News tagged with "Professional Learning and Development"
Sabbatical leave awards for 2013 now open
01 May 2012
If you wish to apply for sabbatical leave during 2013, the closing date for applications is Friday 29 June 2012. Paid sabbatical leave of 10 weeks (one term) is available to principals in state or state integrated schools, under the provisions of the primary, secondary, and area principals' collective agreements....
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Apply now: scholarship for emerging leaders
18 April 2012
The Linking Minds Scholarship is a prestigious international award for young teachers who identify themselves as emerging leaders. The scholarship has been available since 2003 and is sponsored by the British Council, the Ministry of Education, the New Zealand Teachers Council and the NZ-UK Link Foundation.The scholarship aims to recognise...
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Forum for NZ principals in Singapore
12 April 2012
From July 1 to 7 2012 the Asia New Zealand Foundation (Asia:NZ) is holding a five-day professional development forum in Singapore for up to 15 New Zealand school principals. The purpose of the forum is to deepen New Zealand principals' awareness, understanding and knowledge of Singapore and Asia so that...
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Calling all MSLs - take the survey!
04 April 2012
At the end of March the Ministry of Education released Leading from the Middle: educational leadership for middle and senior leaders.If you've had a chance to look through we invite you to take the feedback survey. Your feedback will be very valuable in helping us to improve the resource to...
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New resource for middle and senior leaders
23 March 2012
Leading from the Middle: educational leadership for middle and senior leaders has been sent out to all schools this week. It describes the qualities, practices, and activities middle and senior leaders (MSLs) need to lead in ways that enhance learner outcomes.This resource is the third in a series that includes...
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Update on 2012 PLD
28 February 2012
From this year, PLD is being prioritised according to the need of schools to support learners and raise student achievement, particularly for Māori learners, Pasifika learners and learners with special education needs. Regional offices will confirm the PLD allocations to those schools which have been successful. PLD available for secondary...
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Secondary senior managers awarded sabbatical leave
25 January 2012
Ten senior managers from New Zealand secondary schools have been awarded a 10-week sabbatical in 2012 as part of their career pathway. The award is available to senior managers in state or state-integrated secondary schools.Leave is provided to engage in professional learning activities. See who received an award for 2012...
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Information about PLD for 2012
25 January 2012
Leaders have been asking us where they can find information about Professional Learning and Development (PLD) for 2012. The new process for accessing PLD has been outlined in the New Zealand Education Gazette / Tukutuku Kōrero (January 24, 2012). You can read the article at this link:Providing focused PLD in...
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Reminder about our self-review resources
19 January 2012
There's such a lot of material on Educational Leaders, it's easy for some of our older - but still relevant and useful - resources to get buried. This is just to remind you that we have two sections about self-review on the site. The sections contain videos and resources to...
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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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