Our mission is to improve opportunities and outcomes for young people by bridging the gap between research and practice in education
About The Education Hub
The Education Hub was launched in 2017 with a mission to bridge the gap between research and practice in education in order to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for children and young people. Our work is focused on providing early childhood and school teachers and leaders with access to high quality, reliable, and practical evidence from both research and practice to support them to enact meaningful change in their contexts of practice.
What we offer
1. Evidence creation
Research evidence
Turning research into accessible, usable, trustworthy resources
Evidence from practice
Identifying, evaluating, capturing and sharing effective practice
Rigorous scholarship
Reports on topical issues in education
2. Dissemination
Getting evidence to teachers
3. Capacity building
Working with teachers, schools and ECE centres, and organisations to build capacity to use evidence to improve practice
Our organisation’s values
Rigour and evidence driven Reliable and rigorous evidence, generated by research and in practice, forms the starting point for all our work. We draw on both New Zealand and international research, as well as from various paradigms, provided it meets our standards of rigour.
Educator focused Teachers and leaders are our primary audience; we aim to be responsive to their needs and to ensure that our resources are accessible to them.
Independent We are non-partisan; and while we have a commitment to collaborate with organisations and individuals, we determine our agenda and work plan.
Committed to pluralism We believe there are high-level principles that should guide teaching and learning; however, these may be implemented in different ways to achieve common, aspirational educational outcomes for all.
Webinar subscriptions from January 2024
The Education Hub is changing the way it provides webinar content, to enable us to continue creating our high-quality content for teachers.
You can now buy access to 12 months of live webinars, plus our entire archive of more than 80 sessions with experts in education, for just NZ$60 a year, or buy access to individual webinars for just $9.95 each.
BEST VALUE!
12-MONTH WEBINAR SUBSCRIPTION
NZ$ 60 +GST / year
Approximately 25 live webinars
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Access to archive of over 80 webinars
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Group discounts of up to 25%
SINGLE WEBINARPURCHASE
NZ$ 9.95 +GST / webinar
Access to one live webinar
OR
Choose one from our archiveof over 80 webinars
Group discounts
We are offering generous annual subscription rates for groups of teachers from schools, early childhood centres, and other organisations that want their staff members to have access to our outstanding range of webinar speakers.
12-MONTH WEBINAR SUBSCRIPTION SAVINGS
Up to 25%
2-10 people: SAVE 15%
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11-25 people: SAVE 20%
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26+ people: SAVE 25%
FAQs
We know you’ll have some questions around this, so we’ve put together a list to help you get answers quickly. If there’s something else you’d like to know, please email us.
Meet the team
Dr Nina Hood
FounderNina is a trained secondary school teacher, having taught at Epsom Girls Grammar and Mt Roskill Grammar in Auckland. Nina undertook an MSc (with distinction) in learning and technology, and a DPhil in Education at the University of Oxford. From 2015-2023 she was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Nina continues to work closely with the The Education Hub team and contributes to the strategic direction and undertakes special research reports and projects for the organisation.
Angela Aldous
Chief Executive OfficerAngela began her career in the health sector as a Physiotherapist and worked in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. She has held leadership positions in corporate and not-for-profit organisations in the health and education sectors and is passionate about organisations with purpose and societal impact. She brings her broad capabilities and experience in leadership, operations, and innovation to guide The Education Hub’s mission in bridging the gap between research and practice. Angela is responsible for the strategic direction and operations of The Education Hub and works closely with Nina, the founder. In her spare time, Angela mentors young professional and university women, enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, and a glass of wine.
Dr Sarah Mayo
Education ManagerSarah oversees the creation of research reviews and online courses for The Education Hub. This involves working with researchers from New Zealand and around the world to collate research reviews, and also engaging with teachers in ECE centres and schools around the country to develop case studies of research use in practice. Sarah has a PhD in English from the University of Canterbury. Her doctorate explored how Shakespeare on film could support the teaching of his plays in secondary schools in ways that are responsive to the curriculum and also bring theoretical and socio-cultural perspectives to the study of Shakespeare. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Glen Eden Primary School.
Dr Vicki Hargraves
Early Childhood Education ExpertVicki is our resident early childhood education (ECE) expert, a role which sees her facilitating our ECE webinar series, developing many of our online courses, and writing a number of our research reviews. Vicki is a teacher, mother, writer, and researcher living in Cairns, Australia. Her PhD used philosophy to explore creative approaches to understanding early childhood education. She is inspired by the wealth of educational research that is available and is passionate about making this available and useful for teachers.
Madeleine Matanawa
Learning DesignerMadeleine works as a Learning Designer at The Education Hub. She has a real interest in how people learn and in how online platforms can be used to best effect. This was formed over many years teaching adult learners, predominantly tertiary students, improving their English language. Before that she studied English literature and creative writing in the UK; reading books and occasionally writing them remain her favourite activities.
Trustees
Maury Leyland
ChairMaury has a long held passion for working with organisations that can bring change that benefits New Zealand. She is co-founder of Leaft Foods, an innovative ingredient company that produces high-quality plant-based protein products. Maury has previously been a director of Genesis Energy, Spark New Zealand and Transpower New Zealand and was on the Lincoln University Transformation Board. Maury was a senior executive at Fonterra from 2005, most recently stepping down as managing director people, culture and strategy in 2016.
Professor Graeme Aitken
Graeme has a long history in education, firstly as a geography teacher and then in Secondary Teacher Education, as the Director of The University of Auckland Principals Centre, and most recently as the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. Graeme co-developed the Teaching as Inquiry model that underpins the pedagogical approach of the New Zealand Curriculum and is the co-author of the Best Evidence Synthesis for Social Sciences.
Andrew Grant
Andrew is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company where he leads their Global Public Sector Practice and is a member of McKinsey’s Global Board. Andrew is committed to education and has been involved in a number of education initiatives both through his work at McKinsey and also in New Zealand, including the establishment of both the Springboard Trust and the Onehunga Business School.
Andrew Poole
Education and conservation are two areas where Andrew sees the opportunity for a step change to enhance New Zealand’s success. Andrew is the Chief Executive of law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts. Andrew also is the Executive Chair of the Rotoroa Island Trust and sits on NEXT Foundation’s Education Waka Kaihautu.
Our supporters
The Education Hub could not function without the generous support of a number of organisations and individuals. We are particularly grateful to our key financial supporters:
