Lynette Hay
Lynette is an experienced education consultant based in Tāmaki Makaurau. With over 25 years in teaching and leadership across primary, secondary, and tertiary education, she partners with schools to strengthen teaching and leadership in ways that ensure equitable outcomes for all ākonga.
Lynette is approved to deliver Ministry of Education PLD in the following areas:
Mathematics and statistics
Assessment
She works with schools in the following areas:
Cultural responsiveness
Assessment for learning
Local curriculum design
Coaching and mentoring
Digital technologies, computer science, and digital fluency
Assessment and evaluation (e-asTTle)
NCEA Literacy and Numeracy co-requisites
As a Ministry of Education accredited facilitator in mathematics and assessment, Lynette supports schools to build strength in both curriculum and systems. She helps kaiako deepen mathematical knowledge, design rich learning experiences, and build learners’ confidence in mathematics. Alongside this, she works with leaders and teachers to embed purposeful assessment approaches that provide dependable evidence of progress, strengthen assessment literacy, and inform decisions that lift achievement and reduce disparity. Her facilitation draws on the Science of Learning, combining explicit instruction, clarity of learning, and culturally responsive pedagogy so that shifts in practice translate into stronger outcomes for all learners.
Lynette also supports schools to respond to ongoing shifts in the secondary qualifications landscape. She partners with leaders and teachers to design assessment approaches and learning opportunities that reduce barriers, build capability, and prepare every learner for success. Her recent work with the Literacy and Numeracy co-requisites has strengthened her expertise in embedding equitable and dependable assessment practices that will remain central as qualifications continue to evolve.
A significant focus of Lynette’s career has been empowering tagata Pasifika to thrive as learners and leaders. Her two Master’s qualifications reflect this commitment: one examined digital transformation in the Niue education community, and the other explored culturally responsive practice with Pasifika learners in digital contexts.
Outside her professional work, Lynette enjoys photography and competing with her husband to see who can catch the biggest fish.
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