About Joce Nuttall

Professor Joce Nuttall is Executive Dean for Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education, bringing with her over forty years of experience as a leader, educator, and researcher in primary and early childhood settings.

Joce’s university experience includes Australian Catholic University (ACU) where she was Research Director – Teacher Education in the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education and was also where she established and directed the Centre for Early Childhood Futures. She served as Associate Dean (Teaching; Staff and Environment) at Monash University and Acting Associate Dean (Research) at ACU.

A board member of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority from 2016 to 2022, Joce has significant knowledge in the construction and implementation of early childhood curriculum policy and the design of teacher education programmes.

Her research interests include the initial and continuing education of educators and educational leaders, and the development of strategies for system-level workforce capacity building in early childhood education and care.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Education
• Certificate of Equivalence to the Diploma of Teaching (ECE)
• Master of Education (with Distinction)
• Diploma of Teaching (Primary)
• Bachelor of Education
• Diploma of Dunedin Teachers’ College