Gae
Thawley
Lead Facilitator
Qualifications
Dip ECE
Dip Tchg (Primary)
Accredited facilitator English medium ACC1263
Teacher Registration - #234503
Accredited wellbeing facilitator (NZIWR)
Executive and Organisational Coaching Certificate - International Coaching Federation
Professional profile
Gae has a strong and proven commitment to education with many years experience working in a diverse range of settings and roles. These include teaching, leadership, management, facilitation, working with leaders and aspiring leaders, communities, kaiako, Kāhui Ako, whānau and tamariki.
Gae has particular experience and passion for the early years sector. She has deep knowledge of effective leadership practices in this area, and of Te Whāriki the early years curriculum. Recently she has been involved in supporting educator wellbeing mahi through the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience (NZIWR) where she is formally accredited to facilitate their education sector programme. Gae is passionate about ensuring equitable outcomes for all learners, and creating spaces where all whānau and ākonga are welcome and valued.
Gae is a creative and clear communicator with strong social and cultural competencies. She is an initiator and innovator who is driven by strong values and the desire to make a positive difference. She brings professionalism, respect, creativity, integrity, energy, and heart to her work.
Expertise
- Designing and creating peaceful, playful, and respectful environments
- Curriculum design and implementation
- Mentoring leaders and aspiring leaders
- Designing and delivering leadership programmes
- Designing and facilitating professional learning experiences
- Social justice and inclusive pedagogy
- Wellbeing and resilience
- Leadership
- Coaching
Personal statement
Te tāpaepae o te rangi.
This whakataukī speaks of looking to the place where the sky reaches down, seeking out the furthest horizon. This whakataukī guides me in my work, thinking and commitment to ongoing learning. It also speaks to me about the way I work with others in collaborative and inclusive ways to seek out these horizons together.
My ways of being are based on whanaungatanga, creating authentic, sincere relationships, manaakitanga, valuing diversity, and being an advocate for social justice, inclusion, and equity.
I am part of a close-knit, large whānau. I am constantly learning and gaining wisdom from the life experiences that being part of a large family offers.
