Key Competencies and Skills

I have proven I have the following skills:

Relationship Management:
Proactively establish, manage and maintain strong working relationships
within and beyond the school in which I work.
Respond quickly and positively to requests for information and advice.
Established team and operational commitment to relationship management
through modelling good relationship management practices in previous
Principalships.
Create an environment in my classroom of respect and understanding.
Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking:
Balance conflicting factors, information and views and draw connections, to
identify the most appropriate solution.
Quick thinking with the ability to adapt to the specific situation.
Initiative and good commonsense approach.
Able to implement plans and control subsequent progress.
Communication:
Provide information in a timely manner to family/whanau and other
stakeholders. Proven in previous Principalships.
Demonstrate highly effective communication skills when interacting with
students, colleagues and families/whanau.
Communicate clearly and accurately in written and oral mediums.
Teamwork and Team Leadership:
Provide collegial support to other staff.
Collaborate, plan and share good practice and contribute to innovation on an
on-going basis.
Contribute positively to the schools team culture.
Self-Management:
Well-organised.
Self-Motivated.
Provide timely and accurate information.
High level multi-tasking skills.
Professional Expertise:
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning.
Advanced Classroom Expert Teacher Award 2015
Lead Literacy Teacher 2014, 2015, 2016
Experienced Principal of U1 and U2 schools as well as Head of Junior School,
Ashburton College.
Experience as a successful classroom teacher.
Prepare well thought out, interesting, curriculum based programmes.
Alter and adapt plans in response to learners.