News in April 2009
Online curriculum support for secondary middle leaders
27 April 2009
This area of New Zealand Curriculum online contains resources, stories, and ideas to support secondary department heads in implementing the New Zealand Curriculum.
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22 April 2009
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Educational Leaders launched
15 April 2009
Educational Leaders, a new website for New Zealand's school leaders, was launched by the Minister of Education at the First-time Principals' residential in Auckland on 15 April. Educational Leaders builds on the best of the previous school leadership site, LeadSpace, and will also target middle and senior leaders as well...
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NZCER curriculum conferences in May
14 April 2009
School leaders are invited to NZCER’s four-conference series on curriculum implementation. Conferences will be held during May in Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. At each location, invited local school leaders will share aspects of their school’s recent professional learning journey, and how the curriculum fits into that.Themes: Leading professional learning...
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Revision of professional standards for secondary principals
14 April 2009
The professional standards for secondary school principals are being revised. The current standards were published in 1998 in the Ministry of Education document Principal Performance Management: A resource for boards of trustees and principals. Revision of the professional standards has been led by secondary principal sector groups, which believe it...
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Leading curriculum change
14 April 2009
Curriculum planning and review is an ongoing process lead by principals and other curriculum leaders. While responsibility for curriculum change can be shared (in larger schools, it needs to be), it is important that principals take the lead. The best available evidence suggests that educational leadership is the most effective...
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Principals' sabbatical award recipients for 2009
14 April 2009
Visit the Principals' sabbatical reports page to view the list of sabbatical award recipients for 2009 and also to download sabbatical reports submitted during 2007 and 2008. Find out more about how to apply for sabbatical leave.
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