BPT1501
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 13 AUGUST 2025
, BPT1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 2025
DUE 13 AUGUST 2025
INSTRUCTIONS - ASSIGNMENT
In this assignment, you need to discuss the ideas you obtained/generated from your
readings with your group members.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT STARTS HERE
The Social Studies teacher, Ms Pamela Troye, had been working at Refilwe School for
the past four years. She was a strict and disciplined educator. She was a petite woman
with a deep passion for teaching, and learners would fall silent at just one look from her.
The aura she carried was enough to maintain discipline. Though she never raised a
hand on learners, she had a strong presence, and her During break time, other teachers
would tease her, playfully linking her to random people, but she took it all in stride with
a smile on her face. Though she was a terror in the classroom, the moment she stepped
into the staffroom, she transformed into an entirely different person - mischievous,
playful, and full of life.
Question 1: Identify the seven roles of a teacher that Ms Pamela Troye played out
in her teaching
According to the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (DHET,
2011), teachers are expected to fulfil seven key roles in their work. From the story, Ms
Pamela Troye played the following roles:
Specialist in a phase, discipline or practice
Learning mediator
Interpreter and designer of learning programmes and materials
Leader, administrator and manager
Scholar, researcher and lifelong learner
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 13 AUGUST 2025
, BPT1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 2025
DUE 13 AUGUST 2025
INSTRUCTIONS - ASSIGNMENT
In this assignment, you need to discuss the ideas you obtained/generated from your
readings with your group members.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT STARTS HERE
The Social Studies teacher, Ms Pamela Troye, had been working at Refilwe School for
the past four years. She was a strict and disciplined educator. She was a petite woman
with a deep passion for teaching, and learners would fall silent at just one look from her.
The aura she carried was enough to maintain discipline. Though she never raised a
hand on learners, she had a strong presence, and her During break time, other teachers
would tease her, playfully linking her to random people, but she took it all in stride with
a smile on her face. Though she was a terror in the classroom, the moment she stepped
into the staffroom, she transformed into an entirely different person - mischievous,
playful, and full of life.
Question 1: Identify the seven roles of a teacher that Ms Pamela Troye played out
in her teaching
According to the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (DHET,
2011), teachers are expected to fulfil seven key roles in their work. From the story, Ms
Pamela Troye played the following roles:
Specialist in a phase, discipline or practice
Learning mediator
Interpreter and designer of learning programmes and materials
Leader, administrator and manager
Scholar, researcher and lifelong learner
