Staff

Leadership:

Principal: Mr Peter Ahern

Deputy Principal: Mrs Beverley Ward

Senior Team:

Mrs Kirsty O’Kane - Senior Team Leader(Year 4/5/6) Roopu Ako

Mr Cameron Blair (Year 4/5/6) Roopu Ako

Mrs Sherleigh Nielsen (Year 3/4/5) Takahē 

Mrs Ruth Bassett (Year 3/4) Kiwi 

Junior Team:

Whaea Sue Crombie - Junior Team Leader (Year 1/2) Pounamu Kōkopu

Whaea Hannah Hunt (Year 1/2) Pounamu Kawakawa

Whaea Sarah Hardwick (Year 1/2) Tui

Whaea Tracey Still (Year 0/1) Nga Puawai 

Release Teacher: Ms Trina Kennedy

Learning Support Coordinator: Ms Sarah Gillanders

Structured Literacy Specialist Teacher: Whaea Anna Heaphy

Resource Teachers of Literacy: Mrs Jane Hill & Mrs Yvonne Lovelock

Administration/Office: Mrs Natalie Dunn

Teacher Aides:   

• Whaea Carlene 
• Whaea Christine
• Whaea Courtleigh 
• Maia Bassett​​​​​​​
• ​​​​​​​Mrs Gaylene Knott ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Matua Jericho
• Whaea Seema
• ​​​​​​​GiGi Smith (The Programme)

Kitchen Staff:

• Tessie Christensen - kitchen@hastingscentral.school.nz
• ​​​​​​​Jessica Kelly   

ESOL: Mrs Vicki Flett

Caretaker: Mr Craig Christensen

Cleaner: Mrs Teresa Kelly 

After School Care: Whaea Leah Forsyth, Whaea Christine, & Ethan Colquhoun​​​​​​​

Play Therapist: Keri Benefield - playcenz@gmail.com

SWIS - Social Worker in Schools: Penny Davies - penny.davies@birthrighthb.org.nz