Overview
The SPU Faculty of Education offers students, who want to become teachers in any of the country’s official schooling phases, the opportunity to engage in a teaching and learning experience that is both unique and second to none in South Africa.
We are confident that our cutting-edge approaches to teacher training, especially in terms of our integrative theoretical and practical components, as well as cross-curricular development of essential knowledge types, speak to the country’s dire need for future generations of quality teachers.
We want our students to become teachers who do not merely hold their own regarding subject knowledge, but are also able to passionately and effectively impart this knowledge to young minds, irrespective of the context, and are driven towards the lifelong development and honing of their knowledge and teaching skills, for the greater good of our society.
VISION
To be a dynamic and innovative leader in cutting edge rural teacher education and research that fosters inclusive pathways for quality learning, critical engagement and social justice for sustainable futures.
MISSION
We believe teaching is humanity’s most hopeful profession. Our mission is to:
- Cultivate ethically and contextually responsive teachers who blend deep knowledge with genuine care through innovative teaching, learning and research approaches.
- Prepare teachers who are competent to champion rural and inclusive education that celebrates indigenous wisdom alongside contemporary scholarship, ensuring every student’s story matters and every community’s knowledge is treasured.
- Foster a lifelong and inclusive culture of excellence in teaching, learning and research that prepares students, staff, and communities to serve as catalysts for educational transformation while honouring the roots that ground us.
- Inspire teachers who engage in inclusive pedagogies that allow for curiosity, questioning, growth, resilience, and hope for their learners.
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WHAT DO WE STAND FOR AS THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
CONTACT US: Kediemetse Moselane | Telephone: 053 491 0152 | Email: FoEDU@spu.ac.za