“My advice to anyone engaging in your career path is; Trust your puku. Trust those that believe in you too and just do the mahi aha koa te aha. Find something that feels natural to you. The taonga will come to you when you aren’t...
“Because every child is different, no day is the same. In a week, I could be doing assessments with children, having meetings with whānau or teachers, writing notes, reports, planning strategies and speech and language programmes, meeting with other professionals, etc. It is always busy,...
“My why for becoming a teacher is to help guide tamariki into becoming the best version of themselves. There were both positive and negative times where teachers had an enormous influence on me to help become who I am today. Because of this, I wanted...
“Being an Educational Psychologist means I have a part to play in helping to ‘take care’ of our children through supporting the learning and development needs and goals of tamariki alongside their whānau, kura and hapori“ - Sarika Rona, Educational Psychologist About this career Educational Psychologists spend...
“I absolutely love my role as an Early Intervention Teacher, I am passionate about breaking down barriers, building trust and having open and honest relationships with whānau, and making a difference in a child’s education through advocating to ensure that the child’s needs are being...
“One of the biggest values I hold, and work really hard to achieve, is Ngā Hononga/ Relationships with our tamariki and whānau. Manaakitanga, respectful interactions, and taking care of others is important to me. Working in the kindergarten I attended as a child means this...