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SCHOOL LEADERSHe Pitopito Kōrero ISSUE No. 88 | 2018 APRIL 4

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Critical need to know and action Heads up Send us feedbackRegional newsGeneral information Archives| | | | |

X Critical need to know and action

1. Reminder: Initiation of bargaining to renew the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement. Read more…

2. New enrolment-based measure of NCEA attainment being introduced. Read more…3. Encourage your rangatahi, especially Head Girls and Boys to contribute to hui being held

as part of rejuvenating the relationship between the Crown and Māori. Read more…4. The process for claiming Reading Recovery travel reimbursements is changing from 30

April 2018. Read more…5. Consultation is currently underway on the draft Guidelines for Schools Developing a

Firearms Policy and closes on 11 April. We encourage you to share and discuss the draft guidelines with your board and school community and email us your feedback.

X Heads up

1. The 2017 student attendance data is now available. Read more…2. We’re looking for an independent panel of experts to assess portfolios from teachers

seeking recognition as an Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher (ACET). Applications close 20 April. Read more…

3. Bullying-Free week 2018 competitions and updated media guide. Read more…4. Congratulations to the 6 schools who have reached their travel targets in the 2018

Airpoints™ for Schools programme. Please encourage your school communities to donate their Airpoints Dollars™ at www.airpoints.co.nz/schools before 1 May 2018 to help the other 14 schools reach their goals.

5. You can now use smart forms to submit most of your information to Education Payroll. Read more…

6. Update: Introducing the Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko to schools and kura. Read more…

7. If your school uses fall arrest systems when carrying out work on roofs, these need to be need to be certified as safe. Read more…

8. Your school may be eligible to join the ADT Fire Monitoring contract. Read more…

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X General information

1. Encourage your Year 12 and 13 students to enter the Treasury Schools challenge. Readmore…

2. First Year of the Learning and Support Framework for statutory services providers. Readmore…

9. Further support for Reading Together® programmes now available. Read more…10. Please speak to your school property advisor if you are considering installing solar

panels. Read more…11. Reminder: schools who have identified asbestos in their buildings need to have an

asbestos management plan in place by 4 April 2018. Read more…12. We’ve increased the number of change management panel providers who are available

to work with Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako members. Read more…13. Nominate an outstanding young person for a NZ Youth Award. Read more...14. PaCT and TWA tools. Read more…

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q Waikato

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q Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu

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q Otago, Southland

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Critical need to know and action

Initiation of bargaining for a new Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement

An email was recently sent to all applicable board chairs about the initiation of bargaining for the renewal of the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement. Boards must let any employees who may be covered by this collective agreement know about the upcoming bargaining. Further information on the bargaining is available from NZSTA.

Read the Employment relations circular on our website.

New enrolment-based measure of NCEA attainment

NZQA will release final NCEA statistics for 2017 on 11 April this year. This will be the last year that NCEA attainment will be reported using the roll-based statistical measure. NZQA and the Ministry of Education have combined information sources to develop an updated measure of NCEA attainment, which will be used to report 2018 results in 2019.

The Minister for Crown/Māori Relations, Hon Kelvin Davis, has announced a series of hui across the country as part of rejuvenating the relationship between the Crown and Māori.

Over the next three months Minister Davis will be engaging with New Zealanders at a series of hui around the country, and online.

The purpose of this work is for the Minister to hear from Māori and all New Zealanders on their ideas for the Crown/Māori Relations portfolio. One of the key groups the Minister wants to hear from at these hui is rangatahi, especially Head Girls and Boys from whare kura and other schools.

The portfolio will focus on the health of the Crown/Māori relationship, and has an initial scope set by Cabinet.

The Minister’s initial thoughts on his focus and priorities, set out in this pamphlet [PDF], will form the basis of conversations with New Zealanders. These are:

1. A healthy relationship that will assist the Crown and Māori to:

• improve outcomes for Māori

• ensure the two parties meet Treaty obligations.

2. A set of values that build mutual respect, trust and openness.

3. The Crown’s intent is to work with Māori to respond better to their range of needs, aspirations,rights and interests and provide for active partnership.

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From the beginning of Term 2, the Reading Recovery travel reimbursement process will change.

Reading Recovery cluster teachers should now keep a log of daily travel and complete the reading recovery travel expenses form at the end of each term. Reading Recovery tutors then need to confirm the claim is correct and send it to their principal for approval. The cluster teacher must confirm that they have received payment before sending the form to the Resourcing Division, Ministry of Education so the school can be reimbursed (email [email protected]).

You no longer need to send your completed reading recovery travel expenses form to your local Ministry of Education office for approval.

Read more about the new process on our website.

Changes to Reading Recovery travel reimbursement process

3. Engaging in an appropriate manner and at the right levels.

and

4. A focus on the main issues, opportunities and priorities (to be tested during engagement).

For example:

• take the lead on resetting Crown/Māori relationships on hard issues;

• find opportunities for active partnerships between the Crown and Māori;

• measure how healthy the Crown/Māori relationship is over time;

• help government to better engage with Māori on matters of importance;

• support Māori capability and capacity to deal with government;

• lift public sector performance to better respond to Māori issues; and

• develop a way to deal with contemporary Treaty claims.

The process is designed to prompt ideas and new thinking. People can submit their ideas and feedback on the Minister’s initial thoughts at one of the 14 hui. If you can’t make a hui, there’s an online feedback sheet on the Ministry of Justice website. Or you can freepost your thoughts to Freepost Authority 254825, Crown Māori Relations, PO Box 180, Wellington.

Visit www.justice.govt.nz/crown-maori-relations for more information about the engagement process, including locations, dates and times of hui – and pamphlets in te reo Māori and English that you can print out. If you are going to attend a public hui, please RSVP to [email protected]

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Consultation is currently underway on the draft Guidelines for Schools Developing a Firearms Policy and closes 11 April. We encourage you to share and discuss the draft guidelines with your board and school community and email us your feedback.

Consultation on Draft Guidelines for Schools Developing a Firearms Policy

Heads up

The 2017 student attendance data is now online.

As you know, going to school every day is closely linked to student achievement.

Teachers and school leaders as well as parents, families and whānau need to work together so every child and young person is engaged and actively involved at school. Schools should have attendance plans in place, with effective monitoring and follow up of every child and young person who is not attending. A wide range of strategies can be effective in lifting attendance and include:

• Creating a positive learning environment that values every child and young person.

• Providing effective pastoral care.

• Reviewing and working to improve teachers’ and school leaders’ relationships with students.

• Ensuring clear boundaries and standards are in place.

• Providing subject choices that line up with students’ needs and interests.

• Ensuring teachers and school leaders have the cultural knowledge and skills to supportstudents from diverse backgrounds.

If you would like to better understand your school’s attendance data, we encourage you to join the Every Day Matters initiative. By joining, your school will receive customised attendance reports that will be enhanced over time to help you maintain and refresh your school’s attendance strategy.

Visit our website for more information on managing student attendance.

2017 student attendance data now available

We’re looking for an independent panel of experts to assess portfolios from teachers seeking recognition as an Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher (ACET).

Dr Mary Simpson will chair the ACET Evaluation Panel and panellists will need to be available full time for two weeks from 22 August 2018.

Expert panel applications – Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher









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We’re looking for people with:

• extensive leadership (management) experience and high standing in the primary educationsector

• extensive and current pedagogical knowledge and/or practice

• post-graduate qualification(s) in an aspect of pedagogy

• ability to critically analyse and assess information.

To apply to be a panel member, please call the ACET recognition process team on 0800 165 225 or email [email protected] for a guide and application form. Email your form and accompanying CV to [email protected] by 12pm 20 April 2018.

Bullying-Free NZ Week 2018 competitions

Help mark Bullying-Free NZ Week (14-18 May) at your school this year.

