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There was a heightened buzz of anticipation as a hundred principals, who lead the Principals’ Associations of their regions, gathered at Wellington’s Intercontinental Hotel in March. They had come to explore challenges and opportunities arising from the speakers’ presentations and from earlier meetings with their own local principals. They would debate these challenges and opportunities […]
Moi mai e te Rangatira Martin. Principals across the motu are mourning the loss of Professor Martin Thrupp, a highly respected, talented, and distinguished education policy and leadership researcher. Martin began his career as a secondary school teacher before embarking on an academic career at the University of Waikato. He moved to the United Kingdom […]
NZPF congratulates Mina Pomare Peita, principal at Te Kura Taumata O Panguru (Northland) who has won the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) Founders’ Principals Award for Leadership, including a $10,000 professional development grant. The awards have been running for 29 years. Over that time, $1.2M has been presented to teachers and education leaders who […]
Hats off to whoever had the genius idea of taking 500 school principals to an amusement arcade for the night! Yes, I loved the Virtual Reality pirate shooting game but I laughed the most playing Hungry Hippos. I also had a great time playing at being Captain of the Million Dollar Cruise on beautiful Lake […]
Most schools run their own Teacher Only Days (TODs) or meet as a Kāhui Ako (KA) cluster of schools. In a first for the district, Franklin hosted 46 schools with over 600 teachers for this year’s TOD. The day included multiple KAs and multiple individual schools. The agenda for the day was as ‘mega’ as […]
This year’s NZPF Conference was an early sell-out, such that in her President’s address, Leanne Otene extended an apology to all those who weren’t able to attend. Queenstown has always been a favorite with principals, but the venue capacity limits delegate numbers. That is a problem for future conference organisers to resolve, but those present […]
For the Kiwi delegation attending the Australian Primary Principals’ Association conference, Hobart was full of surprises. If a visit to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) didn’t shock the senses, then stepping off the bus into a snowstorm on Hobart’s Kunanyi Mt. Wellington certainly did. It stands a mere 1,271 meters above the […]
Each election year, NZPF develops its own manifesto to share with all political parties. This year, the manifesto was constructed in collaboration with the Presidents of the Regional Principals’ Associations, at the NZPF annual Moot. It was a lively day, filled with enthusiasm for what principals know is possible and achievable for the tamariki of […]
Recently the NZPF national office appointed a young, new staff member. In preparing for the interviews, we drew up a list of personal characteristics to look for in selecting the best candidate. This included having the confidence to push boundaries, a sense of humour, good communication and time management skills, being a problem solver, having […]
With its fervent drive to address inequities for principals, the NZPF national executive is acutely aware that principals in some areas of the country feel their voice is not heard. They say specialist resources don’t reach them, no one is advocating for them, and their unique circumstances are not recognised. One of those areas is […]
There’s nothing like an election year to excite the ‘politician’ within. There’s also nothing quite like questioning political representatives about their party’s education policies. We learn how in touch, or otherwise, their party is with the realities that face schools every day; and we learn which parties prefer to work alongside our profession and be […]
