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Welcome to the Te Waka Manaaki whanau.
My name is Michael Montgomerie, commonly known as Monty. I did my teacher training here in 1996 in the areas of PE (with Anthony Joe as my mentor), Design Technology and Art. The following year, I was then fortunate enough to be offered my first teaching position at Spotswood College. However, like most kiwis, I ventured overseas and for the past 20 years, I have been teaching in London, Dubai and Gold Coast, where more recently I taught in the High & Complex Needs area.
I am honoured to be given the opportunity to work in Te Waka Manaaki at Spotswood College.
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Spotswood College Student Counsellors
Introducing the new Spotswood College Student Counsellors, who are excited to be part of the school community.
Suzy – I have been working at Spotswood since the start of the year, and am really excited to now be here five days a week. I am a mum to 3 beautiful children and grew up in Taranaki. My background is very different from what I do now. I trained as an Air Traffic Controller, and after having my children moved on to teaching new controllers at the international college that once was in Palmerston North. It was working with young men and women from around the world that allowed me to see how vital it is to have someone trusted walking alongside you in life, and this led me to train in counselling. It is so nice to be back in my roots with the Maunga calling me home.
Paulette - I grew up in Taranaki but have lived in 5 different countries, Canada being my favourite. I am a mum to a teenage daughter, an outdoor enthusiast, avid gym-goer, and partial to the occasional weekend binge-watch session on Netflix! I trained as a primary school teacher, but felt I could help people in other ways, so I decided to become a counsellor. The idea of counselling can be scary, so it is my hope to ease that worry.