Students can enter this year’s schools’ competitions to write, make or compose something to highlight the Bullying-Free NZ Week theme Let’s Talk About It! Entries will be judged in three age groups: junior, intermediate and senior, with winners receiving $500 worth of resources of their choice for their school.

We’re also searching for bullying prevention superstars – nominate a student, staff member or group responsible for outstanding work to prevent bullying at your school.

View full details of both competitions on the Bullying-Free NZ website and check out 2017’s winners. You could also use the updated media guide [PDF] to help tell your community about your school’s bullying prevention activities.

Airpoints for Schools™

Congratulations to the 6 schools who have reached their travel targets in the 2018 Airpoints™ for Schools programme. Please encourage your school communities to donate their Airpoints Dollars™ at www.airpoints.co.nz/schools before 1 May 2018 to help the other 14 schools reach their goals.

Making payroll smarter

Education Payroll is working with school payroll administrators and principals to submit digital ‘Smart Forms’ for payroll instructions wherever possible.

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payroll system.

You can now submit the majority of payroll instructions as a smart form.

Read a list of smart forms on the Novopay website.

If you and your staff need help using or understanding smart forms, please contact your payroll advisor at Education Payroll.

Introducing the Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko curriculum

Digital Technologies for All Equity Fund announcedEach year until the end of 2020, this Equity Fund will reach 12,500 eligible students/ākonga who have limited structured support or digital technology learning at home and/or very limited or no access to technology or WiFi outside the school.

We have partnered with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) and Karrikins Group to deliver these innovative programmes. These providers will work with schools and kura in urban, regional and rural areas in parts of New Zealand.

For more information, see:

• Karrikins Group’s programme, ‘Digital Ignition | Māpura Matihiko’

• Te Papa’s programme, ‘Te Papa - Raranga Matihiko’

National Digital ChampionshipThis programme will launch on 6 April and will run until the end of 2019, with both regional and national competitions being held each year. These championships are open to all students, who can enter as either teams or individuals to represent their school or kura. More information will be provided in the next Bulletin.

Tailored Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko Professional Learning and Development – Round 2 A reminder that round 2 of applications close 5 April.

This professional support is specifically designed for schools and kura who are ready to implement the new content that require some additional input from expert facilitators. You can apply for this programme online with the allocation decisions made by a national panel.

We have developed a self-assessment guide to help you identify the professional support best suited to meet the needs of your teachers and kaiako. We recommend you read through the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko content and then use the guide to decide what support you need.







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Roof fall arrest systems – annual certification inspections

If your school uses fall arrest systems when carrying out roof inspections, routine maintenance, gutter cleaning or other roof top work procedures, these need to be annually certified in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015.

Argest, the Ministry’s facilities compliance managers, can organise inspections of this equipment for you. The Ministry pays for these inspections. However, if any maintenance work is required as a result of the inspection, this should be funded out of your school’s property maintenance grant.

Please email Rob Wilson [email protected] or Noelene McGregor [email protected] and they will organise an inspection for you. If the installation firm sends a letter or a quote to your school for the certification process, please also forward this to Argest.

ADT Fire Monitoring contract – fire alarms and sprinklers

The ADT Fire Alarm Monitoring contract is a free monitoring service for schools that have fire alarms and sprinkler systems that are required to be directly connected to Fire and Emergency New Zealand (brigade connected).

If your school needs to be brigade connected you can join the ADT Fire Alarm Monitoring contract. All fees for this service will be paid by the Ministry.

Generally the buildings being monitored need to be at least 50 percent Ministry owned to qualify for this service.

If your school does not have any brigade connected systems, you do not qualify for this service and you can continue to choose who monitors your fire alarms.

The ADT Fire Alarm Monitoring contract is run through Argest, the Ministry’s facilities compliance mangers. Please email Rob Wilson [email protected] or Donna Vandersyp [email protected] at Argest to opt into this service.

Further support for Reading Together® schools

Until 30 June this year, schools that have previously offered Reading Together® are eligible for a grant of $900+GST to support a further workshop series in 2018.

Read more and download an application form from Te Kete Ipurangi or request an application form by emailing [email protected]

For more information about Reading Together® please contact your local advisor (listed on page 9).







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Installing solar panels

Please speak to your school property advisor if you are considering installing solar panels so a full assessment of the impact they will have on infrastructure can be carried out.

A number of energy suppliers are encouraging schools to install solar panels to generate their own electricity.

While the Ministry supports sustainable energy sources, in some cases retro-fitting of solar panels can cause maintenance issues to roofs and other infrastructure.

If you install solar panels your school’s 10YPP will also need to be amended in agreement with the Ministry.

All solar panel installations must be carried out by installers who are members of SEANZ (Sustainable Electricity Association of NZ). SEANZ provide certification requirements, installation guidelines and a directory of SEANZ members on their website at: www.seanz.org.nz

If you’d like further information about installing solar panels please contact your school property advisor.

Region Name Email PhoneWhangarei Sacha Cherrington [email protected] 09 436 8929 or

027 705 7543

Auckland Pennie Otto [email protected] 027 406 3315

Hamilton Kathryn Turner [email protected] 021 165 0929

Rotorua Belinda Havill [email protected] 07 571 7875 or 027 551 6512

Napier Hana Ruth [email protected] 06 833 6732

Whanganui Sylvia Howieson [email protected] 0278398549

Wellington Ross Hampton [email protected] 04 463 8681 (Ext 48681)

Nelson Alison Locke [email protected] 03 539 1564

Christchurch Emma Royal [email protected] 03-378 7515 (Ext 37515)

Otago/Southland

Trish Boyle [email protected] 03 211 8012







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Managing asbestos in your school

By 4 April, schools who have determined that asbestos or asbestos containing materials are present within their school buildings must have an asbestos management plan in place.

Clarification around identifying asbestos and the requirements can be found on our asbestos management webpage.

More information about working with asbestos can also be found on the WorkSafe website.

If you are unsure whether you have met the requirements of this regulation or need help developing a plan, please contact your school property advisor for advice.

Change managers now available to help Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako

We’ve increased the number of change management panel providers available to work with Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako members. A change manager works collaboratively with a Kāhui Ako to develop a planned approach to change, tailored to their specific context, to enable them to innovate and continue to develop. This could include identifying the systems, processes and resources required to support the ongoing development of the Community of Learning.

Read this recent Education Gazette article for more information on how these providers will work with you and the benefits that can be achieved.

Information about the 14 change management providers and the locations they service is available on our website. To access the service, contact your local Kāhui Ako lead advisor. They will work with you to match your Kāhui Ako with a change manager with the specific skills and knowledge needed.

Nominate an outstanding young person for a NZ Youth Award

The New Zealand Youth Awards 2018 are designed to recognise and celebrate the passion, success and commitment of rangatahi aged 12-24 years, and those that support them, who are leading change, innovating and creating solutions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

There are up to 20 awards across 6 categories, including a junior and senior Supreme Award winner. These categories celebrate qualities such as leadership, inclusion and diversity, commitment to the environment, entrepreneurship, working for youth or being a youth champion.

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General Information

Students can now register for the Treasury Schools Challenge in teams or as individuals. To enter students need to present three policy changes that would promote a fairer tax system in New Zealand in either: an essay (2000 words), an A3 poster or video clip. The overall winners will receive a $500 electronics voucher and $2000 scholarship to Victoria University.

Students must register by 16 April and submit their entries by 16 May 2018. Visit the Treasury website for the registration form, prize details and categories, and assessment criteria.

Treasury School Challenge 2018 for year 12 & 13 students

Network days in October and November last year concluded the first year of the new Learning and Support Framework for statutory services providers.

