Alex Duff
Paraparaumu,WGN
Summary
Self-motivated professional with collaborative and outcome-driven nature. Skilled educator with over 8 years of experience leading education programmes and over 5 years of experience in leadership of learning and development. Excels in team building, culture-improving and performance-increasing initiatives. Demonstrating versatility in leadership approaches to acquire active participation in collaborative activities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Principal
OHAU School
05.2023 - Current
- Created environment where teachers felt safe and energised to analyse their own practice through use of videoing and working with critical friend.
- Use of data to identify trends in behaviours across school. By making teachers aware of this, develop strategies to improve student engagement across school.
- Led team members in making school values more lived through use of visual displays, lesson plans and establishment of whānau groups.
Assistant Principal
Postgate School
01.2021 - 04.2023
- Mentored three beginning teachers from start of their teaching careers. All three of these teachers are now in leadership positions.
- Mentored Literacy and Numeracy leaders to develop curriculum action plans and implementation plans to guide teaching and learning across school. This led to better use of data analysis in guiding teaching and learning and improved curriculum knowledge within teaching staff.
- Developed teaching model that linked New Zealand Curriculum with local Māori myths and legends. This model enabled all teaching and learning to start from localised curriculum point, and incorporate Te Ao Māori across curriculum.
Team Leader/Curriculum Leader
Postgate School
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Analysed 2020 Writing data and found that across syndicate 45% of students were performing below expected level. Through work with teachers and teacher aides, put in place various programmes to support phonics and sentence structure development. This led to 18% shift of students moving from below to at expected level.
- Through use of research and collaboration with others, created implementation plan to support teachers to develop key competencies of students. Students were able to self assess development. Distinct correlation between those who showed more improvement and understanding through self assessment and those who had greater academic achievement.
- Allocated special education staff and addressed requests for additional allocations throughout school year. Diverse learners became integrated into regular classroom programme, often eventually independently.
Classroom Teacher/Health and PE Leader
Postgate School
06.2014 - 12.2017
- Data analysis of 2015 classroom data showed that Writing was low, especially within Māori students. Through use of Teacher as Inquiry process and collaboration with school leaders, developed writing programme that improved classroom Writing data by 15% (26% for Māori).
- Connected with major stakeholders to improve home-school partnership. This led to better student outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pasific peoples learners
- Developed Health and PE PLD programme utilising outside providers to improve quality of teaching during PE lessons. Through better teaching of individual skills, rather than whole game, students were better able to become proficient in physical activities. Postgate School won Parumoana Interschool athletics in 2016 and 2017.
Classroom Teacher
Porirua East School
04.2012 - 06.2014
- Improved curriculum knowledge to deliver classroom programme aimed at appropriate level for learners. This led to better student outcomes, including a 16% improvement in Numeracy and 19% improvement in Literacy for learners in 2013.
- Took over responsibility of leading waiata during morning karakia and school hui by playing guitar and working with students to lead vocals.
- Worked collaboratively with senior teacher to improve quality of teaching and learning in Health and PE
Relief Teacher
Self Employed
08.2011 - 03.2012
- Implemented prepared lesson plans in established classrooms.
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades and other required details.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
Barista Shift Lead
HMS Host
02.2010 - 07.2011
- Served customers quickly and efficiently and created strategies to prevent delays.
- Restocked and cleaned stations and facilities to maintain cleanly and operable standards.
- Handled and resolved customer issues and complaints with professionalism and tact to drive customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Memorized ingredients and recipes for wide variety specialty drinks.
ESOL Teacher
Nowon Kids Club
05.2007 - 10.2009
- Created and delivered engaging lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles.
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
- Modified curriculum plans with colleagues to meet changing student needs.
Salesperson
Bluesky Wireless
01.2007 - 05.2007
- Worked to build relationships with customers and built potential for additional sales.
- Top salesperson company wide for the month of April 2007
- Increased sales and customer satisfaction through personalized servicing.
Retail Supervisor
Briscoes
08.2003 - 01.2007
- Processed exchanges, refunds and team member purchases to keep cashiers focused on efficiently checking out regular customers.
- Coordinated merchandising displays, signage and sales enablement.
- Monitored cashiers' work and balanced registers to maintain strong financial controls.
- Scheduled workers and delegated assignments to effectively meet expected customer and business demands.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Teaching And Learning
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ04.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Otago
Dunedin, NZ04.2007
Skills
- Stakeholder Relations
- Staff Development
- Team Collaboration
- Mentoring
- Program Implementation
- Teacher Performance Improvement
- Curriculum Development
- Positive Learning Environment
- Field or Focus Best Practices
Timeline
Deputy Principal
OHAU School
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Principal
Postgate School
01.2021 - 04.2023
Team Leader/Curriculum Leader
Postgate School
01.2018 - 12.2020
Classroom Teacher/Health and PE Leader
Postgate School
06.2014 - 12.2017
Classroom Teacher
Porirua East School
04.2012 - 06.2014
Relief Teacher
Self Employed
08.2011 - 03.2012
Barista Shift Lead
HMS Host
02.2010 - 07.2011
ESOL Teacher
Nowon Kids Club
05.2007 - 10.2009
Salesperson
Bluesky Wireless
01.2007 - 05.2007
Retail Supervisor
Briscoes
08.2003 - 01.2007
Graduate Diploma - Teaching And Learning
University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Otago
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