaching plan as proposed by
                                                CAPS and the context of the
                                                learners?

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Criteria                                     Questions                                Max
                                                                                       score
 2. Contribute to the personal development of learners by communicating effectively
    with them about their performance and progress by:
 2.1 Keeping comprehensive records of         2.1 Explain how you keep                 20
     planning and learner progress and            comprehensive records of
     ensuring that these are accessible;          planning and learner progress
                                                  and ensure that they are
 2.2 Developing learners who will act
                                                  accessible?
     in the interest of society, whose
     values will be based on respect for      2.2 Explain how you develop
     democracy, equality, human dignity           learners who will act in the
     and social justice, as promoted in           interest of the society, whose
     the Constitution;                            values will be based on respect
                                                  for democracy, equality, human
 2.3 Giving insightful, regular, consistent
                                                  dignity and social justice, as
     and timeous feedback, which is
                                                  promoted in the Constitution?
     built into lesson designs and is
     available to all stakeholders; and       2.3 Explain how you built into
                                                  lesson designs feedback that
 2.4 Providing guidance and support to
                                                  is insightful, regular, timeous,
     learners using the curriculum for
                                                  consistent and available to all
     career and life choices.
                                                  stakeholders?
                                              2.4 Explain with examples, how you
                                                  provide guidance and support
                                                  to learners using the curriculum
                                                  to link curricular activities with
                                                  career and life choices?

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Criteria                                 Questions                               Max
                                                                                 score
3. Adapting learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual
   learners’ effectively
3.1 Using inclusive strategies and       3.1 Explain how you structure your      20
    promoting respect for individuals        lessons so that you use inclusive
    and diversity;                           strategies and promote respect
                                             for individuals and diversity?
3.2 Promoting learners’ self-esteem so
    that they are motivated and self-    3.2 In your teaching, how do you
    disciplined;                             promote self-esteem so that
                                             learners are motivated and self-
3.3 Using different techniques to
                                             disciplined?
    promote cooperative learning; and
                                         3.3 Talk about the different
3.4 Organising space to enable all
                                             techniques that you use to
    learners to be productive and
                                             promote co-operative learning?
    engaged in learning.
                                         3.4 Describe how you organise
                                             space to enable all learners to
                                             be productive and engaged in
                                             learning?
SUB TOTAL                                                                             60

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5.2.3 EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

 Criteria                                 Questions                               Max
                                                                                 score
 1. Demonstrate positive and clear leadership in directing and guiding the school,
    centre or community by:
 1.1 Using resources optimally and        1.1 Bearing in mind the mission and   20
     creatively, bearing in mind the          the vision of your school, how
     vision, mission and goals of the         do you use resources optimally
     institution, including making            and creatively and also make
     resources accessible to the school       them available to the school
     community;                               community?
 1.2 Mentoring, supporting and            1.2 What staff development
     providing staff development              programmes have you initiated
     initiatives and ensuring that            to ensure staff training and
     staff training and mentoring             mentoring and how do your
     programmes are implemented and           conduct evaluation in a manner
     evaluated to encourage teachers          that encourages teachers to do
     to do more than what is required,        more than is required?
     with enthusiasm;
                                          1.3 Explain how you keep
 1.3 Keeping comprehensive and                comprehensive and up-to-date
     up-to-date records that meet             records that meet requirements
     requirements in terms of accepted        in terms of accepted practices
     practices and/or developmental           and/or developmental
     requirements; and                        requirements?
 1.4 Delegating tasks appropriately       1.4 How do you delegate tasks
     to colleagues for the purpose of         appropriately to colleagues
     capacity building.                       for the purpose of capacity
                                              building?

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Criteria                                   Questions                                 Max
                                                                                    score
2. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching
   environment at the school or centre by:
2.1 Translating strategic objectives       2.1 Elaborate on how you translate      20
    into action plans, thereby inspiring       strategic objectives into
    colleagues and engendering trust;          action plans, thereby inspiring
                                               colleagues and engendering
2.2 keeping monitoring mechanisms
                                               trust?
    in place to promote the
    implementation of strategic            2.2 What monitoring mechanisms
    objectives and policies;                   have you put in place to
                                               promote the implementation of
2.3 Working with colleagues and
                                               strategic objectives and policies
    consulting with all stakeholders
                                               are they working?
    to effect improvements on an on-
    going basis;                           2.3 Share how you successfully
                                               work with colleagues and
2.4 Remaining approachable, sharing
                                               consult with all stakeholders to
    information and providing support,
                                               effect improvements on an on-
    while encouraging independent
                                               going basis?
    thinking and innovation;
                                           2.4 How do you ensure that you
2.5 Showing active awareness of
                                               remain approachable, sharing
    transformational issues; and
                                               information and providing
2.6 responding positively to inclusivity       support, while encouraging
    and social cohesion issues within          independent thinking and
    the context of the school, centre or       innovation?
    community.
                                           2.5 As a leader, what do you do
                                               to show active awareness of
                                               transformational issues and
                                               respond positively to inclusivity
                                               and social cohesion issues
                                               within the context of the school,
                                               centre or community?

