Jamahl Farrar
Auckland
Summary
Educational leader with proven track record in academic administration and faculty development. Known for fostering collaborative environment and driving institutional success. Reliable and adaptable, consistently focused on achieving high standards and results. Expert in strategic planning and student engagement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Dean/House Leader/Middle Management
Sancta Maria College
01.2025 - Current
- Responsibilities
- Tracking and solving attendance and pastoral issues
- Running and leading restorative conferences
- Leading Navigation teachers (academic mentoring)
- Meeting parents regarding pastoral issues
- Leading house prefects
- Teaching year 7 to year 12
Teacher
Emirates National Schools
08.2020 - 01.2025
- Planning and assessing
- Embedding literacy within programme
- Working with ESL students
- Teaching online
- Using online technology such as Microsoft Teams, Excel, Forms, PowerPoint, Word, office365.
Dean/House Leader/Middle Management
Southern Cross Campus
05.2016 - 08.2020
- Middle Management experience as House Leader and Dean at Southern Cross Campus 2019 and 2020 before I moved to UAE
- Coaching the Southern Cross 1st XV, U15 Rugby team, and being the basketball Coordinator.
- Filtered, tracked and responded to student pastoral and academic data.
- Managed suspensions, expulsions, investigations and restorative meetings.
- Liaising with external agencies such as social workers and guidance counsellors.
- Conferences with families and reintegration meetings
Sport and Recreation Level 2 Teacher
Best Youth Academy Manukau
02.2014 - 05.2016
- Designing and implementing the sport and recreation programme
- Embedding Literacy and Numeracy within the programme
- Marking and Assessing
- Home Visits to identify students whereabouts and absences
- Creating Individualised learning plans to help failing students to succeed again
- Running Campus wide sports events
- Organising off-site excursions and Risk Management forms for trips
- Preparing and running camps for up to 100 “at risk” students
Education
Bachelor - Physical Education
University of Auckland
01.2009 - 01.2014
Skills
Faculty development
Organizational development
Academic administration
Academic administration knowledge
Disciplinary action
Teamwork and collaboration
Relationship building
Educational leadership
Certification
Bachelors of Physical Education-University of Auckland (2014)
Teaching Philosophy
“If you want to build a ship, do not drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work up and give orders. Instead teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea” – Antoine de saint exupery
Timeline
Dean/House Leader/Middle Management
Sancta Maria College
01.2025 - Current
Teacher
Emirates National Schools
08.2020 - 01.2025
Dean/House Leader/Middle Management
Southern Cross Campus
05.2016 - 08.2020
Sport and Recreation Level 2 Teacher
Best Youth Academy Manukau
02.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor - Physical Education
University of Auckland
01.2009 - 01.2014
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