Ms Sue Clement, MNZM, of Wellington, for services to education
Sue Clement is Principal of Te Aro School, which has many students with English as their second language and families with high needs. She has held various Deputy Principal positions throughout Wellington. She has specialised in reading recovery as a special needs advisor and has coordinated initiatives for learning support. With the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme, she has developed and implemented individual programmes and mentored and tutored new teachers. She has coordinated the Southern Wellington Cluster Schools’ Spelling Well literacy project. For the Ministry of Education, she has hosted international delegations in understanding primary education in New Zealand. Ms Clement is a member of the Ministry’s Regional Professional Development Panel.