Karen Poole
Principal
principal@tawhai.school.nz
Teachers & Staff
Our staff are our most precious and important asset and work collaboratively to create an environment for the students to flourish. At Tawhai School we each play an important role in ensuring our students get the best deal possible and so value each other as equals.
Senior Management
Sharon Boese
Deputy Principal and SENCO
sharonb@tawhai.school.nz
Lynley Poole
Assistant Principal, Team leader Year 1/2/3
Classroom 9a
lynley@tawhai.school.nz
Dave Whiteman
Team Leader 4/5/6
Classroom 1
dave@tawhai.school.nz
Kopara Hub
Megan Rowell
megan@tawhai.school.nz
Jane Cox
Classroom 12
janec@tawhai.school.nz
Sean Robertson
Classroom 11
sean@tawhai.school.nz
Lucy Fox
Classroom 6
lucy@tawhai.school.nz
Lynley Poole
Assistant Principal, Team leader Year 1/2/3
Classroom 9a
lynley@tawhai.school.nz
Deborah Barnden
Classroom 10
deborah@tawhai.school.nz
Fiona Burney
Classroom 9
fiona@tawhai.school.nz
Ryan McGarry
Classroom 7
ryan@tawhai.school.nz
Jake Harris
Classroom 8
jake@tawhai.school.nz
Ngahere Hub
Rachel Hosnell
rachel@tawhai.school.nz
Jillian Adams
jillian@tawhai.school.nz
Dave Whiteman
Team Leader 4/5/6
Classroom 1
dave@tawhai.school.nz
Annelise Auker
Classroom 4
Annelise@tawhai.school.nz
Karen Johnston
Classroom 15
kjohnston@tawhai.school.nz
Janette Page
Classroom 14
janette@tawhai.school.nz
Nicola Simons
Classroom 4
Cleo Syph
Classroom 5
cleo@tawhai.school.nz
Teacher Aides
Alana Mills
Teacher Aide
Patsy Roberts
Teacher Aide
Shona Buchanan
Teacher Aide
Debbie Howie
Teacher Aide
Part-time Teachers
Anna Sissons
anna@tawhai.school.nz
Julia Dorgan
julia@tawhai.school.nz
Jess Harris
Release Teacher
jess@tawhai.school.nz
Jill Finlayson
Release Teacher
Karen Jones
Specialist Reading Teacher
Learning Support
Fiona Glen
Learning Support Coordinator https://www.tawhai.school.nz/our-learning/curriculum/learning-support/
lsc@tawhai.school.nz
Office/admin
Aimee Ah Wong
Sports Coordinator
Kelly Robinson
Office Manager
admin@tawhai.school.nz
Lloyd Laurent
Caretaker
Pastoral Support
Kathy David
School Chaplin
chaplin@tawhai.school.nz
Olly the Therapy Dog
Therapy Dog
