Have you ever woken up to bright morning skies feeling energized? A big reason for your mood is the high-intensity blue light coming from the sun. Among the visible light spectrum, blue wavelengths have the most powerful effect on your sleep-wake internal body clock. Both natural and artificial blue light can boost your alertness and mental sharpness. But too much of it may keep you awake when your body needs to wind down. More so than any other color, blue light messes with your body`s ability to prepare for sleep because it blocks a hormone called melatonin that makes you sleepy. You will be less drowsy than usual at night, and it takes you longer to fall asleep.
y role consists of daily involvement with our internal stakeholders, I believe stakeholder engagement is vital to the success and improvement in a school, I issue weekly newsletters to parents with school activity updates, arrange weekly staff meetings and assemblies for pupils, this is to ensure internal stakeholders are kept informed and the school is securing the community’s obdurate support.
“Community-engagement strategies are also widely considered central to successful school improvement by many individuals and organizations that work with public schools” (Great School Partnership, 2014:1)
As an admin officer reporting to the office manager, my role consists of: undertaking all office administration including weekly HR returns. As a recent member of the admin team I have developed exceptional working relationships with my colleagues and leadership team. My work experience and corporate background allows me to conduct myself in a professional manner and create a cohesive working environment.
As an aspiring SBM and referring to the NASBM framework, I believe I obtain the required skillset to become a SBM. In my previous role as HR Supervisor I developed my personal skills to provide direction and facilitated change in the work place, I supervised staff and monitored their progress. I have acquired transferable skills in relation to process, systems and procedures. I currently fall in tier 1 on the NASBM Professional Standards disciplines, but believe with my previous experience can also fall in tier 2 in the HR and Marketing area, I am certain by completing this course I will develop my skills further in areas such as Finance and Infrastructure.
Part 2 – Establishing your professional needs
2.1: Review own personal skills and characteristics as a learner
My dominating style of learning is reflective; Learning style diagnostic supported this, reflective practice has increased my self-awareness, which is a key component of emotional intelligence, it also helps me to develop creative thinking skills. My learning style might have an affect on some parts of the unit on this course where I cant relate to or had personal experience in certain tasks at work, but this is where I am able to adapt my learning and communication style, as different tasks and different people require different approaches for the best end result. The Time Management Matrix showed most of my duties fall between Quadrant 1 to 3, this consists of dealing with upset parents, photocopying or incoming calls, however to manage my time more effectively I use simple tools such as:
