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Rangiātea case studies and exemplars launched
27 October 2011
Developed in partnership with schools by the Ministry, researchers and expert practitioners Rangiātea is one in a series of tools that provides leaders with materials to strengthen their school’s capacity to support improvements in Māori student achievement.These tools respond to research and Māori learner experiences that identify that when leaders...
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Tags: Professional Learning and Development
New digital resource on leadership learning
25 October 2011
Check out Ako in Action: a new series of engaging digital stories on Educational Leaders. Eight New Zealand school leaders talk about how they have connected the learning they undertook in three Ministry-funded professional learning programmes (EPDP, the Ariki project and NAPP) to their professional practice. Leaders taking part in...
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Resource for gaining teacher registration revised
12 October 2011
Towards Full Registration: A Support Kit has been revised giving clear directions on how to gain full teacher registration. The kit is for teachers in teacher-led early childhood services, primary and secondary schools and kura kaupapa Māori. The revised kit includes the Registered Teacher Criteria and effective induction and mentoring...
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Tags: Systems and Policy
Videos for first-time principals
22 September 2011
These videos have recently been added to the suite of resources developed as part of the First-time Principals Programme. The material was collected from FTP mentor symposia and FTP residential meetings. They will be of interest to all leaders. Mary Chamberlain: Leadership and the New Zealand Curriculum Hana O'Regan: Māori...
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New resource on cultural competencies for teachers of Māori learners
07 September 2011
Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners is a new resource explaining the progression of the competencies teachers need to develop so they can help Māori learners achieve educationally as Māori.Tātaiako has been developed to help all educators think about what it takes to successfully teach Māori learners. It...
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Principals' sabbatical reports recently added
01 September 2011
Principals' sabbatical reports added in August 2011 look at: accelerating literacy acquisition during the first year at primary school (Gordon Caddie, Waltham School). the science and art of student motivation (Stephen Hensman, Taradale High School). best use practices and service provision of ultra-fast broadband within identified New Zealand schools (Philip...
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New guidelines on searching students and confiscation
29 August 2011
These newly released guidelines from the Ministry of Education will assist boards of trustees (or manager of a private school ) and principals to develop an appropriate and practical approach to searching students and also to confiscation of student property. They are designed to provide some understanding of the responsibilities...
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Visit the refreshed secondary middle leaders site
24 August 2011
If you're a middle leader in a secondary school you might like to check out your dedicated space on NZC Online. This area of the site has been recently refreshed. It provides a range of information, tools, and resources that support secondary middle leaders as you lead change in relation...
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Did you get our August e-newsletter?
08 August 2011
We send out an e-newsletter every couple of months to keep you up-to-date with what's new on Educational Leaders and give you other pieces of leadership information that might support you in your leadership role.Our latest e-newsletter was emailed to leaders who are on our database on August 8th.If you've...
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Tags: Systems and Policy
Principals' sabbatical reports recently added
01 August 2011
Principals' sabbatical reports added in June and July 2011 look at: leadership and pedagogy, in particular building leadership capacity within students and staff (Dawn Ackroyd, St Oran's College). ways in which primary school principals utilise professional supervision, including their personal mentoring, to support them in their role as educational leaders...
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