Bruce Hammonds

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24 Hursthouse Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki. (06) 753 5714 (06) 753 9430 bhammonds@leading-learning.co.nz

Career Background

1998 - 2000 Adviser Curriculum Leadership and Management CED Massey Univ /Coll of Education, Education House Taranaki

Worked with Taranaki Schools Leadership and Curriculum - this included Two day Seminars (One on Leadership and one on Quality Learning) and six Afternoon Seminars on a range of topics.
Assisted a number of schools develop their Shared Vision And Beliefs, Strategy Plans and Staff Development programmes (refer to additional referees)
Keynote Addresses to Central West Secondary School Principals - New Plymouth
Keynote Address Wanganui High School and Feilding Agricultural College TODs
Presentation to Wanganui High School BOT

International Activities:

Presentations

Selected to give presentation to Ninth Intern. Thinking Conference Auck Jan 2001
Invited to present South East Asian Teachers Conference Bangkok March 2001
Key note and workshops South East Asian Principals Conference Bali 99
Key notes and workshops Korean International Teachers Conference - Seoul 99
Workshop Presenter All Japan International Teachers' Conference. Presented a series of workshops on Quality Learning. October 30 - I November 98

Invited to give Keynote Addresses/Workshops at the:

00 Educational Leadership Centre Principals Course Napier ( day course)
00 North Island NZEI Rural Schools Conference ( workshops)
00 Taumaranui REAP Principals Seminar (whole day)
00 NZEI Seminar Marton After school seminar
00 Paiko Principals Day Seminar
00 Matamata Principals Teachers After-school seminar
00 NP Combined Schools TOD keynote
00 Wanganui Principals Association presentation
00 Central King County Principals Conference Waitomo Keynote
00 Taihape REAP Seminar ( whole day)
00 Keynote Address Cambridge NZEI Seminar
00 North Island Annual AP/DP Conference held at New Plymouth .Keynote
99 South Island Schools Conference ( Dunedin) Keynote
99 Taranaki Principal's Annual Conference held at Stratford Keynote
99 Day Seminars at Nelson Education Centre and REAP Blenheim
99 Sole Presenter Auckland A/P D/P Seminar Howick Auckland Day Seminar
Keynote Speaker N.Z. Catholic Principals' Conference. Theme 'Values in Education'. Aug 98
98 Wellington Catholic School Teachers Seminar
98 Keynote Speaker: Manawatu Reading Association.
98 Presented a day for the Otago Principals
98 Presented a day for the Howick Principals
97 Presented a day for the Canterbury Principals Association (97)
Workshops at the Manawatu (93) and Nelson (96) NZPPF Conferences
Have been invited to present at the West Coast Principals Conference (95)
Previously have presented at the Hawkes Bay (93) and Bay of Plenty Principals (94) Conferences.

1994 - 2000 An Independent Educational Adviser contracted to Massey

During this period I have assisted with three Massey University School Of Education Contracts:

1. Performance Management 1997-8
2. School Board of Trustees Training 1997-8
3. Leading and Managing Contract 1998
4. Presented Massey Univ Coll Of Educ Extra Mural 300 level Paper on Leadership and Management in Taranaki 98
5. 00 Contractor to Norfolk Rural Admin This contract will eventuate in a resource handbook that could be made available to other schools to customise

School Development Activities

Assisted a range of schools in New Zealand (1994 - 2000) with the development of their Vision, Values and Strategic Plans. This work has included the development of Teaching Beliefs and Performance Management Systems within the National Educational Guidelines.

Have assisted Bali International School develop its School Vision, Values, and Performance Management System, and have taken teacher development day on quality learning. Two visits 1994 and 1996

Teacher Training Days 1993- 2000

Have run Teacher Only Days on Quality Learning in a wide range of New Zealand Schools. Ran five TODS January 2000 ( Howick/Taraunga. Masterton/Wellington/New Plymouth) prior to the 2000 school year.

Teacher Training Courses 1993- 2000

Have been invited to present Quality Learning and Teaching and Leadership workshops at the following resource centres: Kanuka Grove, Gisborne, Nelson, Invercargil, Gisborne, Waikato University Leadership Centre, Te Haeata (Thames) Mana, Masterton

1994 Adviser Teachers Support Services .5 Environmental Studies

1993 Palmerston North College of Education Teaching Fellow

'A one year appointment by invitation of the Palmerston North College of Education to a Teacher of distinction able to make a contribution to schools throughout the College catchment area.'

1986 - 1992 Principal Vogeltown Primary School G4 New Plymouth

During this period school management was transferred from the Education Board to the Board of Trustees

1994/5 District Adviser to School Art Taranaki Education Board
1988/1994 Adviser School Science Taranaki Education Board (away travelling 1980)
1985/7 Deputy Principal Welbourn School New Plymouth
1961/1984 Adviser School Science Taranaki Education Board (Taught in U.K. 69)
1960 Third Year Training in Natural Science Christchurch College of Education
1958/9 Student Palmerston North Teachers College

Personal strengths with regard to Schools Leadership and Management

• Am able to provide quality leadership assistance in the areas of creating, with community and staff consultation, school visions, core values, strategy plans, the development of shared teaching beliefs (PMS Systems) and school self review. Examples of my approach to Strategy Planning are to be seen on the MoE Strategy Planning Website.
• As part of my Massey School of Education Contact work I have been involved in running course for School Board Of Trustees training to help them develop their capacity for self management.
• I have a real recognised strength in helping teachers develop innovative strategies (through the use of 'Action Research' projects) and in the development of teacher resources (I have developed as part of my independent Advisory work a wide range of teacher resources). These could easily be developed as collaborative research projects.
• Have successfully assisted a range of schools implement the New Zealand Guidelines and New Zealand Curriculum Framework both while assisting with Massey University School of Education, Teacher Support Contracts and as an Independent adviser. I have assisted schools implement the revised NAGs
• Have assisted schools to develop integrated approaches to programme planning, whole school development, curriculum implementation, assessment and self review.
• I am particularly interested in the support of school in their programmes of advice and guidance of provisionally registered teacher.

Personal strengths

• Recent Experience 86-92 as a School Principal and a recognised national expertise in the areas of school Leadership, School Development and Quality Learning
• Experience with assisting schools with School Development Action Research Projects ranging form whole school development to introducing Multiple Intelligences and thinking skills across the curriculum
• In 2000 my major task is to produce with the collaborative assistance of the Principals in the Norfolk Rural Administrative Cluster a resource that will be available for other schools to customise so that they can implement the NEGs and NAGs
• Am well known as an enthusiast who is skilled in communicating ideas
• Good interpersonal skills, self motivated and a good team contributor. I believe the challenge for CED is to work as an integrated team in 2001/2 so as to be seen by schools as their number on educational provider.
• Pride myself on my personal integrity
• Have a long career in teacher education and school development with curriculum experience in science, art, and with a particular interest in classroom management, integrated learning, the teaching of thinking and multiple intelligences.
• Have a wide range of personal interests. Currently establishing my own website.
• Am really interested in the concept of integrating elements of the curriculum in primary, intermediate and secondary classes and feel this is very important if students are to be helped to see connections across the curriculum and if teachers time and energy is to be used wisely.
• Am an avid educational reader, writer and sharer of ideas.