Metro South Education District

Beacon School for LSEN learners took on the LA Rochelle Robothon this Saturday — and absolutely shone! 💡🤖
Competing against some of the most esteemed high schools, the teams proved that innovation has no limits:

🥇 1st Place - Titans Category
💡 Most Innovative Robot Design
⚡ Fastest Run
Special needs is NOT a limitation. It’s a different kind of brilliance. 💙
So incredibly proud of our team! WCED EDULIS Library Karen Dudley Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute Ashric Don WCED eLearning Western Cape Government

It's that time of the year again... NTA!!! Yeah! The most awesome way to grow professionally, reflect and improve your teaching career, and perhaps become a winner as a cherry on top!

We urge you to start believing in your capabilities, how you make a difference in our schools, and your capacity to change young minds by choosing to enter the NTA 2026. YOU CANNOT LOSE in this journey. You either WIN or LEARN. Make a choice to showcase how you have made a difference in your learners lives by taking the first step to join our Webinar on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at 2pm. Listen to how NTA made a difference in these teachers lives to inspire you to apply. Click on the link below 👇 to register to access the Webinar on 2025's winners personal experience on NTA:

https://forms.gle/shRY8PjLasBsopap7

Green Shoots WCED EDULIS Library Karen Dudley Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute Ashric Don Green Shoots WCED eLearning @

On Friday 24th October MSED celebrated our phenomenal educators, mentors and coaches who go beyond the call of duty for our learners.
Celebrating our school's enrichment award winners is a highlight of the year! 🏆 Whether you've excelled in sports, shone in the arts, or shown incredible resilience and talent in special needs programs, your achievements inspire us all. You've worked hard, pushed boundaries, and shown what it means to be dedicated, passionate, and proud. Congratulations to all our winners - your efforts make our school community richer and more vibrant! 🌟 Keep striving, keep shining! 🎉
A special shout out to former Springbok Coach, Peter de Villiers, cricketer, JP Duminy, female Springbok coach, Laurian Johannes Haupt, artists, Adam's and Booysen for honouring MSED with your presence. You all brought an extra sparkle to the evening. This could not have been possible without the District Arts Executive Team: Genine Erfort, Rowan Esau, Nicole Frank, Courtney Klein, Karen Fraser and Natasha Clute, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to achieve such a phenomenal event. Well Done to the Team!!! Karen Dudley WCED EDULIS Library Ashric Don Dr Dorothy E. Esau Western Cape Teachers Forum Western Cape Government WCED eLearning

🚀 Grade 9 STEM Bootcamp Alert! 🧪💡

Excitement is in the air at Cape Academy of Maths, Science and Technology as learners from Klein Nederberg Secondary, Rocklands High, Grassy Park High, Oval North Technical High, Sophumalela Seondary and Zisukhanyo High dive into 3 days of innovation, discovery, and hands-on STEM experiences! 🔬🤖📊

From coding challenges to science experiments and creative problem-solving — these young minds are shaping the future, one idea at a time. 🌍✨

A huge congratulations to KELLY FRANCIS of St James RC Primary school in Kalk Bay for appearing in an article in the People's Post regarding her phenomenal performance in this year's NTA 2025. MSED is super proud of you. You are a trail blazer of note and a true inspiration for other educators. Keep up the phenomenal work.
Karen Dudley Ashric Don Green Shoots WCED EDULIS Library

CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT: Education Psychologist
A CONTRACT employment opportunity exists for the right candidate in Metro South Education District.
The post will be advertised in a Vacancy list
Employment Type: Full-time CONTRACT (01 October 2025 to 31 March 2026) via a Performance
Agreement - with responsibility for psycho-educational service to a circuit of approx. 23 schools in the
district and reporting to the Senior Psychologist.
Location: Metro South Education District. A.Z Berman Drive, Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain. Travel via GG transport to
schools in the district. (See WCED website for brief district information)
Apply to: Head of Learner Support, Mrs. Guilot De Klerk: Guilot.de [email protected]
For attention: Senior Education Psychologist: [email protected]; 021 370 2031;
SMS: 083 2519881
Requirements: Master’s Degree in Psychology. Registration and proof of current registration with the Health
Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Psychologist. Education qualification and experience is a
recommendation; valid driver’s license.
Knowledge
National and Provincial Education legislation, policies and regulations. Inclusive Education Policies and guideline
documents. Analytic, diagnostic,
assessment tools, evaluation methods and processes. Research Methodology (Psychology). Personality Theories.
Counselling Models and Techniques.
Individual and Group Psychotherapy. Crisis Management. Protocol and professional ethics. Information and
Knowledge Management. Diversity Awareness.
Understanding of Group Dynamics Child Development. Knowledge of Life Orientation.
Skills
Organizing and planning. Project planning. Psychotherapeutic intervention. Trauma de-briefing. Report writing.
Computer literacy. Presentation and facilitation. Problem solving and analyzing. Interpersonal. Communication
and language (at least 2 Official languages). Consultation. Client orientation and customer focus.
Key Performance Areas:
Train teachers, parents and support staff in the early identification of psychological barriers to learning and
development. Train teachers, parents and support staff to manage learners who have been identified as
experiencing psychological barriers to learning and development (e.g. Individual Support Plan (ISP) /
Group Support Plan (GSP). Develop and implement preventative programmes that address and / or prevent
psychological barriers to learning and development. Implementation of Inclusive Policies including the Screening,
Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy. Report quarterly on the implementation of psychological
programmes for early identification of and interventions relating to barriers for learning and special needs to the
Senior Education Psychologist. Provide specialized psychological support to strengthen District- and School-Based
Support Teams (DBSTs/SBSTs). Participate in inter- and intra-sectoral networks and collaborations.
Remuneration: (to be finalised between the candidate and the WCED (Recruitment and selection section)
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Please forward via e-mail: CV; copies of Masters qualification, current HPCSA registration and driver’s
license and any testimonials you may have.
2. Starting date: 01 October 2025
3. CLOSING DATE: 08 September, 2025 @ 15h30
4. Candidates are to be available for an interview.

