Introducing Kate Gainsford, the new chair of the Secondary Principals Council.
The shared values of teachers and principals form the backbone of the Secondary Principals Council, says new chair Kate Gainsford.
Kate will be a familiar face to many in PPTA Te Wehengarua from her stint as president from 2009 to 2011 and as senior vice president following that.
Born and bred in Rotorua, Kate attended Rotorua Girls’ High School. She has been deputy principal of Porirua College and Wellington East Girls’ College and is now in her tenth year as principal of Aotea College; a co-educational, state secondary school for years 9-13 in Porirua. Kate is also the women’s principal representative on SPC.