This framework was recommended by the 2014 sector working group’s review of how the Ministry manages statutory interventions and developed by members of the sector working group with the vision that it should be provider-led, to protect the independence of the statutory role. The framework provides opportunities for networking, collegial support and sharing best practice to

Learning and support framework for statutory services providers

on Thursday 28 June 2018. Visit the Ministry of Youth Development’s website for more information or nominate an outstanding young person here.

PaCT and TWA tools

This year we are focused on strengthening the use of the curricula for understanding progress and achievement, building on good practices already occurring in the classroom.

In support of that work, we are continuing development of the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) and Te Waharoa Ararau (TWA). These tools support teachers and kaiako to understand where each student is in their learning – to help with planning the next learning steps and reporting to parents.

On 28 May, updated versions of the PaCT and TWA will be released. The May update will:

• re-position the tools to Curriculum levels 1 to 5 – a new optional function will be introduced to make the default view to be against the National Curricula levels for mathematics and literacy, te reo matatini and pāngarau

• extend the use of progress tools for use up to curriculum level 5 (years 9 and 10).

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Regional News

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build the capability and professionalism of statutory providers.

The programme design team, made up of providers and Ministry staff, put together a programme including two induction days for newly approved statutory providers, a two-day national hui for all approved statutory providers, and three network days for smaller regional provider groups. Attendance and engagement at all of these meetings was high.

Face to face meetings are a critical part of the framework but the framework also provides mentoring for new statutory providers in their first intervention, professional supervision, and a website for statutory providers to access resources, information, templates and tools to help them in their work.

Planning is well underway for the 2018 programme, taking into account feedback from the participants, and the team is looking forward to a continued positive response to the framework. The 2018 national hui will be held in Wellington on 11 April.











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Tai Tokerau | Hira Gage

Tēnā koutou katoa

Tai Tokerau Learning Support Service Delivery Model Te Manawa Tahi Learning Support Service delivery model arrived in Hokianga on 15 March.

You will see Te Arahi (the little orange man on the flag in this picture) popping up in various places in the Hokianga.

Parents and whānau are able to call in and talk with a practitioner about their child’s learning needs without an appointment.

I would like to acknowledge Te Kura Takiwa o Mangonuiowae – Broadwood School for the warm welcome and allowing practitioners and Resource Teachers: Learning Behaviour (RTLB) to use their facilities to support tamariki, parents and whānau.

A celebration of 125 years for Glenbervie SchoolGlenbervie School celebrated their 125th anniversary of operation on 23 March.

The 125th Celebration involved a low-key birthday party that saw community, visitors, VIP guests, ex-principals and ex-staff arrive to share in the celebrations.

The school has been open for instruction within the Glenbervie area since 1893. The current location of Glenbervie School has been in operation since 1915 after the original school at Huanui was shifted in the summer holidays at the end of 1914. Small schools within the district were amalgamated into one main school over the years with the likes of Kaiatea, Brynavon and Pataua Schools all becoming Glenbervie School.

Over the years the buildings may have changed but the education of students has always been about people. The people who have worked at Glenbervie

School have always shown dedication and commitment to making Glenbervie School the best school possible. The aim of the school has always been to educate the children of the district and

George Lincoln, eldest pupil at Glenbervie Primary School cut the 125 year celebration cake. Supporting George are the current principal, Braden Eade and past principals: Paul Shepherd, Lesley Parton and Craig McKernan.











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this goal continues today as we grow great young people through pathways to excellence.

Professional Learning and Development (PLD)The Tai Tokerau area allocation panel met for the first time this year and has completed its PLD allocation. The applications were of a high quality and clearly focused on student progress and achievement.

The next opportunity for submitting a proposal for PLD will be in mid-May with further rounds in August and November.

Your education advisor can answer any queries you may have about the PLD allocation process.

Consultation on items being considered for an education billIn February, the Minister of Education announced a broad work programme that takes a strategic approach to the future of the education sector. This work will involve significant engagement across the education sector. You can read about the issues being considered for legislation in 2018 and how to make a submission on our website.

We would like to hear your views on as many of these issues as you wish. We are also writing to education peak bodies and to key parties who may have a direct interest in these issues. If you would like further information please email [email protected] Consultation closes 13 April.

Kōrero Mātauranga - Let’s Talk About EducationEducation should give every New Zealander the freedom and opportunity to be the best they can be. That’s the education system we want for the future. But to achieve it we need your help.

Because education belongs to, and is about, all of us.

That’s why we want all of you – children, young people, parents, teachers, employers, iwi, families and whānau – to have a conversation about building not just a better education system, but the world’s best.

Because second-best isn’t good enough for our kids, or for New Zealand.

We’d love to hear your views and ideas via this survey. This is your chance to shape the future of New Zealand education, for all our children and young people, for the next 30 years or more. So come on, join the conversation spread the word to everyone you know – post publicly on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag - #EdConvo18.

Feel free to call me on 09 436 8914 or email me at: [email protected]

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Tenā koe

Thank you to those who have worked with us to nominate participants for the Education Summit in Auckland. These nominations have been forwarded to Wellington and invitations will be sent from the Minister’s office. The Summit will be followed by a series of regional hui and fono, so there will be lots of opportunities to contribute to the wider Education Conversation.

On 23 March, the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, formally launched the Education Conversation | Kōrero Mātauranga at Selwyn College, in conjunction

with the official opening of the school’s new classroom block.

The Prime Minister talked about the national conversation on the future of education and announced the go-live of the online public survey. Over the coming weeks, more strands of the Education Conversation will be shared. A visual to help show how these strands fit together [PDF] in the Minister’s overall programme has now been uploaded to our website.

In addition, a number of different matters are currently open for consultation. Your feedback on changes in the education sector is vital and greatly appreciated.

Manurewa Intermediate – Winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Award for Excellence in Engaging; and Supreme Award WinnerManurewa Intermediate were the winners of the 2017 Engaging | Atahāpara Award, and the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award | Takiri ko te Ata. We asked them to share with us the impact that winning the awards had on their school community.

This award meant a lot to us. It affirmed us. It made us believe (even more!) in what we’re doing here at Manurewa Intermediate. More than that, it gave us even more pride in our school, our kids, our staff, and our community. The application process, in itself, was a really rewarding thing to do, as it made us really reflect not just on the previous term or year, but the previous eight years after the need for lots of change, grit and energy to make our place a place that is great for kids! Having all the reflections, progress and impact we had made written down on paper made us realise just how much we had done.

The first thing we did after the ceremony was hold a whole school assembly to share our award. The kids were pumped. They knew that they were in a great school, but this award really drove it home… and puffed their chests up! We wanted to make sure that our kids could feel proud

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and be loud about it. We wanted them to tell their family all about their school and how much it meant to them. We wanted our families to also feel proud of the school, and of Manurewa! And we wanted our community who had helped us make our school great over the past eight years to be recognized as well.

Part of winning the award meant funding for professional development. Our leadership team attended the National Future Schools Conference in Melbourne last month. The keynote speaker was Sir Ken Robinson - an icon in modern education circles. While we had the big-concept speakers, there were also other opportunities to sit down with educators from far and wide to talk about the nuts and bolts of our trade, which helped us share what we do as well as pick up on what educational leaders from all over Australia were doing to be innovative. One ex-pat living, working and making a real impact on Australian

educational leadership now is former deputy secretary at the NZ Ministry of Education - Lisa Rogers – who was one of the keynote speakers. She was able to share her current work with Australian school leaders, and help us gain further insight into how to be change leaders. We were able to continue further in-depth conversations around this theme by having a great dinner with her!

While we are quite obviously very pleased that we won the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards, we certainly aren’t resting on our laurels. We got a couple of “work-on’s” in our 2017 back to back 4-5 year ERO review, and we are busy - as all teachers are - strengthening our practice!

