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EDITOR Principals’ Associations are such enduring entities, it is occasionally surprising little children as they strolled home from easy to overlook them. Across the country, association executives school. The story of Horton the elephant hatching eggs in a tree, have for years been beavering away, organising professional had nothing on Ernie the elephant popping his […]
Editor Children don’t usually open NZPF’s annual conference, but this year was an exception. The combined schools of Queenstown led the mihi whakatau with a performance as remarkable and lofty as the mountains surrounding them. Their moving haka gripped the six hundred strong audience and created a platform for the embracing welcome which followed. Morning […]
2017 GENERAL ELECTION MANIFESTO Introduction The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), established in 1982, is the largest principals’ organisation in the country, with 2,178 members. The organisation’s focus is school leadership and it is the only organisation working solely on behalf of all New Zealand school principals. Principles: 1. A successful public education system will […]
Editor The NZPF Moot is always a highly anticipated event on the NZPF calendar. It is the opportunity for regional representatives to make their contribution to the work programme of NZPF. This year, high profile television journalist, Jehan Casinader chaired the day linking the sessions with his wonderful repertoire of stories and humour. He also […]
Schools around the country are gearing up for Kids Voting again this year and will be running their own mock elections when the General Election is held in September. More students will be taking part in Kids Voting than at the last election in 2014. By the beginning of May, approximately 82,000 students from 440 […]
Editor Principals’ retirement parties are always up-beat. They’re a time to celebrate the great achievements of the retiree, to reflect on their career and to listen to the string of career gaffes and embarrassing moments that loyal colleagues no longer have to keep secret because this principal won’t be at school on Monday to endure […]
Editor This year’s national conference for New Zealand principals will be held from 19–22 September in Queenstown. Normally we host conference much earlier but the ‘Lions Rugby Tour’ precluded that this year. We trust that the later date will not create any inconvenience for you. Queenstown has always proved a popular venue for conferences, in […]
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation is not an oldestablished organisation. It’s early roots trace back only to 1980, although there had been many attempts to form a national organisation for “Head Teachers” prior to that. The Auckland Headmasters’ Association was formed nearly 100 years ago – probably the oldest established local association for school leaders […]
A growing number of New Zealand primary and middle schools are successfully integrating Cambridge programmes into their school curriculum. Cambridge offers a four-staged curriculum framework for a child’s journey through their years of schooling. The curriculum begins with Cambridge Primary, a world-class programme taken in over 110 countries worldwide. The curriculum sets clear learning objectives […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING Technology provides an easy, effective and engaging way for students to learn, and it caters for special learning needs and diverse learning styles. It also enables your students to interact with their classmates by encouraging collaboration, and ensures they have fast access to up-to-date information. For many […]
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) 119th Conference Birmingham UK Liz Hawes EDITOR The UK may be 18,700 kilometres from New Zealand, but on Educational Excellence Everywhere. One of the key features of any day you can hear the educational concerns of British Head the ‘White Paper’ is ‘Academisation’. Teachers echo in the corridors of […]
