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I want to celebrate the tumuaki of Aotearoa New Zealand, for the amazing work they do. My focus is on the ways principals embrace inclusion and how they enact Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It is not easy to be fully inclusive, yet principals across the motu welcome, love and teach all tamariki, irrespective of their […]
Principals lead schools and our work has a significant impact on the quality of education that students receive. At the same time, principals must enact government policy as directed by the Ministry of Education. Over the years, we have found that when the government and the Ministry exclude us from policy discussions, and then ask […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation Ko Orowhano tōku maunga Ko Rangiheke tōku awa Ko Mamare tōku waka Ko Te Rarawa tōku iwi Ko Ngati Kuri tōku hapu Ko Manukau tōku marae Ko Whakamaharatanga tōku whare tuupuna Ko Hapakuku ruia te tangata tipuna Te uri ō Hapakuku Ruia Ko te tumuaki ahau o Manaia View […]
NZPF hosted a cracker conference in September. If you didn’t get to Christchurch for the conference, there is a full report in this issue of NZ Principal (p.22–30). It was a future looking conference, designed to help us imagine how our education system might look beyond Covid. Keynote speakers embraced the theme enthusiastically. What was […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation For Māori, Cape Reinga is the most spiritually significant what they are and are not good at, about their ability to learn and place in New Zealand. An ancient pohūtūkawa tree and a lonely their sense of worth. Subjects outside literacy and numeracy have lighthouse mark this special place. […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation Coming from ‘Te Wai-o-nui o Tirewa’, the great forest of Tirewa, better know as the Waitakere Ranges in West Auckland, I have often reflected upon what it is that makes this place so special to me. It is my turangawaewae and the place I call home. It is also […]
President’s Pen Education Leadership in Aotearoa 2022: The pandemic, partnerships and possibilities Cherie Taylor-Patel National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation New Zealand has one of the most devolved education systems in the world. Consequently, principals’ roles are complex. Some aspects of management are the same across schools, but the kete of skills we develop and […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation When you think of schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand, what comes to mind? What are the unique features of how we approach the education of young people and how do those features find expression? During my teacher training, I remember being given an assignment by my professional studies lecturer, […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation For the past 20 years educators have sought to articulate be localised has further confused matters. The recent NZPF/ what students need to learn in a rapidly changing world. Ministry of Education curriculum road trip exposed the lack Such a notion poses a challenge to a schooling system that […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation The Ministry of Education’s Curriculum refresh is underway with a stated purpose to ensure curriculum is clear about the ‘learning that can’t be left to chance’. Curriculum is important, as each curriculum discipline delineates national goals, but any robust national education system must join curriculum to pedagogy. To understand […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation As the new year begins after the turmoil of 2020, we turn our professional focus to curriculum. COVID disrupted many things in 2020 not least the focus needed by Government and the Ministry of Education to address pressing questions about declining rates of achievement and how to support teachers […]
National President, New Zealand Principals’ Federation I am always reluctant to point to the halcyon days of yesteryear as the high tide mark for quality but in the instance of initial teacher education, it is appropriate. Our current teacher training providers are not servicing our profession well. The quality of provision must be urgently addressed. […]
