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Martha Magdalena. (Delene) Nel

Teacher
Kleinmond
Martha Magdalena. (Delene) Nel

Summary

Application Profile – Teaching Position

I am a dedicated and experienced Foundation Phase educator with over 40 years of service in primary education. I have extensive experience teaching learners aged 4 to 9 and have successfully implemented various national curriculum syllabuses. My teaching approach focuses on creating a structured, positive, and inclusive learning environment where learners feel supported, motivated, and encouraged to reach their full potential.

I am highly skilled in classroom management, differentiated instruction, and creative lesson planning to accommodate diverse learning needs. I place strong emphasis on learner engagement, academic progress, and emotional well-being. Throughout my career, I have maintained high educational standards and consistently contributed to improved learner outcomes.

In addition to my teaching role, I have served in leadership and departmental positions, where I gained valuable experience in staff supervision, mentoring, planning, and administrative oversight. I have worked closely with school management, colleagues, and parents, fostering strong professional relationships and effective communication.

I am committed to continuous professional development, teamwork, and excellence in education. I bring reliability, adaptability, and a strong work ethic, and I remain passionate about contributing positively to a school community and supporting learner success.

Overview

41
years of professional experience
2

Teaching Diploma 3 and 4 year

1

Gestalt Colour Therapy

1

SACE

1

Jolly Phonics

40

Years of Foundation Phase teaching

Work History

Laerskool/Primary School
Kleinmond, Western Cape

Head of Department – Foundation Phase - Grade 1 to 3
01.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Promoted student progress and well-being through tailored teaching methods aligned with objectives.
  • Utilized effective questioning techniques to actively listen and address misconceptions.
  • Ensured knowledge acquisition met curriculum standards, optimizing classroom support deployment.
  • Conducted evaluations of teaching practices, collaborating with subject leaders to uphold policies.
  • Identified clear teaching objectives, facilitating high expectations for all students.
  • Designed challenging tasks that enhanced student interest while accommodating individual needs.
  • Structured lessons to maintain pace and motivation, maximizing instructional time utilization.
  • Implemented assessments covering curricular requirements, maintaining discipline and high standards.

Browning’s Honey
North Dakota/Idaho/California

Beekeeper Assistant
01.2012 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Preparing and cultivates bees to produce bee colonies, raises bees and equipment for pollination activities, feeding bees, constructing and cleaning hives, dividing colonies, replacing queen bees when necessary and replacing bees and combs to produce honey and pollinate crops
  • Uncaps harvested honeycombs, assist with the extraction, storage and handling of honey and/or any other relevant tasks
  • Assists in preparation of materials and other resources to assembles and keep hives healthy and productive so they are able to yield honey and related by-products
  • Maintain and adheres all working areas to comply with health and safety requirements and access to the work environment
  • Working effectively without supervision or close instruction, acting to achieve goals beyond minimum requirements, thinking constructively and presenting suggestions about improvements to the job, workplace and industry standards
  • Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team

LR Schmidt Primêr
Genadendal, Western Cape

Substitute Teacher
01.2011 - 12.2011

Job overview

  • Endeavour and contribute positively to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations, identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed
  • Setting tasks which challenge students and ensure high levels of interest, clear targets, building on prior attainment, appropriate and demanding expectations
  • Setting, be aware of and make provision for students who are very able as well as those who have other particular individual needs
  • Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study
  • Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time, maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's procedures and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework

Bissetsdrift Primêr
Vyeboom (Grabouw), Western Cape

Substitute Teacher
01.2010 - 12.2010

Job overview

  • Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the tutor group as a whole, using a variety of teaching methods to match approach to content, structural information, presentation of set key ideas and the use of appropriate vocabulary
  • Use effective questioning, listen carefully to students, give attention to errors and misconceptions, select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library and other sources
  • Ensuring students acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught, evaluating own teaching critically to improve effectiveness
  • Ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support, liaise with the subject leader to ensure the implementation of department policy and best practice
  • Co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, department and students

Die Bron Primêr
Stanford (Hermanus), Western Cape

Substitute Teacher
01.2009 - 06.2009

Job overview

  • Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching, mark and monitor students' work and set targets for progress and take responsibility for own professional development and duties in relation to school policies and practices
  • Assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and recognize the level at which the student is achieving
  • Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures, prepare and liaise effectively with governors and present informative reports to parents
  • Alert appropriate heads of other departments to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved
  • Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and events with partner schools

