IIE Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching

Admission requirements

• National Senior Certificate (NSC): Bachelor’s Degree pass with 50% for English and 40% for First Additional Language (FAL).
• National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)]: Bachelor’s Degree pass with 50% for English and 40% for First Additional Language (FAL).
• Senior Certificate (SC): Endorsement pass with 50% for English and 40% for First Additional Language (FAL).
• Senior Certificate (Amended) [SC(a)]: Degree pass with 50% for English and 40% for First Additional Language (FAL).
• Alternate Admission: A cognate Higher Certificate OR cognate 240 credit Diploma OR an Advanced Certificate OR 360 credit Diploma or Degree may satisfy the minimum admission requirements to degree studies.
  • 50% for English on NSC or equivalent
  • 40% for First Additional Language (FAL) on NSC or equivalent

Please see Important Note:

• Non-cognate Higher Certificate or Non-cognate 240 Credit Diploma
  • 50% for English on NSC or equivalent
  • 40% for First Additional Language (FAL) on NSC or equivalent
• If discipline not cognate at least 20% of credits must be academic literacy or numeracy related.

English

• The degree is delivered in English and this is known as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) in the BEd degree. All applicants must have achieved a minimum of 50% in English on their NSC/SC/equivalent qualification – whether as a Home Language (HL) or First Additional Language (FAL).

First Additional Language (FAL)*

• All applicants to the BEd programmes must have obtained at least a Level 3 (40%) at the NSC or equivalent level, as a HL or FAL, in the language they are seeking to study as a FAL* in the BEd.
• OR must demonstrate language proficiency (LP) in the selected FAL BEd language/s. To be admitted via this option, candidates are required to pass a language proficiency test in the relevant language.

* FAL: The language you seek to study as your First Additional Language (language offers are campus dependent)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• ALL applicants, regardless of route of entry to the BEd programmes, are required to meet the indicated additional language requirements for English and the selected FAL.

English:

• In the case of those students who have already:
  1. graduated with an appropriate initial higher education qualification, or
  2. achieved a Senior Certificate with Endorsement or admitted via Mature Age Exemption, the English requirement may then be waived on successful completion of an appropriate proficiency test.

FAL:

• Those who do not meet the FAL requirement on their NSC/equivalent must demonstrate proficiency in the selected FAL.

For alternative admission options, please click here or reach out to student recruitment. Please note, requirements for entry to this qualification are correct at the time of publication, however, these may change.

Curriculum

(Please note that module selection depends on the programme. For more information, please view the factsheet.)

• Introduction to Personal Computing
• Electives (Students are required to choose one of the below first additional languages):
• Afrikaans
• IsiXhosa
• IsiZulu
• Northern Sotho
• Introduction to Scholarship A
• Psychology for Educators 1A
• Early Childhood T&L Environment
• TFP* Life Skills: Early Childhood Art
• TFP* Life Skills: Movement Gr R

• English for Education 1
• Psychology for Educators 1B
• TFP* English First & FAL 1B: Emergent Language
• TFP* Emergent Mathematics 1
• TFP* English First & FAL 1A: Children’s Literature
• Electives (Students are required to choose one of the below communicative languages):
• Afrikaans
• IsiXhosa
• IsiZulu
• Northern Sotho

• Teaching Experience 1

• Child Development
• Inclusive Education A
• TFP* English First and FAL 2: Reading and Phonics
• TFP* Life Skills: Beginning Knowledge – Natural Science & Technology
• TFP* Mathematics 2A

• ITC Integration into the Classroom
• Inclusive Education B
• TFP* Handwriting
• TFP* Life Skills: Beginning Knowledge – Social Sciences
• TFP* Mathematics 2B

• Teaching Experience 2

• Multicultural Education
• Professional Ethics
• TFP* English First and FAL 3
• Electives (Students are required to choose one of the below first additional languages):
• Afrikaans A
• IsiXhosa A
• IsiZulu A
• Northern Sotho A
• TFP* Mathematics 3A

• Assessment in the FP Classroom
• Social Education
• Electives (Students are required to choose one of the below first additional languages):
• Afrikaans B
• IsiXhosa B
• IsiZulu B
• Northern Sotho B
• TFP* Mathematics 3B

• Teaching Experience 3

• Foundations of Education
• Introduction to Education Research
• The Reflective Practitioner A
• TFP* Life Skills: Physical Education
• TFP* Life Skills: Drama
• OR TFP* Life Skills: Music

• Education Research Practice
• Educational Management
• The Reflective Practitioner B
• TFP* Life Skills: Personal and Social well-being
• Problem Solving and Creativity

• Teaching Experience 4
• Teaching Foundation Phase

Teaching Experience (TE) involves placing student teachers in South African school environments where they engage in structured, practical learning and apply their theoretical knowledge in real classroom settings. This school-based Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) component is a critical requirement in all Faculty of Education qualifications.

To gain access to Teaching Experience placements, the following requirements must be met:

• Attendance requirements: Students will be allowed access to the main school-based WIL per relevant year if the student has met the 80% lecture attendance requirement for each of the identified modules as aligned to Teaching Experience for that year.
• SACE Provisional Registration (Student educators only): All students registered for an initial teacher education qualification with The IIE’s Emeris are required to provisionally register with SACE.
• Police clearance certificates: All students undertaking an academic qualification with a school-based WIL component will be required to have a valid police clearance on commencement of their Teaching Experience component in a school.

Articulation options

For the Faculty of Education, the following qualification allows you to articulate into The IIE Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching should you meet the requirements*:

• Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
• Higher Certificate in Communication Practices

For alternative articulation options within our other faculties please contact your campus for further information.

*Additional admission requirements are applicable to this programme

Study further with our pathways

The successful completion of The IIE Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching enables you to progress into The IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Accreditation

The IIE Bachelor of Education in Foundation 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 482-credit qualification on level 7 (SAQA ID: 96408).

Career opportunities

Teaching (Grades R – 3)

Tutoring

School Management (may require further study and/or experience)

Educational Consultancy (may require further study and/or experience)

Teaching and Learning strategy

At Emeris, we believe that effective teaching is about creating experiences that foster student growth. Our academic team design activities that challenge students and identify their strengths, allowing for real-time adaptation in the learning journey. By combining subject expertise with teaching insights and digital tools, we extend learning beyond the classroom. This approach ensures students not only keep up but thrive.