Our Staff
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Principal / Tumuaki: Andrea Smith
Deputy Principal: Tim Hikuroa
Tim Hikuroa - Deputy Principal
The Early Years
English Medium Classes
Room 1: Years 6-8: Tim Hikuroa (Deputy Principal)
Room 2: Years 6-8: Craig Barrow
Room 3: Years 2-5: Sarah Coup
Room 4: Years 5-6: Neil Bowdler
Room 9: Years 0-1: Tania Scarf
Reading Recovery Program: Shona King
Release Teachers: Angus Fletcher and Krissy O'Donnell
Taumata Kahuki (Māori Bilingual)
Ruma 8: New Entrant to Year 1: Jessie Francis Young
Ruma 7: Tau 1-2: Autumn Scarf - Matthews (Junior School Pod Leader)
Ruma 6: Tau 3-4: Matua Weesang Paaka
Ruma 5: Tau 4-6: Vairi Hikuroa (Senior School Pod Leader)
Room Tuakana: Tau 6 to 8: Deanne Kawe (Taumata Kahuki Pod Leader)
Please note: Our Māori Bilingual classrooms are currently being upgraded.
SENCO
Anne Campbell
Learning Support Co-ordinator
Susy Neilson
MOTUEKA TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTRE
Team Leader: Jude Heath
E-Learning Lead Teacher: Kate Ericksen
Part-time Teachers: Karyn McKerrow, Megan Wilson, Garret Young and Krissy O'Donnell
Support Staff
Learning Assistants:
Becky Frost, Elise Jenkin, Rachel Fry (featured), Stuart Kere, Sarah Robertson, Libby Kawiti, Angela Pratt. Janine Joubert-Burger, Brad Clough, Louie Chapman
SENCO
Anne Campbell (pictured with Ellie Kershaw - Former New Entrant Teacher)
OFFICE / SUPPORT STAFF
School Secretary: Sequoya Briggs (featured as Robin)
Financial Officer: Jenny Lomas
Property Manager: Dave Gillions (featured)
Social Worker in Schools (SWIS): Julie Woodley
Cleaner: Andrew Leslie
Vairi Hikuroa, Deanne Kawe, Stuart Kere and Jessie Francis Young - Four of the Taumata Kahuki Teaching Team! (Māori Medium)
Tim Hikuroa, Stuart Kere, Andrea Smith and Craig Barrow - Early morning blessing at Te Kura o Pakarana!
Andrea Smith (Principal) and Tania Corbett (Resource Teacher for Māori)
