Seeking employment in educationWhat 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 What 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 | 