Prime Ministers Education Excellence Awards 2018 – judging panel Applications for this year’s Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards closed on 23 March. It is great to see our region has five education leaders on this year’s Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards judging panel. They are:

• Orewa College principal Kate Shevland,

• Royal Oak Primary School principal Linley Myers,

• Newmarket Primary School principal Dr Wendy Kofoed,

• Howick College principal Iva Ropati, and

• Tāmaki College Principal Soana Pamaka.

Other esteemed Aucklanders on the judging panel include Deborah George, Executive Chair of the InZone Education Foundation and Trustee of the Woolf Fisher Trust; John Bongard, ex-CEO of Fisher and Paykel and current Board Chair of The Rising Foundation; and, Sir Graeme Dingle, founder and director of the Hillary Outdoors Education Centres, and the Dingle Foundation. Finalists will be announced in May.











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Pasifika 2018Our staff were out in force for the Pasifika Festival at Western Springs Park last month. The Pasifika Festival has now been running for 26 years and is an iconic event, particularly for our Māori and Pasifika communities, drawing crowds from across the country. The purpose of the Pasifika Festival is to celebrate all things from the Pacific Islands including culture, traditional dance, song, food, clothing, produce, goods and services.

Over 60,000 people attended, making this an excellent opportunity for us to engage with our parents, whānau and communities. As well as sharing our key educational messages, we are also listening and gathering insights so that we can better support and enhance the educational outcomes of our learners.

Auckland region enrolment scheme ballot dates for 2018The Secretary of Education’s instructions relating to enrolment schemes require all schools of the same type (e.g. primary, secondary) with enrolment schemes in the Auckland region to set dates for the selection of out of zone enrolments.

Following consultation with the Auckland Secondary School Principals’ Association and the Auckland Primary Principals’ Association, the proposal was deemed suitable and the dates below for secondary, intermediate and primary schools have been endorsed.

Secondary and intermediate schools Application closing date: 5 September 2018Ballot date: 12 September 2018

Primary schoolsApplication closing date: 17 October 2018Ballot date: 24 October 2018

Reminder for schools with enrolment schemes – offering places to out of zone studentsAn enrolment scheme is a tool that enables a board to prevent overcrowding at its school. Students living within the home zone have an absolute right to be enrolled. In some areas, schools have found that a late surge in applications from in zone students has stretched the capacity of the school. The Ministry recommends that boards should be cautious and prudent in offering places to out of zone students and points out that:

• although parents must be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days, this does not mean that all out of zone places have to be offered at this point;

• it may be prudent to offer only a restricted number of places immediately after the ballot and

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to hold off allocating others until the in-zone picture is clear;

• schools could also opt to hold ballots once per term so that in-zone new entrant enrolments throughout the year can be taken into account when determining available places;

• in situations where experience has shown that the in-zone environment is especially volatile, it might be necessary to create only a waiting list of out of zone students as a result of the ballot and offer places at a later date.

We will endeavour to continue to support schools that have experienced unforeseen roll growth, however, we will first need to see evidence that schools have adopted a policy of restraint similar to those suggested above and remind schools that new teaching space entitlement is based on home zone students enrolled at the school.

See the Guidelines for the development and operation of enrolment schemes [PDF] for further detail on balloting procedures.

Race Relations Day: 21 March 2018Students from Jean Batten School, Mission Heights Junior College, and the Fo Guang Shan Chinese School in Flat Bush were invited to Government House on 17 March to mark Race Relations Day 2018.

Ian Morrison, Principal at Mission Heights Junior College, said: It was a great opportunity for all of us to meet the Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy and also visit Government House in Auckland. Students were highly impressed by the presence of the Governor General, Race Relations Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy; Young New Zealander of the Year 2017, Rez Gardi, and 7 Days star, Jeremy Elwood.

The event was highly successful in raising awareness about the issue of racism in New Zealand. The message of ‘Give Nothing to Racism’ is simple yet powerful. This is very relevant in the multi-cultural society of Auckland where we live. It is better if young people learn about such vital issues early on in their lives. Students were very inspired listening to the speakers about how we all can make a huge difference with our little actions to remove racism.

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Save the date: ‘Building collegial learning among your Kāhui Ako Leaders’ On 29 May, Auckland is hosting an interactive day of networking between Kāhui Ako leaders and across school teachers. The theme of the day, facilitated by Mary Chamberlain and Brian Annan, is ‘Building collegial learning among your Kāhui Ako leaders’.

All Kāhui Ako leaders should by now have received an email invitation to register themselves and their Kāhui Ako across school teacher(s). If you are a Kāhui Ako leader and have not received an invite, please contact your local Ministry of Education lead advisor ASAP.

NZAI Seminar – Rethinking assessment in Aotearoa/New ZealandRethinking assessment in Aotearoa/New Zealand offers an opportunity to participate in and hear about the changing assessment horizons in New Zealand. Knowledgeable New Zealand assessment experts, along with regional presenters from primary and secondary schools, will share ideas and innovative practices. There will be opportunities for professional discussions, sharing practices and extending assessment networks.

Where and when: Auckland (Auckland University, Epsom), Wednesday 18 April, 8.30am to 4.30pm

Who: For primary and secondary teachers, principals, teacher educators, professional development providers, researchers, professionals with interests in educational assessment

Congratulations to Daisy Docherty and Tarewa WilliamsIt was great to see two of our local teachers being honoured at the ASG National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) at an official ceremony hosted by the Minster of Education in Wellington recently. Daisy Docherty is an early childhood education teacher at Kristen School in Albany, and Tarewa Williamsis is a Curriculum Leader of Science at One Tree Hill College in Auckland. Well done Daisy and Tarewa!

2018 Careers Expo - AucklandThe 2018 Careers Expo will be held at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 May. A number of quality exhibitors have been confirmed – you can look these up on the Careers Expo Website. A poster [PDF] is available for download if you would like to display it at your school.

Feel free to call me on 09 632 9333 or email me: [email protected]

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Waikato | Paula Rawiri

E rau rangatira mā, tēnā koutou katoa.

The Future of WorkWe had a staff training day recently and one of our principal advisors for secondary tertiary education, Margaret Paiti, gave an awesome presentation that highlighted how much the labour market is changing, how different the jobs and careers that our children will be going into are from those that exist today, and questioning what we are doing to prepare them.

One of the things she shared was the graph below that shows the changes in demand for workers in various sectors. It makes for interesting reading.

Change in Jobs in NZ in the last 12 months

Here are some other links I was recently sent on the topic:

• Here are some of the jobs that Kiwis can’t or won’t do

• How will automation impact jobs in New Zealand? New Zealand’s future is looking bright, but three waves of automation will substantially change the way our economy operates and the skills we need. This provides a snapshot of the potential impact of automation on jobs in NZ. Read the full report







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If you would like to talk more about this, please get in touch with either Bevan Smith [email protected] or Margaret Paiti [email protected]

Mind Lab’s Digital Passport – Free Resource for Digital CurriculumThe Mind Lab’s Digital Passport is a new video-based learning platform designed for New Zealand teachers or parents with children in Years 1-10. The Digital Passport has been created by a team of 12 Mind Lab educators to enable teachers to develop the skills and understanding to deliver the new digital technologies curriculum.

The Passport delivers video content, workshops and downloadable content to bring the new curriculum to life. The Digital Passport covers the Ministry of Education’s digital curriculum, focusing on computational thinking, and designing and developing digital outcomes as well as all of the progress outcome areas required to understand the Digital Technologies Curriculum.

An ongoing partnership with the NEXT Foundation, a philanthropic trust committed to education and environment, enables The Mind Lab to bring the Digital Passport to teachers around New Zealand completely free of charge. The partnership with the NEXT Foundation ensures all primary, intermediate and secondary teachers as well as principals have free access to this education resource.

