Leadership Team

Principal - Robyn Wood (MEDLeadership (Hons), BEd (teaching)

Email contact:  robyn@georgestreet.school.nz

Robyn has a wealth of leadership experience and in particular leading change.  She builds strong interpersonal relationships and has recognised strengths in literacy (and in particular accelerating children's writing achievement), student agency, integrated inquiry learning and special needs.  She is particularly interested in educational research and student-centred leadership.  Robyn has a large pastoral heart for both students and staff.

Robyn has an open door and welcomes kōrero with whānau and families. 

Deputy Principal - Leanne Stanton (BEd, PGDipEd, DipTchg, Dip ESOL) 

Email contact:  leanne@georgestreet.school.nz

Leanne is our highly capable and very experienced Deputy Principal.  She is also the Special Needs Coordinator in our school and has a passion for students with different learning needs.  Leanne coordinates our team of Teaching Assistants and ensures the children's needs are being met.  On top of this, Leanne has a special interest in student leadership.  Leanne is a former recipient of the University of Otago Emily Pankhurst Award.

Assistant Principal / Senior Team Leader -  Keith Mulholland (B.Ed, DipTchg, Cert ICT)

Email contact:  keith@georgestreet.school.nz

Keith is our very experienced Assistant Principal and Senior Team Leader.  He teaches in room 15 three days a week and is released two days per week for his numerous Assistant Principal duties.  

Junior Team Leader - Michele Dakers (B.Ed, DipTchg)

Email contact:  micdak@georgestreet.school.nz

Michele is our amazing Junior Team Leader.  She is fortunate to work with a group of collaborative, dedicated and fabulous teachers.  She has had a leadership role in our school for over ten years and enjoys getting to know children and their families.  Michele has an interest in I.T. and enjoys developing resources to help facilitate collaborative teaching and learning.

1. Middle Team Leader - Ruth Pereira (Bcom, GradDipTchg (Primary)) 

Email contact: ruth@georgestreet.school.nz

Ruth is our fantastic Middle Team Leader.  Ruth returned to George Street in 2020 after spending a few years living in Vietnam with her husband and 2 children.  She is a passionate teacher who has the ability to excite, motivate and hook students into learning through valuing their voice, responding to their interests/strengths and providing engaging learning experiences. Ruth has curriculum strengths in literacy, numeracy, physical education, te reo Māori and Pasifika.  

Models Team Leadership - Jo Henderson 

Email contact: joanne@georgestreet.school.nz 

Jo is an experienced teacher who has been part of the Models team for over twelve years. She teaches Years 1-3 in one of the Junior models classes. She enjoys working alongside the teachers in the team in the unique environment that the Models offer. It is very special to be part of a child's education journey from the time they start school and follow them through until they leave. 

Jo is also our ELL coordinator and this year has responsibility for our newly formed Kākano class for 4 year olds.