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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.

Anna Houston

Anna Houston

Consultant

Science of Learning and Reading

Structured Literacy Approaches

Leadership and Assessment

Lani Baxter-Mackay

Lani Baxter-Mackay

Project Coordinator

Early Childhood

Event Management

Customer Relationships

Dr Lisa Watson

Dr Lisa Watson

Researcher and Educator, University of Auckland

Te Ao Māori

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Research Methodologies

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 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

Jaime Davies

Jaime Davies

Projects Manager & Business Development Lead

  • Education 

  • Project Management 

  • Change Management

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

Services Manager & Consultant

  • 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

Kate Costello

Kate Costello

Design Lead

  • Marketing

  • Graphic Design

  • Project Management

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