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Criteria                                   Questions                                 Max
                                                                                     score
 3. Create and foster links between the school centre and real life situations for the
    benefit of the school, centre or community by:
 3.1 Actively seeking solutions to          3.1 Explain the part you have           20
     school, centre or community                played and/or continue to play
     problems and leading in carrying           in actively seeking solutions to
     out suggested solutions;                   school, centre or community
                                                problems and leading in carrying
 3.2 Providing leadership in creating
                                                out suggested solutions?
     partnerships with relevant external
     organisations or institutions;         3.2 Explain your role in providing
                                                leadership in creating
 3.3 Encouraging and motivating others
                                                partnerships with relevant
     (colleagues) to take leadership
                                                external organisations or
     roles within and beyond the school
                                                institutions?
     or centre;
                                            3.3 How do you encourage and
 3.4 Consistently showing leadership
                                                motivate others (colleagues) to
     by dealing with issues of diversity,
                                                take leadership roles within and
     personal attitudes and the beliefs
                                                beyond the school or centre?
     of others with skill, consideration,
     sensitivity and understanding.         3.4 In your leadership position, how
                                                do you deal consistently with
                                                issues of diversity, personal
                                                attitudes and the beliefs of
                                                others with skill, consideration,
                                                sensitivity and understanding?
 SUB TOTAL                                                                          60

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5.2.4 EXCELLENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Criteria                                Questions                               Max score
1. Demonstrate positive and clear leadership in directing and guiding the school,
   centre or community by:
1.1 Using resources optimally and       1.1 Bearing in mind the mission and     20
    creatively, bearing in mind the         the vision of your school, how
    vision, mission and goals of the        do you use resources optimally
    institution, including making           and creatively and also make
    resources accessible to the             them available to the school
    school community;                       community?
1.2 Mentoring, supporting and           1.2 What staff development
    providing staff development             programmes have you initiated
    initiatives and ensuring that           to ensure staff training and
    staff training and mentoring            mentoring and how do your
    programmes are implemented              conduct evaluation in a manner
    and evaluated to encourage              that encourages teachers to do
    teachers to do more than what is        more than is required?
    required, with enthusiasm;
                                        1.3 Explain how you keep
1.3 Keeping comprehensive and               comprehensive and up-to-date
    up-to-date records that meet            records that meet requirements
    requirements in terms of accepted       in terms of accepted practices
    practices and/or developmental          and/or developmental
    requirements; and                       requirements?
1.4 Delegating tasks appropriately      1.4 How do you delegate tasks
    to colleagues for the purpose of        appropriately to colleagues for
    capacity building.                      the purpose of capacity building?

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Criteria                                   Questions                               Max score
 2. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching
    environment at the school or centre by:
 2.1 Translating strategic objectives       2.1 Elaborate on how you translate      20
     into action plans, thereby inspiring       strategic objectives into
     colleagues and engendering trust;          action plans, thereby inspiring
                                                colleagues and engendering
 2.2 Keeping monitoring mechanisms
                                                trust?
     in place to promote the
     implementation of strategic            2.2 What monitoring mechanisms
     objectives and policies;                   have you put in place to promote
                                                the implementation of strategic
 2.3 Working with colleagues and
                                                objectives and policies are they
     consulting with all stakeholders
                                                working?
     to effect improvements on an on-
     going basis;                           2.3 Share how you successfully
                                                work with colleagues and consult
 2.4 Remaining approachable, sharing
                                                with all stakeholders to effect
     information and providing support,
                                                improvements on an on-going
     while encouraging independent
                                                basis?
     thinking and innovation; and
                                            2.4 How do you ensure that you
 2.5 Showing active awareness of
                                                remain approachable, sharing
     transformational issues and
                                                information and providing
     responding positively to inclusivity
                                                support, while encouraging
     and social cohesion issues within
                                                independent thinking and
     the context of the school, centre
                                                innovation?
     or community.
                                            2.5 As a leader, what do you do
                                                to show active awareness of
                                                transformational issues and
                                                respond positively to inclusivity
                                                and social cohesion issues
                                                within the context of the school,
                                                centre or community?

