{"id":51438,"date":"2021-02-04T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T08:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/reading-assistant-promoted-to-teacher-20210203-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:27:10","slug":"reading-assistant-promoted-to-teacher-20210203-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/reading-assistant-promoted-to-teacher-20210203-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading assistant promoted to teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a422c54d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10883\/0b76dc850f59419fb0339e6cc2e72c4f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10883\/ac9e5486f0bf4ed4b197c2e897647c23.jpg\" title=\"Junita Roberts from Patensie has successfully progressed from being a reading assistant and is now living out her dream career as a teacher at Hankey Primary School.         Photo: SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Junita Roberts from Patensie has successfully progressed from being a reading assistant and is now living out her dream career as a teacher at Hankey Primary School.         Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>JUNITA Roberts from Patensie has successfully progressed from being a reading assistant to graduating with a post graduate certificate in education from Unisa, and is proudly living out her dream career as a teacher at Hankey Primary School. <\/p>\n<p>Driven to inspire children to learn and be a positive role model, Roberts said she had achieved her aspiration to work with little minds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very grateful for the opportunity to work with children, as it is my dream to be a positive role model and inspire children to reach their full potential,\u201d said Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>While working as a reading assistant for six years, she gained extensive experience and knowledge about working with children, which led to the opportunity to take up a bursary and follow her dream 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