IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching

Overview

Become a teacher with IIE Rosebank College. The IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching is a professional qualification aimed at students who want to pursue a teaching qualification for grades 4 to 7. This IIE qualification will produce highly skilled, innovative teachers for schools around the world. Should you wish to start with a higher certificate, you can enroll for the IIE Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education.

• Bloemfontein
• Cape Town 
• Pretoria
• Durban
• Braamfontein
• Mbombela (Nelspruit)
• Polokwane

Course Outline

On Campus

This is a four-year, full-time qualification offered by The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) at IIE Rosebank College. Face-to-face lectures take place during the day on weekdays at the following campuses: Braamfontein, Pretoria CBD, Cape Town, Bloemfontien, Polokwane and Durban.

Modules 

Year 1

• First Additional Languages (Various)
• Introduction to Personal Computing
• TIP Mathematics 1 A
• TIP Social Sciences 1
• Introduction to Scholarship A
• Psychology for Educators 1A
• IP Teaching and Learning
• Communicative Languages: Afrikaans
• English for Education 1
• IP Teaching Experience 1
• TIP Nat Sciences and Technology 1
• Communicative Languages
• TIP Mathematics 1 B
• Introduction to EMS
• Psychology for Educators 1B

Year 2

• Child Development
• First Additional Languages (Various)
• Inclusive Education A
• TIP Mathematics 2A
• TIP Social Sciences 2A
• TIP Social Sciences 2B
• TIP English First and FAL 1
• TIP Mathematics 2B
• ICT integration into the Classroom
• Inclusive Education B
• IP Teaching Experience 2

Year 3

• Professional Ethics
• TIP Mathematics 3A
• First Additional Languages (Various)
• Multicultural Education
• TIP Nat Sciences and Technology 2A
• Social Education
• Assessment and Measurement
• IP Teaching Experience 3
• TIP Nat Sciences and Technology 2B
• TIP English First and FAL 2
• TIP Mathematics 3B

Year 4

• Foundations of Education
• TIP Social Sciences 3A
• TIP Nat Sciences and Technology 3A
• TIP English First and FAL 3
• Introduction to Education Research
• The Reflective Practitioner A
• Educational Management
• IP Teaching Experience 4
• First Additional Languages
• Education Research Practice
• TIP Social Sciences 3B
• The Reflective Practitioner B
• TIP Nat Sciences and Technology 3B

Teaching Practice

The Teaching experience module is to give students an opportunity to observe Mentor Teachers, their roles and duties, documentation, assessment system, classroom management, teacher co-operation and development, school system and school within the community context. They will carry out the practical applications of the teaching principles, theories and concepts they have acquired. Teaching experience is a compulsory module that is done each year of the four-year qualification. IIE Rosebank College will pair each student with the respective school to ensure that the experience is as diverse as possible. During these sessions, students will be evaluated at the respective school by their Lecturer or Supervisor. The timing of these sessions is carefully mapped at IIE Rosebank College and students are required to complete 22 weeks of Teaching experience within the qualification.

The breakdown is as follows: 

• Year 1: one week of observation and 3 weeks of Teaching Practical
• Year 2: five weeks of Teaching Practical
• Year 3: six weeks of Teaching Practical
• Year 4: eight weeks of Teaching Practical 

Lecture Attendance Requirements

The IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching has an attendance rule associated with the qualification, namely that the student attends 80% of the classes (lecture) for the stipulated modules. For more information, refer to the Information regarding Attendance for modules aligned to School-based Work Integrated Learning (i.e. Teaching Experience) on The IIE Faculty of Education programmes document and to the Work Integrated Learning Policy.

Lecture Attendance Requirements (For 2022 and Beyond)

• Students will be allowed access to the main school-based Teaching Experience per relevant year if:
  
  a) they have met the 80% lecture attendance requirement for each of the identified modules as is aligned to Teaching Experience for that year. 
• Dealing with Exceptions:
  
  In cases where students have not met the 80% lecture attendance requirement for 1 or more of the identified modules as is aligned to Teaching Experience for that year:
  
  b) Students will be expected to achieve a combined 80% lecture attendance (i.e. average) across the identified modules on condition that no single module attendance falls below 70%.
  
  Students who fall into this category will submit a one-page motivation for Teaching Experience access to The IIE's Brand School of Education Campus Programme Manager for consideration by The IIE's Brand Head of School: Education in consultation with The IIE's Central Academic Team.
  
  For more information, refer to the letter: Information regarding Attendance for modules aligned to School-based Work Integrated Learning (i.e. Teaching Experience) on The IIE Faculty of Education programmes letter and to the Work Integrated Learning Policy.

Requirements

Minimum Admission Requirements

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Important Information

• To be awarded this qualification, a minimum final year mark of 50% must be achieved.
• Qualification such as a Higher Certificate, the English requirement may be waived on passing an appropriate proficiency test. The pass mark requirement for the English proficiency test is 50%.

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All our IIE Rosebank College registered students get free software. The software includes and is not limited to MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook, which come with Office 365 bundle. Students can  access the software online using their RCCONNECT email addresses on office 365 or visit the campus IT Department to get FTP access to download the software.

DEVICE REQUIREMENTS 
To get the best out of the blended learning experience, you will need the following minimum requirements: a computer or laptop with WI-FI, Windows 10 or higher, Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Higher, 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or a System on a Chip (SoC), 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit (Or Higher) for your RAM, 16 GB for 32-bit OS 32 GB for 64-bit OS (or Higher) Hard Drive space, DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver for your Graphics card, and a Screen Resolution of a minimum 1280 x 800

Police Clearance

IIE006: Work-Integrated Learning Policy:

All students undertaking an academic qualification with a school-based WIL component will be required to have a valid police clearance certificate (PCC) or an Afiswitch Criminal Check Certificate as accepted by SACE, on commencement of their Teaching Experience component in a school.

NB: Please note that this fact sheet is accurate at the time of publication. The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) reserves the right to alter any of the content prior to commencement of registration due to changes in regulation, policy, market requirements or any other valid reason.

Course Accreditation

The IIE Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and is registered by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as a 511-credit qualification on Level 7 (SAQA ID No: 97235). On successful completion, you will receive a Degree in Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching from The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), a leading registered private provider of higher education in South Africa. This qualification is also fully recognised by the Department of Basic Education for the purposes of registering as a teacher and teaching in a South African school.

Pathways

The Independent Institute of Education (THE IIE) offers you the opportunity to start with a higher certificate and progress into a diploma or degree.  There are several pathways offered by The IIE at IIE Rosebank College, that enable access to higher-level qualifications.  Speak to the student advisor for more information.