Ruth Eve Faulkner
Fairfield
Summary
Professional leader ready to drive team success and exceed objectives. Proven track record in team collaboration, strategic planning, and problem-solving. Known for strong communication skills, adaptability, and reliability. Equipped to foster productive and positive work environment while meeting changing demands.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Principal
Garston School
01.2025 - Current
- Staffing, payroll, admin, curriculum delivery, professional development, networking, SENCO, year 4 - 8 teacher.
- Evaluated teacher performance regularly to provide constructive feedback aimed at continuous improvement in teaching methods.
- Improved overall school performance by implementing data-driven instructional strategies.
- Led professional development workshops focused on best teaching practices and classroom management techniques.
Team Leader - Junior Syndicate
Kaikorai Primary School
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Year 1 & 2 Teacher.
- Professional Development facilitation, chair team meetings, teaching observations and feedback, and term team planning.
- Set performance expectations for the team, monitoring progress towards goals and providing constructive feedback as needed.
- Empowered team members by delegating responsibilities according to individual strengths and areas of expertise.
- Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Maintained an inclusive and diverse team culture, promoting respect and understanding among all members.
Academic Manager
University of Otago College of Education
01.2023 - Current
- Senior Professional Practice Fellow, University of Otago College of Education.
- PRIME FUNCTIONS
- I held a lead management role in the College of Education, responsible for ensuring the effective, consistent, and efficient delivery of UOCE programmes and systems. I reported directly to the Dean.
- KEY TASKS
- Academic
- Manage academic grievances, academic integrity, and other academic-related processes and matters.
- Oversee assessment mapping for ITE programmes.
- Chair Examiners’ Meetings and the Academic Committee.
- Oversee academic course advice and approval processes.
- Ensure teaching processes are in line with university policy.
- Maintain oversight of the College of Education year plan and timetables.
- Ensure all marking and assessment reporting is completed within the University’s timeframes and guidelines.
- Write and develop assessment criteria for university level papers.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to report and liaise with the Teaching Council.
- Initial Teacher Education and Professional Experience
- Maintain strategic oversight of professional experience systems and information across sectors.
- Lead the continuous improvement of digital systems for student professional experience and associated record-keeping.
- Ensure strong partnerships with placement providers.
- Ensure fair and transparent systems related to professional experience.
- Oversee and initiate the planning for orientation, end-of-year and other whole-programme activities for Initial Teacher Education.
- Ensure efficient systems are in place for student applicant selection.
- Maintain oversight of selection interview panels and screening assessments, ensuring consistent systems and documentation on TEAMS.
- Participate in meetings related to admissions processes.
- Participate in sector meetings, as needed.
- Support professional learning provision for staff, Visiting Lecturers, Associate and Mentor Teachers and Secondary Liaison Teachers, as needed.
- International student (Elon) co-ordinator.
- Teaching
- Teach across the Bachelor of Primary Teaching Programme.
- Staffing
- Determine current and future staffing requirements in consultation with the Dean.
- Organise and coordinate all workload assignments for academic staff.
- Support the Dean to coordinate and provide staff Professional Development.
- Produce and communicate staff/teaching contingency plans.
- Manage the marking support resource.
- Coordinate orientation for new academic staff.
- Performance management of staff.
- External
- Liaise with staff to develop and maintain the College of Education website and social media.
- Liaise with international study abroad partners in collaboration with external agencies, the International Office and relevant programme staff.
- Service
- Member of the Dean’s Advisory Group.
- Support the Dean and Associate Deans on issues, projects and activities that
- Interview prospective students and visit students on professional experience, as required.
- Attend staff meetings, professional development meetings, and paper meetings, as required.
- Present to middle leaders who are considering applying for a principal role.
- Ensure that administrative processes are completed in a timely and efficient fashion by the university's policy and practice.
- Liaise with the Health and Safety Officer to ensure sound health and safety practices are in place across the College of Education programmes.
- Fulfil any compliance and reporting requirements.
- Participate in quality assurance activities.
- Organized and participated in various academic conferences, workshops, or seminars to stay current with industry trends and share knowledge with peers.
- Improved faculty performance through regular evaluations, feedback sessions, and professional development opportunities.
- Streamlined administrative processes for better efficiency in managing academic activities and resources.
- Served as a mentor, coach, or advisor for faculty members, providing guidance on career advancement opportunities while fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Enhanced curriculum quality by collaborating with subject matter experts to ensure content relevance and accuracy.
- Promoted interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty members to enrich the learning experience for students across various disciplines.
- Guided and supported faculty and staff in development of new programs.
- Coordinated and supervised academic advising activities.
- Cultivated engaged student population with successful orientation programs.
Acting Principal
Portobello School
01.2022 - 01.2022
- Teaching
- Across the school – New Entrant to Year 8.
- Principalship
- Engaging and working with the community
- Created a culture of high expectations, taking into account the richness and diversity of the school’s wider community.
- Developed and maintained positive partnerships in collaboration.
- Leading the management of the school
- Analysed a range of data to ensure that the school’s resources and staff were efficiently equipped to provide an effective and safe learning environment.
- This included the delegation of tasks to members of staff and the monitoring of accountabilities.
- Effective collaboration with the school Board and the fundraising committee.
- High expectations are set for the whole school and achieved through carefully considered collegial planning.
- Oversight of monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
- High standards of behaviour, expectations were achieved through the encouragement of active engagement and student voice.
- Developing self and others
- Facilitated Professional Growth Cycle discussions for appraisal and feedback to develop teaching practice and knowledge.
- Organised curriculum/professional development sessions for teachers.
- Leading improvement, innovation and change
- Responsibility for refining the school’s local curriculum and inclusion of its cultural narrative within planning, teaching and learning.
- The vision and strategic plan were implemented across the school. Its goals and intentions were realised through regular meetings, observations, feedback and reporting.
- Fostered a positive learning environment by promoting open communication among staff, students, and parents.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to foster trust, collaboration, and commitment to shared goals.
Beginning Principal
Waitahuna School
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Teaching
- 0.8FTE in Junior/Middle Syndicate (New Entrants to Year 3).
- Principalship
- Began and completed Beginning Principalship through Evaluate Associates.
Resource Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching (University of Canterbury, 2019).
- Aim to improve the educational and social outcomes for Deaf and hard of hearing children by working in a collaborative partnership with families and mainstream schools. Support in the delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum with a particular focus on language, literacy and culture.
- Specialist one-to-one teaching across educational sectors.
- Assisted the classroom teacher with curriculum adaptation and delivery.
- Specialist advice, guidance, and assistance for the classroom environment and management.
- Assisted the classroom teacher with the assessment of learning outcomes involving language and literacy achievement.
- Liaison with staff, support agencies and caregivers.
- Monitored and supported the use of audiological equipment.
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Specialist Teaching
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand, NZ01-2020
Bachelor of Primary Teaching -
University of Otago
Dunedin, NZ11-2013
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Team motivation
Timeline
Teaching Principal
Garston School
01.2025 - Current
Team Leader - Junior Syndicate
Kaikorai Primary School
01.2024 - 01.2025
Academic Manager
University of Otago College of Education
01.2023 - Current
Acting Principal
Portobello School
01.2022 - 01.2022
Beginning Principal
Waitahuna School
01.2020 - 01.2022
Resource Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre
01.2017 - 01.2020
Post-Graduate Certificate - Specialist Teaching
University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Primary Teaching -
University of Otago
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