Meet our Specialist Staff.

Ms Barbara Phillips

(Literacy Support Teacher)

Reading Recovery is an intervention programme for Year 2 children in reading and skills.

HPP is a programme that helps develop oral language skills in junior students.  We also support senior children who need extra help in developing their literacy skills.

Sonia Blair-Gatti

(Spanish Language)

Hola.  I am from Argentina and I teach Spanish language to some of the children at Brookfield School.  They have on 30 minute lesson per week.  They learn greetings, colours, counting, etc.  I hope that some children will continue with Spanish at college.

Lavinia Finau

(Taha Maori/Kapa Haka)

Maori language and culture is a very important part of education today in New Zealand.  I am proud to be able to educate students in my /and their cultures