Ministry Bulletin for
SCHOOL LEADERS
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ISSUE No. 64 | 2017 FEBRUARY 7
In this issue
Message from Iona Holsted
Kia ora koutou
Welcome to the first edition of the school bulletin for 2017. I hope you have all had an enjoyable
and relaxing holiday period spent with friends and loved ones.
This year one of my key priorities is to support more effective collaboration at all levels of the
education system, in order to strengthen learning pathways and provide a more personalised and
targeted education for children and young people.
I am encouraged by the high numbers of children that are now benefitting from their schools and
ECE services being part of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako and I look forward to continuing
to see these numbers grow.
In the next few weeks I will begin travelling around the country to meet with regional Ministry staff,
and hopefully a great number of you, to talk about raising achievement and supporting the sector.
Finally, thank you to the many principals who got in touch in response to my message in the last
school bulletin. I am interested to hear from more of you. I hope you will continue to share your
thoughts, challenges and successes with me.
Best wishes for the start of term 1 and for the year ahead.
Ngā mihi
Iona
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1.
New schools opening in 2017 need to comply with the Food Act 2014 before selling food.
Read more...
2.
Payments by parents–summary flowchart. Read more...
3.
Schools’ planning and reporting: Delay in release of NCEA results. Read more...
4.
Public Submissions are now being invited on the Children, Young Persons and Their
Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill. Read more...
5.
Reminder: Entries for the South Australia/New Zealand Principal Exchange close 27
February.
6.
From Ministry of Health: In the last five months there has been an increase in cases of
mumps in New Zealand. Read more...
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Heads up
1.
Recent changes to the Education Act 1989 now allow for a principal to be appointed to
more than one school, even if such schools do not have a combined board of trustees.
Read more...
2.
The updated Vetting Service Request and Consent Form and new Guide to completing the
Consent Form are available on the NZ Police website. Read more...
3.
The Education Legislation Amendment Act 2016 enables schools to vary their hours of
instruction. Boards are reminded they are legally required to adequately consult before
making any decision to vary their school opening hours. You can also read additional
information on setting term dates
4.
Teacher-led Innovation Fund applications close 16 March for state and state-integrated
schools and kura. View more information to help your proposal.
5.
End of year withdrawals in ENROL: Thanks to the all the schools that have completed this;
if you haven’t Read more...
6.
March Roll Return: List of Student Management Systems approved for 2017 roll returns is
available on Education Counts.
7.
Last December we introduced some new features in ENROL that you may find useful.
8.
Cyber Liability coverage and Drone coverage are now provided at no additional cost for
schools enrolled in our Risk Management Scheme (Contents and Legal Liability Insurance).
Contact our Insurance Brokers JLT on 03 363 1194 or 0800 293 031 (option 2) to find out
more.
9.
The Property portal is now live. On this site schools can access the property maintenance
grant and school property guide previously accessed via PMIS.
10. Following feedback, we’ve made further refinements to our construction contracts and
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guidance notes. Read more…
11. Flyer for schools on All-of-Government IT Hardware Contract [PDF]
12. This year, our regional offices will be funding and managing mentoring services in
secondary schools. Read more...
13. Start your New Year by sharing your success story for the Prime Minister’s Education
Excellence Awards. Entries close 4pm, 17 March.
14. Today is Safer Internet Day! NetSafe and their educational partners have put together a guide
to help schools talk about staying safe online. Read more...
15. The year 7 and 8 student immunisation programme is about to start. This year HPV
immunisation will be offered to boys as well as girls. Read more...
16. Throughout 2017 the Connected Learning Advisory is offering free professional learning
opportunities for teachers and leaders. Read more...
17. PLD workshops for provisionally certified teachers, overseas trained teachers and their
mentors in English medium schools. Read more...
18. SunSmart resources and tools for your school. Read more...
19. An independent panel of experts is needed to evaluate portfolios for the Advanced
Classroom Expertise Teacher recognition process. Read more...
20. The Ministry of Social Development’s clients can now use MyMSD to apply online for
assistance with school uniform and stationery costs. Read more...
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General information
1.
Supporting new students with learning support needs
It’s a good time to steer your teachers to the guides on our Inclusive Education website
for strategies and suggestions on supporting students with ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome,
dyslexia, dyspraxia, hearing, FASD, low vision and speech, language and communication.
2.
Weathertightness Bulletin
The Weathertightness Bulletin is a new quarterly publication providing information about our
weathertightness repair programme.
3.
Registrations are now open for VLN Primary School
The VLN Primary School offers a wide range of online programmes to extend learning
opportunities for children. They also support schools and clusters interested in developing
their own online programmes. Schools are invited to register with programmes starting in
early March. View the 2017 prospectus
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Food Act 2014
New schools opening in 2017 need to comply with the Food Act 2014 before selling food.
