Daily Schedules for Teacher Centres Workshop 10 - 15 August on Norms and Standards, Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa

1. Teacher Centre Managers’
Course
10 – 15 August 2014
Day 3

2. Day 3: Optimal use of centres
By the end of this session you
will be able to:
• Differentiate between qualities of a leader and a manager
• Know how to lead and manage your Teacher Centre so that
it is used optimally
• Describe activities that build leadership qualities relevant
to teacher Centres
• Summarise the key points of Integrated Strategic
Framework for Teacher Education and Development

3. Activity 1: Leadership for Change
Manager Leader
Controls and monitors Seeks collective input
Maintains the status quo Sets new direction
Checks that all is running
smoothly
Grows leadership capacity in
others
Tries to avoid problems Adapts to challenges
One person – or small elite
group
Depends on collective
(stakeholders)

4. Activity 1: continued
Task 1: Pair reflection
• complete table
• report back
Task 2: Self reflection on successful leaders
• complete table
• report back

5. Activity 2: Jigsaw on ISPFTED
Participants become familiar with the Integrated
Strategic Framework for Teacher Education and
Development – answering questions around 4 topics
within the framework.

6. Jigsaw questions
1. How to inform teachers about curriculum
content that is available to them
2. How to inform teachers of training events
and short courses taking place at the
centres that can improve their performance
3. How to grow PLCs and motivate teachers
when morale is low
4. How to encourage and influence subject
advisers to utilise your Teachers Centre
effectively.

7. Activity 2: ISPFTED continued

8. Activity 3: Challenges at Centres

9. Activity 3: evaluation of role play
Rate the role play in your files – criteria:
• Was the challenge made clear?
• Was the correct tone and volume used?
• Was audience interest captured and maintained?
• Did the role play demonstrate a moral purpose,
positive attitude or tolerance, etc. ?
• Did the role players solve their challenge and end
with a workable solution and way forward?

10. Scenarios for role play – solving
challenges
We are always being told that our centre should facilitate subject
adviser meetings and we wish to do this. However these do not happen
because there is no cooperation from the district office
The group plans the role play to solve the problem – one person is the
District Manager and the other is someone from the Centre.
I would like to be an efficient dedicated centre manager who works full
time at the centre but unfortunately I already have another post in the
district office. I don’t know how my manager expects me to do two
jobs.
The group plans the role play to solve the problem – one person is the
Centre Manager and the other is their immediate manager

11. Continued - scenarios
Relations at our centre are not good and it affects the smooth running of the
centre. Our Centre manager is domineering and decides things on his own.
He never delegates and never asks any other stakeholders to be involved.
The group plans the role play to solve the problem – one person is the
Centre Manager and the other person is a representative from the centre
staff.
There is insufficient infrastructure at my centre; we have very few resources
and are understaffed and yet my provincial line manager expects me to
deliver.
The group plans the role play to solve the problem – one person is the
Centre Manager and the other is their immediate manager.

12. Website: www.education.gov.za
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Congratulations!
You have completed DAY 3
of the Centre Managers’ course