What type of job are you looking for?
Education Advisor to schools ( leadership or literacy)
What nationality are you?
Australian
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
What countries have you worked in?
New Zealand, Australia, London
What field do you currently work in?
Teacher education
What fields have you worked in before?
Education
What qualifications do you hold?
Master of Education Post Graduate Diploma of Education
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
a mix of both but in education formal education is important
Describe the benefits of working with others
Collaboration aids in problem solving and metacognition. The formulation of new ideas and building leadership capacities.
Describe the benefits of working alone
Personal reflection helps in self awareness. This enables reflective practice which helps you to become strategic
What was your worst working experience?
Working in the East End of London
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
That you need to be flexible and innovative to be in education
What unique skills do you have?
a strong sense of intellectual integrity
in-depth knowledge of literacy and the importance of leadership
critical and creative thinker, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning : ability to critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
a set of flexible and transferable skills
the ability to initiate and implement constructive change while liaising with leaders in schools
excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
the ability to mentor future generations of learners
values different cultures
developing processes for effective teacher professional learning
presenting professional learning for leaders and teachers
supporting processes and identification of needs for the development of improvement in schools
supporting leadership in schools
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
Running my own school.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
The need to develop processes for teacher education
Wjat are the least interesting aspects of your field?
The mundane organisational jobs that need doing to organise professional learning
What is satisfying about your job?
Seeing school transformation through leadership
How can potential employers contact you?
jcooke@ceo.melb.catholic.edu.au Mobile: 0417304980
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