Carolyn Herring

Currenting working with:

• Professor Teresa Senserrick, Director, WA Centre for Road Safety Research, a joint initiative of The University of Western Australia and the WA Road Safety Commission
• District Superintendents Geoff Stewart & Paul van Noort, WA Police Force
• Major Crash Police Liaison Senior Constable, Jeremy Marston, State Traffic Unit
• Heart Hubs SW - Busselton volunteer
• Daniel Campo – road trauma and road safety advocate
• Nadia Mitsopoulos – ABC Mornings Journalist and road safety advocate
• Road Safety Minister, Hon Michael and his team
• Liberal Member for Vasse, MLA Libby Mettam
• RDYE- Regional Youth Driver Education Program volunteer mentor
• Interpersonal Communication Skills: Guest speaker at the2024 Annual SW Police Conference and various ABC radio segments sharing my experience as a Mother losing her son to road trauma
• Event Coordination and Support: Played a pivotal role in organising and executing events (support morning tea and Outreach programme) bringing Heart Hubs SW to Busselton, demonstrating keen planning abilities, coordinating and attention to detail to ensure successful outcomes
• Program Assistance and Engagement: Liasied with local Vasse MLA Libby Mettam to obtain funding for Heart Hubs SW to come to Busselton regulary to provide support and an Outreach program.

Currently part of the Middle Leadership Team, Curriculum Leadership Team & Digital ICT Committee working as a leader of teachers across GMAS fostering digital integration into academic progress of students across Early Childhood, Primary & Secondary.

• This role demonstrates my commitment to achieving excellence in education outcomes and supporting staff and students with contemporary learning technologies to optimise the teaching and learning experience that involves planning, developing and delivering initiatives that drive our school's Strategic Plans
• Outstanding leadership, management and team building skills, with the capacity to lead staff in a changing and evolving technology era, as well as have excellent administration and organisational skills such as strong written and verbal communication skills and effective time management
• Interpersonal skills such as inclusive, approachable, a good listener and has the capacity to establish and maintain positive relationships with more than 150 staff, 1200 students, parents and carers
• Developed strong relationships with subject matter experts across various departments to ensure the effective design and delivery of relevant training content.
• Evaluated employee performance and identified skill gaps, developing targeted training sessions to address specific needs.

• Full time teaching load, spending 17 hours with students teaching the Digital Technologies Specialist Curriculum from PP – Year 8 and over seeing mentoring other teachers teaching and assess this curriculum
• I have planned, written, developed and executed a whole school approach to digital learning, STEM AND Robotics.
• I'm quick to learn new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity in my students and colleagues
• Carry out day-to-day teaching duties to an excellent proficient standards AITSL and TRBWA standards and AISWA policies
• Follow the Western Australian Curriculum K-12, Australian Curriculum and EYLF, as outlined in the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA)
• Demonstrate respect, professionalism, kindness and willingness to help wherever needed and go beyond expectation for my students and colleagues Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions with my students, colleagues and school leadership teams Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
• Maintain excellent working attendance record over 15 years of service to the GMAS Community.
• Successfully working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere with more than 600 students and 80+colleagues
• Exceed planned goals through effective task prioritisation and great work ethic and effect action planning each term
• Participate in team-building activities to enhance working relationships and own mindfulness
• Participate in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork and the school's Strategic Plan
• Established community partnerships with Code Camp and Young Engineers to run holiday STEM activities for GMAS and the community.
• Established, run and maintain two very successful and popular co-curricular clubs, Coderdojo and Robocup for the past 6 years mentoring students to State and National Robocup competitions.Carry out day-day-day teaching duties to an excellent procient standard set by AITSL and TRBWA standards and AISWA policies
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with colleagues, students and families
• Successfully working within tight deadlines to write and grade student progress reports and Homeroom pastoral care attributes.