Renée Neville
Ko Tararua ngā pae maunga
Ko Ruamāhanga te awa
Ko Wairarapa te moana
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa tōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Moe tōku hapū
Ko Papawai tōku marae
Ko Renée Neville tōku ingoa
Renée is an experienced education consultant based in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland. She draws on her background as a deputy principal in South Auckland, alongside her secondary teaching and middle leadership experience, to support schools in designing professional learning that improves outcomes for all ākonga.
She is approved to deliver Ministry of Education PLD in:
assessment.
Renée also supports schools with:
culturally responsive practice
ākonga Māori engagement and success
leadership and leading for change and improvement
teaching as inquiry
coaching and mentoring
curriculum development and local curriculum design.
As a Ministry of Education approved facilitator in assessment, Renée helps leaders and kaiako strengthen assessment literacy, use evidence to evaluate impact, and build dependable systems that support equity and progress. She works alongside schools to ensure assessment is purposeful, learner-centred, and deeply connected to curriculum and pedagogy.
Her facilitation is grounded in the Science of Learning, supporting teachers to understand how the brain learns and to align classroom practice with approaches that accelerate progress and reduce disparity. She believes that when assessment, pedagogy, and cultural capability work in tandem, teaching has the power to transform outcomes for ākonga Māori and all learners.
Renée has led education initiatives such as Te Manu Ka Rere and Niho Taniwha, and designed PLD programmes that align with Ka Hikitia | Ka Hāpaitia, and Tātaiako. She is passionate about equity, leadership, and mana-enhancing practice, and partners with schools to foster collective cultural capability and create safe, and future-focused learning communities.
Outside of work, Renée enjoys spending time with her whānau, ubering her tamariki to their sports events, and exploring Aotearoa and the world.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.
My strength is not that of an individual, but that of the collective.
Below are the blog posts Renée has written to share her thinking with the education sector:
What does it mean to lead with courage, consistency, and equity in today’s schools? In this blog, Doreen, Renée, Bobby, and Nikki explore how leaders can embody whai, ako, mau, and tipu - becoming the steady rock their ākonga and communities can depend on.
This blog explores how culturally responsive practice and deep listening can transform teaching and assessment to truly uplift ākonga Māori - “Hold fast to our collective responsibilities, and listen deeply.”
"As educators, we need to comprehensively understand Te Tiriti, the history and its ongoing impacts; and to continue to strive for what we know is important: for excellence and equity for ākonga Māori and all learners."