News in October 2009
Professional standards for secondary principals revised
28 October 2009
The professional standards for secondary school principals have now been 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. The standards have been revised to reflect the changes in education since that time. The...
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Tags: Systems and Policy
National standards released
23 October 2009
National Standards come into effect in 2010 for English-medium schools with students in Years 1 to 8. The standards set clear expectations that students need to meet in reading, writing and mathematics in the first eight years at school. The English-medium National Standards packs are being distributed to schools from...
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Tags: Curriculum
He Kākano: expressions of interest invited
23 October 2009
He Kākano is a significant new in-depth professional learning programme for secondary and area school leadership teams. The programme focuses on growing culturally responsive pedagogical school leadership – leadership that actively takes account of the culture of Māori learners to build relationships that result in achievement success. The Ministry of...
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Tags: Professional Leadership Plan
New EOTC guidelines available
19 October 2009
Opportunities for students to learn in and about their community and environment have been enhanced with the recent publication of EOTC guidelines - Bringing the Curriculum Alive. The guidelines update an earlier version to take account of current teaching and safety practices and aim to help teachers extend the classroom...
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New resource on privacy in schools now available online
12 October 2009
A new book called Privacy in Schools: a guide to the Privacy Act for principals, teachers and boards of trustees, has just been published online by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. It gives practical advice to schools about how the Privacy Act works. You can access the free download...
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New teacher recruitment guides now available
09 October 2009
If you are a school principal, you are probably starting to plan your school’s staffing needs for 2010. Two new guides from Teach NZ, Principals’ Guide to Teacher Recruitment – Primary and Intermediate Schools and Principals’ Guide to Teacher Recruitment – Area and Secondary Schools, contain everything you need to...
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Leadership events in October
06 October 2009
Use this Leadership Events link to find information about what's happening in October. If you would like your leadership event considered for addition to the 2010 calendar, send the details to: contact@educationalleaders.govt.nz.
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