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Criteria                                   Questions                               Max score
3. Create and foster links between the school centre and real life situation for the
   benefit of the school, centre or community by:
3.1 Actively seeking solutions to          3.1 Explain the part you have           20
    school, centre or community                played and/or continue to play
    problems and leading in carrying           in actively seeking solutions to
    out suggested solutions;                   school, centre or community
                                               problems and leading in carrying
3.2 Providing leadership in creating
                                               out suggested solutions?
    partnerships with relevant
    external organisations or              3.2 Explain your role in providing
    institutions;                              leadership in creating
                                               partnerships with relevant
3.3 Encouraging and motivating
                                               external organisations or
    others (colleagues) to take
                                               institutions?
    leadership roles within and
    beyond the school or centre; and       3.3 How do you encourage and
                                               motivate others (colleagues) to
3.4 Consistently showing leadership
                                               take leadership roles within and
    by dealing with issues of diversity,
                                               beyond the school or centre?
    personal attitudes and the beliefs
    of others with skill, consideration,   3.4 In your leadership position, how
    sensitivity and understanding.             do you deal consistently with
                                               issues of diversity, personal
                                               attitudes and the beliefs of
                                               others with skill, consideration,
                                               sensitivity and understanding?
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5.2.5   EXCELLENCE IN GRADE R TEACHING

 Criteria                                  Questions                               Max score
 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning
    experience by:
 1.1 Using knowledge and skills to         1.1 How do you diagnose your            15
     identify learners’ strengths and          learners’ strengths and
     weaknesses to develop teaching            weaknesses to develop
     strategies;                               appropriate teaching and learning
                                               strategies?
 1.2 Using learner-centred
     techniques that provide for           1.2 What learner-centred teaching
     acquiring appropriate skills,             techniques do you use that are
     knowledge and promotion of                in line with the Curriculum and
     critical thinking and problem             Assessment Policy Statements
     solving in line with the Curriculum       (CAPS) and provide for:
     and Assessment Policy
                                              • Acquiring basic skills;
     Statements (CAPS);
                                              • Knowledge;
 1.3 Creatively and innovatively
     adhering to CAPS requirements            • Promotion of critical thinking;
     as relevant to the learners’               and
     developmental levels; and
                                              • Problem-solving skills?
 1.4 Keeping an excellent balance
     between the clear goals of            1.3 How do you creatively and
     the teaching programme as                 innovatively adhere to CAPS
     proposed by CAPS and the                  requirements that are relevant
     expression of learner needs,              to the learners’ developmental
     interests and backgrounds.                levels?
                                           1.4 How do you keep a balance
                                               between:
                                              • The goals of the teaching
                                                programme as proposed by
                                                CAPS; and
                                              • The expression of learner
                                                needs, interests and
                                                backgrounds
 2. Encourage young learners to become independent and confident by:

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Criteria                                Questions                                 Max score
2.1 Using developmentally               2.1 What and how do you use               15
    appropriate communication               developmentally appropriate
    approaches to enable learners           communication approaches
    to express themselves with              to enable learners to express
    confidence;                             themselves with confidence
2.2 Teaching various memory             2.2 Expatiate on the memory skills
    skills to help learners to recall       you use to help learners to recall
    experiences;                            experiences?
2.3 Applying learner-centred            2.3 What and how do you use
    approaches so that learners are         learner-centred approaches so
    capable of carrying out simple          that learners are able to carry out
    life skills and instructions;           simple life skill instructions?
2.4 Creating a supportive and           2.4 How do you provide a supportive
    caring environment that helps           and caring environment that
    children to manage their own            helps learners to manage their
    behaviour; and                          own behaviour
2.5 Using an inclusive and              2.5 How do apply inclusive and
    unbiased approach to promote            unbiased approaches to promote
    learners’ self- esteem so that          learners’ self-esteem so that they
    they are motivated and confident.       are motivated and confident?
3. Foster links between the school, centre and the community by:

