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Practice
Using the Code of Conduct to Proactively Support Teachers
Using the Code of Conduct to proactively support teachers . . . Helen Kinsey-Wightman This year I have begun working for the Teaching Council as part of one of their Teacher Complaints Assessment Committees. There are several committees throughout the country who meet once a month to review cases of alleged teacher misconduct. This work […]
Pride in Diversity
INVERCARGILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Liz Hawes EDITOR The fabric of Invercargill Middle School is tightly woven with glowing strands of pride, clearly visible throughout its extensive history. The oldest in the district, the school has been cultivating its reputation for 146 years. The first students to make the school’s honours board were James Fox and Jane […]
Designing your Future
founder and CEO of Weaving Futures If you have noticed that the world around you appears to be changing at a faster pace than you can keep up with, then you are right. This generation is experiencing more technologydriven change than the total sum of world change to this point. The experts tell us that […]
A Broader, Deeper, Richer Curriculum
A broader, deeper, richer curriculum – add the arts and drama Dr Elizabeth Anderson Senior Lecturer Drama, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland Your editor approached me to write for your magazine, will to broaden and deepen the curriculum, then I hold that the suggesting that […]
Anxious Kids: A call to Action
ANXIOUS KIDS: A CALL TO ACTION Anne Giles Direction Worx Ltd Stephanie Geddes The University of Waikato Anne Giles ‘Anxious kids have really good strengths in humility, love, honesty, kindness and social intelligence, but they need to dial up their strengths in leadership and bravery, perspective, judgment and curiosity.’ The Listener – Feb 2018 This […]
Westbridge Residential School
EDITOR Earlier this year, I joined President, Whetu Cormick, on a trip to the South Island. This trip had one specific purpose – to visit two Residential Schools, Halswell in Christchurch and Salisbury in Nelson. Whetu wanted to experience first hand the programmes in action at these schools. He wanted to meet the residents, their […]
‘Play is the way’…to independence, self-management and self-motivation
‘PLAY IS THE WAY’ . . . TO INDEPENDENCE, SELF-MANAGEMENT and SELF-MOTIVATION Liz Hawes EDITOR The virtues of play have been elevated lately, as new-entrant teachers report the growing number of children arriving at school without the necessary skills for formal learning. It is well known that through play, young children make sense of their […]