{"id":2003,"date":"2018-11-28T07:32:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T05:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.4.47\/index.php\/_school-of-economic-management-sciences-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:02:18","slug":"education-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/education-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Education overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2003\" class=\"elementor elementor-2003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d7566 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d7566\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-505877d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"505877d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-746a557\" data-id=\"746a557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3241fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3241fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Overview<b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-994648f\" data-id=\"994648f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6cf9a\" data-id=\"9a6cf9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-647ffb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"647ffb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3631de2\" data-id=\"3631de2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea92956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea92956\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecd5bc4\" data-id=\"ecd5bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e1853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e1853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SPU Faculty of Education offers students, who want to become teachers in any of the country\u2019s official schooling phases, the opportunity to engage in a teaching and learning experience that is both unique and second to none in South Africa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s dire need for future generations of quality teachers.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0c906\" data-id=\"6b0c906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7305316\" data-id=\"7305316\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d24eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86d24eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/eduction-icon-e1542217135222.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1101\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aa7af elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"51aa7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/how-to-apply\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How to apply<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b797e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b797e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44907f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44907f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256ace8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"256ace8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2b29e e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"fd2b29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.40000000000000002,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Our mission is to:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Cultivate ethically and contextually responsive teachers who blend deep knowledge with genuine care through innovative teaching, learning and research approaches.<\/li><li>Prepare teachers who are competent to champion rural and inclusive education that celebrates indigenous wisdom alongside contemporary scholarship, ensuring every student\u2019s story matters and every community\u2019s knowledge is treasured.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><li>Inspire teachers who engage in inclusive pedagogies that allow for curiosity, questioning, growth, resilience, and hope for their learners.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2654665263\" role=\"tabpanel\" 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