TLRI - Management structure

TLRI Management Structure

The management structure of the TLRI has two tiers:

The Advisory Board

The Advisory Board has been set up to provide an overview of the Initiative and to make key recommendations about it. It has been convened by the Ministry of Education. The board comprises of representatives from sector organisations:
Rob McIntosh (Chair) Group Manager Ministry of Education	Peter Lind Chief Executive New Zealand Teachers' Council
Professor Clive McGee School of Education Te Kura Toi Tangata University of Waikato	Associate Professor Elizabeth McKinley Faculty of Education Auckland University
Dr Helen May School of Education University of Otago	Carol Mutch Chief Advisor to CRO ERO
Professor Tom Prebble School of Education Massey University

The Role of the Advisory Board

The role of the board is to:

be the strategic leader of the Initiative, creating a vision and strategies to achieve the desired outcomes
set priorities and criteria for research programme funding and recommend these to the Minister
ratify the process for deciding on the research programme to be funded
recommend to the Minister the research proposals to be funded
advise and liaise with the programme co-ordination function in the implementation of the Initiative
recommend associated activities to enhance the research capability and the professional linkages between researchers and practitioners
provide advice on how to achieve and facilitate the impact of the research programme in their own sector networks
review the outcomes of the Initiative at appropriate milestones and adjust the strategic management of the initiative when required

The NZCER Co-ordination Team

NZCER has been contracted to co-ordinate the management of the TLRI programme. The team comprises:
Robyn Baker, Director Diana Todd, TLRI Project Leader Jennifer Garvey Berger, Development Marie Cameron, post-school sector Sue McDowall, primary	Christina Smits, administrator Edith Hodgen, statistics Bev Webber, publicity and dissemination Beverley Thomson, information retrieval Richard White, international expertise

The Role of the Co-ordination team

The key tasks of the co-ordination team are to:

demonstrate intellectual leadership
develop and implement quality assurance processes
build awareness of the TLRI
undertake activities designed to build capability around teaching and learning for researchers and practitioners
design and implement an effective operational plan

Activities to Support Capability Building

Symposiums and workshops:

Dates will be announced in the TLRI News section

For more information email us or contact us at: PO Box 3237, Wellington, New Zealand