Life Orientation in the Senior and Further Education and Training phases (called Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase) is a compulsory school subject. The purpose of this subject is to empower learners to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social potential. It is thus obvious that it is a crucial subject to develop and support learners to become fully functional individuals and responsible citizens of a democratic society, able to cope with life and all the challenges it presents. Life Orientation for South African teachers is a comprehensive textbook on the subject of Life Orientation as stated in the curriculum policy documents.

Life Orientation for South African teachers provides educators with in-depth knowledge as well as teaching skills to deal with the wide variety of themes within the subject. Besides a theoretical foundation there are case studies, reflective questions and activity boxes to assist with practical application of the topics covered in each chapter.

Contents include the following:

• Human rights and values
• Religion studies in education
• Cultural diversity
• Lay counselling
• Behavioural issues: aggression and violence
• Healthy living
• Sexuality education
• Life skills
• Resilience
• Relationships
• Wellness through indigenous knowledge
• Child abuse
• Careers
• Study skills
• Pedagogical and assessment issues pertaining to Life Orientation

Life Orientation for South African teachers is aimed at pre-service as well as postgraduate students in education.