Sthembile Mthiyane

Ms Mthiyane is an educator, artist, gender convenor, and sports convenor, a cultural activist with experience in community development, project management, financial administration and people management. She is currently coordinating a matric intervention programme which specializes in Maths, Science and Accounting tuitions.

Facilitating Annual Youth Career Exhibition

Seminar which takes place in March yearly. A member of the committee responsible for organising COVID-19 awareness campaign amongst community members. A chairperson of the gender portfolio committee responsible for Gender-Based Violence in schools.

She is coordinating a community development programme as a training facilitator for Ndwedwe Arts Centre. She is an accomplished, versatile and results-driven professional educator and artist with well-developed skills in research coordination, facilitation, communication, listening, presentation, report writing and computer literacy.

Educator - Nonhlevu Secondary School - South Africa

(2021-02)

Supervisor - Rosebank College (Durban Campus) - Durban, South Africa

(2024-01 - 2025-12)

• Observing lessons by student teachers while they teach in classrooms.
• Assessing teaching performance evaluate lesson planning, classroom management and teaching methods and learner engagement using institution's assessment criteria.
• Providing a constructive feedback
• Mentoring student teachers
• Mentoring professional conduct
• Liaising with mentor teacher and school management
• Checking teaching document, supporting curriculum implementation
• Completing assessment reports and identifying support needs.

Class Teacher - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2012-02)

• Class manager, Marking of class register, Responsible for behaviour of learners
• Teaching Grade 10-12 speech and drama (Dramatic Arts)

Class Teacher - Langa High School - South Africa

(2008-01 - 2012-02)

Class Teacher - Mnyameni-Zenex Secondary School - South Africa

(2007-01 - 2007-12)

Director - University of Zululand - South Africa

(2006-02 - 2006-11)

• Facilitate class discussions
• Invigilating during assessment

Theatre Play Director - University of Zululand - South Africa

(2004-01 - 2006-12)

• Directing stage plays performed by drama students
• The Gangsters
• Calm Down Women
• Asinamali

Actor - University of Zululand - South Africa

(2004-01 - 2006-12)

• Acted in the following stage plays
• Poetry Production
• Sophiatown
• The Good Person of Szechwan
• Sugar-cane
• Devising theatre
• The prophecy
• Sarafina

Chairperson of Arts and Culture Inchanga Committee - Inchanga Circuit - South Africa

(2007-02 - 2007-12)

• Chairing the meetings of the committee
• Book venues for cultural events
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders
• Organising cultural events for the schools fell under Ndwedwe Circuit and Responsible for organising sports events
• Prepared and presented presentation on progress and achievement to the Circuit Manager

Sports Convenor - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2016-01)

• Training learners in netball, volleyball and ladies' soccer
• Organising internal and external games for the learners

Training Facilitator - Ndwedwe Arts Centre - South Africa

(2017-01)

• Training Youth on stage plays and script writing and Training on Youth Africa
• Facilitation discussions on cultural matters
• Organising Youth Festivals where they showcase their talents and Mentoring students
• Liaising with all stakeholders, for example, Ward councillors and the Department of Arts and Culture
• Organise Aids awareness campaigns that raise awareness about the dangers of Aids
• Organising winter games for Youth

Cultural and Sport Convenor - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2012-01)

• Organising educational excursions for learners we visited places like the KwaMuhle museum and eSandlwana
• Organising Heritage Day for the school
• Organising Sports Day for and also playing with other schools
• Report the progress and achievements to the School Management Team

Chairperson of the Entertainment Committee - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2017-01)

• Organising team building for the colleagues, sports day, end-of-year functions and excursions

Gender Convenor - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2015-01)

• Responsible for organising workshop empowerment for women
• Training union members on gender issues for example Harassment at the workplace, Gender-Based Violence
• Liaising with other NGOs that deal with women's issues and Interpreting policies of the department

Chairperson of COVID-19 Steering Committee - Qalakahle Secondary School - South Africa

(2020-01 - 2020-12)

• Responsible for organising COVID-19 awareness champagne for both teachers and learners

Facilitating Just in Time (JIT) curriculum workshops - ILembe District - South Africa

(2022-01 - 2022-12)

• Taking teachers through the curriculum of Dramatic Arts grade 10-12.

Master of Education - Curriculum Studies - University of KwaZulu-Natal (2025)

Post Graduate Certificate in Education - Management College of Southern Africa (2019)

Bachelor of Public Administration Honours - University of Zululand (2019)

Bachelor of Arts and Culture - Drama Specialisation - University of Zululand (2011)

Grade 12 - Qhakaza High School (2003)