Welcome to The Education Group

The Education Group is a Ministry of Education Accredited Provider

Our Values

We take great pride in the services we offer and are passionate about our core values of excellence, ethics, efficacy and empathy. We recognise the uniqueness of each school, organisation and situation and work flexibly to find the balance between this and current knowledge of theory, research and practice. The Education Group is an accredited provider for Ministry of Education funded learning and development.

ETHICS - PONO

Students at centre

Asking the hard questions

Being honest

Being courageous in our conversations and the mahi we do

Making evidence-based judgements and decisions

Working for sustainable change

EMPATHY - MANAAKITANGA

Commitment to relational trust

Making connections

Making it safe to be a learner and take risks/seeing failure as an opportunity to grow

The right to make your own decisions, identify and solve your own issues, working collectively

EXCELLENCE - HIRANGA

High expectations of ourselves and others

Commitment to ongoing learning

Going the extra mile, regardless

EFFICACY - MANA TŪ

Students at the centre

Creating a safe learning culture

Being solutions-focussed

Being above the line

Empowering others to be learners/champions

Our Story

Ka mua, ka muri - See the Way Forward - A knowledgeable, highly skilled and responsive team that makes a positive difference

The Education Group was established in 2004 and is based in Auckland. It grew out of a valued professional relationship between the directors over many years and well established and highly credible reputations as education researchers and consultants.

The Directors are Jan Hill, Nicky Knight, Julie Schumacher, Rowan Johanson and Sarah Hynds. Kay Hawk and Roween Higgie are Associate Directors. We work across the education sector from early childhood to tertiary. We have five Consultants; Kerry Mitchell, Marilyn Gwilliam, Tom Hullena, David Ellery and Lizzie Bayliss who bring a range of expertise and specialist skills. Most of our mahi is focused in primary and secondary schools in Auckland and throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

We combine a strong academic and professional network, access to the latest research and literature, skills, knowledge and experience in educational leadership, research, coaching, pedagogy, evaluation and curriculum.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We take great pride in the services we offer and are passionate about our core values of excellence, ethics, efficacy and empathy. We recognise the uniqueness of each school, organisation and situation and work flexibly to find the balance between this and current knowledge of theory, research and practice.

OUR TEAM

We are a team with many individual and collective years experience in the education sector, with a wide range of knowledge and skills. Our aim is to use this knowledge and skillset to enhance and contribute to the wellbeing and development of schools and all those involved with them throughout Aotearoa | New Zealand.

Meet our team