Staff

Allison Butcher: a full-time teacher, who becomes our principal in Term 2, 2025. Allison teaches school years 4-8 (ages 8-13) but is close with everyone in the school, having been our junior teacher in 2024. She has had over 15 years of teaching experience and was the Principal of Ako, a private Democratic school in Auckland, for over a year.

Eve Tonkin: a full-time teacher, who is also our principal. Eve teaches school years 4-8 (ages 8-13). Before becoming the principal, she was a parent at the school, so she has had many years of experience with the way we teach and learn. She is also a writer and an author of children’s books, and she has a creative approach to teaching literacy that children usually enjoy. Eve has been the main teacher at Timatanga School for the last 13 years.

Jackie Howard: a part-time teacher who teaches literacy and numeracy to our middle students. Jackie has a background in Playcentre and Montessori, and her creative and “hands on” approach to teaching provides students with plenty of practical, empirical experiences as the basis for their learning. Jackie has been teaching at Timatanga for the last 11 years.

Rama Goyal: a part-time teacher who teaches School Years 0-3 (ages 5-8) in the mornings and all of the children in the afternoons. She is an experienced junior teacher with a love for art and crafts and a skill in emotional intelligence teaching. Rama is in her second year at Timatanga School.

Shaun Davis: a part-time teacher who teaches School Years 4-8 one day a week. Shaun has been involved with the school for 7 years as a teacher and as a parent. He has a background as a technology teacher and brings love of carpentry, cooking, making things go, and scientific exploration to the tamariki.