Experience

Cognition Learning Group

• New Zealand
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director



Cognition Education

• Visible Learning plus Collective Impact Program

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  A very important part of my current work is the development and delivery, with Deb Masters,Professor John Hattie, and the Visible Learning plus team, of the Visible Learning plus Collective Impact Program. My current focus for these services is in Australia.

• Director Culture Counts plus: Relationships-based Learning

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  I am currently working with Professor Russell Bishop to develop and deliver a range of servicesrelated to Culture Counts : Relationships-based Learning. The work is focused on supportingindigenous learners and learners of minority groups to succeed in schooling, and is primarily beingdelivered in Australia, Canada and New Zealand at this time.



Ministry of Education

• Consultant

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  During this time I was working with Dr Adrienne Alton-Lee and the New Zealand Ministry ofEducation Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis team to support their operational focus and planningfor 2013 During this time I was working with Dr Adrienne Alton-Lee and the New Zealand Ministry ofEducation Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis team to support their operational focus and planningfor 2013



Cognition Institute

• Executive Trustee

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2012

  The focus of my work for the Cognition Institute was to maximise the use of grants made to theInstitute by Cognition Education for the purpose of generating practitioner and academic led NewZealand research advancing knowledge and understanding of what works in schooling. During thistime I also led the content development and publication of two research-informed and focusedbooks: 'A Journey of Discovery', recorded the purpose, method and outcomes of the researchprojects funded by the Cognition Institute.



Supreme Education Council

• Consultant

  • Mar 2008 - Jul 2012

  The focus of this work was to scope, develop and introduce a national policy in the State of Qatar toregister and licence all teachers and school leaders. The contract also provided for the recuitmentand capacity building of a local team to lead the work beyond the end of the contract. The focus of this work was to scope, develop and introduce a national policy in the State of Qatar toregister and licence all teachers and school leaders. The contract also provided for the recuitmentand capacity building of a local team to lead the work beyond the end of the contract.



Ministry of Education

• Senior Manager

  • Nov 1989 - Jul 2004

  In this role I was responsible for the policy and policy implementation of New Zealand school monitoring and improvement. In this role I was responsible for the policy and policy implementation of New Zealand school monitoring and improvement.