4.2.1 A Profile of Mr Mild of President High School
The first participant will be known as Mr Mild and the name of his school will be President High School. The names used here are not real; this is done to protect the participating Principals and their respective schools. Mr. Mild is a married adult male with children. He and his family live in a township, just a few kilometers from where his school is situated. He has just turned 45 years a few months ago (in 2018). He was born and bred in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal (South Coast).
He started his tertiary education at the former University of Durban-Westville (now known as University of KwaZulu-Natal. He graduated with B. Paed (science in education) in 1995. He then pursued Bachelor of Education (Honors) from the same university, which he finished in 1997. He went on to pursue a Master of Education degree, specializing in educational management (UKZN). He finished his masters in the year 2000.
He has been working as an educator for the past 19 years now. He started his career in a township school (School A) where he worked as a Post Level (PL) 1 educator for 5 years. He then transferred to another school (School B) in an affluent area, where he also worked as a PL 1 educator for 02 years. He then returned to his old school (School A) to serve as the Departmental Head. This position he held for 6 years. It is in the same school where Mr. Mild was later appointed as the Deputy –Principal, the position he served in for 4 years before being promoted to Principalship. He has been serving as a Principal for 2 years now. Outside the school he has held and still holds several leadership positions. He served in many structures as a student at university, at church, in social movements etc. He is a church goer and Christian by faith.
His favorite sports include soccer, cricket and also swimming. He is a diehard supporter of a prominent PSL soccer team. He also enjoys watching TV and listening to radio, especially the current affairs shows. He is also a member of multiple social clubs e.g. stokvels. In his work experience, he has also worked as a tutor and later a junior lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Under his leadership the school has produced good matric (Grade 12) results. In 2016 the school attained 95.5% and in 2017 the school got 97 % Pass rate in grade 12. The school also excels in choral music, soccer and cultural activities.
4.2.2 A Profile of Mr Chilli of Rural Combined School
The second participant will be known as Mr. Chilli and the name of his school will be Rural Combined School. The names used here are not real; this is done to protect the participating Principals and their respective schools. Mr. Chilli is also a married adult male with children.
Some of his children are in tertiary now. He and his family live in a township, just a few kilometers from where his school is situated. He has just turned 45 years a few months ago (in 2018). He was born and bred in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal in the South coast of the province also.
He started his tertiary education at the Springfield College of education. This is where he attained a higher educational diploma in 1999. He then pursued Advanced Certificate in Education at NMMU majoring in Mathematical Literacy, which he finished in 2007. He went on to pursue a Bachelor of Education (honors), specializing in educational leadership and management (UKZN). He finished his honors degree in the year 2018.
He has been working as an educator for the past 17 years now. He started his career in a rural school (School A) where he worked as a Post Level (PL) 1 educator for 11 years. He then transferred to another school (School B) which is also in a rural area, where he worked as a PL 2 for 3 years. He was then promoted to the position of a Principal in Rural Combined School.
He has been serving as a Principal for 3 years now.
Outside the school he has held and still holds several leadership positions. He at some point served as the Site Steward of school B. He did not end there, he also served his union as the Deputy Chairperson at branch level. He has also served as a Cluster Coordinator in his cluster for the grade 12 educators. As a grade 12 educator, he has also been a Lead Educator. Outside school Mr. Chilli is a very politically active person. He has served as the Secretary of African National Congress (ANC) for 7 years in his branch.
His favorite sport is soccer. He also enjoys to engage in political debates. Mr. Chilli is in his own words, a ‘very cultural person’. Under his leadership the school has produced good matric (Grade 12) results. In 2016 the school attained 76% and in 2017 the school got 75% Pass rate in grade 12. His school also has several sporting awards.
4.2.3 A Profile of Mr Hot of Township High School
The third participant will be known as Mr. Hot and the name of his school will be Township High School. The names used here are not real; this is done to protect the participating principals and their respective schools. Mr. Hot is an adult male with children, but not yet married. He and his family live in a township, just a few kilometers from where his school is situated. He has just turned 40 years early this year (in 2018). He was born and bred in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal. Their family then relocated to one of the biggest townships in the province, which is where he currently resides.
He started his tertiary education at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He graduated with Bachelor of Education in the year 2000. He then studied for the Bachelor of Education (Honors) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), which he finished in 2016. He is currently pursuing a Master of Education, specializing in educational management (UNISA).
He has been working as an educator for the past 18 years now. He started his career in a township school (School A) where he worked as a Post Level (PL) 1 educator for 5 years. He was then promoted to a post level 2(HOD), the position he held for 3 years. It is in the same school where Mr. Hot was later appointed as the Deputy –Principal, the position he served in for 5 years before being promoted to a Principal post. He has been serving as a Principal for 5 years now. Outside the school he has held and still holds several leadership positions. He served in many structures as a student at university, at church, in social movements etc. He is a church goer and Christian by faith. To highlight, he is a Public Relations Officer (PRO) of his church.
He is a sport fanatic, with swimming as of his favorite sports. He is a diehard supporter of a prominent PSL soccer team. He is also very politically active. Under his leadership the school has produced good matric (Grade 12) results. In 2016 the school attained 85 % and in 2017 the school got 90.12% Pass rate in grade 12.
4.3 Re-storied/re-told narratives