Meet our education team
Playcentre Education is the PTE of Playcentre Aotearoa.
All staff work nationally, with three managers and five assistant/support co-ordinators.
Education Team
Pedagogical Lead
Kara Daly
Contact Kara about
- Ministry of Education SELO1
- Contracts and other non – MoE professional development opportunities for Playcentre members
- Promotion of mātauranga | adult education within Playcentre Aotearoa on the national management team
- Bridging Playcentre PLD and Playcentre Education
021 212 5934
Education Lead
Kathryn Duggan
Contact Kathryn about
- Verification of qualifications for licensing
- Playcentre Education programme content
- Feedback about tutors, commenters and the education team
- Assessment appeals
- Student complaints
027 880 4460
TEC Funding Advisor
Glenda Caradus
Moira Siobhan
Education Assistant
Contact Chrissie about
- Workshop requests for Upper South Island and Lower South Island regions
- Cancellation of workshop bookings, if within 24 hours of workshop
- Queries from Centre Education Officers in USI and LSI regions
Barbara Cooper
Student Support Coordinator
Contact Barbara about
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Workshop requests for Upper North Island and Central North Island regions
- Cancellation of workshop bookings, if within 24 hours of workshop
- Queries from Centre Education Officers in UNI and CNI regions
027 880 5605 and 09 838 8849
Marianne Scott-Boddendijk
Student Support Coordinator
Mary Alford
Student Support Coordinator
Contact Mary about
- Learning support for ākonga with learning differences
- Workshop requests for Lower North Island
- Webinars
- Cancellation of workshop bookings, if within 24 hours of workshop
- Queries from Centre Education Officers in LNI
- Face-to-face Playcentre Educator PE3 and PE4 modules
027 880 5604 and 09 838 8849
