MAUD SYBIL LANGA
EXECUTIVE HEAD
Doornpoort
Summary
Experienced management professional with a track record of overseeing complex organizational functions and driving business growth. Skilled at aligning cross-functional teams to achieve strategic objectives and fostering a collaborative work environment. Recognized for problem-solving abilities and a results-driven approach, consistently delivering value and adapting to evolving business needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Head
Curro Holdings- Meridian Cosmo City
05.2021 - Current
- Currently managing the school with an enrolment of 1617 learners from Grade R to Grade 12, inclusive of a collective total of 95 staff members encompassing educators, admin interns and facilities staff.
- Managing the school as a business and ensuring profitability and sustenance. Brand management is fundamental for corporate identity and the creation of a conducive, competitive yet collaborative environment for teaching and learning.
- Achievements: transformation of the school, increased retention of learners and reducing the debtors' book while achieving a 100% Matric pass rate for the class of 2021 despite the setbacks experienced during the 2020/2021 difficult years ravaged by COVID 19 restrictions. Exemplary work ethic, a sense of responsibility, accountability and uprooting mediocrity.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by promoting best practices in project management, process optimization, and risk mitigation.
- Created, managed, and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
- Managed budget planning and financial forecasting, ensuring optimal resource allocation for maximum return on investment.
Executive Head
Curro Holdings- Curro Academy
11.2017 - 04.2021
- In addition to professional management of the school, I provide strategic direction to the school and management. I am a life-long learner and a visionary, thus an activator of futuristic thinking. I am a gifted speaker and this allows me to engage in partnerships with various stakeholders locally and globally.
- Managing the school as a business and ensuring profitability and sustenance. Brand management is fundamental for corporate identity and the creation of a conducive, competitive yet collaborative environment for teaching and learning.
- Achievements: courage and resilience to have successfully marketed the school, recruited staff and management, setup and opened the school in 2018 and has continued to strategically grow the school form 135 learners to 356 in two years considering the difficult environment and circumstances of our operation and location. Hard work ethic and leading by example, a sense of responsibility, accountability and focus.
- Heightened stakeholder engagement with business manager, regional accountant, EXCO board members, budgeting and managing finances.
- Continuous engagement in strategic partnerships with care for Education and LEGO and now as Ambassador for the pedagogy of play; relations with the British Council as facilitator of the Connecting Classrooms partnership exchange; collaboration with MAMS FM -radio station; Professor Leketi - language specialist at WITS in collaboration with Professor Coady at Florida University.
- Currently also serving on the discipline committee of Executive Heads in conjunction with Curro legal. Studying an ACE course with Milpark University and just took my Clifton Strengths Test where my top 5 strengths are: 1. Analytical 2. Strategic 3. Learner 4. Futuristic 5. Activator.
Principal
Esikhisini Primary School
07.2008 - 10.2017
- Duties included the mandatory professional management and leadership of the school. Manage curriculum and resources; promote good governance of the institution; safeguard quality of teaching and learning; provide professional support including staff development, mentoring and appraisal and interact with various stakeholders.
- I served on recruitment, promotion, advisory and other committees as required and played an active role in promoting extra and co-curricular activities in the school.
- Provision of strategic direction and guidance to the management including encouraging excellence and life-long learning.
- Teambuilding, inspirational leadership and mentoring were also required.
- Achievements: established excellence as a norm and forged unity amongst staff members. Engaged in partnerships that added value to the quality of education delivered. Was awarded a bursary by the US Embassy to study Professional Writing for Teachers at the University of Maryland in the USA. Opened the first robotics centre in the township; was selected for an exchange programme with Denmark; assisted GDE in rolling out play based learning; was invited as presenter for the UNICEF conference in SA -2017; the Play conference in Denmark -2018 and the Play conference in SA -2019. Hosted various projects and events for GDE and was awarded for Excellence in Primary School Leadership in 2017 under the auspices of the National Teachers Awards.
Deputy Principal
Nellmapius Primary School
04.2006 - 06.2008
- To assist the principal in managing the school including school administration, internal and external evaluation and assessment, school calendar, admission of new learners, class streaming, school functions.
- - communication and interaction with various stakeholders.
- -school finance and maintenance of services and buildings, e.g. planning and control of expenditure, allocation of funds/resources, the general cleanliness and state of repairs of the school and its furniture and equipment, supervising annual stock-taking exercises.
- - to be responsible for curriculum management and school pedagogy.
- -ensuring the general welfare of staff and learners.
- - staff development and training, mentoring and leading.
- Achievement: sustained and further improved the quality of education and even fostered unity in a previously fragmented school.
Head of Department
Nellmapius Primary School
01.2003 - 03.2006
- Curriculum management and evaluation. To co-ordinate evaluation/assessment, homework, written assignments, etc. of all the subjects in that department.
- To provide and co-ordinate guidance: - on the latest ideas on approaches to the subject, method, techniques, evaluation, aids, etc. in their field, and effectively conveying these to the staff members concerned. - on syllabuses, schemes of work, homework, practical work, remedial work, etc. - to inexperienced staff members - on the educational welfare of learners in the department.
- Achievement: Managed to co-ordinate the curriculum and improved quality delivered to 500 learners in the intermediate and senior phase with 26 staff members.
Education
Honours in Education , Management , Leadership - Business Administration
University of Pretoria
04.2014 - 01.2020
Certificate of Competence - undefined
Partners for Possibilities - Symphonia -UWC
01.2016 - 01.2017
Professional Writing for Teachers - TEFL
University of Maryland- USA
04.2016 - 07.2016
ACE- Mathematics - undefined
University of Pretoria
01.2002 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Arts Degree - English and Psychology
University of South Africa
01.1996 - 01.2000
Junior Primary Teacher's Diploma - undefined
Transvaal College of Education
01.1992 - 01.1994
MBA - Business Administration
MANCOSA
04.2001 -
Skills
Project management
Activator
Operations management
Teambuilding
Emotional intelligence
Organizational development
Digital transformation
Timeline
Executive Head
Curro Holdings- Meridian Cosmo City
05.2021 - Current
Executive Head
Curro Holdings- Curro Academy
11.2017 - 04.2021
Professional Writing for Teachers - TEFL
University of Maryland- USA
04.2016 - 07.2016
Certificate of Competence - undefined
Partners for Possibilities - Symphonia -UWC
01.2016 - 01.2017
Honours in Education , Management , Leadership - Business Administration
University of Pretoria
04.2014 - 01.2020
Principal
Esikhisini Primary School
07.2008 - 10.2017
Deputy Principal
Nellmapius Primary School
04.2006 - 06.2008
Head of Department
Nellmapius Primary School
01.2003 - 03.2006
ACE- Mathematics - undefined
University of Pretoria
01.2002 - 01.2004
MBA - Business Administration
MANCOSA
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts Degree - English and Psychology
University of South Africa
01.1996 - 01.2000
Junior Primary Teacher's Diploma - undefined
Transvaal College of Education
01.1992 - 01.1994