Council Members
Present Council Members
The ministerial appointees to the NZ Teachers Council are:
Chair, Kathy Smith.
Lyn Brash, (previously Blunt) Education Consultant with Brash Enterprises working in the Polytechnic sector. Previous Deputy CEO of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Worked with teachers across the country in the Teaching Learning Communication Programme. A trained secondary school teacher with 20 years experience in secondary school governance.
Margaret Franken, a trained primary teacher, has had a long involvement in teacher development in the area of second language learning and literacy acquisition of school age students. She holds a doctorate in Applied Linguistics. She is currently teaching in the University of Waikato's Postgraduate Diploma in Language and Literacy Education and supervising postgraduate research in the area of language and literacy.
One appointment pending.
Elected Sector Representatives are: Early Childhood
Jenny Varney, an enthusiastic member of the Teachers Council, Early Childhood Advisory Committee for 2 years. She was a member of the writing group for the early childhood section of ‘Towards Full Registration'. Currently is Team Leader: Senior Teacher Team at Wellington Kindergarten Association.
Primary
Ken Wilson is an experienced primary teacher who has taught in Taranaki, Niue Island, Wanganui and Wellington. Ken has also been a teacher educator, lecturing at the Wellington College of Education, where he was director of Post Graduate Qualifications. He holds a Masters of Education in Education Policy from Victoria University. Ken was employed by the Council at its inception in 2002 and has only recently retired from his role there as manager of Teacher Education. He is currently teaching part-time in Wellington.
Secondary
Megan Cassidy is Assistant Principal Pastoral Care at Villa Maria College is Christchurch. She has been teaching for over 20 years in private, state and integrated schools and was seconded to the Canterbury College of Education in 2004, lecturing in the Pre-Service Teaching Programme. Megan has served on a primary Board of Trustees for six years, two as Chairperson. She is on her second term as an appointed member of the Teachers Council Disciplinary Tribunal.
Principals
Pat Newman, Kai Tahu , a principal since 1982, at a range of schools throughout New Zealand, sole charge to current school Hora Hora (U5) in Whangarei. Pat is a retired National Executive Member of the New Zealand Principals Federation with 13 years experience representing principals at both a national and international level.
The nominees from the unions and STA are:
NZEI
Diane Leggett JP, Principal of Karori Normal School, Wellington. A teacher with 35 years experience, she has previously been Principal of Banks Avenue School in Christchurch and of Waitangirua Intermediate School in Porirua. She also spent 8 years at the Wellington College of Education as a Senior Mathematics Adviser and as Manager of Contracts. Diane is a mentor for the First Time Principals programme and is a tutor for the Diploma of Educational Leadership, Christchurch College of Education. She is also a National Executive member of NZEI - Te Riu Roa.
PPTA
Irene Symes, Deputy Principal of Otahuhu College, 20 years teaching experience in rural and urban New Zealand and in the UK. Former PPTA representative on the Auckland College of Education Council.
STA
Barbara Arnott, Education Consultant, East Coast Region; Member of School Trustees Association; Council Member, Eastern Institute of Technology; Chair of Napier Community High School and Mayor of Napier.
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