About Me
PLD Facilitator - Education Consultant
A 20-year career in education including five years in the UK specialising in formative assessment and curriculum development.
The most recent 12 years working in education settings across the Tairawhiti, Wairoa and East Coast districts. Roles have included: Principal of Tiniroto Primary School, Higher Learning ICT PD Cluster Project Leader & Facilitator, eLearning/ePortfolio Workshop Facilitator, Formative Assessment Adviser, Aurora Education Foundation GATE Facilitator, Acting Principal Hatea-a-Rangi School, specialist Appraiser - Principal / Whole School.
Services
Professional Development for Schools
Appraisal & Performance Management
PLD Specialty Areas
Specialty Areas
Assessment for learning including assessment tools and OTJs
Learner agency
Local curriculum design and implementation - rich and relevant learning
Performance Management - Teaching as inquiry
Digital Technologies and effective eLearning
Positive behaviour for learning
Action based pathways
Raising Student Achievement– assessment, data analysis, inquiry, monitoring and real time reporting
Flexible and able to tailor learning for individuals and whole school needs
Performance Management & Appraisal
Summative and Formative Options
My services are customized to meet the specific needs of each school.
This can be specifically at the Principal level, leadership/management team or whole school.
​ I work collaboratively throughout the entire process and guarantee measurable results.
Testimonials
What My Clients Have to Say
Rebecca was lead Principal and Project Director of a Higher Learning ICTPD cluster and when I worked with her between 2007 and 2011. She has substantive knowledge in the areas of accelerating priority learners through improved student agency and enhancing student achievement through formative assessment. She has expertise in Literacy, Numeracy, Inquiry Learning and e Learning. Rebecca is passionate about ensuring 21st century learners have the best possible opportunities to succeed. Under her leadership I have seen her learners in her school excel through the use of ePortfolios as learning and assessment artefacts. The learners also used them as evidence for their student led conferences.
I have co-authored and co-presented with Rebecca and she is excellent at facilitating professional learning. She has worked confidently with large groups of teachers to enhance their understandings around fostering student agency and assessment capability.
I have no hesitation in recommending Rebecca as a Professional Learning and Development facilitator and Education Consultant.
Dr Jennifer Charteris
Senior Lecturer
University of New England.
Rebecca was contracted to complete two whole school staff appraisals in a limited time at the end of 2019. She was quick, efficient and professional with staff highlighting her ability to quickly build a rapport and gain their respect and trust. Written reports were professional, constructive and readily accepted by staff. I highly recommend Rebecca and can be contacted to qualify comments I have made.
Keriana Tawhiwhirangi
LEADwithPIZAZZ
021 330 799
Keriana Tawhiwhirangi
​Leadership Coach/Statutory Service Provider
If you are looking for a critical friend and mentor I can highly recommend Rebecca. She brings with her a wealth of experience in education to provide a high quality, robust appraisal process that is focused on reflection, evaluation and inquiry which ultimately contributes to improvements in capability and which values student outcomes.
She works expertly with Boards, Principals, Staff, School whanau and Students to ensure that everyone’s needs are met on the path to improvement.
Katrina Dekker
Primary School Principal
Contact Me
Rebecca Trafford
Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
0274784066