Experience

Australian Christian College

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle Years Maths Teacher

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Jerudong International School

• Brunei Darussalam
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Community Liaison Officer and Middle Years Maths Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2021

  → Developed strong links between staff members, senior management, and students’ parents and acting as a conduit between the aforementioned parties to assist in building a supportive and harmonious community. → Engaged heavily with business and government representatives to collaboratively identify and explore opportunities for them to provide a wide range of services that could greatly benefit the school community.→ Coordinated the departure of non-aligned staff, meeting with individuals, productively discussing their frustrations and responding to queries, and preventing conflicts from arising and impacting the community.→ Organised regular events for parents including coffee mornings and active lifestyle/yoga sessions and often featuring topic speakers and raising parents’ concerns with staff members to enable swift resolution. → Liaised with individual parents to discover the root cause/s of their issues with particular staff members when requested to by management and aimed to restore their relationship and rebuild lines of communication.→ Advised the recruitment of staff across multiple occupations from various backgrounds in accordance with school needs and supported staff during the retirement process and in approaching their next moves.→ Established a valuable relationship with Dare that led to the introduction of blockchain programming training to the school, equipping students with a new skill and opening up new opportunities.→ Created a comprehensive database of information for staff to access and utilise during lockdown and provided additional support to staff to guide them through a challenging period and maintain sense of community.

• House Master

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2017

  → Developed and implemented effective strategic plans with set targets, measured progress against those targets, and continually enforced guiding strategy and school policy while addressing any issues identified.→ Built and supported pastoral teams that embodied the ethos and core values of the school and performed regular pastoral appraisals of the tutor team to ensure that they were consistently meeting school standards.→ Coordinated the delivery of a Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) programme that equipped students with vital skills for the future and set up a team of teachers committed to promoting student welfare.→ Advised students on their academic options and subject choices in direct liaison with Heads of School and other relevant academic staff, with a focus on understanding each student’s goals and aspirations.→ Established an academic monitoring programme designed to deliver optimal benefit to students and used academic and tutor reports to determine the effectiveness of the programme and make necessary changes.→ Maintained positive working relationships and open lines of communication with parents, enabling them to easily raise their concerns whenever they arose and receive appropriate support in a timely manner.→ Reviewed UCAS references once they had been compiled by the relevant tutor, signed off references under the guidance of the Dean of Higher Education, and worked to obtain further information when needed.→ Focused on ensuring that each student’s individual circumstances, needs, strengths, and weaknesses were identified and fully incorporated into the decision-making surrounding their ongoing education.

• Head of House - Middle Years

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2013

  → Collaborated with Heads of School and teaching staff to develop and implement robust programmes that fulfilled student needs and supported them in their personal and academic development.→ Coordinated regular assemblies for Year 6 -Year 13 students that reenforced school community, providing them with up-to-date information, organising key speakers, and ensuring optimal attendance.→ Acted as a part-time Boarding tutor, delivering highly individualised guidance to students tailored to their known strengths and weaknesses and assisting them in developing effective study methods and techniques.→ Led the extensive planning and execution of various sporting, cultural, and academic events, performing the role of Masters of Ceremonies as required, and organising logistics to ensure events progressed as planned.→ Encouraged active student participation in school events, building a greater understanding of students’ motivations to participate, and incorporating insights to strategically incentivise superior engagement.→ Built solid working relationships with school stakeholders to facilitate productive collaborations throughout day-to-day activities and combined ideas with those of others to produce the best possible outcomes for students.→ Set a positive example by exhibiting personal qualities such as empathy, honesty, and trustworthiness, and strove to pass on those qualities to students in accordance with the mission and the values of the school.→ Deployed analytical and critical thinking skills to review and overcome any obstacles preventing the optimal operation of the school and adjusted managerial approach based on lessons learned from experience.



Pacific Lutheran College

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle Years Leader

  • Jan 2001 - Jun 2003



Peace Lutheran College Cairns

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle Years Leader

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 2000



St Joseph's Primary School

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle School Teacher

  • Jun 1993 - Dec 1995



St Marys Catholic Primary School

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Class Teacher

  • Jan 1992 - Apr 1993



Our Lady Of The Immaculate Conception

• Australia
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Class Teacher

  • Jan 1990 - Dec 1991