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Criteria                                Questions                               Max score
 3.1 Actively seeking solutions to       3.1 How do you actively seek            15
     school, centre, or community            solutions to school, centre
     problems and taking a lead in           or community problems; and
     carrying out suggested solutions;       take the lead in carrying out
                                             suggested solutions?
 3.2 Establishing respectful and
     cooperative relationships with      3.2 Explain how you establish
     co-workers and families;                respectful, cooperative
                                             relationships with co-workers and
 3.3 Consistently showing skill,
                                             families?
     consideration, sensitivity and
     understanding in dealing with       3.3 Draw us a mental picture of how
     issues of diversity, personal           you show skill, consideration,
     attitudes and the beliefs of            sensitivity and understanding in
     others; and                             dealing with issues of diversity,
                                             personal attitudes and the belief
 3.4 Using or involving partners and
                                             of others?
     services in other sectors to the
     benefit of the learner, school,     3.4 How do you involve partners and
     centre and/or community.                services in other sectors to the
                                             benefit of the learner, school,
                                             centre and/or community?
 4. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching
    environment at the school or centre by:

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Criteria                                Questions                                  Max score
4.1 Using resources optimally           4.1 Elaborate on how you use               15
    and creatively to the benefit           resources optimally and
    of the school, centre and the           creatively to the benefit of
    community;                              the school, centre and the
                                            community;
4.2 Keeping comprehensive,
    up-to-date and outstanding          4.2 Describe the strategies you
    records of planning; learner            use to keep comprehensive,
    progress; ensuring that these           up-to-date, and outstanding
    are accessible; and meet                records of planning, learner
    requirements in terms of                progress, ensure that they
    accepted practices and/or               are also accessible, and
    developmental requirements;             meet requirements in terms
                                            of accepted practices and/or
4.3 Showing active awareness
                                            developmental requirements?
    of transformational issues
    and responding positively to        4.3 How do you show active
    inclusivity and social cohesion         awareness of transformational
    issues within the context of the        issues and respond positively
    school, centre or community;            to inclusivity and social cohesion
                                            issues within the context of the
4.4 Giving insightful, regular,
                                            school, centre or community?
    consistent and timeous
    feedback, which is built into       4.4 How do you ensure that you give
    lesson designs and is available         insightful, regular, consistent
    to all stakeholders;                    and timeous feedback, which is
                                            built into lesson designs and is
4.5 Planning in a way that reflects
                                            available to all stakeholders?
    the teaching and learning
    process in relation to content,     4.5 Take us through the steps that
    Infusion of values, skills, and         you follow in planning in a way
    the use of resources for learning       that reflects the teaching and
    activities?                             learning process in relation to
                                            content, Infusion of values, skills,
4.6 Organising space to enable
                                            and the use of resources for
    all learners to be productively
                                            learning activities?
    engaged in learning and
    development, as well as creating    4.6 How do organise space
    a safe and healthy environment.         for productive learning and
                                            development as well as creating
                                            a safe and healthy environment?
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5.2.6 EXCELLENCE IN SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHING

 Criteria                             Questions                                   Max score
 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning
    experience by:
 1.1 Using knowledge and skills       1.1 Explain how do you address              20
     to identify and address the          learners’ needs through the
     individual strengths and             application of the processes
     needs of learners through            outlined in the SIAS Policy and
     the rigorous application of          SNA Forms?
     the processes outlined in the
                                      1.2 Explain how you use learner-
     SIAS Policy and SNA Forms;
                                          centred techniques and appropriate
 1.2 Using learner-centred                teaching and learning strategies
     techniques and appropriate           that provide for acquiring
     teaching and learning                appropriate skills, whilst at the
     strategies that provide for          same time displaying excellent
     acquiring appropriate skills,        content knowledge of relevant
     whilst displaying excellent          subjects to promote critical thinking
     content knowledge of relevant        and problem solving?
     subjects to promote critical
                                      1.3 Elaborate on how you plan
     thinking and problem solving;
                                          the integration of resources
 1.3 Planning the integration             and assistive technology that
     of resources and assistive           are relevant to the learners’
     technology that are                  developmental and special needs,
     relevant to the learners’            at the same time allowing for
     developmental and                    creativeness, innovation and
     special needs (allowing for          improvisation?
     creativeness, innovation and
                                      1.4 How do you use White Paper 6
     improvisation);Differentiating
                                          to differentiate the curriculum to
     the curriculum to suit the
                                          suit the needs of the learners,
     needs of the learners within
                                          responding appropriately to
     the framework of Education
                                          barriers of teaching and learning
     White Paper 6 and responding
                                          by incorporating multi-modal
     appropriately to the barriers
                                          strategies relevant to the needs of
     to teaching and learning by
                                          the learners?
     incorporating multi-modal
     strategies relevant to the       1.5 How do you ensure excellent
     needs of the learners;               record keeping of learners’
                                          progress and ensure that this is
                                          accessible, and ensure that parents
                                          are made partners in the support of
                                          the learners?

