Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Programme 2015
Lyn Jones B Tchng/Lgn (Canterbury)
Cert.TA (Massey)
Dip NZPFA
My educational philosophy.
To build learning communities founded on principles and practices
that:
Empower all stakeholders to become effective, articulate,
confident problem solvers and life long learners who are
resilient, competent and critical thinkers.
Arouse curiosity about the ever changing world we live in and
provide them with the skills to achieve and be self- motivated,
self- monitoring, creative and reflective learners.
Provide all students with meaningful learning opportunities that
challenge, provoke and ignite a passion and love of learning.
Promotes values and attitudes that grow socially aware and
culturally responsible future leaders and citizens.
Leadership Dispositions:
Passionate, dedicated team player who leads by example; demonstrating
a life long commitment to developing my own knowledge and skills
through on-going professional development, risk taking and genuine
Inquiry as a teacher.
Personal vision to ensure all learners Strive to be the best they can.
Guided by a strong moral compass; to be honest, ethical, principled,
empathetic, considerate and respectful in my dealings with all but still
possess the wisdom to act decisively when required.
Committed to positive change that leads schools and education into the
future by fostering sustainable culturally and socially responsive
practices that aims to raise achievement for all.
Leadership Skills:
Ability to think outside the square; be creative, find new solutions,
critically reflect on current knowledge and pedagogy and evaluate new
ideas.
Expertise and experience to fiscally manage a sustainable learning
community, possessing excellent organisational skills, curriculum
knowledge and be able to think strategically for the future.
Ability to act fairly, respectfully, calmly and sensitively under pressure in
a measured and confidential manner.
Ability to quickly build and foster sustainable relationships with staff,
students, whanau, outside agencies and the wider community.
Ability to encourage, support and grow others professionally providing
positive feedback and next steps relating to evidence based best practice
and learning progressions..
Leadership Skills:
Being able to scaffold and inspire self belief in others, encourage them
be innovative, take risks, set and achieve goals.
Act in a inclusive, collaborative manner that seeks and respects the
views, perspectives and opinions of others.
Willingness to understand and enact the rights of Mori under the
Treaty of Waitangi.
Hold a realistic view of life forged by many very real life
experiences.
Prepared to work hard to achieve personal and professional goals.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of cultural and
socio-economic groups.
Effective Leadership:
Partnership:
Sustainability:
Protecting the taonga; the environment, culture,
heritage and social principles of humanity.
Enterprise:
Creating new industry, new wealth, new tools, new
thinking by encouraging innovation, curiosity and
inquiry.
Globalisation:
A final thought.
A leader takes people where they want
to go
A great leader takes people where they
dont necessarily want to be.
Rosalyn Carter