TPF3704/ASSESSMENT 1/0/2023

ASSESSMENT 1/0/2023

Teaching Practice IV – Assessment 1

TPF3704

Year module

Department of Early Childhood Education

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on MYUNISA, activate your MYLIFE e-mail account and make
sure that you have regular access to the MYUNISA module website, as well as
your group website.
This tutorial letter contains important information about your:
ASSESSMENT 1
(School information & Proof of Placement)

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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE................................................. 3
3 THE SCHOOL BASED PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS   ............................................................ 4
3.1 Module supervision requirements  ................................................................................................. 4
3.2 Placement  .................................................................................................................................... 4
4 REGISTERED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEACHING PRACTICE  ................................................. 5
4.1 Monitoring of placement  ............................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Abiding by the rules of the school   ................................................................................................ 6
4 ASSESSMENT 1 .......................................................................................................................... 7
5.1 School information ........................................................................................................................ 7
5.2 Proof of placement (which is sent to your Mylife email) ................................................................. 7
6 ASSESSMENT 1 SCHOOL INFORMATION & PROOF OF PLACEMENT .................................... 8
7 PROOF OF PLACEMENT RECEIVED ON YOUR MYLIFE EMAIL MUST BE PROVIDED ........... 9

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Dear Student

1 INTRODUCTION

We are pleased to welcome you to the teaching practice module. The Teaching Practice is your
professional development and an integral component of Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Programme. This ITE programme is an accredited requirement of Teacher Education as
mandated by the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ).

This tutorial letter contains Assessment 1 and important information on teaching practice
requirements.

PLEASE NOTE:

ALL enquiries regarding your placement and other TP Admin related matters should be
directed to the Teaching Practice Office coordinator of the province in which you are
planning your placement. Refer to Tutorial letter 102.

Please do not contact the TPO with queries related to Assessments, and content of the
module and/or submission of your Assessments; for these matters contact your module
lecturers.

Similarly, do not contact your lecturer(s) about school placement and/or TP admin related
queries.

2 COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE

The table below contains the compulsory requirements for the B Ed Foundation Phase teaching
practice which is not negotiable. It has to be completed in the year of registration for the module.

Please ensure that you read and understand the guidelines applicable to your teaching
practice modules. When selecting a school, please make sure that the school of your choice
offers your registered teaching practice phase.

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Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase
Module Duration Guidelines Year / Lecturer
code If registered for 2 or more TP modules Level
You may not conduct two teaching practice
modules at the same time. This means the dates
must be different.

TPF3704 5 weeks For this module, you are required to complete: 4th DR MM
• Grade R - 1 week (5 consecutive days) MANYAKA
• Grade 1 - 1 week (5 consecutive days)
• Grade 2 - 1 week (5 consecutive days)
• Grade 3 - 2 weeks (10 consecutive days)

Please refer to your Tutorial letters (Assessments 1,

Assessment 2, Assessment 50 and Assessment 51)
for assessment requirements.

3 THE SCHOOL BASED PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS  

• Teaching practice is a compulsory module, and no exception of any nature is provided
irrespective of the circumstances.  Your registration for the B Ed Foundation phase means
you have accepted the rules and regulations of the qualification as well as the requirements
thereof for all the modules.  Each TP module requires 5 consecutive weeks in a school.

• The lecturers and Teaching Practice Office are aware of the different schools terms of
government and publics schools, as well as international school terms.

• The teaching practice must be completed within the timeline provided and the requirements
specified by the University.  Kindly, align your teaching practice dates to the school
calendar.

3.1 Module supervision requirements 

All attempts will be made to avail supervisors to all 3RD and 4th year to be supervised during the
teaching practice placement. This does not exclude 1st and 2nd levels should you be contacted for
supervision.

3.2 Placement 

• Assessment 1 requires the School Information form and Proof of placement.

If you don’t submit these two documents before the closing day you will be blocked from
any further submission of assessments.

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• All arrangements must be made at the beginning of the academic year immediately after
registration. The necessary study material needs to be read before any arrangements are
made with the respective school you are planning to do your teaching practice at.

• It is compulsory to request permission from the principal of the school at which you intend
doing your teaching practice. Your study material (Tutorial letter 102) and assessment
requirements must be provided to the principal as proof of what is expected of you during
the five weeks teaching practice.

• Proof of placement is needed before you start your teaching practice. Complete the Online
TPU tool on myUnisa to obtain proof of placement (tutorial letter 102)

• Kindly take note of the following:

• Submission of Assessment 1 will grant you admission to the exam.

If you fail to submit assessment 1 before the closing date, you will not qualify for exam
submission.  Please do not ask for any due date extension from the lecturers because the
system will not allow you to submit after the due date. 

• You will also be blocked, and no submission of any assessment will be accepted.

