Nicola Smith

I am the Managing Director of Essential Resources, a successful and innovative educational publisher founded in 2000. Our team of experienced authors, designers, editors and IT experts are committed to producing the best-quality products and services that inspire teaching and learning. Our resources are sold all over the world (United States of America, United Kingdom, Denmark, South Africa, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Cook Islands) in multiple languages. Over 90% of New Zealand schools and over 50% of Australian schools use our resources. Freshness, innovation and relevance characterise our wide range of classroom resources, as well as our teacher support and professional practice books for early childhood centres, primary and secondary schools. Our resources support teachers in challenging students to develop higher-order thinking skills and strong problem-solving strategies to equip them for today’s fast-paced, changing world. Our curriculum-specific and cross-curricular publications cover core subjects such as English, mathematics, science and ICT. For teacher support, we focus on SOLO Taxonomy, special needs, behaviour management, assessment, sustainability and more. Teachers love iUgo, our award-winning digital planner. iUgo is effective and easy to use – and it saves teachers time. As a powerful, flexible, collaborative planning solution, it presents up-to-date, relevant information that teachers can use to plan anywhere, anytime. The ongoing success of Essential Resources reflects our ability and flexibility to continually produce market-specific educational resources that both support teachers and inspire students.