Kleinmond Estates
Kleinmond, Western Cape

Sales Executive/Estate Agent
01.2007 - 01.2008

Job overview

  • Correctly estimating the value of a property and comprehensive knowledge of the local property and rental market drawing up tenancy agreements for tenants, both commercial and residential properties
  • Effective marketing and promoting properties for sale
  • Collecting rents from tenants
  • Smart professional appearance, articulate and excellent communicating skills
  • Knowledge of mortgages, house buying procedures and negotiating skills

Somerset/DC Properties
Somerset West, Western Cape

Sales Executive Estate Agent
01.2002 - 01.2007

Job overview

  • Excellent communicator who can relate well with people at all levels and flexibility of working well as part of a team or individually and the ability, drive and determination needed to succeed in winning business and creating opportunity
  • Extensive knowledge and collecting information about a property, estimating its value and then promoting it for sale
  • Making sure all properties meet legal, health and safety requirements, inspire trust and confidence in clients and buyers, visiting vacant and inhabited properties, inspecting them and compare and estimate its value to others in the area
  • Generating appointments for viewings, mortgage advisors, valuations and negotiating with potential sellers and buyers and answering their questions
  • General office administration duties such as photocopying, filing and preparing professional looking sales brochures and promotional information

Europa & Atlantic Restaurants
Kleinmond, Western Cape

Manager
01.2001 - 01.2002

Job overview

  • Admin office, GST, wages maintain the preparation of stock control and service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens
  • Maintain good levels of hygiene, health regulations and manage implementation of health inspection standards
  • Co-ordinate with the chefs regarding the food orders, explain how various menu items are prepared and describing ingredients and cooking methods
  • Checking on the customer from time to time to ensure they are satisfied
  • Prepare checks and itemized total meal costs and sales, taxes and payments from customers
  • Assisting trainee new waiters, describe and recommend and familiarized them about wine selections and which one goes best with which meal and the use of proper glasses

Musicon
Bloemfontein, Free State

Head of Department - Administration
01.1997 - 01.2001

Job overview

Liaised with the public and represented Musicon at departmental and supervisory level, including secretaries and grounds staff.

Served on the boards of Free State Musicon, the Parents and Lecturers Association, the Treasury Council, and the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.

Manager of the Free State Youth Orchestra: organised tours and camps, coordinated functions for the Free State Symphony Orchestra, and managed catering arrangements.

Managed administration and inventory control of satellite schools in Welkom, Kroonstad, and Sasolburg.

Responsible for financial management and the preparation of annual financial statements for the Parents and Lecturers Association and related departments.

Responsible for fundraising initiatives, as well as the procurement, maintenance, and repair of musical instruments following the withdrawal of departmental funding.

Vrystaat Musicon
Bloemfontein, Free State

Executive Secretary
01.1996 - 12.1996

Job overview

Responsible for general office administration duties at the main reception desk, including finance, learner data, library management, inventory control, and related tasks.

Provided administrative and secretarial support to postgraduate students.

Responsible for inventory management, marks administration, and other departmental secretarial duties.

University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, Free State

Assistant Secretary
01.1995 - 06.1995

Job overview

Administered international doctoral studies for the University of the Free State via satellite campuses.

Provided administrative and secretarial support to postgraduate students.

Responsible for inventory management, marks administration, and other departmental secretarial duties.

Administered academic programmes for the Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry.

Rooidak School
Boshof, Free State

Teacher
01.1991 - 01.1995

Job overview

Responsible for a Grade 1 class, including teaching, learner management, and curriculum implementation.

Assisted the school principal with the organisation of school functions and fundraising events; managed the matric girls’ club and coordinated matric farewell functions.

Served as a resident staff member at Vastrapkoshuis, supervising 40 primary school boys.

Organised and accompanied rugby tours.

Typed matric final examination papers for the Afrikaans moderator.

Coached netball and athletics.

Studied part-time at Bloemfontein Teachers’ College, obtaining a JP 4 Diploma.

Ventersburg High School
Ventersburg, Free State

Teacher
01.1985 - 01.1990

Job overview

Responsible for a Grade 1 class, including teaching, learner management, and curriculum implementation.

Assisted the school principal with the organisation of school functions and fundraising events; managed the matric girls’ club and coordinated matric farewell functions.

