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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.

Our In-house team

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Del Costello

Director and Founder

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Jaime O'Leary

Business Development and Projects Lead

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Kate Costello

Marketing and Creative Lead

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Sasha Farry

Administration and Accounts

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Lani Baxter-Mackay

Projects Coordinator

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Mark Costello

Business Operations Lead

Our Partners

Anna Houston

Anna Houston

Consultant

Science of Learning and Reading

Structured Literacy Approaches

Leadership and Assessment

Lauren Severs

Lauren Severs

ECE Consultant

  • Infant and Toddler Pedagogy

  • Staff and Policy Development

  • Compliance

Dr Lisa Watson

Dr Lisa Watson

Researcher and Educator, University of Auckland

Te Ao Māori

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Research Methodologies

Gabby Dyet

Gabby Dyet

ECE Consultant

  • Governance and Systems

  • Play-based learning

  • Leadership and Teams

Anita Knight

Anita Knight

Consultant

  • Curriculum Design

  • Structured Literacy

  • Primary & Secondary

Adie Bonisch

Adie Bonisch

Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Leadership

  • Assessment

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 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 Learning

  • Supporting Structured Approaches

Michelle Nel

Michelle Nel

Structured Literacy Consultant

  • Literacy Expert

  • Structured Literacy Approaches

  • Science of Learning

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 Hellowell

Rebecca Hellowell

ECE Consultant

  • Infants and toddlers

  • Curriculum: child-led play advocate

  • Change, growth and leadership

Ros Lugg

Ros Lugg

Dyslexia & Literacy Expert

  • Literacy Expert

  • Dyslexia Advocate

  • Educational Psychology

Robert Jensen

Robert Jensen

ECE Consultant

  • Early Intervention

  • Neurodiversity

  • Social and emotional wellbeing

Selena Hinchco

Selena Hinchco

Evaluation Partner

  • Science of Learning

  • Assessment for Learning

  • Leadership

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

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