Staff

  Dr Elsabe Wessels

  Deputy School Director: School of Psycho-Social Education (SPE)
  +27 18 389 7581
  Elsabe.Wessels@nwu.ac.za
  Building A2 Block I, Office 166, Mafikeng Campus, Mafikeng
  PhD

  Ms Skyler Pedro

  Early Childhood Development & Education Subject Group Leader (ECDE) and Lecturer
  +27 16 910 3069
  Skyler.Pedro@nwu.ac.za
  Building A16, Office G118, Vanderbijlpark
  BEd Foundation Phase (cum laude), BEd Honours in Learner Support (cum laude), M.Ed in Specials Needs Education (cum laude) English Language and Literacy in the early years, Science of Reading, Children’s literature

  Dr Benita Tylor

  Deputy Subject Group Leader and Lecturer (PC)
  +27 18 285 2094
  Benita.Tylor@nwu.ac.za
  Building B11, Office G34, Potchefstroom
  PhD Education in Learner Support
  Doctor of Philosophy in Education with Special Needs Education (ECCE)

   Dr Nothile Kunene

  Lecturer and Deputy Subject Group Leader ECDE (MC)
  +27 18 389 2408‬‬‬
  Nothile.Kunene@nwu.ac.za
  Building: A2 Office: G192, Mafikeng Campus , Mafikeng

  Researchers of C2-grading and upwards should have profiles on news.nwu.ac.za/experts

   Estie Steyl

  Programme Leader: Grade R and Junior Lecturer
  +27 18 299 1864
  Estie.Steyl@nwu.ac.za
  Building B10, Office G35, Potchefstroom
  BEd Foundation Phase, Hons is Learner Support

  Ms Nomsa Mohosho

  Lecturer
  +27 16 910 3573
  Nomsa.Mohosho@nwu.ac.za
  Building A16, Office 117 , Vanderbijlpark
  MEd Leadership and Management
  Literacy leadership, Foundation Phase literacy instruction

   Prof Stef Esterhuizen

  Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer
  +27 16 9103070
  Stef.Esterhuizen@nwu.ac.za
  Building A16, Office 103, Vanderbijlpark Campus
  PhD Teaching and Learning. Holistic development in Early Childhood Development and Education (0-9 years), Play-based learning, Sustainable Development, Cognitive Education, Critical Thinking  
  Cognitive Education, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education, Learning Support

   Dr Shantha Naidoo

  Senior Lecturer and Sub-Area Leader: Bio-Psychosocial Perspectives
  +27 18 299 4551
  Shantha.Naidoo@nwu.ac.za
  Building B11, Office G51, Potchefstroom Campus
  PHD in Education Leadership and Management Masters in Learning Support
  Roles of SMTs, SGBs and Educators in managing and facilitating racial integration, policy and practice, inclusive education in public/full-service schools, violence in schools, education wellbeing and gender-based violence.

  Dr Rachel Mayimele

  Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator BEd ECCE (VC)
  +27(0)16 910 3574
  Rachel.Mayimele@nwu.ac.za
  PhD
  Inclusive education, resilience

  Dr Jeanette Brits

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4329
  Jeanette.Brits@nwu.ac.za
  Building B10, Office G31, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  BA, BA-Hons, MEd, PhD (NWU)
  Afrikaans linguistics; Teaching and learning of the language arts (vernacular, foreign language), multilingual and multicultural teaching; Curriculum studies

  Ms Elizabeth Hattingh

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4282
  Elizabeth.Hattingh@nwu.ac.za
  Building B10, Office G52, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  BSc, HED, BEd Hons
  Expertise (One line only) Mathematics and Computer programming

  Ms Itu Lesabe

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4760
  Itu.Lesabe@nwu.ac.za
  Building C6, Office G42, Potchefstroom
  BEd Foundation Phase, BEd Honours Curriculum Studies, BA Honours African Language, Literatures and Linguistics. MEd Curriculum Studies
  Foundation Phase didactics and Linguistics (Setswana)

  Ms Mumsy Boikanyo

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4541
  Mumsy.Boikanyo@nwu.ac.za
  Building B11, Office G56, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  MEd
  Subject knowledge and pedagogy

  Dr Jeannine Keating

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 4337
  Jeannine.Keating@nwu.ac.za
  Building B10, Office G39, Potchefstroom
  MEd, PhD
  English First Additional Language

  Ms Sandra Bruwer

  B.Ed FP Programme Leader and Lecturer
  Sandra.Fourie@nwu.ac.za
  Building B10, Office G52, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom
  BEd, BEd Hons

  Ms Pumla Matu

  Lecturer
  +27 18 299 2146
  Pumla.Matu@nwu.ac.za
  Building B11, Office G20, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom
  B Ed Honours Learner Support

  Ms Pulane Tshabalala

  Junior Lecturer
  +27 16 910 3571
  Pulane.Tshabalala@nwu.ac.za
  Building A16, Office 104, Vaal Campus, Vanderbijlpark


  Ms Bulelwa Mjila

  Lecturer
  +27 18 285 2303
  Bulelwa.Mjila@nwu.ac.za
  Building B11, Office G30
  B. Soc Scie, PGCE in Foundation Phase, BA Hons in isiXhosa Cum Laude
  ACE in Literacy Teaching in FP with distinction, MA in isiXhosa BEd ECCE (isiXhosa)

  Ms Alcarian Rennie

  Junior Lecturer
  +27 18 389 9010
  Alcarian.Rennie@nwu.ac.za
  Building: A2I Office: G17, Mafikeng
  Bed Honours: Curriculum studies
  English home Language teaching and learning