Amy Chakif

PLD Consultant

Based in Rotorua, Amy works as an education consultant with schools in the following areas: 

  • digital technologies 

  • innovative learning: pedagogy, practice, and environments 

  • digital fluency 

  • mathematics and statistics (yrs 1 – 8) 

  • leadership and change management 

  • teaching as inquiry 

Amy facilitates professional learning and change management across primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, and the Private Training Establishment (PTE) sector. She collaborates with leadership teams, boards, teachers, students, and whānau to design impactful professional learning that enhances student outcomes. 

As part of the national leadership team for the MoE's Learning with Digital Technologies PLD from 2014–2017, Amy led a team of facilitators providing professional development. An experienced teacher and leader, she holds a Master of Professional Studies with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland for her research on teacher interpretation and enactment of policy in classroom practice.  

Amy has proven expertise in 21st century learning and teaching, teaching methodology in innovative learning environments, blended e-learning, primary mathematics, leadership and change management, English for English Language Learners, NZQA External Education Review (EER) quality control, and PTE governance and administration.