The Digital Passport is made up of four video-based workshops and 12 supplementary modules, and teachers are guided by experts through key progress outcomes as laid out in the Ministry of Education’s new digital curriculum. Each workshop and module is accessible for all educators, covers key topics in a real world context, includes practical examples of learning activities, can be consumed at any time and anywhere there is an internet connection, and is accompanied by downloadable resources.

The free access offer for primary, intermediate and secondary teachers and principals ends 22 July 2018. For more information email [email protected] or go to the Digital Passport website.

Professional Learning and Development updateWe have had seven allocation rounds for Professional Learning and Development (PLD) in the Waikato and as a result we have been able to provide support to:

• 34 Kāhui Ako and clusters

• 25 secondary schools

• 137 primary schools

• 22 schools and kura in Māori medium settings

At present we have a surplus of hours allocated for PLD in our region and we would like to encourage all schools/kura/clusters/Kāhui Ako to apply if you have not already. If you think you will run out of hours or were allocated insufficient hours, then you may wish to apply for a top-up to







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your existing PLD. For example, one-on-one observation or PLD in the classroom with individual teachers will take more hours than group or whole school workshops. If you require support with PLD applications, delivery plans or top-ups, please contact your education advisor.

We have had a great team of panel moderators and education representatives from across the Waikato, who have helped in the allocation process. I would like to thank them for the time and expertise they have contributed to date and really appreciate their professionalism and support for this way of working. If you would like to be on the panel of moderators please contact Grace Marsh 07 837 3146 or email [email protected] to register your interest.

The key dates for PLD in 2018 are:

Term 2 2018 (30 April - 6 July)25 April PLD Delivery Plans due (Term 1 2018 PLD allocation) 17 May PLD Proposal submission deadline14 June Area Allocation Panel moderation hui

Term 3 2018 (23 July - 28 Sept)3 August PLD Delivery Plans due (Term 2 2018 PLD allocation) 7 August PLD Proposal submission deadline4 September Area Allocation Panel moderation hui Term 4 2018 (15 Oct – 20 Dec)23 October PLD Delivery Plans due (Term 3 2018 PLD allocation)2 November PLD Proposal submission deadline29 November Area Allocation Panel moderation hui


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Bay of Plenty - Waiariki | Ezra Schuster

Talofa lava and Kia ora

I do hope that you managed to get some time away from school over the Easter break to spend with family and loved ones. Just two more weeks to go this term. This year has certainly got under way with a hiss and a roar – I trust that you are managing to keep up with all the changes that are being discussed. If you would like to talk through any of these changes don’t hesitate to get in touch with your senior education advisor.

A few notices and updates this fortnight:

School Finance Workshop 101 – invitation for principals and boardsThe response to the invitation to attend our School Finance Workshop 101 in Tauranga has been excellent and there are now no longer any places left. Due to the high level of interest, especially from the Eastern Bay of Plenty, we will be repeating this workshop on Thursday 3 May from 5.45 till 7.30pm at the East Bay REAP, 21 Pyne Street, Whakatane. We are exploring dates to run the workshop in Rotorua and will let you know as soon as this is confirmed. Light supper and refreshments will be available from 5.30pm. Places will be limited to two per school or kura so please RSVP as soon as possible to [email protected]

Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako Conference in TaupōA couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Bay of Plenty Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako conference that was organised and hosted by the Taupō Kāhui Ako.

It was a privilege to open the conference and speak alongside Dr Wayne Ngata, our Deputy Secretary for Te Ao Māori and Chief Advisor Te Ao Māori. Mere Berryman and Alex Hotere-Barnes were key note speakers, setting a great platform for the two days. With 120 attendees from across the country and a wide range of high quality workshops presented by Kāhui Ako from across Bay of Plenty – Waiariki region, the conference was a huge success. Several of my staff attended including Sale Fiaola, Joanne Nathan and Nicole Young and they all said how fantastic the discussions, networking and sharing of great practice was. Well done to Carmel Hoetawa (current Taupō Kāhui Ako Lead and principal of Mountview Primary School) and her Kāhui Ako team for an amazing and inspirational conference. It has yet to be confirmed but it’s likely that the conference will be held in Tauranga in 2019.

Lead principal Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako day March 2018This week lead principals for Kāhui Ako came together for their termly gathering and discussion concentrated on collaborating to seek solutions for burning issues and hot questions. The theme for the gathering was collective efficacy and Nancy Macfarlane (lead principal for Rotorua Central) was an inspirational presenter that has walked the talk of embedding collective







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efficacy in a Kāhui Ako. She was commended by the group for her teachings. The day was acknowledged as a valuable forum for coming together and working together to build collective efficacy in our rohe.

Partnership with Ngāti Tūwharetoa Last Wednesday 28 March, Merle Ramsay and I had the privilege to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the Taupō Collective Impact Governance Group at the office of the Ariki of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu in Turangi. It was special having Sir Tumu sign the MOU and give it his blessing and to also have the chief executive of the Ministry of Children Oranga Tamariki, Grainne Moss there to sign the MOU. The Taupō Collective Impact Governance Group is a multi-agency group that seeks to improve outcomes for Whānau in Taupō so that children are brought up in a safe, loving, nurturing and healthy environment.

It is part of a number of multi-agency governance groups that come under the Bay of Plenty Collective Impact Group of central government agencies, which I represent the Ministry of Education on. This is an approach that agency leaders are driving across the Bay of Plenty – how can we work smarter as government agencies to better support our communities. Well done to Leanne Morehu from Oranga Tamariki, chair of the Taupō Collective Impact Governance Group for her leadership and Merle for representing the Ministry.

Central induction parade at Waiouru Military CampOn Friday 23 March I was given the honour of being the Reviewing Officer for the Central Induction parade for service academies across the central North Island at the Waiouru Military Camp. It was an amazing experience and I was in awe of the changes in the students reported to me by the trainers and staff. I was especially inspired when I was told that for the first time the programme included a transgender recruit and one with a physical disability – the first in the Military Camp’s history.

It’s a wonderful example of inclusion and well done to the Defence Force for making this happen. The highlights for me were the haka that was performed

Senior agency leaders from Corrections, Oranga Tamariki, Justice, Police, the Lakes DHB, Te Puni Kōkiri alongside Taupō councillors with Sir Tumu Te Heuheu and Grainne Moss in the centre.

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in my honour and seeing the smiles, tears and laughter from family and friends who travelled long distances to share in this special occasion.

Manager Education vacancy Many of you will be aware that I have an acting manager education (Merle Ramsay) for the Rotorua, Taupō and Turangi area after a resignation late last year. Due to the Christmas/New Year break, I decided to leave recruiting until now.

The manager education is a senior management role that will be based in our Rotorua office and will report directly to me. Read the job description and application process here

Principal Advisor – Secondary TertiaryOn 23 March Jayne Furlong and Julia Pura MacKenzie, our two principal advisors – secondary tertiary were invited to deliver a short workshop to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Catholic principals’ group. Margaret Paiti and Bevan Smith from the Waikato region were also part of the presentation. The workshop was built around future employment pathways for young people in the region and touched on the impact automation and a changing population age demographic will have on future pathways.

Time was given to unpacking the changing role of education and the need, from a leadership perspective, to reshape the education conversation to include industry and employers together with whānau and families. It was a highly active discussion and workshop and we look forward to where these school leaders go next with their wider school communities.

Rotorua Pasifika FlavaOn Saturday 24 March, the Rotorua lakefront was pumping with the beat of Tongan and Pasifika drums as part of the Rotorua Pasifika Flava event organised by the Rotorua Tongan community to raise awareness and funds for those affected by Cyclone Gita in Tonga.

Several of our local Rotorua schools and community groups performed and it was an amazing day

Opening of the event with members of Ngāti Whakaue, Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick, Rotorua District Commander Anaru Pewhairangi, myself and Ministry of Pacific Peoples Northern Advisor Adrian Mui

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of dancing (and eating!) Well done to our principals, students and parents who braved the rain to put on an amazing show.