From the desk of the DIRECTOR of MSED, Ms Cherie Meyer-Williams...

Good day Colleagues

The National Teaching Awards 2025 season has reached the final leg with the Provincial Award winners being announced on Friday, 15 August 2025. It has been a smooth process with Metro South seeing a phenomenal increase in the number of nominees, with 76 educators being nominated this year.

The schools that have nominated teachers were:

Beacon School for LSEN
Capricorn Primary School
Dennegeur Primary School
Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre
Harvester Primary School
Kirstenhof Primary School
Lentegeur School for LSEN
Meadowridge Primary School
Mondale High School
Montegu’s Gift Primary School
Muizenberg Junior School
Paramount High School
Pelican Park High School
Perivale Primary School
Plumstead High School
Princeton High School
St James Primary RC School
Sonwabo Primary School
Spine Road High School
Spineview Primary School
Summerdale High School
Sun Valley Primary School
Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School
Wespoort Primary School
Westend Primary School
Wynberg Boys’ High School
Wynberg Girls’ Junior School
Zama – Zama Educare
Zwaanswyk Academy

A huge congratulations to the schools, nominees, winners and runners – up! We salute all who took up the challenge to be a part of the 2025 National Teaching Awards showcasing how they are raising the standards within our schools.

Winners and Runners – up for the district’s National Teaching Awards 2025:

Excellence in Teaching Natural sciences
Winner: Pearl Sisipho Mboniswa – Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School

First Runner – up: Elam Nyembezi – Paramount High School

Second Runner – up: Awona Siyokwana – Meadowridge Primary School

Excellence in Special Needs Teaching
Winner: Zelia Van Rooyen – Beacon LSEN – Provincial First Runner - Up

First Runner – up: Shaheeda Panday – Lentegeur LSEN

Excellence in Grade R Teaching
Winner: Rugshana Shaik – Muizenberg Junior School

First Runner – up: Andrea Papier – Westend Primary School

Second Runner – up: Chante Ross – Westend Primary School

Excellene in Life Skills Teaching
Winner: Michaela Coordom – Spineview Primary School

First Runner – up: Anthonia Felix – Westend Primary School

Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (GET)
Winner: Waldilene Folding – Summerdale High School – Provincial Second Runner - Up

First Runner – up: Yamkela Tenda – Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School

Second Runner – up: Shafeeq Brenner – Sun Valley Primary School

Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (FET)
Winner: Aziza Salie – Plumstead High School – Provincial Second Runner - Up

Excellence in Primary School Teaching
Winner: Henry Hayes – Sun Valley Primary School

First Runner – up: Paige Altern – Sun Valley Primary School

Second Runner – up: Oratile Pasmene – Capricorn Primary School

Excellence in Secondary School Teaching
Winner: Mushfiqa Simon – Pelican Park High School

Excellence in Technology – Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Winner: Kelly Francis – St James Primary School – Provincial Second Runner - Up

First Runner – up: Christine De Lange – Sun Valley Primary School

Second Runner – up: Nicole Stephanus – Padua – Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre

Excellence in Primary School Leadership
Winner: Nomaxabiso Ndidi – Lewo – Perivale Primary School

First runner – up: Schereta Daniels – Harvester Primary School

Second Runner – up: Mushfeeqa Petersen – Spineview Primary School

Excellence in Secondary School Leadership
Winner: Rodney Prince – Pelican Park High School

Excellence in Special Needs Leadership
Winner: Cheryl Muller – Beacon LSEN – Provincial Second Runner - Up

Excellence in Teaching Physical Science
Winner: Abubaker Gabriels – Pelican Park High School

National Best Teacher Award
Winner: Marike De La Guerra – Meadowridge Primary School

First runner – up: Stacy Theunissen – Spineview Primary School

Second Runner – up: Rochelle Hendrikse – Zwaanswyk Academy

Kadar Asmal Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Ismail Meyer – Princeton High School – Provincial Second Runner - Up

The National Teaching Awards is a most enriching experience for all who were part of the event, where educators were celebrated for their outstanding work. It allowed nominees to reflect on their performance as well as their teaching and in so doing were able to highlight areas of success and those needing improvement.

Thank you to all who were part of the National Teaching Awards 2025!!!
Karen Dudley WCED EDULIS Library Green Shoots Ashric Don WCED eLearning