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Criteria                            Questions                                 Max score
1.4 Keeping comprehensive           1.6 Explain how you use appropriate
    records of individual support       language (including South
    planning and learner progress       African Sign Language) and
    and ensuring that these are         communication strategies (such
    accessible and that parents         as Augmentative and Alternative
    are made partners in the            Communication) to enhance
    support of the learners; and        learners’ access to the curriculum?
1.5 Using appropriate language
    (including South African
    Sign Language) and
    communication strategies
    (such as Augmentative and
    Alternative Communication)
    for teaching and learning to
    enhance learners’ access to
    the curriculum

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Criteria                             Questions                                   Max score
 2. Communicate learners’ progress effectively to both learners and their families,
    listen and respond constructively to their views by:
 2.1 Keeping comprehensive            2.1 How do you ensure that you keep         12
     records of planning and              outstanding records of learners’
     learner progress and ensuring        progress & provide the necessary
     that these are accessible;           feedback to learners & parents?
 2.2 Giving insightful, regular,      2.2 How do you give insightful, regular,
     consistent and timeous               consistent and timeous feedback,
     feedback, which is built             which is built into lesson designs
     into lesson designs and is           and is available to all stakeholders?
     available to all stakeholders;
                                      2.3 How do you provide guidance and
 2.3 Providing guidance and               support informed by the curriculum,
     support informed by the              for career and life choices to
     curriculum, for career and           learners and parents?
     life choices to learners and
                                      2.4 How do you use appropriate
     parents;
                                          language of teaching and learning
 2.4 Using appropriate language           to the benefit of learners and
     for teaching and learning to         recognise the involvement of
     the benefit of learners; and         parents in the school/centre?
     recognising the involvement
                                      2.5 Explain vividly how you recognise
     of parents in the school or
                                          the involvement of parents in the
     centre; and
                                          school/centre?
 2.5 Recognising the involvement
     of parents in the school or
     centre.

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Criteria                              Questions                                 Max score
3. Adapt learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners
   effectively by:
3.1 Using inclusive teaching          3.1 How do you use inclusive teaching     12
    and learning strategies               and learning strategies and
    and promoting respect for             promote respect for individuality
    individuality and diversity (in       and diversity (Therapists and
    the case of therapists and            Psychologist supporting teachers
    psychologists, supporting             to design differentiated curriculum
    teachers to design                    delivery strategies);
    differentiated curriculum
                                      3.2 Explain how you promote learners’
    delivery strategies);
                                          self-esteem so that they see
3.2 Promoting learners’ self-             themselves as part of the society?
    esteem so that they see
                                      3.3 Clarify the different techniques
    themselves as part of the
                                          that you use to promote skills and
    society;
                                          attitudes that lead to independent
3.3 Using different techniques to         learning?
    promote skills and attitudes
                                      3.4 How do you organise the space
    that lead to independent
                                          to enable all learners to be
    learning;
                                          productively engaged in learning
3.4 Organising space to enable
                                      3.5 Illuminate on the policies and acts
    all learners to be productively
                                          that guide the work of Special
    engaged in learning; and
                                          Needs and Inclusive Education
3.5 Displaying appropriate                and how they affect your teaching
    knowledge of relevant policies        practice?
    and legislation and how to
    implement them.

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Criteria                             Questions                                    Max score
 4. Create and foster links between the school or centre and other organisations to
    the benefit of the school, centre or community by:
 4.1 Actively seeking solutions to    4.1 Explain the role you have played         16
     school, centre, or community         in seeking solutions to school,
     problems and taking a lead           centre, or community problems and
     in carrying out suggested            carrying out suggested solutions?
     solutions;
                                      4.2 Explain how you pro-actively
 4.2 Providing leadership in              provide leadership in creating
     creating partnerships                partnerships with relevant
     with relevant external               external organisations or
     organisations or institutions;       institutions;
 4.3 Creating opportunities for the   4.3 Describe how you have created
     school to be a resource centre       opportunities for the school to be a
     to the community and other           resource centre to the community
     organisations;                       and other organisations?
 4.4 Identifying challenges           4.4 What strategies do you use
     and making referrals                 to identify challenges & make
     to appropriate support               referrals to appropriate support
     services for intervention and        services for intervention &
     placement; and                       placement?
 4.5 Identifying the special skills   4.5 How do you identify the special skills
     and knowledge required by            and knowledge required by learners
     learners for them to obtain          for them to obtain employment
     employment when they leave           when they leave school1
     school.
 SUB TOTAL                                                                              60

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5.2.7 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS (GET)

