EDUCATION

New Zealand Teacher Registration Tertiary

2005-2007
New Zealand Teachers Council
Qualification: Fully Registered Teacher
Registration Number: 255590
2002-2004
University of Auckland
Qualification: Bachelor of Education
(Teaching- Primary Pathway)
Academic transcript available

NICOLA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MILLWARD
April 2018 – present IPS Hilversum is an IB World School
which has been offering the PYP for over
IPS Hilversum
Hoge Larenseweg 182 20 years. IPS caters to students from K-6
Hilversum, The Netherlands
1221AW Hilversum and is currently based across three
The Netherlands Instructional Coach locations.
Acting PYP Coordinator https://www.ipshilversum.nl/
+31615211988 P.E. Specialist- Grades 1-6
nmillward.nz@gmail.com
● Head of mentoring program for new staff, including training and workshops for
New Zealand Citizen designated mentors
UK Citizen ● Delivery of induction for new staff
● Formation and implementation of coaching program within the school
● Providing individualized professional development for staff members across the
school as Instructional Coach, utilizing both the GROWTH and BASIC models of
PROFESSIONAL coaching
DEVELOPMENT ● Project leader for staff professional growth cycle
● Facilitation of collaborative planning and reflection meetings across year groups
● Planning, preparing and implementing school professional development
Role of the Coordinator
Category 3 IBPD, Online days/weeks
World Education Summit 2021 ● Creation of P.E. programme of inquiry and developmental continuum
Coaching: Making Professional ● Workshop facilitator for teaching conference attended by 14 schools
Development Personal ● Mentor/sponsor for 3 members of school management completing The National
Educe Mentoring & Coaching/Dragonfly Training, Online
Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML)
Concept Driven Learners ● Preparing and facilitating parent PYP workshops
Category 2 IBPD, The Netherlands
Improving Math Instruction ● Supporting and facilitating policy and curriculum review groups in line with IB
Through Feedback standards & practices
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Online ● Fulfilling role of school PYP Coordinator (IB trained)
Apple for Schools Training ● Establishing and and supporting Professional Learning Communities
Apple, United Arab Emirates
Critical Thinking
Garfield & Garfield, United Arab Emirates August 2014 – July 2017 GEMS World Academy is a premium
Concept Based Teaching and plus, Pre K to Grade 12 international
Learning in the IB GEMS World Academy
school. GWA is an accredited IB World
Lynn Erickson, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Educational Leadership School of more than 2000 students.
Fran Prohlman, United Arab Emirates Classroom Teacher – Grade 3 http://www.gemsworldacademy-dubai.com
GEMS Teacher Facilitator Team Leader
Tellal Institute, United Arab Emirates
Making the PYP Happen
Category 1 IBPD (Megan Brazil), United Arab Emirates ● GEMS World Academy ‘Teacher of the Month’- December 2016
PYP Math ● Deemed ‘Outstanding’ in internal and external reviews
Ellen Alquist, United Arab Emirates
● Promoted to Head of Grade 3 (6 classrooms, 12 staff members) in third month
Understanding by Design
Grant Wiggin & Jay McTighe, Luxembourg of employment
Coaching techniques for ● Facilitation of data conversations across grade level
supporting and gaining ● Development of medium-term planning documents
support from colleagues ● Responsible for communication across grade to parents (140 families)
New Zealand ● PYP trained- Making the PYP Happen
Habits of Mind (Art Costa) ● Embedding and modelling strategies from text type writing professional
New Zealand
Inquiry Learning in the development (Stephen Graham) into inquiry cycle
Classroom ● Math coaching and sharing of best practice within grade level
New Zealand ● Mentor Teacher for international student from Dundee University
 August 2009 – July 2014 The Haagsche Schoolvereeniging is a
Dutch International Primary School made
Haagsche Schoolvereeniging (HSV)
up of four locations around The Hague.
The Hague, Netherlands
REFEREES Classroom Teacher – Year 3, Year 4,
www.hsvdenhaag.nl

Year 3/4, Year 5

Jason Smith
Assistant Head of School ● Nominated by Director of International Department for ‘teacher of excellence
International School of Arizona in The Hague’ award
Arizona, United States ● Promoted to LB teacher (senior teacher) within the Dutch education system
jsmith@isaz.org ● Lead teacher (second-in-charge) of location
Former Deputy Head of School at GEMS World
Academy- Dubai, United Arab Emirates ● iPad coordinator at KSS location
● Teacher in charge of gifted and talented education at KSS location
● Mentor for trainee teachers on placements from Stenden University
Jeffrey Hart ● Member of foundation staff of new location- set up of school, classroom and
Head of School location procedures
Clavis International Primary ● Support teacher for beginning teachers
Moka, Mauritius ● Member of assessment team responsible for rewriting curriculum learning goals
jeff.hart@cips.me
Former Elementary School Principal at GEMS World
Academy- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
August 2008 – July 2009 The International School of Luxembourg
is an independent, non-profit school. It
International School of Luxembourg
Paula Baxter has a student population from more than
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Principal 40 nationalities and faculty from over 20
IPS Hilversum Classroom Teacher – Grade 5 countries.
Hilversum, Netherlands www.islux.lu
principal@ipshilversum.nl
● Participated in review of 5th Grade units of learning and mathematics overviews
● Created and maintained Grade 5 camp webpage- used as a tool for publishing
and sharing information about the Grade 5 camp to both students and parents

January 2008 – July 2008 Montessori Kinderzentrum is a bilingual

Montessori Kinderzentrum
Frankfurt, Germany
Teacher – 3-6 year olds
kindergarten. The English-speaking
educators support both the integration of
non-German speaking children, as well
the language acquisition of German
students.

● Planned and implemented daily activities in English for both English and
non-English speaking children
● Prepared and facilitated practical living area of Montessori work
● Prepared and delivered art and crafts tuition with the children for the development
of fine motor skills, creativity and second language acquisition

February 2005 – October 2007 Coatesville School is a semi-rural primary

Coatesville Primary School
Auckland, New Zealand
Classroom Teacher- Year 5/6
school of approximately 300 students,
aged 5-11 years. The school delivers the
New Zealand Primary School Curriculum.
www.coatesville.school.nz

● Catered to a small group of gifted & talented children in my classroom by

introducing them to a variety of higher order thinking strategies and a differentiated
curriculum
● Responsible for the planning and teaching of an on-going individualised
programme for a child diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome (2 year duration)
● Head of Sport and Physical Education- organisation of school Sports and Physical
Education Programme (including timetabling), control of budget and purchasing,
organising and executing school and inter-school sports events
● In charge of completing the outfitting and purchasing of the new Coatesville School
sports uniform. Established uniform room and issuing system
● Responsible for liaising with numerous local and regional sporting organisations