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People & Partners

We are a values-based organisation and we work with partners who share the same vision for equitable education in Aotearoa NZ. Our partners are self employed educators who:

  • Demonstrate exceptional professionalism as Ministry of Education attested Professional Development Consultants

  • Are across the research and ensure their work is always evidence-based

  • Demonstrate a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and work tirelessly to see Te Tiriti enacted through our education system

  • Enjoy and actively participate in collaborative practice

  • Have high expectations for all ākonga and kaiako

  • Live and work in the spirit of reciprocity and manaakitanga.

Adie Bonisch

Adie Bonisch

Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Leadership

  • Assessment

Ashleigh Gulliver

Ashleigh Gulliver

Consultant

  • Oral Language

  • Personal Confidence

  • Creativity and Imagination

Del Costello

Del Costello

Director & Consultant

  • Literacy

  • Local Curriculum

  • Cultural Capabilities

Dr Brian Hinchco

Dr Brian Hinchco

Consultant

  • Leadership

  • Sustainable Practices

  • Assessment for Learning

Dr Melissa Derby

Dr Melissa Derby

ECE Consultant

  • Early Literacy

  • Human Development

  • The Science of Learning

Dr Wayne Duncan

Dr Wayne Duncan

Consultant

  • Educational Psychology

  • Empathetic Learning

  • Kaupapa Māori

Elin Pettersson

Elin Pettersson

ECE Consultant

  • Processes and Documentation

  • Governance 

  • Service Management

Jacque Allen

Jacque Allen

Consultant

  • Cultural Capabilities

  • Leadership

  • Management & Systems

Louise Dempsey

Louise Dempsey

Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Science of Reading

  • Supporting Structured Approaches

Michelle Nel

Michelle Nel

Structured Literacy Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Structured Literacy Approaches

  • Science of Learning

Nicola McCartney

Nicola McCartney

Consultant

  • Policy

  • Research

  • Leadership and Growth

Nikki Joyce

Nikki Joyce

ECE Consultant

  • Team Coach

  • Leadership

  • Business Development

Nina Burchett

Nina Burchett

ECE Consultant

  • Speech & Drama

  • Oral Language

  • Creativity & Imagination

Preety Sehgal

Preety Sehgal

ECE Consultant

  • ERO Preparation

  • Documentation 

  • Regulations & Legalities

Rebecca Bishop

Rebecca Bishop

Consultant

  • Child Psychology

  • Behaviour Management

  • Sustainable Practice

Rebecca Thomas

Rebecca Thomas

Consultant

  • Cultural Capabilities

  • Wellbeing

  • Narrative Pedagogy


Ros Lugg

Ros Lugg

Dyslexia & Literacy Expert

  • Literacy Expert

  • Dyslexia Advocate

  • Educational Psychology

Selena Hinchco

Selena Hinchco

Services Manager & Consultant

  • Assessment for Learning

  • Team Dynamics

  • Evaluation

Stephanie Lin

Stephanie Lin

Consultant

  • Mathematics Learning & Teaching

  • Curriculum Leadership

  • Whānau Connection

Trudy Francis

Trudy Francis

Consultant

  • Literacy

  • Sustainable Practice

  • Assessment for Learning

Yolanda Soryl

Yolanda Soryl

Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Phonics

  • Word Recognition

Kate Costello

Kate Costello

Design Lead

  • Marketing

  • Graphic Design

  • Project Management

Sasha Farry

Sasha Farry

Administration

  • Adminstration

  • Events

  • Quality Control

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