Governing and Managing NZ Schools

Check out LeadSpace, the site dedicated to building school leadership capacity in New Zealand schools, for further leadership resources. New material is added regularly.

Schools' Provision for Gifted and Talented Students: Good Practice

Read this recently released report from the Education Review Office (ERO) evaluating the provisions in 315 schools for gifted and talented students. The evaluations were conducted in 2007.
http://ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/gifted-talented-gp-jn08
26-08-2008

National Education Findings of Assess to Learn (AtoL) Report

Check out this report, published July 2008, which describes the impact that the Ministry of Education’s professional development Assess to Learn (AtoL) project has had on teachers, students, and schools in New Zealand.
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/27968/27984
22-08-2008

Ki te Aotūroa Improving Inservice Educator Learning and Practice

Explore this set of learning materials developed for inservice teacher educators (ISTEs) who support classroom teachers and school leaders in their professional learning and development. The materials discuss generic areas of ISTE knowledge and expertise, and examine what effective ISTE practice and learning look like and how to achieve it.
http://www.instep.net.nz/
19-08-2008

Home-School Partnership: Numeracy

Use this guide to plan practical ways for your school and community to work together to support children's numeracy achievement.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/numeracy/hspn/index.aspx
14-08-2008

LEADSPACE

Check out LeadSpace's new 'freshened up' look, and read the final Kiwi Leadership for Principals (KLP) document released on the 7 August.
http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/
12-08-2008

Boys' Education: Good Practice in Secondary Schools

Take a look at how 10 New Zealand secondary schools successfully support boys' education. The report identifies key strengths and ongoing challenges faced by the schools.
http://ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/boys-ed-gp-jly08
05-08-2008

Good Practice in Supporting and Engaging Senior Secondary Students

Read about the good practice that is working effectively to support and engage senior secondary students in nine New Zealand secondary schools.
http://ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/support-snr-studs-gp-jn08
05-08-2008

Success for boys

Create opportunities for all boys at your school to succeed. This site is designed to help school leaders look at teaching-learning relationships with boys in classrooms, create supportive learning environments for boys, and provide a range of approaches and tools to address the diverse learning needs of boys so they can achieve to their full potential.
http://success-for-boys.tki.org.nz/
05-08-2008

Review of Schools’ Operational Funding: ICT Resourcing Framework – Final Report

Keep an eye on the New Zealand ICT pulse – read this Ministry of Education report outlining the proposals for the development of a framework for the resourcing of ICT across the schooling sector.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=12670&am
p;indexid= 1108&indexparentid=2107

01-08-2008

Perceptions of Teachers and Teaching: A Focus on Early Childhood Education

Take a look at this report which brings together data from a sample of early childhood educators to relate how they perceive the nature of their work, and to identify factors that may enhance recruitment, retention, and the status of early childhood teachers within Aotearoa New Zealand.
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2535/26288/26247
15-07-2008

Mission-On

This inspiring collection shares the experiences of schools all over New Zealand taking action to address nutrition, general health and well-being issues within their schools and communities. Included are high level ‘snapshots’, and more indepth case studies of what schools have achieved so far.
http://mission-on.tki.org.nz/
05-08-2008

Just the Job

Make use of these career tips developed for Just the Job, a TV series that gives secondary school students a practical insight into a range of career paths available in New Zealand.
http://www2.careers.govt.nz/just_the_job.html
24-06-2008

2009 Study Awards, Fellowships, Study Support Grants, and Sabbaticals for Teachers

Visit this page for background information and criteria for study awards, fellowships, study support grants, and sabbaticals available to teachers.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=6917
10-06-2008

Managing your school

Make use of these practical guidelines that give step-by-step advice on how to deal with a range of school management-related issues. Guidelines can be downloaded as PDF files.
http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/knowledge/manage-your-school.php
05-06-2008

Team-Up

Use Team-Up for information and resources to help parents, caregivers, and families support their children's learning. There is information for all ages, from the early years to school and beyond.
http://www.teamup.co.nz/default.htm
16-05-2008

Working in Partnership–Information for New School Trustees 2007–2010

Make use of this guide designed to support new trustees in their governance roles and responsibilities.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=9541
12-03-2008

Student Support

Access is available to the supporting positive behaviour collection and to student attendance.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/student_support/
11-03-2008

Teachers TV

Look through the thousands of education videos available online.
http://www.teachers.tv/home.do
11-03-2008

Cooking up a Storm

Make use of this digital conversation between eight schools and four chefs to learn about careers in cooking.
http://www.digitalconversations.org.nz/vc/cooking/
06-09-2007

National College for School Leadership – Publications

Take time to read these National College for School Leadership (NCSL) publications and resources aimed to provide development and support for school leaders at all levels.
http://www.ncsl.org.uk/publications/index.cfm
24-07-2007