 Criteria                              Questions                                 Max
                                                                                 score
 1. Excellence in teaching and supporting learning by the:
 1.1 Development of learners’          1.1 What techniques are you using to      15
     appreciation and understanding        develop the learners’ appreciation
     of Mathematics;                       and understanding of Mathematics?
 1.2 Creative use of learning          1.2 What strategies do you use to
     materials and helping learners        maximise the quality of learning in
     to master material;                   your Mathematics?
 1.3 Improvement of teaching skills    1.3 How do you optimally use
     over time;                            resources to:
 1.4 Use of technology within               (a) Enhance learning in your
     appropriate contexts, and                  Mathematics lessons?
     promotion of Mathematics
                                            (b) Promote Mathematics teaching
     inside and outside the school;
                                                inside and outside the school
 1.5 Encourage      learners                    (refer to Technology in
     to pursue a career in                      particular)?
     Mathematics, including
                                       1.4 As a Mathematics teacher, what
     teaching;
                                           have you done to:
 1.6 On-going review and
                                           (a) Motivate learners to love
     enhancement of own
                                               Mathematics?
     professional practice;
                                           (b) Encourage learners to pursue a
 1.7 Enthusiasm for the subject; and
                                               career in Mathematics including
 1.8 Ability to motivate learners to           to become a Mathematics
     learn                                     teacher?
                                       1.5 What steps have you taken to
                                           conduct on-going review and
                                           enhancement of your professional
                                           practice?
                                       1.6 What can you cite which indicates
                                           your enthusiasm for the subject?

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COMPLETE & SUBMIT
                                                FORM 1

                                    NOMINATION FORM 2017
To be completed by the Nomination Team. Note the eligibility and disqualification criteria in the NTA Information
Guide. All forms must be handed in to the district on or before the date determined by the relevant Provincial
Education Department.
Category of nomination (Please refer to the NTA Information Guide):

The Nomination Team wishes to nominate the following individual or team members for the above
category. Attach copies of SACE Certificate and ID document of each nominee to the nomination form:
 Title First Name                           Surname                         Mobile Number

School/Centre Details:
                                                                                 EMIS

                                                                                                                N TA 2017
 School Name
                                                                                 No.
 Name of Principal
 Type of School           Primary/Secondary/Combined/Full Service/LSEN/ECD Centre

 School/Centre Physical Address

 Telephone No.            (     )                                 Fax No.                 (   )
 E-mail Address                                                   Cell No.
 District/Region                                                    Province

Endorsement: By signing the nomination form, the Principal and SGB/CGB Chairperson endorse the
nomination by the Nomination Team.
 Signature of Principal                                                  Date
 Signature of Chairperson of the SGB/CGB                                           Date
 Special Notes:
 •   If the Principal or SGB/CGB Chairperson cannot sign for whatever reason, please also provide the
     information in the table below.

 •   If the Principal is the nominee, he/she must only sign in the space provided for the Nominee(s) on the
     Form .

 •   The SGB/CGB of the Nomination Team must agree on a person who will sign on behalf of the
     Principal.

 •   If a District/Regional Official is the nominator, the Principal must endorse the nomination.
 Name of person signing on behalf of the Principal or
 Chairperson of the SGB/CGB
 Designation of Signatory
 Statement of Motivation for signing on behalf of the
 Principal or Chairperson of the SGB/CGB
COMPLETE
                                           FORM 2 & SUBMIT
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                          SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017
Use the space below to provide relevant information that will serve as evidence of excellence in the
category you are nominated for. Please be guided by the generic and specific criteria of the category you are
nominated for. For the IT Category please make specific reference to the use of technology in the classroom
with learners and/or with colleagues. Note the eligibility and disqualification criteria in the Information
Guide. No CV is required.

Provide the following general information:

Level of teaching: Gr R/Foundation Phase/Intermediate Phase/Senior Phase/FET Phase/Special School

Subject(s) responsible for: ……………………………………………………………...……………………………...

Years of teaching experience in South Africa:……………………………………….………………………………...

Years of teaching experience at your current school/centre: ………………...………………………………….....

Leadership position (Leadership category): Deputy Principal/Principal ………...………………………………….

Level(Leadership category): Primary School/Secondary School/Combined School/Full Service School/LSEN

                                                                                                            N TA 2017
& ECD School

……………………………………………………………...……………………………...……...…….

Self/Team Portrait:
COMPLETE
        FORM 2 & SUBMIT
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SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017

                               N TA 2017
COMPLETE
                                            FORM 2 & SUBMIT
                                                Page 3

                           SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017

Declaration by nominee(s)
                                                                                                N TA 2017
I/we declare that the information submitted in the Self/Team Portrait is true and correct.