Ia manuia Ezra Schuster

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou.

As Term 1 draws to an end, I’d like to acknowledge your ongoing commitment and contribution to the education of our children and young people in the region. I hope that you all take some time to reflect, rejuvenate and recharge over the April break.

Farewell

• Martin O’Grady leaves Feilding High School at the end of this term to lead Rathkeale College. We would like to wish Martin all the best as he embarks on this new challenge.

• I would like to acknowledge Shona Oliver’s valuable contributions to education in the region over many years as she retires from Central Normal School at the end of Term 1.

• We also farewell Simon Fuller, who leaves Opunake High School to lead Kuranui College in the Wairarapa.

Welcome

• Congratulations to Nathan Stewart (previously the deputy principal) who has been appointed as the principal of Feilding High School.

• Regan Orr returns to the Manawatū as the newly appointed principal at Central Normal School in Palmerston North.

• Welcome to Peter O’Leary. Peter is currently the deputy principal at Trident High School and will be taking up the role of principal at Opunake High School.

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Team changesJulie Hook, our widely respected manager of Learning Support, left us in March to focus on her health. Julie has been instrumental in implementing the changes to our Learning Support Delivery Model. Marlene Clarkson is currently acting in this role while Di Wilson has stepped in to act in Marlene’s manager education role.

Regional Kāhui Ako forumOn 15 March, our first regional Kāhui Ako forum was held at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre. The central theme was “Making Sense of Kāhui Ako and School Leadership.” Infinity Learn Ltd facilitators Brian Annan, Mary Wootton and Jean Annan shared their knowledge of educational collaboration successes and challenges that are unfolding across New Zealand and in many other countries.

The workshop format presented frames that engaged participant’s thinking and promoted discussion relevant to their circumstances and contexts. The forum created a valuable collegial, regional network for leaders to informally share their unique journeys and challenges as they consider new and different ways to move forward.

Brian introduced the concept of the ‘collective advantage’ of collaboration between schools. In subsequent forums we will endeavour to explore this concept further and will co-construct the agenda of these days with interested leaders.

Sharing personal information in a Kāhui AkoThis recently-released guide will be useful for all leaders and members of Kāhui Ako. It provides an overview of how and when Kāhui Ako can share information that identifies children, young people and students (personal information) and the important steps to take in terms of purpose, protocol and process. Full guidance material and templates are available on our website.

The Learning Progression Frameworks (LPFs)Now that the use of National Standards is voluntary, many schools are exploring different ways of measuring achievement and progress. Feedback from schools is that leaders don’t want to over-use norm referenced tests and are looking for formative tools or rubrics grounded in everyday

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classroom learning across a wide range of curriculum areas.

Some schools are exploring the Learning Progression Frameworks for students in Years 1 to 10. Teachers can use them to agree on and illustrate next steps with students as well as generating a reliable and valid ‘best fit’ snapshot of a student’s learning. The LPFs are available at https://lpf.education.govt.nz/ or via the App Store (Apple or Android).

My Journey – A student’s reflections“Hello, my name is Maximus Prime Allen-Simmons.

At the start of 2017 I was attending a secondary school in Taranaki. I was doing well, until I started to slip up and fall back in my work. I had started to get lazy and I simply didn’t care if I passed school or not. One day I sat down with my principal to decide what I was going to do. An hour went by and the decision was made that leaving school was for the best.

As I started my new course at Trade and Commerce, I began to enjoy what I was doing. I began to see a clear image of a direction that could achieve my results.

Today I feel stoked as I have received confirmation that I have achieved my NCEA levels 1 and 2 in one year of attending Trade and Commerce. This is a mind-blowing achievement as a year ago I felt like I would never achieve it. In the time that I’ve been at Trade and Commerce I have worked on my self-confidence and management skills, where I have gone out to seek full time employment and with this confidence I am now in the process of getting a full-time apprenticeship.”

I would like to congratulate Maximus on his success. On his journey, he’s picking up the key competencies, attitudes and values that are highly valued in the workplace. It’s a reminder to us that there are many pathways to success, before and after leaving school.

Remember if you need to contact me do not hesitate to do so on 06 349 6315 or email me at [email protected] Ngā mihi Jann

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Hawke’s Bay - Tairāwhiti | Roy Sye

Tēnā koutou

I hope you all enjoyed the Easter break, there’s not long to go now until the end of the first term!

These are exciting times in the education sector at the moment with the opportunity for everyone to participate in the big discussion about the future of education. It is great to hear that schools are encouraging their communities

to take part through the Education Conversation survey at conversation.education.govt.nz – the wider the voices heard, the richer the conversations will be.

Kimi Ora SchoolA big congratulations to Kimi Ora School who was among three schools the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme has chosen as competition winners for Richie McCaw’s Milk Run! This is the fifth year of the programme, which has seen Fonterra and its farmers give more than 96 million milk packs to schools around the country. Kimi Ora produced a fantastic video and all those who were involved should be extremely proud. Well done Kimi Ora!

Area strategyWe recently held our first public sector engagement sessions for the development of an area strategy for Havelock North. It was great to have such a wide range of views represented to help us identify strengths and opportunities within the area, ways to engage with the wider community and potential composition for a ‘reference group’.

The purpose of the area strategy is to consider the medium and long-term population growth in Havelock North to help identify options that ensure any growth can be accommodated and support positive educational outcomes for children and young people.

Kāhui Ako leaders huiAttendees representing 12 Kāhui Ako from across Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne met recently to share and discuss their progress to date. The theme for the day was collaboration and working together.

Karen Hocking, manager Learning Support provided an update on how her team is working across the region. Sharon Blount, principal advisor secondary tertiary spoke briefly about her role and offered assistance in helping Kāhui Ako establish tertiary pathways. Hayley Whitaker lead advisor, early learning, provided information about early learning membership in Hawke’s Bay/Tairāwhiti Kāhui Ako and outlined future plans for early learning engagement.

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about how change management could be used to benefit the group.

The next hui will be held in term 2 on 12 June.If you have any queries about this hui, or anything else about Kāhui Ako, please don’t hesitate to contact the lead advisors - Barbara Bristow, Amber Kairau, Carys Lloyd, Hayley Whitaker and Mika Tawhara.

Staff farewellLyn Kerr, service manager (Learning Support) has made the decision to retire at the end of this school term after an incredible 49 years working for the Ministry of Education and Special Education Services in Hawke’s Bay / Tairāwhiti.

After such an innings she has made a huge contribution to outcomes for children and young people across our region. It is always sad to lose people with such a wealth of experience and expertise but she can look back with pride on everything she has achieved. Thank you for your impressive public service Lyn and we are sure you will enjoy the quieter times ahead!

Get to Know Us: Helen Keats - Staff profile

My role at the Ministry of Education I am an education advisor (ECE) and will be working mainly with early childhood education services in Hastings, Havelock North and Central Hawke’s Bay.

When I joined Ministry, and why I came here I first worked for the Ministry from 2007 to 2010 as an early childhood development officer at the Ministry’s Lower Hutt office. After being lured away to work as a senior teacher for a Kindergarten Association I returned to the Lower Hutt Ministry office in 2016 as an education advisor ECE. Although Paul and I have been living away from Hawke’s Bay for a significant amount of time, we have always thought of Hawke’s Bay as home. Being appointed to this position has enabled me to make the move back to the area and I hope Paul will be able to move back soon as well.

What I enjoy most about working here I love the variety and complexity of the work we do. I feel privileged to be part of a dedicated team and look forward to working with early childhood services in our region.

Something interesting I do in my non-work life We have a little block of land near Haumoana and have been gradually restoring the wet areas of the property with native trees and plants. Paul has had a lifelong interest in motorbikes and I am never happier than when I’m tagging along as pillion on his BMW.

