Services

We help polytechnics, PTEs, ITOs, wānanga, and primary and secondary schools benchmark, improve and manage their own quality assurance processes β€” and we design qualifications, programmes and professional learning that raise the quality of teaching.

If you would like to know more about how we can help, arrange an obligation-free consultation.

Quality assurance and review

  • External Evaluation and Review (EER) preparation β€” including support that has helped clients achieve Category 1 status
  • Auditing quality processes; quality assurance policies and procedures
  • Self-assessment development
  • Programme viability reviews; review and analysis
  • Consistency of qualification outcomes
  • Marking, moderation and supervision
  • Investment Plans, Statements of Service Provision, research reports and reviews
  • Academic critique, review and challenge; editing and critique of documents and research
  • Guidance in setting up a new organisation, including PTE registration

Qualification, curriculum and course design

  • NZQA qualification development β€” including alternatives to NCEA
  • NZQA micro-credentials
  • Programme of study development and approval processes
  • Curriculum design and development β€” including school STEM curricula across science, mathematics and digital technologies
  • Educational and instructional design for face-to-face, blended and fully online delivery
  • Online course design and build: Moodle, iQualify, Google Classroom
  • Philosophy and practice of assessment; teaching and learning philosophy

Professional development and research

  • Teacher professional learning and development across all sciences, mathematics, digital technologies, STEM and STEAM β€” primary and secondary
  • Specialised workshops: computational thinking, coding, robotics, assessment, moderation, differentiated learning, authentic science and mathematics teaching
  • Science teaching leadership programmes in schools
  • Action research supervision focused on raising teaching quality using student achievement data
  • Academic staff development; coaching and mentorship; educational leadership
  • Research mentorship and support; collaborative projects and project supervision
  • Presentations and keynotes

How we work

We fit the engagement to your situation:

  • One-to-one on-site assistance
  • Real-time remote support
  • Bespoke workshops
  • Written reports and critiques
  • Bespoke online course design β€” blended and fully online delivery

Not sure where to start?

Describe the problem β€” compliance, quality benchmarks, a new qualification, or teacher PLD β€” and we'll suggest a way forward.