Primary School Teachers Receive UCT certificates

Twenty-four primary school teachers received certificates on 6 May 2013 after successfully completing a Rational Number for Primary Teachers short course offered by the Schools Development Unit at the University of Cape Town.

This certification ceremony consolidates the partnership between the Metropole East Education District and the Schools Development Unit at UCT.

In attendance at the ceremony were Mr Melvyn Caroline, Director of MEED; Mr Benjamin Schereke, Chief CurriculumManager; Mrs Ursula Esau, GET coordinator; and Mr Bienjamien Crombie, GET Mathematics Curriculum Advisor.

The district officials played a key role in recruiting the participants to the short course, as well as organizing the venue. These officials maintained a high profile during the sessions, participated alongside the teacher participants, and assisted wherever possible.

Representing UCT were Mr Gary Powell and Mr Kaashief Hassan (course facilitators) and Ms Wadeeah Fisher, the short courses administrative assistant.

Recipients of the certificates stated the usefulness of the course content, especially in terms of the way that they have since thought about teaching common and decimal fractions, ratio, and percentage.