Melanie Akal

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Mathematics Educator | Subject Head: Mathematical Literacy | Head of Outreach Programme
Curro Hillcrest High School | 2015 – Present

• Over a decade of experience teaching Mathematical Literacy to Grades 10–12, including the first matric cohort in 2017 through to the current group.
• Subject Head of Mathematical Literacy, responsible for curriculum oversight and departmental leadership. Achieved consistently high results, with the 2024 matric group averaging 80%, well above the IEB national average.
• IEB national marker for Mathematical Literacy for 7 years, contributing to standardization and quality assurance.
• Active contributor to the Mathematics Department, teaching Grades 8–10 and providing afternoon tutoring for senior learners in collaboration with their educators.
• Head of Outreach Programme for 8 years, leading fundraising initiatives, managing growing funds in partnership with Primary and Pre-school Coordinators, and organizing community service activities for learners.

• I established a fashion clothing line in 2006 and having been selling this as well as teaching private Mathematics lessons to Grade 11 and 12 scholars since.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

• EEAD was given funding by the business trust and other donors to run projects in various rural areas of KwaZulu-natal. My function was to oversee the project work, monitor and assist the 15 project staff, report to the donors, train school principals in school management and train teachers in the language of Mathematics.
• Completed bi-weekly payroll for employees.
• Conducted ongoing reviews of program financial systems to assess cost control measures.
• Optimized organizational systems for payment collections, AP/AR, deposits, and recordkeeping.
• Trained team members on new hotel services and products to support promotional efforts.

• Training rural teachers to improve the quality of the teaching of Mathematics

• Taught private Mathematics lessons while raising my children