 Title      First Name                         Surname                              Signature
COMPLETE & SUBMIT
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                                              (Page 1)

                                  MOTIVATION FORM 2017
The Nomination Team from the school/centre must provide reasons for nominating the individual teacher/
team for entry into the National Teaching Awards 2017. Use the following headings to provide evidence of
excellence in the category the teacher/team is nominated for. Please note that some of the headings might
not be applicable to all the categories:

•   Fulfill an excellent role in the classroom/school/centre/community (through the use of technology – IT
    category)

•   An inspirational role model for teachers/learners/parents/community

•   Significant contribution to the teaching profession

•   Inspires and leads learning in school/community

                                                                                                         N TA 2017
COMPLETE & SUBMIT
                                             FORM 3
                                           (Continued)

                                                                                               N TA 2017
The Nomination Team certifies that the above information is true and correct:
 Name of Chairperson of the Nomination Team/District
 Official
 Signature
 Date

Checklist: Check your nomination package. Did you include all the required completed forms?
                                                                                      Including?
 Form 1: Signed by the Principal and SGB Chairperson or Designated Person(s)          Yes/No
 Form 2: Signed by the nominee(s)                                                     Yes/No
 Form 3: Signed by the Chairperson of the Nomination Team and provided a School Stamp Yes/No
 Copies of SACE Certificate (certified)                                               Yes/No
 ID Document (certified)                                                              Yes/No

                                                                         SCHOOL/CENTRE STAMP
Criteria                                Questions                                    Max
                                                                                      score
 2. Learner Focus by means of:
 2.1 The promotion of positive           2.1 How do you promote positive              15
     relationships among learners;           relationships amongst the
                                             learners in your class, and how do
 2.2 Encouraging cooperation
                                             you motivate them to learn?
     among learners through group
     work or projects, collaborative     2.2 As an enthusiastic teacher for
     learning communities, or other          mathematics, what co-operative
     mechanisms;                             learning experience(s) do you create
                                             in your class?
 2.3 Engaging learners as full
     partners in the learning            2.3 In your teaching, how do you
     process, with learners                  engross learners as full partners in
     assuming responsibility for their       the learning process, with learners
     own choices;                            assuming responsibility for their own
                                             choices?
 2.4 Communicating high
     expectations; and                   2.4 How do you communicate high
                                             expectations for learners?
 2.5 Engaging learners in activities
     outside of the classroom            2.5 How do you engage learners in
     such as clubs, organisations,           activities outside the Maths class
     tutoring, field trips, or similar       e.g. Clubs, Field Trips, Tutoring etc.
     activities.

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Criteria                              Questions                                    Max
                                                                                   score
3. Subject competence proven by:

3.1 The possession of specific        3.1 What specific knowledge and skills in    15
    knowledge and skills in               Mathematics do you possess?
    Mathematics;
                                      3.2 Mention the steps that you have
3.2 Maintaining knowledge through         undertaken to ensure maintenance
    discipline related professional       of knowledge through discipline-
    development;                          related professional development?
3.3 Participation in professional     3.3 What role have you played in
    development that demonstrates         professional development activities
    growth as a teacher;                  that demonstrate your growth as a
                                          teacher?
3.4 Membership of professional
    associations; and                 3.4 As a Mathematics teacher, do
                                          you belong to any professional
3.5 Engagement in activities that
                                          organisation linked to Mathematics
    reflect knowledge in the field.
                                          and what role do you play in the
                                          organisation?
                                      3.5 As a Mathematics teacher, can
                                          you inform us of activities that
                                          you engage in that reflect your
                                          knowledge of Mathematics?
4. Personal Attributes evident in:
4.1 Modelling life-long learning;     4.1 What evidence can you produce            15
                                          that indicates that you are a lifelong
4.2 Engaging in positive working
                                          learner?
    relationships with learners and
    colleagues, and/or community;     4.2 With examples, enlighten us about
                                          how you engage in positive working
4.3 Affirming and participating
                                          relationships with learners and
    in shaping a school’s culture
                                          colleagues, and/or community;
    (mission, vision, and values);
    and                               4.3 How do you affirm and participate in
                                          shaping a school’s culture (mission,
4.4 Demonstrating clear reasoning
                                          vision, and values)?
    skills.
                                      4.4 Cite an example/s in your teaching
                                          of Mathematics where you
                                          demonstrated clear reasoning skills?
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5.2.8 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING NATURAL SCIENCES (GET)

