Presenters

Brent Lewis, Former Principal, Avondale College
Brent Lewis has led three secondary schools and is the former Principal of Avondale (a secondary School of over 2,800 students and 240 staff). Brent has both an MA and MBA and uniquely has been the chair of both the Wellington and Auckland principals associations, Avondale College has high success rates in both NCEA and Cambridge pathways with students consistently topping NZ and the world in various subjects, Currently the college has former students at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Amherst; all on scholarship., Avondale College is now the highest provider of IT industry certifications in Microsoft, Adobe, and Autodesk in New Zealand and Avondale students have made up all of the national representatives to the Microsoft Global championships for three years in succession..8 students winning top ten finishes against annual fields of 1 million., The college now has its own data centre and leading edge network and most recently Brent has been engaging with international and domestic strategic partners on the Colleges new Innovation Programme which is being trialled with other schools as a not-for- profit initiative.

Rachael Judge, Partner, Simpson Grierson
Rachael Judge is a Partner at Simpson Grierson, specialising in employment and education law. Rachael acts for several independent and state schools on matters such as terms of enrolment, student disciplinary issues, student human rights claims, school policies and the Children’s Act 2014. She also advises schools in relation to their employment agreements and staff disciplinary issues. Rachael regularly attends mediations and represents clients in Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Human Rights Review Tribunal matters.