About Me

Kia ora!  My name is Gaynor Clarke.

I love working with ECE teachers, leaders and managers because the work I do aligns with my three core values: RESPECT – TRUST – DIVERSITY

When I work with you as an emerging or experienced leader, I ask you trust me, and let you know that our sessions are a safe place. Leadership in ECE can be feel lonely at times, and knowing who to talk to, and who to confide in, can pose a dilemma.  I want to help you through my mentoring, coaching and online leadership courses.

When we work together, I am looking at the big picture, and I am looking at you as a whole person with personal and professional needs and goals for growth and development. That is why I have created a series of leadership courses and mentoring programmes to help you and your team thrive as ECE practitioners, and as individual people behind the professional job of teaching. 

I would love to help you and your centre too.  I only work with a small number of leaders 1:1 each year, providing professional development webinars for leaders and teachers through the year, as well as online courses. 

Are you ready?

Here is the all the official qualifications blurb:

• Thirteen years experience as a leadership mentor for ECE teachers
• Fully qualified and registered teacher
• Qualified and experienced adult educator in the tertiary sector
• Attained a Masters in Educational Leadership
• Taught on and managed Initial Teacher Education programmes at New Zealand Tertiary College, Whitireia Polytechnic, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood Education
• Experience as an Adjunct Faculty Tutor for Open Polytechnic
• Experience as an Evaluative Lecturer for AUT University
• Experience as a Professional Development Facilitator for Barnardos Early Learning
• Experience as a Professional Development Facilitator for Ministry of Education
• Registered Master Coach with  ANZCAL (Australia-New Zealand Coaching Alliance)

Academic journal publications include: 

Clarke, Gaynor Anne. (2009).  ‘An essay on leadership, especially through South African and New Zealand cultural lenses’, International Journal of Leadership in Education,12:2,209 — 216

Clarke, G., & Broadley, M. (2017) What do quality outcomes for infants and toddlers have to do with effective leadership?, First Years Journal, 10:1, 25-30

I was involved as a research assistant in a research project led by Joce Nuttall  in the following publication:

Ord, K., Mane, J., Smorti, S., Carroll-Lind, J., Robinson, L., Armstrong Read, A., Brown-Cooper, P., Meredith, E., Rickard, D., & Jalal, J. (2013). Te whakapakari kaiārahi āhuatanga ako kōhungahunga: Developing pedagogical leadership in early childhood education. Wellington: Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa//NZ Childcare Association. 

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Email me at gaynor@reached.co.nz

I look forward to hearing from you!

Warmest regards,

Gaynor Clarke B.Ed (Teaching), Cert Tertiary Teaching, PGDip Ed, MEd Leadership

Reach. Teach. Lead.

Teacher Leadership Mentoring and Life Coaching.  Personal and Professional Development.