Contact Us

David Armstrong, Director
MEd Admin (Hons), BSc, Dip Tchg
David is an ex-secondary principal who has wide experience in state schools. He is concurrently a Leadership and Management facilitator with Team Solutions and the Secondary Futures national facilitator.
d.armstrong@auckland.ac.nz
Tel: +64 9 623 8880 ext. 48775
Mobile: +64 27 555 4628

Deborah Allen
UACEL Coordinator
uaslc@auckland.ac.nz
Tel: +64 9 623 8880 ext. 48673
Mobile: +64 27 451 1880

Physical address

The University of Auckland
School Leadership Centre
Faculty of Education
74 Epsom Avenue
Epsom
Auckland
New Zealand

Postal address

The University of Auckland
School Leadership Centre
Faculty of Education
Private Bag 92601
Symonds Street
Auckland
New Zealand

Centre email: UASLC@auckland.ac.nz

Advisory Board

Role of the Board

The UACEL Advisory Board is made up of representatives with appropriate expertise and experience from principals and deputy principals associations.
It acts in an advisory capacity (consistent with other University Advisory Boards) to the Faculty of Education and The University of Auckland on matters relating to UACEL.
Members of the Board provide a valuable link between the wider educational community, the University and the professional organisations they represent.

Board Members

Primary Principals’ representatives:
Gary Pearce (Chair), Principal, Titirangi Primary School
Roween Higgie, Principal, Remuera Primary School

Secondary Principals’ representatives:
Kath Deady, Principal, Carmel College
Robin Staples, Director, Southern Cross Campus

University of Auckland Faculty of Education representatives:
Camilla Highfield, Director, Teacher Support Services
Martin Turner, TEAM Solutions