ATP Scholarship | Teachers Plus

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A TEACHERS PLUS APT SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT?

Are you in Grade 12 or a recent matriculant? Do you enjoy Mathematics? Would you like to be a part of transforming South African schools?

Then you may have what it takes to successfully apply to become an APT Scholarship student and eventually, a future Mathematics teacher. Through our APT scholarship, Teachers Plus aims to support you and provide experiences that will grow you into a Mathematics teacher who is confident, capable, and qualified.

Teachers Plus offers scholarships for teachers specialising in Mathematics in three intake streams: Foundation Phase (Grades R to 3), Intermediate Phase (Grades 4 to 7), or Senior and Further Education and Training Phase (Grades 8 to 12)

We invite you to improve the quality of Mathematics teaching in South African schools by applying for any one of the three streams.

Applications open in April and Close at the end of June for Scholarships starting in January the following year.

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WHAT THE TEACHERS PLUS APT SCHOLARSHIP COVERS:

FULL UNIVERSITY TUITION

TEXTBOOKS, LAPTOP, WI-FI, DATA, TRANSPORT

SPECIALISED ACADEMIC SUPPORT

LIFE COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT

PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT

The product of many years of fine-tuning, Teachers Plus is run by a dedicated team of specialists who have honed the Teachers Plus APT Scholarship programme. Students on the intensive five-year Bachelor of Education degree programme study by correspondence through the University of South Africa (UNISA) or North West University while enjoying:

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

to cover full university fees, textbooks and transport.

TECHNOLOGY

to provide a professional and effective learning experience all students receive laptops, access to WIFI facilities and Information Technology support.

SUPPORT FROM HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS

to ensure full understanding and to stretch their knowledge beyond the curriculum.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES

within local communities and selected, well-resourced academic schools to physically experience and learn innovative teaching models and best practices in education. Enrichment programmes expose students to robotics, coding, technology in the classroom, sport coaching, hiking, museums and culture to broaden our students’ knowledge base and make them better teachers.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

through a dedicated life coach and professional communications facilitator

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

through access to the Polyoak Packaging social worker and on-site wellness clinic.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

1. ONLINE APPLICATION

2. ROUND ONE INTERVIEW

3. ROUND TWO INTERVIEW

4. BECOME AN APT SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT

THE LEARNING PATH

YEAR 1

In year 1, the focus is on the content of the school Mathematics curriculum that will be taught in the future. To teach with confidence, a comprehensive understanding of the subject that will be taught one day is essential. We focus on helping APT students understand the school Mathematics curriculum from grade R to matric. All year 1 APT Scholarship students repeat the matric Mathematics examination.

Students attend lectures and work on their distance learning material at the Teachers Plus offices. Experiential learning takes place at either Steenberg High School or Heathfield Primary School where students observe teaching, assist in the classroom and practice teaching to small groups of learners after school.
Students start their distance learning programme with a reduced subject load.

YEAR 2

In year 2, the focus is still on understanding the subject matter of the school curriculum that will be taught in the future.

Students attend lectures and work on their distance learning material at the Teachers Plus offices. Experiential learning takes place at either Steenberg High School or Heathfield Primary School where students observe teaching, assist in the classroom and practice teaching to small groups of learners after school.
Students complete the first year of their distance learning degree.

YEAR 3

In year 3, the focus shifts from merely understanding the future subject matter of the school curriculum, to learning how to teach it.

Students attend lectures and work on their distance learning material at the Teachers Plus offices. Experiential learning takes place at selected, well-resourced schools where students observe teaching, assist in the classroom and practice teaching. Students based at primary schools spend 4 days a week at school. Students based at high schools spend 2 days a week at school.

Students complete the second year of their distance learning degree.

YEAR 4

In year 4, the focus is on learning how to teach. Students attend lectures and work on their distance learning material at the Teachers Plus offices. Experiential learning takes place at selected, well-resourced schools where students observe teaching, assist in the classroom and practice teaching. Students based at primary schools spend 4 days a week at school. Students based at high schools spend 3 days a week at school.
Students complete the third year of their distance learning degree.

YEAR 5

In year 5, the focus is on improving teaching skills. Students attend lectures and work on their distance learning material at the Teachers Plus offices. Experiential learning takes place at selected, well-resourced schools where students observe teaching, assist in the classroom and practice teaching. All students spend 4 days a week at school.

Students complete their distance learning degrees.

MEET OUR APT ALUMNI AND STUDENTS

Teachers Plus has the capacity to accommodate up to 25 scholarship students at a time. We currently have 21 students in the programme. We are proud to have 16 graduates, all of whom are employed as teachers.