Please feel free to get hold of me anytime at [email protected] or on my mobile 027 8364850.

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Kia ora

I hope you all enjoyed the Easter holiday with friends and family. I’ve been able to get out and about in the region a bit more in the last few weeks and have enjoyed visiting a number of schools and meetings with groups of principals. Many thanks to those who have invited and welcomed me into their schools and discussions.

You may be interested in a couple of recent media articles celebrating some of the good work going on within our region.

Kuranui College in Greytown has implemented a radical curriculum change that gives its students the ability to control their own timetables. The school has noticed a big increase in engagement since making the change this school year. It’s inspiring to hear about the innovative ways schools are working to customise the educational needs to their students. Keep up the good work. You can read the full article on the Stuff website.

Amokura Paewai, 17, from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki Nui-A-Rua is a shining example of what it means to be a tidy kiwi. Amokura has taken it upon himself to walk 25 minutes each day picking up rubbish on his way to school. What’s more surprising is that even with a readily available ride to school with his father Brian Paewai, the tumuaki, Amokura insists on doing his bit. His analogy of “keeping the roads as tidy as you would your own house” is a wonderful example of the respect he has for his wider environment and community. Ka mau te wehi. You can read Amokura’s story on the NZ Herald website.

Consultation on items being considered for the education billOn 22 March a special issue of the School Bulletin came out advising you of the consultation underway about proposed law changes being considered for an education bill. Read about the work programme, the discussion documents and how to make a submission. Consultation closes 13 April.

New resource on sharing information within Kāhui Ako now available Many schools and early learning centres have asked about ways to share information about individual children so they can collaboratively plan to support them.

There is a new information sharing resource to help you do this. The resource sets out processes to ensure all parties are kept safe, practices are legal and privacy is protected.

By sharing personal information Kāhui Ako can work with individual children and young people from across their communities and develop a joint response to issues such as attendance and wellbeing.

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It is in the best interests of everyone, especially children and young people, that the right processes are followe. The new resource steps you through:

• deciding what can be shared and what can’t

• putting protocols in place to keep the information safe

• informing parents and caregivers and seeking consent where needed.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner and 12 Kāhui Ako have been involved in the development of this material. If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected] Get Ready for Bullying-Free NZ Week 2018 Save the Date: New Zealand’s annual nationwide Bullying-Free NZ Week starts on Monday 14 May, ending on the Mental Health Foundation’s Pink Shirt Day, Friday 18 May.

This year’s free School Activity Pack is now available. It’s the biggest ever, featuring a wealth of bullying prevention-themed activities to mark Bullying-Free NZ Week. You can download a copy from the Bullying-Free NZ website, or email [email protected] for a copy.

Maureen Zaya – Staff profileMy role: Kia ora. I am a senior advisor for Refugee and Migrant Support. My role is to provide assistance to schools working with migrant and refugee background students. I also liaise between refugee communities, agencies and schools to help with education and resettlement. I also work with schools to develop and monitor targeted refugee initiatives.You can contact me at: [email protected] or ph: 04 439 4609

Dennis Maang – Staff ProfileMy role: Kia ora. I am a senior advisor for Refugee and Migrant Support.I joined the Ministry in November 2017 coming from a social work background mainly within the refugee resettlement sector. In my role I provide support to schools in Porirua and Manawatu areas with refugee background students. I enjoy switching from a social work to an education focus point of view and approach it holistically. My role supports equitable education for refugee and migrant background students to achieve excellent outcomes. You can contact me at: [email protected] or ph: 04 439 5068

Kind regards

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Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

Over the last fortnight I attended the Nelson Principals’ Association meeting where I provided an update on the Ministry’s initiatives and work programmes. I also visited principals in Kaikōura and joined them and community members in an information meeting about the introduction of a Mental Health Support Initiative for schools in post-earthquake Kaikōura and Canterbury. This programme is currently being trialled in two Kāhui Ako in Christchurch and is intended to include Kaikōura in time. A key feature of this

initiative is to be responsive to local need and context.

Finally, I met with some Marlborough principals to discuss how schools can be proactively supported by the Ministry and NZSTA in a proactive approach. Thank you for your willingness to engage, I enjoy and appreciate the good work you are doing for your communities.

Consultation on items being considered for an education billYou will have hopefully seen the 22 March special issue of the Bulletin. This issue informed you about consultation on items being considered for an education bill and how you can share your views.

Education Conversation – Have your say on the future of Education in New Zealand The Government has launched the Education Conversation | Kōrero Mātauranga and wants to hear the views of all New Zealanders who have an interest in education.

The conversation needs to hear voices from all parts of the community, including children, young people, adult learners and those with learning support needs, their parents, whānau, communities, Māori, Pasifika, teachers, researchers, education leaders at all levels, disability organisations, and employers and industry. The first opportunity for everyone to have their say is through an online public survey available at conversation.education.govt.nz You can also join the conversation on social media, #EdConvo18.

Incredible Years Teacher programmeThe Incredible Years Teacher (IYT) programme provides teachers with approaches to help turn disruptive behaviour around and create a more positive learning environment for their students. The programme is for teachers of children aged three to eight years, and is available for schools and early learning services across Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast.

Here is some feedback from teachers recently involved in IYT training:

“A great day – lots of strategies to relight my passion for teaching.”

“Great to get ideas from other teachers and group leaders on ways to prevent rather than cure

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behaviour.”

“This session was great. I appreciate the opportunity to reflect and plan! I have renewed hope and optimism and feel very supported.”

If your school is interested please call Bernadette Cook, in the Nelson Ministry of Education office, on (03) 546 3470.

Wellbeing@SchoolWellbeing@School is a web based resource to support schools to engage in a whole-school self-review process to consider how to further build a caring, safe and respectful school environment in which learning can flourish. The website, and two associated tools for schools, have a particular focus on exploring how caring and prosocial (helping) behaviours can be enhanced, and bullying behaviours diminished in ways that build students’ skills, strategies and resilience.

Oral language on top for Nelson City Kāhui AkoThe Nelson City Kāhui Ako is developing a focus on supporting the oral language skills of tamariki in their kindergartens and primary schools. A team of Ministry of Education staff, Kāhui Ako across school teachers and kindergarten teachers has been working together over the past year with the focus on growing children’s oral language skills to support their learning.

The team gathered information from teachers and whānau and at a Kāhui Ako meeting on 22 March shared the findings and developed next steps. Teachers were enthusiastic and keen to be involved. Next steps will include a range of inquiry based professional development opportunities that will encourage teachers to reflect on and develop their teaching practice in supporting the oral language skills of the tamariki they teach.

Kind regards

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Canterbury and Chatham Islands | Coralanne Child

Kia ora

We have celebrated many events and undertaken a signifcant amount of work in this first term, including the very successful Polyfest. As we near the end of the term there are no signs of this slowing down with Gilberthorpe Primary School celebrating the completion and official opening of their building project before the end of this term.

The new primary school in Lincoln Ararira Springs School marked the start of their construction with a sod turning last week. The new school will be built in two stages with stage one scheduled to be completed early 2019.

The recent Kāhui Ako Change Management Symposium, was a great success. A number of our staff attended alongside the Kāhui Ako principals. We have had incredibly positive feedback, with some principals saying it was one of the most enjoyable PLD opportunities they have had.The workshops included resources, strategies or ideas that Kāhui Ako leaders could take and apply to their own context. The size of workshops also promoted deep and rich dialogue from all participants. Thank you to everyone involved in this event.

A reminder that it is important your charter is in place by the start of the school year so that it can inform teaching and learning for the first day of term one. Your school or kura are required to submit your charter and analysis of variance to the Ministry of Education by 1 March each year.

