Bio
I am a dedicated, ambitious educator with more than 23 years experience teaching learners up to Gr12 and students up to postgrad studies. I have studied 14 years and have 4 degrees, under which a PhD.
I have patience and profound experience because I've been an educator for 23 years. I have successfully assisted very weak learners to pass and excellent achievers to improve.I have studied at university for 14 years, which proves my belief in lifelong learning.I'm up-to-date with educational developments and is a a purpose-driven educator who never gives up on a learner.I have a PhD in Education
Education
• 1995-1998:HED(languages: English; Afrikaans; African Languages)
• 2004:B.Ed(hons)cum laude: Education management; -systems; -law
• 2005-2008:M.Ed:Education Law
• 2009-2012:PhD:Teaching, Learning & Ed Law
My Proudest
Achievements
• Best educator award in 2015 (Gauteng).
• Obtained 4 degrees - under which my PhD in 14 years of studying at University.
• Taught almost 1 000 Grade 12s - no failures ever - and had almost 200 distinctions.
• Was national examiner for NSC (English FAL and HL).
• Have a senior position marking NSC scripts.
Subjects
English
First Year - Postgrad BA Languages / CommunicationI have taught university students in Communication Studies as well as English at University. I also worked at the NWU Faculty of Education.
Law
First Year - Postgrad B.Ed Hons & M.Ed (Ed Law); Introduction to Law; Constitutional LawI have experience in lecturing Introduction to Law to Honours students at NWU. It also entailed Constitutional Rights (Fundamental Rights)
Afrikaans
First Year - Second Year BA Languages; B.EdNot only have I been a language educator for more than 23 years now, but also lectured languages at university.
Communication Science
First Year - Postgrad BA; Languages; CommunicationI have extensive experience as language educator for more than 23 years now. I taught Communication for 4 years at a University of Technology and English as main subject at University.
Research
First Year - PostgradI have a PhD and spent hundreds of hours in the research field and knows what it entails.
English
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSC; IEBI have taught almost 1000 Year 12s in my career as educator of which almost 200 obtained distinctions in English. I was also an English HL and FAL National Examiner (NSC), as well as moderator. I assess Year 12 papers for the DOE on yearly basis.
Life Orientation
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSC, IEBI have been involved in training LO educators. I had also been involved in setting worksheets in LO. I was awarded best LO Educator in 2015 and was also External Moderator in the subject LO. I have extensive knowledge of the subject.
Afrikaans
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSC, IEBI have been a successful language educator in both Afrikaans and English respectively for more than 23 years now. I have extensive experience and active involvement in both of these subjects.
Exam Preparation
Grade 1 - Grade 12I have 22 years experience in assessing national Gr12 exam papers. I was also a national examiner for English. I believe I have excellent experience in preparing learners for exams. I am appointed as senior marker for English for more than 8 years in the NSC and was also Chief Marker and Moderator.
Homework
Grade 1 - Grade 12Being a teacher for 22 years, I believe a I am more than adequate to assist learners with homework.
English
Beginner - AdvancedI have had the opportunity to be involved in teaching English to primary school learners, secondary school learners, tertiary education students, as well as adults.
Afrikaans
Beginner - AdvancedI have been a language (under which Afrikaans) educator for more than 23 years now.
Reviews from others
“Yolandie was very clear in her explanation of what I was required to do and broke down each section in manageable chunks, with examples of what I should be doing. She worked at a pace that I found easy to understand and covered a lot of material despite our initial hiccups of the technology. I like Yolandie and look forward to working with her again. Thank you so very much for pairing me with her. She’s fantastic! ☺️”- Celine
“Yolandie is truly an amazing and patient tutor. ”- Kumesh
“She had so much guidance and did it in a way that was easy to understand. ”- Lékin
“Couldn't have asked for a better Afrikaans tutor! Yolandi is great! ”- Sage
“She understood Liam’s needs from the start. She understands the subject but more importantly she knows how to teach the subject. ”- Conor
“We are very happy with Yolandie's tutoring”- Vernon
“She appears to be someone who is confident in what she do. Her facilitation and explanation come naturally to her, she breaks more complex components into more meaningful and easy to understand concepts ”- Walter
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