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What is Techquity?
What is Techquity?
Techquity began as a partnership between a group of secondary school Digital Technologies teachers in Ōtautahi (Christchurch). With the implementation of the refreshed Digital Technologies curriculum in 2024, we saw an opportunity to fill a gap to develop and share practical expertise and classroom-ready resources with kaiako across Aotearoa.
In 2026, Techquity has expanded to include curriculum content and resources across primary, intermediate, and secondary settings — with a growing focus on Digital Technologies, Computer Science, and Electronics & Mechatronics, alongside purposeful connections to other areas of Technology.
Sponsors
Sponsors
This project would not be possible without the generous support of these organisations:
Behind Techquity
Behind Techquity
Techquity is a community hub of shared resources and behind it is a small team bringing everything together into one cohesive, easy-to-navigate space. We organise, curate, design, and support the platform so teachers, students and whānau can confidently find what they need across primary, intermediate, and secondary.
Meet the team behind the scenes:
Day to Day Running
Day to Day Running
Samuel O'Sullivan
Administator
If you email us it's likely Samuel is on the other end.
John Creighton
Pedagogy Lead
Supporting the day-to-day direction of Techquity’s resources.
Toni Maddaford
Graphic Designer
Responsible for the branding and the websites looking great!
Curators for Primary and Intermediate
Curators for Primary and Intermediate
Tracy Henderson
Overseeing Primary and Intermediate Curriculum & Resources
Tracy is the driving force behind Techquity’s primary and intermediate spaces. She brings a strong passion for Technology education and a clear focus on what works in real classrooms — curating high-quality resources, connecting great practice from across Aotearoa, and helping teachers see clear progression as learners move through the levels.
Mandy Dempsey
Overseeing Primary and Intermediate Curriculum & Resources
With a passion for innovative teaching and learning, Mandy has over 15 years experience facilitating professional development for teachers and students across Aotearoa and Australia. Her specialty lies in the use of digital technologies to empower learners and open up new and exciting opportunities for growth.
Clive Robertson
Overseeing Primary and Intermediate Curriculum & Resources
Clive works tirelessly to promote digital technologies within the Palmerston North region, his success in creating programmes of learning for VeX robotics and his willingness to teach computational thinking to all age levels is an inspiration. He makes teachers feel that they can teach this and he engages and shares his joy of what he's teaching with anyone and everyone.
Curators for Secondary Digital Technologies and Computer Science
Curators for Secondary Digital Technologies and Computer Science
Steve Rodkiss
Overseeing computer science, programming, 3d modelling and video game development
Steve brings over 25 years of teaching experience and a strong focus on practical, classroom-ready approaches. You can also check him out on his YouTube channel SRCoder, which has over half a million views.
Samuel O'Sullivan
Overseeing Computer Science, Programming and Video Game
Samuel has taught Digital Technologies for over 5 years bringing experience across programming and video game development.
John Creighton
Overseeing Computer Science and the overall direction
John has over 25 years in education and more than a decade in curriculum development. John supports the design and quality of our learning pathways and resources with a particular focus on Computer Science.
Toni Maddaford
Overseeing the creative, digital design & media areas
With over 10 years of teaching experience, Toni brings a strong creative background to champion student-led projects that follow their passions. She supports learners to create purposeful, functional outcomes, making sure their work not only works well, but looks great too.
Curators for Secondary Electronics and Mechatronics
Curators for Secondary Electronics and Mechatronics
Katana Dunn
Overseeing Electronics & Robotics
Katana has worked professionally as an electrical engineer and brings this experience to her 15 years of teaching electronics both in a Unit and Achievement Standard Context. She has also been active in Vex Robotics.
William Thew
Overseeing Electronics & Mechatronics
Will has come from industry as a Network Engineer
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