Managing Director
Gaye Vartiainen
Family & Education Consultant
Managing Director of ADDI Consultancy Ltd
Introductory Information
ADDI Consultancy began out of a passion for helping, nurturing and enriching children academically socially and behavioural. I look back on my life and look at the profound experiences I have had that have played a significant role in who I am today. The skills and understanding I have gained have, through my own interest, been around children that are different or children experiencing difficulty. I have found working with children in a different way has significantly helped them.
In order to have effected change in children it relies on two significant factors. Those being - a comprehensive understanding and the right attitude. You can have the right attitude but without the knowledge the strategies being used can be potentially harming and a vast knowledge without the right attitude can also be harmful.
Our children are our future and will be responsible for looking after our country, world, society and community. With the right care these children are our future leaders and creators of a better life that we have today.
Having been a teacher, Literacy Leader, SENCO (Special Education Needs Coordinator), Numeracy Leader, Team leader, Assistant principal, Associate principal and the last eight years as a Principal I decided I wanted to be hands on and really help children out of the confines of Ministry of Education guidelines. These guidelines are necessary but the resourcing doesn’t allow for the low ratio and specifically targeted programmes to meet the individual needs. Schools and more importantly teachers are doing a great job with thirty children and limited time in a day to work with individuals.
Family & Education Consultant
Managing Director of ADDI Consultancy Ltd
Introductory Information
ADDI Consultancy began out of a passion for helping, nurturing and enriching children academically socially and behavioural. I look back on my life and look at the profound experiences I have had that have played a significant role in who I am today. The skills and understanding I have gained have, through my own interest, been around children that are different or children experiencing difficulty. I have found working with children in a different way has significantly helped them.
In order to have effected change in children it relies on two significant factors. Those being - a comprehensive understanding and the right attitude. You can have the right attitude but without the knowledge the strategies being used can be potentially harming and a vast knowledge without the right attitude can also be harmful.
Our children are our future and will be responsible for looking after our country, world, society and community. With the right care these children are our future leaders and creators of a better life that we have today.
Having been a teacher, Literacy Leader, SENCO (Special Education Needs Coordinator), Numeracy Leader, Team leader, Assistant principal, Associate principal and the last eight years as a Principal I decided I wanted to be hands on and really help children out of the confines of Ministry of Education guidelines. These guidelines are necessary but the resourcing doesn’t allow for the low ratio and specifically targeted programmes to meet the individual needs. Schools and more importantly teachers are doing a great job with thirty children and limited time in a day to work with individuals.
