Welcome to English, Drama & Media Studies

Faculty Staff

JACQUELINE SMITH – Head of Faculty, Teacher In Charge of Media Studies, Ngati Whakaue Pause, Prompt and Praise Co-ordinator

Bachelor of Arts in English, Diploma of Social Sciences in History, Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education, University of Waikato
jsmith@rghs.school.nz

SARAH RILEY – Assistant Head of Faculty

Bachelor of Arts in History, LLB (Laws), Graduate Diploma in English Literature, Graduate Diploma of Secondary Teaching, Victoria University
sriley@rghs.school.nz

GAELYN SWEARS – Literacy Specialist (on maternity leave till 2011)

SIMONE GRAHAM – (Relieving for Gaelyn Swears)

SUE WILSON – Toe by Toe Co-ordinator, Literacy Specialist

Bachelor of Arts, University of Canterbury, Dip ECE, Christchurch College of Education
swilson@rghs.school.nz

ANDREA MORRISON

Bachelor of Arts, M Ed (Maori Education), University of Auckland. Certificate of Adult Teaching, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. Certificate in Film and Television Studies, AUT. Graduate Diploma of Teaching, University of Canterbury.
amorrison@rghs.school.nz

CLARE MORGAN

Bachelor of Arts, Post Graduate Diploma of Teaching, University of Waikato. Diploma of Textile Design, Wellington Polytechnic.
cmorgan@rghs.school.nz

SAMANTHA EDWARDS-TUILAVE

KARENA NGATA

Certificate in Maori Studies, Waiariki Institute of Technology; Bachelor of Maori and Pacific Development (Te Tohu Paetahi), Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary), University of Waikato.
kngata@rghs.school.nz

MEGAN FIGGEST

Bachelor of Arts, Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching, Victoria University
mfiggest@rghs.school.nz

ANNA RICHARDSON – Teacher in Charge of Drama

Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma of Teaching, University of Otago. Associate to NZ Speech Board.
arichardson@rghs.school.nz

All staff can be contacted on (07) 348 0156 ext. 832
Jackie Smith can be contacted on (07) 3480156 ext. 858