The Charters and Analysis of Variance - guidance for schools and kura provides some practical advice and examples of how your board can develop the strategic and annual planning sections of your charter and report student progress and achievement in your analysis of variance. There is also further information available: Examples of school’s planning and reporting documents and resources on the NZSTA website under Effective Governance.

Learning Support Funding NoticesPlease note to keep children’s information safe Learning Support Funding Notices (HO3s and HO7s) will now only been sent to principals and to a school office or admin address (where available). If additional staff within your school require this information we ask that you forward this to them.

Safe to talk He pai ki te kōrero helplineSafe to talk is a new helpline available for people in Canterbury which provides information and support to anyone affected by sexual harm in any way. It’s free, confidential and available 24/7.

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visiting www.safetotalk.nz – webchat is available there too. The service has started in Canterbury and goes live nationwide in April.

Digital Readiness ProgrammeThe Digital Readiness Programme is a three-year programme supporting the digital readiness and capability of teachers, kaiako, and principals in schools, kura and Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako, as part of the introduction of the new curriculum content.

The programme will introduce the Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko components of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa to teachers, kaiako, principals and tumuaki in both English and Māori mediums settings. It provides an understanding of the new curriculum design and content and how it can be incorporated into teaching and learning programmes.

More information about Digital Technology professional support and how to apply can be found here

Other helpful links: Equipping students with skills for Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko learningTechnology onlineHangarau Matihiko

Making a difference to student wellbeingThis infographic from NZCER was developed from data gathered from the Wellbeing@school programme.

The research summary aims to give schools practice ideas about ways to enhance students’ wellbeing and decrease aggressive and bullying behaviour.

SPACIFICally PACific Polyfest Canterbury 2018Polyfest brings together secondary school students to showcase their talent by performing an array of cultural performances, song and dance composed to fit aspects of their respective cultures.

An incredible number of students took to the stage in Christchurch to participate in yet another magnificent Polyfest event.

It is estimated that a crowd of about 8000 attended the event throughout the day, and they were treated to performances from 19 secondary schools from across the Upper South Island. It was great to have so many come early, set up their picnic spot and enjoy the food of the Pacific and sights and sounds of our youth.







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Congratulations to all those involved – the performers, schools and all the families, friends and staff who supported it. What an amazing day celebrating our Pasifika youth through performance.

This fortnight’s bulletin would be nearly 100 pages long if I included all the wonderful images we have from the day. I have included a few for you to enjoy. Again awesome job to everyone who took part on stage or behind the scenes supporting the performers.

Youth Development Unit at Burnham Military Camp

Service Academy Induction CourseThe Youth Development Unit at Burnham Military Camp runs programmes that support the Ministry of Education service academies. Students from academies attend Burnham for five separate activities throughout the school year and these commence with an induction course which runs for two weeks.

These courses use a variety of military environments and tasks to help participants learn the value of life skills, self-discipline, personal and moral responsibility, and respect for self and others. The most recent introduction course at Burnham culminated with a formal Graduation Parade last week for 52 students form from Haeata Community Campus (Christchurch), Aurora College (Invercargill), Mawherea Service Academy (West Coast) and Opihi Service Academy (Timaru YMCA).

Part of the parade included an inspection and pep talk from Burnside High School Principal and Chairperson of the Canterbury West Coast Secondary Principals Association, Phil Holstein who was the ‘Reviewing Officer’ at this year’s graduation.

Service academies provide a structured academic programme supplemented with physical activity for students who may otherwise have left school without qualifications.

A list of service academies, as well as additional information, can be found on our TKI website.

I hope you will find some time to relax after what has been a really busy start to the year.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to discuss any ideas or issues. You can always call me on 03 378 7345, 0274 200 251 or email me at [email protected] look forward to hearing from you.

Enjoy this fortnight’s bulletin.

Mā te wāCoralanne ChildDirector of Education for Canterbury







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Otago, Southland | Julie Anderson

Kia ora koutou and warm Pasifika greetings

I hope you have all had a restful Easter break and have enjoyed some time out with families and friends, and possibly even Ed Sheeran!

Thank you for the work you have done in submitting your Charter documents this year. Our education advisors, managers education and I value reading these documents and seeing the progress your students are making, as well as understanding your strategic priorities and seeing your plans for this year.

The momentum of work continues to build, and I have again outlined the latest change information. We have also shared this with the sector reference groups last week. This reinforces some of the ideas shared by visiting Fulbright Scholar, Professor Alan J. Daly, reported in Education Central. He notes that New Zealand’s strength is in our connectivity and high quality relationships, and that high level trusting and caring relationships support the type of collaboration that is necessary to solve complex problems.

Changes in Education On 23 March the Education Conversation | Kōrero Mātauranga was formally launched by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, at Selwyn College in Auckland. This is part of the Government’s desire to hear everyone’s views about education, as it looks to shape the future through its education reform programme. Information gained through the survey will contribute to the design of the Education Summits, to be held in Christchurch and Auckland in May, followed by regional engagement.

You can complete the Education Conversation survey at conversation.education.govt.nz. You can also join the conversation on social media, #EdConvo18.

In addition, the Minister has also initiated consultation on items that may be included in an education bill later this year. There are six issues under consideration, including Education Council decision making, the proposed College of Educational Leadership, making student welfare a criteria for private school registration, police vetting requirements, skills leadership for industry training organisations and the future of communities of online learning (COOLs). All consultation documentation is available on our website, and consultation closes on 13 April.

Changes for cohort entry will also be included in this bill, and this consultation is now closed.

I will keep you updated as this work progresses and when other consultation or regional engagement details are available.

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Service held at Otago Girls’ High School. The Service was run by Rev Alofa Lale and was a celebration of the successes of our Pasifika students, particularly in relation to NCEA achievement, across Dunedin secondary schools. It was an uplifting and positive event, and it is always a privilege to be able to share this with the students and their families. I was also impressed with Metitilani Alo, a Samoan student from the University of Otago who played the piano with passion and flair and created a special atmosphere for the event.

Sector reference group meetingsLast week our first Otago and Southland Sector Reference Group meetings for 2018 were held in Dunedin and Invercargill. These meetings were largely focused on the Government’s priorities, programme of reform and legislative change processes.

The Sector Reference Groups are comprised of representatives of principal associations, ECE, NZSTA, unions, special character groups, RTLB, REAP, iwi, and professional development organisations.

I was also able to discuss and share this work with principals and Catholic community members at the annual Catholic Diocese of Dunedin Bishop’s Education Forum.

I value the opportunity to meet with sector groups or organisations, as it allows us to share information in a more direct way. But more importantly it allows me to hear what is pressing for you, what you need more information about, and what you need support with. Please contact me, your manager education or my principal advisor, Aimee Te Tau, if you would like us to meet with your group or discuss these ideas further.

Netsafe LIVE EventsWith our support, Netsafe is hosting two free workshops in Alexandra and Queenstown in May 2018.

Netsafe’s education advisors Anjie Webster and Pauline Spence will be talking about the risks, challenges and opportunities of digital technology and the practical ways young people can be helped to be safe online.







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Events

16, 17, 18 APR Rethinking assessment in Aotearoa/New Zealand (Christchurch 16th Westburn School) Wellington (17th Rongotai College) Auckland (18th Auckland University Epsom)

18-20 APR New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society conference, Hotel Pullman Auckland

15-18 JUL 2018 World Congress on Education, Dublin, Ireland

9-10 AUG 2018 27th New Zealand International Education Conference and Expo, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

These workshops are available for school leaders, teachers and parents. Details of the two workshops are below – please feel free to share these with your school parent community.

Workshop Where WhenAlexandra Dunstan High School Tuesday 8 May

Queenstown Remarkables Primary School

Wednesday 9 May

Read more information or to register to attend. Places are limited.

Please contact me if you wish to discuss any issues or ideas. I look forward to hearing from you.

Ngā mihi mahana

Julie

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