 Criteria                              Questions                                Max score
 1. Excellence in teaching and supporting learning by the:
 1.1 Development of learners’          1.1 What techniques are you using to     15
     appreciation and                      develop the learners’ appreciation
     understanding of Natural              and understanding of Natural
     Sciences;                             Sciences?
 1.2 Creative use of learning          1.2 What strategies do you use to
     materials and helping learners       maximise the quality of learning in
     to master material;                  your Natural Sciences class?
                                           (a) How do you optimally use
 1.3 Improvement of teaching skills
                                                resources to:
     over time;
                                           (c) Enhance learning in your
 1.4 Use of technology within                   Natural Sciences lessons?
     appropriate contexts, and             (d) Promote Natural Sciences
     promotion of Natural Sciences              teaching inside and
     inside and outside the school.             outside the school (refer to
                                                Technology in particular)?
 1.5 Encourage learners to pursue
     a career in Natural Sciences,     1.3 As a Natural Sciences teacher,
     including teaching;                   what have you done to:
                                           (a) Motivate learners to love
 1.6 On-going review and                        Natural Sciences?
     enhancement of own                    (b) Encourage learners to pursue
     professional practice;                     a career in Natural Sciences
 1.7 Enthusiasm for the subject;                including to become a Natural
     and                                        Sciences teacher?
 1.8 Ability to motivate learners to   1.4 What steps have you taken to
     learn                                 conduct on-going review and
                                           enhancement of your professional
                                           practice?
                                       1.5 What can you cite which indicates
                                           your enthusiasm for the subject?

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Criteria                                Questions                                  Max score
2. Learner Focus by means of:
2.1 The promotion of positive           2.1 How do you promote positive            15
    relationships among learners;           relationships amongst the learners
                                            in your class, and how do you
2.2 Encouraging cooperation
                                            motivate them to learn?
    among learners through group
    work or projects, collaborative     2.2 As an enthusiastic teacher for
    learning communities, or other          Natural Sciences, what co-
    mechanisms;                             operative learning experience(s) do
                                            you create in your class?
2.3 Engaging learners as full
    partners in the learning            2.3 In your teaching, how do you
    process, with learners                  engross learners as full partners in
    assuming responsibility for             the learning process, with learners
    their own choices;                      assuming responsibility for their
                                            own choices?
2.4 Communicating high
    expectations; and                   2.4 How do you communicate high
                                            expectations for learners?
2.5 Engaging learners in activities
    outside of the classroom            2.5 How do you engage learners in
    such as clubs, organisations,           activities outside the Natural
    tutoring, field trips, or similar       Sciences class e.g. Clubs, Field
    activities.                             Trips, Tutoring etc.

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Criteria                              Questions                                    Max score
 3. Subject competence proven by:
 3.1 The possession of specific        3.1 What specific knowledge and              15
     knowledge and skills in               skills in Natural Sciences do you
     Natural Sciences;                     possess?
 3.2 Maintaining knowledge             3.2 Mention the steps that you have
     through discipline-related            undertaken to ensure maintenance
     professional development;             of knowledge through discipline-
                                           related professional development?
 3.3 Participation in professional
     development that                  3.3 What role have you played in
     demonstrates growth as a              professional development activities
     teacher;                              that demonstrate your growth as a
                                           teacher?
 3.4 Membership of professional
     associations; and                 3.4 As a Natural Sciences teacher,
                                           do you belong to any professional
 3.5 Engagement in activities that
                                           organisation linked to Natural
     reflect knowledge in the field.
                                           Sciences and what role do you play
                                           in the organisation?
                                       3.5 As a Natural Sciences teacher,
                                           can you inform us of activities that
                                           you engage in that reflect your
                                           knowledge of Natural Sciences?
 4. Personal Attributes evident in:
 4.1 Modeling life-long learning;      4.1 What evidence can you produce            15
                                           that indicates that you are a lifelong
 4.2 Engaging in positive working
                                           learner?
     relationships with learners and
     colleagues, and/or community;     4.2 With examples, enlighten us about
                                           how you engage in positive working
 4.3 Affirming and participating
                                           relationships with learners and
     in shaping a school’s culture
                                           colleagues, and/or community;
     (mission, vision, and values);
     and                               4.3 How do you affirm and participate
                                           in shaping a school’s culture
 4.4 Demonstrating clear
                                           (mission, vision, and values)?
     reasoning skills.
                                       4.4 Cite an example/s in your teaching
                                           of Natural Sciences where you
                                           demonstrated clear reasoning
                                           skills?
 SUB TOTAL                                                                               60

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