4 REGISTERED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEACHING PRACTICE 

• If you are registered for two TP modules, no school-based placement may overlap or be
conducted at the same time.  Ensure that the proof of placement form for each module
reflects the correct number of weeks
• Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) requires 5 weeks for each TP
practice year module.
• Make sure you submit your assessment within three weeks of teaching practice completion
then only can you start with second module you are registered for. For example:   if
registered for TPF3703 and TPF3704 each should be 25 independent days
• Your placement application must contain all the TP modules you have registered for in
your 2023 registration.
• Any student found conducting or completing Teaching Practice concurrently will fail to
meet the TP requirements.     
• During 2023, If a student attempts to do two TP modules for 5 weeks instead of 10 weeks,
only one placement will be recognized (based on the year level) which means one TP
module will have to be redone either before the closing date, or re-registered for the
following year.
• All changes to placement dates and problems must be communicated with your  
workstation/provincial coordinator from the Teaching Practice Office. The details are in Tut
102, which must be read in detail.
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 4.1 Monitoring of placement 
 
• The TP office will monitor your placement accordingly
• Any transgression on the placement is against the DHET requirements and you will not
graduate.   
• The proof of placement will also have to be added to assessments 1,2,50 and 51.
• The proof of placement dates and the dates of the attendance register in all the
assessment should be the same. Any changes to TP dates should be arranged with the
TPO office.
• All teaching practice assessments must be submitted 3 weeks after completing the
teaching practice (TP) irrespective of the month in which you complete your TP.  You will
be penalized for every you are late.
• No student is allowed to go to the school without proof of placement.
 
4.2 Abiding by the rules of the school  

• The principal must be provided with all the requirements of Teaching Practice when you ask
for permission to do it at the particular school.
• You must arrive in the morning when school starts and leave when the school ends. No
Special arrangements are allowed for individual students. You may not do one day or odd
days a week. 
• You must complete your teaching practice in a registered DBE (Department of Basic
Education) school and no TP placement at any home-schooling center is
allowed.   International schools must contact the placement office coordinator (Tut 102)
• All placement changes to dates and problems must be communicated with your
workstation/provincial coordinator from the Teaching Placement Office. The details are in
(Tut 102) 

For all other information regarding module TPF3704, you should still refer to Tutorial letter 101
as well as refer to all the announcements on the TPF3704 module site.

Dr MM Manyaka

Module coordinator:
Address: Prof. NS Radipere Building, Room 7-56
E-mail address: emanyamm@unisa.ac.za
Telephone number: 012 429 6521

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4 ASSESSMENT 1
This assessment must be submitted before you commence your teaching practice at the school
and before the closing date.

• Students who do not submit Assessment 1 before the closing date and before
commencing teaching practice will not be granted admission to the examination.
• This further means you will not be able to continue with your teaching practice and all
further submissions will be blocked.
• You will then have to register for the module again in 2024.

5.1 School information

• teaching practice schools detail/s which you applied for on the teaching practice online
booking or links must be provided in the school information form

• if you are going to two different schools you will need two forms

• The dates must correlate with the proof of placement

5.2 Proof of placement (which is sent to your Mylife email)

The proof of placement which is sent to your myLife email address by the placement office based
on the online completion thereof must be signed and stamped by the principal.

HOW TO OBTAIN PROOF OF PLACEMENT

Consult Tutorial Letter 102 for the placement process

• The Student View function must be used which is located on the myUnisa
Student Portal.
OR
• TP students doing teaching practice within the borders of South Africa
must use the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/EzFD8TdkG9 to capture the
school placement details.
• TP students who will be doing teaching practice outside the South African
borders (SADC & international countries) must use the following link:
https://forms.office.com/r/EzFD8TdkG9 to capture the school placement details.

THIS IS NOT THE APPLICATION FORM FOR PLACEMENT

• COMPLETE YOUR PLACEMENT ONLINE – to obtain the proof of placement

• PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION FOR THE SCHOOL
ONLY ONE PDF DOCUMENT IS ACCEPTED FOR ASSESSMENT

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6 ASSESSMENT 1 SCHOOL INFORMATION & PROOF OF PLACEMENT
THIS IS NOT THE APPLICATION FORM FOR PLACEMENT COMPLETE YOUR PLACEMENT ONLINE PROVIDE
THE SAME INFORMATION BELOW
Module code Province:

Student Name & Surname Student number:

Miss/Mrs/Mr
Postal Address

MyLife Email

Contact details

Are you permanently employed at the school?

Are you an intern or assistant teacher at the school?

Are you employed outside the education sector?

PRINCIPAL, MENTOR AND SCHOOL DETAILS

PRINCIPAL NAME & SURNAME

Contact details

MENTOR NAME & SURNAME

Contact details

Dates must be completed below

Grade R …………………………………… to ………………………. = ………………….days

Grade 1 ……………………………………… to ………………………. = ………………….days

Grade 2 …………………… …………………to ………………………. = ………………….days

Grade 3 ………………… ……………………to ………………………. = ………………….days

Name of School

Address

Province

Tel Email:

Name of Principal…………………………………….
SCHOOL STAMP
SIGNATURE ………………………………………….

Name of Mentor …………………………………….

SIGNATURE MENTOR ………………………………

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7 PROOF OF PLACEMENT RECEIVED ON YOUR MYLIFE EMAIL MUST BE

PROVIDED
Make sure you print the proof of placement you receive and obtain the school stamp and signature

SCHOOL STAMP

PRINCIPAL’S SIGNATURE …………………………………………………………………………….