Tanya Black is a technology teacher with over 20 years of experience in teaching hospitality, food technology, and fabric technology. She has held several leadership roles including Head of Department. She is skilled in motivating students, implementing effective learning programs, and maintaining excellent classroom management. Tanya has a proven track record of student success, with many achieving scholarships, apprenticeships, and competition medals at regional and national levels under her guidance and training. She also has experience mentoring other teachers and engaging in professional development opportunities.

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Curriculum Vitae
Name: Tanya Black
Address: 23 Gordon Avenue
Milford
Phone:(Mob) 021 240 6432
Email:theblacksnz@gmail.com
Friendly, stylish and self-confident I use my creativity, innovation and passion to
empower those around me to reach their personal best.
I use my excellent management and communication skills to help my students
realize their vision and create a positive and exciting learning environment for
young people to thrive. My love of teaching stems from a genuine concern for
young people.
I enjoy sharing their journey into adulthood by providing them with motivation,
skills and by being a positive role model.
Major Qualifications
 Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (double major consumer food
and clothing)
 Diploma of Secondary Teaching (Dunedin Teachers College)
Current Position
 Technology Teacher Westlake Boys. (2016)
Previous Teaching Positions Held
 Head of Department for Hospitality Long Bay College. (2003-2016)
 Head of Department Food and Fabric Technology – Orewa College (1996-
1999)
 Head of Department Food Technology/Home Economics - Long Bay College
(1992-1996)

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Key Strengths/Experiences Relevant to the Position
Ability to motivate students, maintaining excellent management while encouraging
creativity and innovative thinking.
Exceptional professional commercial culinary skills and proven experience teaching
these skills.
Ability to develop and implement effective learning programs across a wide range
of curriculum areas. Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and
maintain effective relationships with staff, students, colleagues and parents.
Associate Teacher for Trainees for A.U.T and university, and mentoring
provisionally registered teachers. (2012-2016)
Receptive to new ideas. Enthusiastic about implementing or trialing new methods
in the classroom, e.g. Culinary Academy
Maintained an up to date knowledge, and appreciation of initiatives relevant to the
implementation of new Technology curriculum.
Excellent organizational and planning skills evidenced across a wide range of
curriculum and corporate responsibilities.
Achievements
Established cafe and full training program for level 2 and 3 Barista. (2014)
Finalist for H.S.I Awards for excellence in training 2012-chosen as a vocational
training school by service IQ
Modernizing equipment, replacing old equipment with specialist cookery food &
beverage equipment to a high commercial standard.
My students have won numerous medals and competitions at a national and
regional level including 21 gold medals.
Three students have been awarded scholarships and 10 student apprenticeships
including Soul, Skycity, Tribeca, and Meredith’s. Pioneering the Chef Extension
program for gifted and talented which is run by ex-pupils who return to train and
inspire our students.
Mentored provisionally registered teachers for Fabric Technology and Food (2012-
2015)
Class numbers have gone from 8 to 19 classes for Food with an average pass rate
for NCEA of 95% for Hospitality (2012-2014)

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2016 Vocal Coach Momentum choir Westlake Boys
Coffee Club -Barista training/Cafe before school
2013-2015 Trained students for regional and national culinary competitions
Chef Extension program for gifted and talented students
Catered for Mairangi Bay 'Inside Out' gallery opening
Barista Training for senior students
Pop up Brunch and Pasta restaurants for year 12/13 students.
Choir mistress – junior choir
2012 Trained students for regional and national culinary competitions
Student’s placements for Auckland Teacher's college
All Blacks vs the French Culinary event at the Cloud
Vocal tuition for Long Bay College
2011 Choir mistress for junior choir
Vocal Tuition
Chef extension program and training for culinary competitions
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2016 Raising achievement in Technology Workshop
OneNote professional development – West lake Boys
Portfolio development as a teaching tool – professional learning group
Upskilling in Food Technology and junior DVC
2015 Office 365 training and OneNote
Research and development on teacher stress and strategies
Workshops on learning to learning
2014 Full Barista Qualifications for all level 2 and 3 Workshops on motivating
students (part of LBC in school training)
Office 365 – on-site training on cloud, sites and OneDrive.
2013 Attended Trash to Fashion and Walk the Line events with students
competing
Workshop on Gifted and Talented students
Up-skilled in Fabric Technology by Teaching 3 classes
2012 Meat workshop-Restaurant association
ESOL in the classroom-Strategies

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References:
David Ferguson
Headmaster Westlake Boys
Forrest Hill
09 410 8667 dfergusen@westlake.school.nz
Mark Dronjak
Service IQ
Schools Manager
P 09 9977531
M 021 2380949
mark.dronjak@ServiceIQ.org.nz
Chris Clark
Head of Technology Faculty
Westlake Boys
09 410 8667 cclark@westlake.school.nz
Pam Mills
Human Resources
Westlake Boys
Forrest Hill
09 410 8667 pmilss@westlake.school.