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BSLA Profiles

24 February 2025

Meet some of our BSLA facilitators, working around Aotearoa to support teachers to implement the BSLA in their classrooms.

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Focus Facilitators
  • Liz Oldridge

    Wananga Landing
  • Liz Oldridge

    Wananga Landing
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    Liz Oldridge

    Resource Teacher

    Literacy working with 24 schools in Nelson

  • Trudi Browne

    Wananga Landing
  • Trudi Browne

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    Trudi Browne

    Team Leader Year 0-2

    Burnside Primary School, Christchurch

  • Deslie Smith

    Wananga Landing
  • Deslie Smith

    Wananga Landing
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    Deslie Smith

    Resource Teacher

    Literacy, Auckland

  • Susan Harris

    Wananga Landing
  • Susan Harris

    Wananga Landing
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    Susan Harris

    Resource Teacher

    Literacy covering a cluster of 19 Waikato schools

  • Pene Balk-Jarvis

    Wananga Landing
  • Pene Balk-Jarvis

    Wananga Landing
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    Pene Balk-Jarvis

    Resource Teacher

    Literacy, Northcote School, Christchurch


Focus Teachers


Meet some of our BSLA-trained teachers and read about the amazing work they are doing to advance the early literacy success of children all over Aotearoa.

  • Janine Williamson

    Wananga Landing
  • Janine Williamson

    Wananga Landing
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    Janine Williamson

    Teacher

    Burnside Primary School, Christchurch

  • Rebecca Macer

    Wananga Landing
  • Rebecca Macer

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    Rebecca Macer

    Deputy Principal and Year 2/3 teacher

    Kaikōura Suburban School

  • Elaine O’Leary

    Wananga Landing
  • Elaine O’Leary

    Wananga Landing
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    Elaine O’Leary

    Teacher

    Burnside Primary School, Christchurch

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