BTE2601 ASSIGNMENT 5 PORTFOLIO 2025 *COMPLETE ANSWERS* DUE DATE 8 OCTOBER 2025 (BEST ANSWERS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT)

1.1 INTRODUCTION This portfolio is designed to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the seven roles of the educator as outlined in the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ) Policy of 2015. The policy identifies these roles as central to the professional identity of South African teachers, ensuring they are well-prepared to meet the complex demands of teaching in a diverse and changing society (DHET, 2015). The seven roles include the teacher as a specialist in a phase, subject, discipline, or practice; a learning mediator; an interpreter and designer of learning programmes and materials; a leader, administrator, and manager; a scholar, researcher, and lifelong learner; an assessor; and a community, citizenship, and pastoral role player..................................... (+27.)