Some great teachers are born – most are nurtured!

Accent School Support helps you develop the full potential of your greatest assets through programmes designed to meet your professional development needs; refreshing your skills, nurturing your strengths and  eliminating your weaknesses.

Even the best teachers need support

  •  The School Support team has been providing valued assistance to teachers for over 20 years, through the Wellington College of Education and then through the Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington.

  •  We offer expertise in professional learning and development to meet Ministry of Education priorities as well as regional needs.

  • Our highly qualified team of Education Consultants is well versed in current research about what works best in professional development in schools,and is highly skilled at translating that knowledge into practice.


"It's brilliant [to have an external adviser] - it's absolutely fantastic. Great service - I love it."

Bernadette Murfitt, Principal, St Francis Xavier School, Wellington

"Having Karen has been really useful for the teaching and learning of literacy at Newlands Intermediate - it's been fantastic actually."

Lena Mendies, Newlands Intermediate, Wellington
 

"I'd have Helen work with us any day - the stuff she does with us is like gold - I can't speak more highly of her."

Celeste Hastings, Principal, Holy Cross School, Wellington
 
 
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Cath Braddock, Literacy Leader, working with students at Paraparaumu College.

Developing Literacy across the Curriculum

Literacy is the cornerstone of any education system. It is more than just the ability to read and write, it is about developing understanding, critically evaluating information and sharing knowledge....
Gemma Crawforth - Literacy Leader

A whole school approach to literacy

'A significant number of students are struggling with the demands of secondary school', says Jessica Craig, literacy adviser for Accent Learning. ‘The Secondary Literacy Project was created to address...
Taitoko School Planning Session

A Strategic Approach to Professional Learning Development Has Results

Taitoko School is a school on the up and up. However, it hasn't always been easy and there have been many challenges. In particular, this decile 1 school in Levin has a history of low student...

Supporting student success

What is success? How we answer this question says a lot about what we value in life. It would be easy to think that in an education setting success has already been defined for us. However, Helen...

Āwhina Whānau at Hutt Valley High School

'Science can actually be really, really fun!'Maroussia, 2008.   Over the last three years Māori and Pasifika students at Hutt Valley High School, who show an interest and aptitude for science,...
Bruce Granshaw and Thomas Savage

Accent Learning Hosts Technology Teacher from the Cook Islands

Everybody loves ice cream so it won’t come as a surprise that a highlight for visiting teacher Thomas Savage was observing an ice cream making class at Wellington High School.  Thomas Savage is...

Effective pedagogy – The team approach

Accent Learning has developed a unique approach to in-depth professional development in schools.

Accelerating individual learning

The first two years of schooling are critical to lifelong learning. In this short time, children are expected to learn to read and write. If they learn well, they can meet the demands of the...

Using student voice – Adding to your ‘evidence’

There are sound pedagogical reasons for collecting and documenting student voice.
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