Secondary award recipients 2016
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Allen, Christine
Carmel College
Explore how to build effective, innovative, and creative leadership teams to implement plans for continuous improvement.
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Bowden, Mark
Spotswood College
Visit schools, youth guarantee network organisations, and polytechnics.
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Cochrane, Alistair
Waihi College
Understand the variety of career/vocational pathways that students progress through to enhance future learning and employment prospects; explore best practice examples in NZ schools and design a structure that supports student pathways at Waihi College.
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Comeau, Christopher
Roncalli College
Visit NZ Catholic and special character schools to see how they incorporate restorative practices into their pastoral systems and embed them in their school culture; investigate new US legislation aimed at reducing suspensions and exclusions and keeping "at risk" students actively engaged in schools.
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Davis, Sarah
Timaru Girls' High School
Research schools in New Zealand that are adopting an interconnected approach to curriculum delivery and investigate how other schools are tailoring curriculum to meet the needs of students, particularly in senior schools.
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Ellis, Jennifer
New Plymouth Girls' High School
Visit girls' schools and investigate how they meet the learning needs of their gifted and talented students.
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Evans, Brian
Kelston Boys' High School
Continuation of research on the influences on the educational achievement of Samoan and Tongan male students in Auckland secondary schools
This report file is a PhD thesis.
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Grinter, Albert
Rotorua Boys' High School
Visit schools, other institutions, and attend a conference.
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Hensman, Stephen
Taradale High School
Study best practice strategies and shape an effective change management model to put strategies into lasting effect.
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Inger, John
Morrinsville College
Read and visit new modern learning environment schools in New Zealand and Australia to investigate physical differences, new pedagogical approaches, and discover what is working best.
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Lewis, Stephen
Reporoa College
Undertake in-depth professional reading to examine how theory and practice meet in the area of transformational school leadership.
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Lindsey, Stephen
Papamoa College
Explore the educational landscape that is necessary to meet the needs of next generation learners in New Zealand schools.
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Mabin, Rosemary
Inglewood High School
Visit similar New Zealand schools – rural, state secondary schools that are the only secondary schools in their community with a number of contributing primary schools, preferably providing years 7 and 8 technology.
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McGuinness, Paul
Campion College
Undertake research and review literature relating to modern learning practices, to develop a model of practice that can be used in a year 7–13 school.
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McKinlay, John
Gore High School
Study three aspects of social-psychological interventions and how these might affect achievement outcomes for secondary school students.
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Miles, Anne
McAuley High School
Investigate future-focused classrooms and teaching and learning that enables us to meet the competencies of The New Zealand Curriculum.
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Milne, Ann
Kia Aroha College
Further extend doctoral research and study in the areas of critical, culturally responsive pedagogy, cultural identity, and Māori/Pasifika achievement and engagement.
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Moses, Roger
Wellington College
Explore good practice in appraisal to ascertain what potential approaches are most appropriate for senior managers in large secondary schools.
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Schreurs, John
Mount Hutt College
Investigate the notion of modern learning environments and how it can apply to a rural school like Mount Hutt College.
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Shea, Deidre
Onehunga High School
Research and visit schools in New Zealand and the United States to see how schools are designing effective teaching and learning environments.
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Stanton, Richard
Pompallier Catholic College
Investigate how to retain a Catholic Colleges, Special Character, and Marist charisma in an ever increasingly secular world.
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Stewart, Karen
Marlborough Girls' College
Investigate successful transition to tertiary learning environments, and ‘next practice’ for secondary – tertiary partnerships.
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Taylor, Judith
Upper Hutt College
Attend a Harvard University programme and research best practice to increase teacher effectiveness.
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Travers, Geraldine
Hastings Girls' High School
Visit girls' secondary schools (socio-economically similar) to look at solutions for how to be more vocationally focused in order to meet the needs of increasing senior school retention, as well as increasing level 2 achievement.
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Tully, Gerard
St Patrick's College (Silverstream)
Visit schools in the United Kingdom and attend an international conference.
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Ward, Gerard
Menzies College
Visit six rural communities of schools in the South Island that have one high school and between 4–9 contributing primary schools.
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Williams, Michael
Pakuranga College
Research schools that are using Guy Claxton's concept of Building Learning Power and the Studio Schools model.
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