Karori Normal School

Staff - 2023


Karori Normal School is fortunate to have highly qualified and experienced staff.  The Board of Trustees recognises that staff development and training are important factors in the provision of high quality programmes, and funds the staff development budget generously.  Many staff members are also undertaking study to improve their qualifications and keep abreast of changes in curriculum and teaching methods.


In addition, there are Lead Teachers who have responsibility for Sport, the Library, Information and Communication Technology, Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL, Special Education, Maori and The Arts.


The Senior Leadership team consists of:


Acting Principal

James Appleton

jappleton@kns.school.nz

Deputy Principal

Phil McIntosh

pmcintosh@kns.school.nz

Deputy Principal

Laura Brennan

lbrennan@kns.school.nz


Teaching Staff:


Rōpū Kākano– Y1 (Team Leader – Lisa Hadfield)

Room 6

Kath Walrond

kwalrond@kns.school.nz

Room 7

Jo Maurice & Anna-Maria Williams

jmaurice@kns.school.nz; awilliams@kns.school.nz

Room 8

Jo Monaghan

jmonaghan@kns.school.nz

Room 9

Lisa Hadfield

lhadfield@kns.school.nz 

 

Rōpū Kōwhai – Y1 (Team Leader – Julia Laidlaw)

Room 10

Trish Blacktop  

pblacktop@kns.school.nz

Room 11

Julia Laidlaw

jlaidlaw@kns.school.nz

Room 13

Helena Henley 

hhenley@kns.school.nz


Rōpū Mānuka – Y2 (Team Leader – Pam Carr)

Room 1

Maria Gorrie

mgorrie@kns.school.nz

Room 2

Colin Lambie

clambie@kns.school.nz

Room 4

Pam Carr

pcarr@kns.school.nz

Room 5

Sacha Benbow

sbenbow@kns.school.nz


Rōpū Pōhutukawa – Y3 (Team Leader – Cherie Le Quesne)

Room 15

Michelle Mills

mmills@kns.school.nz

Room 16

Sam Butts

sbutts@kns.school.nz

Room 17

Cherie Le Quesne

clequesne@kns.school.nz


Rōpū Rātā – Y4 (Team Leader – Anne-Marie Richardson)

Room 19

Kane O’Connell

koconnell@kns.school.nz

Room 20

Anne-Marie Richardson

arichardson@kns.school.nz

Room 21

Jo Stevens

jstevens@kns.school.nz



Rōpū Kahikatea – Y5/6 (Fiona Campbell)

Room 24

Alex Crawshaw

acrawshaw@kns.school.nz

Room 25

Wilhelmina Wooff

wwooff@kns.school.nz

Room 26

Libby Allwood

lallwood@kns.school.nz

Room 27

Megan Eggleston

meggleston@kns.school.nz

Room 28

Fiona Campbell

fcampbell@kns.school.nz

Room 29

Emma Newton

enewton@kns.school.nz


Rōpū Tōtara – Y7/8 (Team Leader – Laura Brenna & Dave Wong)

Room 22

Jacqui Croft

jcroft@kns.school.nz

Room 23

Bhavik Patel

bpatel@kns.school.nz

Room 23A

Kevin Pegg

kpegg@kns.school.nz

Room 33

David Wong

dwong@kns.school.nz

Room 34

Abby Young

ayoung@kns.school.nz

Room 35

Katherine Francis

kfrancis@kns.school.nz


ESOL

Ali Kotkin

akotkin@kns.school.nz

Reading Recovery

April Bedford

abedford@kns.school.nz


Support Staff:


Finance and Payroll Officer

Erica Eyles

eeyles@kns.school.nz

Enrolments Officer

Vicki Lewington

vlewington@kns.school.nz

Administration Officer

Jacqueline Wee

jwee@kns.school.nz

Office


office@kns.school.nz

Absences


absences@kns.school.nz

Medical Room / Office Support

Suz Bassett

medical@kns.school.nz

Librarian

Mary Callister

librarian@kns.school.nz

Caretaker

David Randall

caretaker@kns.school.nz

Kapa Haka/Te Reo

Hemi Prime


Sports Admin

Ros Ross

sportsadmin@kns.school.nz


Part-Time Teachers:


Fiona Alcock

April Bedford

Sacha Benbow

Lisa Daily

Alice Gilroy

Lara Alred

Kristie Marks

Adrienne Troughton


Kaiāwhina (Teacher Aides):

Elaine Buchan

Joy Delacruz

Annie Kenning

George Martin

Sandi McKenzie-Edwards

Marnie Power

Katy Prior

Mojtaba Taydayonifar

Kerry Westbrook

Vicky Wood

Nick Wootton