Served as a resident staff member at Vastrapkoshuis, supervising 40 primary school boys.

Organised and accompanied rugby tours.

Education

Bloemfontein Teachers College
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Diploma of Higher Education
01.1991

University Overview

Subjects -

Bloemfontein Teachers College
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

3 Year Diploma in Junior Primary
01.1984

University Overview

Subjects -

VCHO

Leadership in Life and world view
01.1982

Winburg High School
Winburg, Free State, South Africa

Grade 12/Senior/Matric from English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, History and Typing
01.1980

University of South Africa

Music Theory from Grade 3
01.1979

Royal Schools

Piano from Grade V
01.1978

Skills

  • Creative Lesson Planning
  • Curriculum Development
  • Instructional Best Practices
  • Classroom Management & Discipline
  • Standardized Testing & Scoring
  • Experiential Learning, Orientation & Assessment
  • Special Needs Students & IEPs
  • Student progress monitoring
  • Curriculum alignment
  • Teaching evaluations
  • Assessment implementation
  • Classroom management
  • Department development planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Staff training
  • Leadership skills
  • Departmental staff supervision
  • Teacher assessments

Languages

Afrikaans - Read, write, speak and understand
Master or proficient
C2
English - Read, write, speak and understand
Master or proficient
C2
South Sotho - Speak and understand
Elementary
A2

Activities

  • Apple Mac Ios: Desktop/Laptop, Smart Phone & Tablet, Quatro Pro 6 Intern, Windows 11, Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint), Corel Draw 10, Computer
  • Master Jolly Phonics a Multi-sensory Phonics programme that teaches children to read and write by learning the sounds of letter, how to blend sounds to read words, segment sounds for spelling and understand tricky words, using actions, songs, stories and hands-on activities.
  • Funda Wande Reading programme - Reading programme in Afrikaans
  • Gestalt Colour Therapy: Qualified to to help kids to heal through colour as a intervention.
  • Kids Art: Encourages children to use their creative brain by exploring colours, shapes, textures and material through fun, hands-on art activities. It helps develop fine motor skills, self-expression and confidence while allowing children to create freely and enjoy the process rather than focusing only on the final product.

Certification

  • 3 and 4 year certificates - BLOEMFONTEIN Teacher's College
  • SACE Licence to teach

As a sidelide do Digital Marketing

  • Love art and promote learners in Art competitions
  • Art as hobby
  • Qualified to do Gestalt Colour Therapy to help children and adult to overcome trauma.
  • Digital Marketing as a side line

Personal Information

Last Name:              Nel

First Name:              Martha Magdalena

Nick Name:              Delene

Gender:                     Female

Date of Birth:           October 04, 1962

Identity Number      6210040026089

Nationality:              South African

RSA Passport:         AO9878475 - Experation date:  June 17,2032

Driver's Licences:    South Africa

Criminal Offences:  None 

Health:                       Good - Non Smoker

                                 

  

Timeline

Head of Department – Foundation Phase - Grade 1 to 3

Laerskool/Primary School
01.2015 - Current

Beekeeper Assistant

Browning’s Honey
01.2012 - 01.2014

Substitute Teacher

LR Schmidt Primêr
01.2011 - 12.2011

Substitute Teacher

Bissetsdrift Primêr
01.2010 - 12.2010

Substitute Teacher

Die Bron Primêr
01.2009 - 06.2009

Sales Executive/Estate Agent

Kleinmond Estates
01.2007 - 01.2008

Sales Executive Estate Agent

Somerset/DC Properties
01.2002 - 01.2007

Manager

Europa & Atlantic Restaurants
01.2001 - 01.2002

Head of Department - Administration

Musicon
01.1997 - 01.2001

Executive Secretary

Vrystaat Musicon
01.1996 - 12.1996

Assistant Secretary

University of the Free State
01.1995 - 06.1995

Teacher

Rooidak School
01.1991 - 01.1995

Teacher

Ventersburg High School
01.1985 - 01.1990

Bloemfontein Teachers College

Diploma of Higher Education
12.1983

Bloemfontein Teachers College

3 Year Diploma in Junior Primary

VCHO

Leadership in Life and world view

Winburg High School

Grade 12/Senior/Matric from English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, History and Typing

University of South Africa

Music Theory from Grade 3

Royal Schools

Piano from Grade V
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