Mockingbird Education Management Consultants is under the Directorship of Leon Benade (BA (Ed); BA (Hons); MEd). Leon's career in education spans over 20 years and includes experience in state, private, integrated and tertiary education in roles as:
Teacher;
Head of Department;
Dean;
Lecturer in Education;
Deputy Principal;
Associate Principal;
Acting Principal;
Principal.
Leon is currently engaged in Doctoral research at the University of Auckland, and his main research interests are teacher professionalism, school policy, ethics and the New Zealand Curriculum.
This website has links to some of Leon's publications, both formal academic and occasional media commentary pieces. You will find a collection of useful videos relating to education and classroom practice. Interested in some on-line professional conversation or want to react to a newsletter? Then join in stirring it up.
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