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About

SAS OTTO

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Languages and History (Stellenbosch University)
Bachelor of Education (Bed) (Stellenbosch University)
Primary Teachers Diploma (PTD) (Wellington Teachers College)

STRENGTHS

  • Decision-making, problem solving and the handling of conflict.
  • Leadership, organization, administration and planning.
  • Good communication and negotiating skills as well as sound inter-personal relationships.
  • Loyal, reliable and devoted to the profession.
  • Has a reputation for being strict, but always fair and just.

CAREER

  • Started teaching in 1976 and retired in 2010.
  • Taught English and Afrikaans and was a Senior Certificate Examination sub-examiner for Afrikaans first language HG for ten years.
  • Received a merit award while teaching at Bredasdorp High School and became Head of Department at Cradock High School in 1985.
  • Acted as Administrator for the Town Counsel of Lingelihle near Cradock (April 1989-March 1993) This entailed management of all aspects of local government as well as chairing negotiations between representatives of the Community and the Government
  • Became Deputy Principal at the Technical High School in Kimberley on 1 April 1993.
  • Part time Lecturer at FS Technicon in Communication in English, at the Kimberley Campus, in 1994
  • Became Senior Deputy Principal at Hottentots-Holland High School from October 1994 and also acted as Principal from March – June 2000.
  • Worked from 2012 to 2017 on contract for the WCED in the Directorate for Quality Assurance as a Supervisor in Whole School Evaluation.
  • Was chairperson of an ad hoc committee acting on behalf of approximately 1200 teachers to negotiate matters pertaining to transformation in Education. Part of the assignment was the formulation of a petition to the Minister of Education as well as the MEC for Education in the Western Cape.
  • Had a reputation as the head of discipline at Hottentots-Holland High School, for being strict but fair and just and was regarded by the learners as a father figure at school. This strongly contributed to the maintenance and enhancement of an academic climate in the school.
  • Was responsible for disciplinary hearings of learners in cases of serious misconduct and was often consulted by principals and SGB members of other schools in this regard, because of a thorough knowledge of the Schools Act as well as experience and skills with regards to disciplinary hearings.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WORTH MENTIONING

  • Author of an article “A New Approach to Discipline in High Schools” which was published in the S.A.O.U. magazine in 1999.
  • Wrote the code of conduct of Hottentots-Holland High School.
  • Was a speaker with the topic “An Approach to Discipline in Schools” at an S.A.O.U. training seminar for deputy heads on 18 October 1999.
  • Represented the staff as member of the SGB, was the secretary of the SGB and also a member of the finance committee since 1997.
  • Received an award from the WCED for excellence in Secondary School leadership.
  • Received a National Teaching Award for Life-time Achievement in Education in 2009.

LATEST PRESENTATIONS AND ARTICLES

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Mariette Snyman (podcast show, Calm, Clear & Helpful) on “The beneficial role of mediation in schools”. The episode was also show-cased as an article on her website and published on the Social Justice website (scroll down on the home page). A published version of the interview is available here.