, BTE2601 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
2025 – DUE 10 October 2025; 100% correct solutions
and explanations.
Table of Contents
1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………….……01
1.2 Specialist in a Phase, Subject, Discipline, or Practice………………………02
1.3 Learning Mediator………………………………………………………..…04
1.4 Interpreter and Designer of Learning Programmes and Materials…………06
1.5 Leader, Administrator, and Manager………………………………….……08
1.6 Scholar, Researcher, and Lifelong Learner…………………………………10
1.7 Assessor…………………………………………………………………….12
1.8 Community, Citizenship, and Pastoral Role………………………………..14
1.9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………….16
1.10 References………………………………………………………………….17
1.1 Introduction
Teaching is a multifaceted profession that extends far beyond
delivering content in the classroom. The Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET) Minimum Requirements for
Teacher Education Qualifications (2015) outlines seven critical
roles that define the work of professional educators in South Africa.
These roles reflect the expectation that teachers must not only
specialise in their subject areas but also act as mediators of learning,
interpreters of curricula, leaders and managers, lifelong learners,
assessors, and contributors to community and pastoral care.
This portfolio critically engages with these seven roles from three
perspectives: (1) theoretical definitions informed by scholarly
literature, (2) in-service teachers’ insights obtained through
interviews, and (3) personal reflections as an aspiring teacher. By
combining theory, practice, and reflection, the portfolio highlights
2025 – DUE 10 October 2025; 100% correct solutions
and explanations.
Table of Contents
1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………….……01
1.2 Specialist in a Phase, Subject, Discipline, or Practice………………………02
1.3 Learning Mediator………………………………………………………..…04
1.4 Interpreter and Designer of Learning Programmes and Materials…………06
1.5 Leader, Administrator, and Manager………………………………….……08
1.6 Scholar, Researcher, and Lifelong Learner…………………………………10
1.7 Assessor…………………………………………………………………….12
1.8 Community, Citizenship, and Pastoral Role………………………………..14
1.9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………….16
1.10 References………………………………………………………………….17
1.1 Introduction
Teaching is a multifaceted profession that extends far beyond
delivering content in the classroom. The Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET) Minimum Requirements for
Teacher Education Qualifications (2015) outlines seven critical
roles that define the work of professional educators in South Africa.
These roles reflect the expectation that teachers must not only
specialise in their subject areas but also act as mediators of learning,
interpreters of curricula, leaders and managers, lifelong learners,
assessors, and contributors to community and pastoral care.
This portfolio critically engages with these seven roles from three
perspectives: (1) theoretical definitions informed by scholarly
literature, (2) in-service teachers’ insights obtained through
interviews, and (3) personal reflections as an aspiring teacher. By
combining theory, practice, and reflection, the portfolio highlights
