PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname Mdutshane
Names Tembalihle Reuben
Sex Male
Date of Birth 12 August 1964
Id. Number 6408126044089
Nationality South African
Residential Address Xhurana Admin Area
Palmerton Road
336 KwaBhala Loc
LUSIKISIKI
4820
Postal Address P.O Box 224
LUSIKISIKI
4820
EASTERN CAPE
SOUTH AFRICA
e-mail address trmdu@webmail.co.za
Marital Status Married
Driver’s licence Code 08 (EB)
State of health Good
Home language IsiXhosa
Other languages English (Speak, Read & Write)
Afrikaans (Speak,
Read & Write)
IsiZulu (Speak, Read
& Write)
Contact number 0839410103

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

NAME OF INSTITUTION NAME OF QUALIFICATION YEAR OBTAINED

1. University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Master of Education (M.Ed)
(Educational Management) 2004
2. University of South Africa Bachelor of Education (B.Ed Hons)
(Education Management) 1995
3. University of South Africa Bachelor of Arts (B.A) 1993
4. University of Transkei Secondary Teacher’s Diploma (S.T.D) 1986
5. University of South Africa Adult Basic Education and Training (Abet) 1998
6.Strategic Community College Certificate in Computer literacy 1997
7. Ndaliso High School Matric (with full Exemption) 1982

CURRENT STUDIES

Undertaking distance education studies with University of South Africa doing

Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Human Resource Management) at second year level.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Organisation Department of Education

Institution Libode Education Mega District
Position Deputy Chief Education Specialist (Circuit
 Manager) / Education Development
Officer
(EDO)
Duration 2007 to date

CURRENT DUTIES
• Oversee institutional development and support function to all schools within
the district.
• Monitor school functionality
• Manage and coordinate operational policies with regards to school
governance, HR provisioning needs, physical resource needs, financial management
in schools and delivery of curriculum material to schools.
• Coordinate and manage all activities of Circuit Managers within the
district.
• Provide training and support to all principals in the district.
• Manage all social plan programmes including scholar transport, rural school
development, school nutrition and poverty alleviation, HIV /AIDS advocacy.
• Develop strategies for the operations management within schools and report
any problems from findings to the relevant line specialist for further
intervention.
• Develop operational strategies to implement policies and circulars , by
interpreting and coordinating such policies for schools
• Conduct ongoing desktop research on education delivery issues within the
district.
• Exercise procument and financial control measures for school financial
administration
• Implement provincial government initiatives and national projects including
research project.
• Manage and coordinate development and training of School Governing Bodies
(SGBs) within the district.
• Communicate with stakeholders on policy and training issues.

2. Organisation Department of Education

Institution Mgezwa Senior Secondary School
Position Principal
Duration 1997 – 2007 (January)
Reason for leaving Promoted to Deputy Chief Education
Specialist in Circuit
Management

DUTIES PERFOMED
• School management and teaching
• Plan, control and direct the overall activities of the school with 1063
learners, 28 educators and two admin staff.
• Scope of my position included
Staff recruitment, development and evaluation.
Record administration and maintenance.
Learner discipline.
Promotion of school values
Creation of a safe, respectful and fair learning environment.
Shared decision making and team building.
• Create and monitor policies that promote s safe learning environment
• Ensure that school culture that encourages continuous improvements for
teachers and learners.
• Develop an environment that encourages open communication with educators ,
learners and community.
• Mentor educators in the creation and implementation of class instruction,
lesson plans and learner assessment.

3. Organisation Department of Education

Institution Nyazi Junior Secondary School
Position Principal
Duration 1990 – 1997 (March)
Reason for leaving Transferred to Mgezwa Senior Sec School
DUTIES PERFOMED
• School management and teaching
• Create and monitor policies that promote s safe learning environment
• Ensure the school culture that encourages continuous improvements for
teachers and learners.
• Develop an environment that encourages open communication with educators,
learners and community.
• Mentor educators in the creation and implementation of class instruction,
lesson plans and learner assessment.

4. Organisation Department of Education

Institution Makukhanye Senior Secondary School
Position Educator (Post level 1)
Duration 1986 – 1989
Reason for leaving Promotion to Principalship
DUTIES PERFOMED
• Teaching and classroom management
• Assist in general management of the school
• Monitoring extra- mural activities

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Attended a conflict resolution workshop by IMMSA

• Conducted district workshops on school governance and management
• Conducted district workshops on outcome-based education
• Attended Imbewu financial management workshop.
• Served as a chairperson in the district Language Association
• Attended a workshop on Change Management conducted by Quality Learning
Project (QLP)
• Attended a workshop on leadership conducted by University of KwaZulu –
Natal.
• Attended the International Conference of principals held in Cape Town.
• Served as a cluster leader for Cass moderation in Lusikisiki district.
• Received awards for outstanding performance in Grade 12 results and for
being the best managed school in Lusikisiki district.
• Attended a workshop on coaching skills.
• Conducted workshops on IQMS to schools in my circuit.

PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

PERSONAL PROFILE AND CAPABILITIES

Having worked as a principal of Mgezwa Senior Secondary School and now serving as
Circuit Manager for Circuit 16 in Libode Mega District, I have acquired the
following capabilities:
I am:
• Reliable and dependable in meeting objectives.
• Experienced Principal and innovative Circuit Manager with sophisticated
management and administration skills
• Highly articulate, confident and persuasive team leader, able to motivate
and communicate to achieve exceptional academic performance.
• Dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling team effort to produce
genuine long-term sustainable development.
• Great team worker, adaptable and flexible.
• Well-organised, good planner, good time manager.
• Energetic and physically very fit ; quick to respond to opportunities and
problems.
• Good listener – caring and compassionate.
• Critical thinker – strong analytic skills ; accurate and probing.
• Emotionally matured – calming and positive temperament.
• Decisive and results – driven; creative problem solver.
• Good researcher – creative and methodical – probing and resourceful.

LEADERSHIP AND RESEARCH SKILLS

Having been a principal of a very progressing High school in Lusikisiki and being
a Circuit Manager at Libode, I have learned to make collaborative decisions and
lead a group of people towards a common goal. I have gained leadership skills
through managing people and therefore have acquired skills and ability necessary
to lead people. Added to this I hold a Masters Degree in Educational Management,
which has also equipped me with a lot of leadership knowledge and research skills.
I am busy conducting a small scale research on the implantation of IQMS in my
circuit.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

Working as a Circuit Manager, I have been involved in organizing workshops on

school management and governance within the district. I have facilitated Circuit
and district level workshops on IQMS, Norms and Standards for Funding, functioning
of SGB etc. I have also coordinated many principals’ meeting held in the district
. I am presently coordinating School Safety Programme for Libode district. From
this experience I have gathered and developed sound organizational skills.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

As a Circuit Manager , it is a requirement of my job that I communicate with

stakeholders, senior management and the people I lead, as well as the entire
public. From this I have learned how to interact successfully with different
people of different levels, races and cultures. Added to this I am very articulate
in English.

INITAITIVE

As a Circuit Manager , who is the extended arm of the Department of Education, I

have to take and use my initiative in implementing and ensuring implementation
thereof , of the government policies in school. I have to give accurate
instructions and often answer correspondence from different stakeholders. I am
required to take decisions on certain issues and then take responsibility for
those decisions. From this I have learned to creative and to know to improvise.

COMMITMENT
As a Circuit Manager, there are many difficult tasks, problems and challenges that
spring up every day of my career. Through these, I have learned to persevere, and
be committed to the tasks and never to give up. I have been committed to the
district and my circuit and that is shown by the degree of commitment circuit 16
have had since my arrival.

FLEXIBILITY
My career is full of challenges and emergency matters that need my urgent
attention. Through this I am able to work on more than one task at once and I have
the ability to shuffle and reorganise the tasks. I am very adaptable and cope
easily with stress and enjoy working under pressure.

STABILITY
I am by nature a stable person in both my private life and work life. I have had a
good and reputable service with the Department of Education for which I still
work. I am not given to tantrums when the going gets tough but I always stay cool,
calm and collected.

VALUES
As a result of my upbringing, I have an excellent set of values. My values include
integrity, respect, honesty, punctuality, responsibility and reliability, and as a
Circuit Manager a great deal of trust and responsibility is placed on me.

REFERENCES

1. Dr. AS Nuku
Cluster Chief Director
Department of Education
Bisho
Eastern Cape
0833245424/ 0406084772/ Fax ; 0406084750
e-mail : soyi@webmail.co.za

2. Mr T. Binase
Chief Education specialist (Management and Governance)
Department of Education
King Williamstown
Eastern Cape
0826961240 / 0406084426/ Fax : 0406084315
Email : Tozamile.Binase@edu.ecprov.gov.za

3. Mr. B.W Diko

Manager (Meeg Bank)
Meeg Bank
East London
Eastern Cape
bathembud@meegbank.coza / 0795221756 / Tel: 0437029607 Fax:
0866320197

DECLARATION
I, TEMBALIHLE REUBEN MDUTSHANE, declare that to the best of my knowledge, all the
information provided above is true and correct.

…………………………………………………………………(Sign) …………………………………
TR Mdutshane Date