Our Team
Resource Teachers for Learning and Behaviour are experienced teachers who have a Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching. There are 40 clusters nationally. We have 13 practitioners within our Te Tai Poutini Cluster, including our Cluster Manager and Practice Leader. We provide support throughout our large geographical region that ranges from Karamea to Haast, with offices in Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and a satellite office in South Westland.
We work within the Learning Support Delivery Model (LSDM), which strengthens how learning support is provided, so that all mokopuna get the right support, in the right place, at the right time. He Pikorua provides a framework that supports RTLB and LS (Learning Support) as practitioners to deliver learning support services within the LSDM.
Each school has a liaison RTLB and they are the easiest way to connect with our service. Your liaison RTLB will be visible in your school.
RTLB Leadership Team
Noula Markham
Jo Newton
Cluster Manager - Based at Cobden School
Liaison Schools - Karamea Area School, Buller High School
Karyn MacRae
Practice Leader - Based at South Westland Area School
Liaison Schools - Haast School, Fox Glacier School, Franz Josef Glacier School
Māwhera | Greymouth RTLB Team
Karen Schwabe
RTLB - Based at Cobden School
Liaison Schools - Lake Brunner School, Barrytown School, John Paul II, Runanga School, Greymouth High School
Emily Thomlinson
RTLB - Based at Cobden School
Liaison Schools - Awahono School, Kumara School, Blaketown School
Kellie Bull
RTLB - Based at Cobden School
Liaison Schools - Greymain School, Cobden School, Paparoa Range School
Carmen Hartley
RTLB - Based at Cobden School
Liaison Schools - Paroa School, St. Patrick's School, Karoro School
Kawatiri | Buller RTLB Team
Anita Fairweather
RTLB - Based at Buller High School
Liaison Schools - St Canice’s, Westport North School
Joey Keen
RTLB - Based at Buller High School
Liaison Schools - Granity School, Westport South School
Erin McLean
RTLB - Based at Buller High School
Liaison Schools - Maruia School, Reefton Area School, Sacred Heart School
Carolyn Cossey
Megan Leitch-Carroll
RTLB - Based at Westland RTLB Office
Liaison School - Hokitika Primary School, Whataroa Primary School
Gina Schroder
RTLB - Based at Westland RTLB Office
Liaison Schools - St Mary’s School, Ross School, South Westland Area School
Jacqui Paterson
RTLB - Based at Westland RTLB Office
Liaison Schools - Kaniere School, Westland High School, Kokatahi/ Kowhitirangi
Hokitika | Westland RTLB Team