The Food Act 2014 came into force on 1 March 2016. New schools opening in 2017 will need to
register with their local council before selling any food. Existing schools have until 31 March 2018
to register.
More information about this legislation is available on the Food safety for schools and kura
webpage.
As the legislation is risk-based, what you need to do will depend on the food your school makes.
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You may find these resources useful:
• Schools - What does the Food Act mean for me? [PDF]
• Online tool Where do I fit? (refer to Education providers section).
More information on the Food Act 2014 including the steps to register is available on the MPI
website. If you have any questions or concerns about the Food Act 2014, contact your local
council or the Ministry of Primary Industries at [email protected]
Payments by Parents – summary flowchart
An updated chart is now available on our website. The chart has a clearer layout than the earlier
version, and clarifies the relationships between the various types of payments and GST and tax
credits.
The chart complements Circular 2013/06 – Payments by parents of students in state and stateintegrated schools. It contains a number of examples to illustrate the circular.
A link to the Payments by Parents flowchart is available at the end of Circular 2013/06.
Alternatively, go to www.education.govt.nz and type ‘circular 2013/06’ in the search box.
Schools’ Planning and Reporting
Please remember to submit your charter, analysis of variance and your NAG2A(b) and (c)
reporting (for those schools and kura with students in years 1-8) to the Ministry by 1 March.
Guidance and templates to help you develop your documents and instructions on how to submit
are available on our Schools’ Planning and reporting webpage. Further information about schools’
planning and reporting requirements for 2017 can be found in the Ministry Bulletin for School
Leaders Issue 61 [PDF] and Issue 62 [PDF].
Delay in release of NCEA results
Secondary schools will be aware that there will be a delay in the release of national level 2016
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) data. This data is normally released by
the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) by the end of January, but this year it will be
released towards the end of the week ending 10 February.
We are aware this may mean secondary schools are unable to submit their charters and analysis
of variance reports by 1 March.
We encourage schools to submit their charter and analysis of variance as soon as they are able.
If you require help with your planning and reporting documents, please don’t hesitate to contact
your local Ministry office.
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Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill
Public Submissions are now being invited on the Children, Young Persons and Their Families
(Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill. The closing date for submissions is 15 February.
This Bill is in phase two of the Government’s Investing in Children Programme, which will be
implemented over four to five years. Its objective is to enable the new operating model for the
Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki and support change across the wider system.
The Bill proposes changes to information sharing. These include:
• the welfare and interests of the child should be prioritised over pre-existing professional duty
of confidentiality.
• personal information must be shared when requested by another authorised agency unless
there are good grounds not to.
• disclosure of personal information should include engaging the child where practical and
desirable.
The expanded provisions are outlined in the explanatory note on page 8 and in Section 65A - 66O.
Related legislation
The Privacy Act already allows for information sharing in given circumstances.
“Anyone...who has information about a child at risk, will not be in breach of privacy laws, and
cannot be subject to any liability where they notify a police officer or social worker about any child
or young person who has been, or is likely to be, harmed (whether physically, emotionally, or
sexually), ill-treated, abused, neglected, or deprived. This is the law now, and it is supported by the
Privacy Act in its current form.”
In August 2016, Cabinet agreed a package of changes to the Family Violence laws. These
changes focus on intervening earlier to prevent future violence and will strengthen civil and
criminal laws and support agencies to work together to respond to family violence.
We will keep you updated on these pieces of legislation and what it means for your school.
South Australia/New Zealand Principal Exchange
Reminder: Entries for the South Australia/New Zealand Principal Exchange close 27 February.
Mumps information from Ministry of Health
In the last five months there has been an increase in cases of mumps in New Zealand, with 20
cases reported between 1 September 2016 and 24 January 2017. This number is two to three
times higher than for the same period in previous years.
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Most of the cases have been from the Auckland region (13 cases). Other affected District Health
Boards are in Rotorua and Taupo (Lakes) (3 cases), Capital and Coast (2 cases) and Canterbury
and West Coast with 1 case each. It appears nearly half of these cases have been acquired
overseas.
The age range of affected persons is 2 to 31 years, with approximately half the cases occurring in
school-aged children and half in young adults.
Please note mumps cases and susceptible contacts of mumps cases are being
appropriately managed and spread has been limited at this stage. However, there’s an
increased risk of further outbreaks, particularly given the start of the school year.
Mumps – Symptoms and how you can help stop mumps spreading
Taking action before a mumps outbreak can minimise the impact or spread of the illness.
Symptoms to watch out for
Symptoms of mumps include sore and swollen areas under the jaw, usually accompanied or
preceded by fever, muscle soreness, poor appetite, fatigue and headache.
Prevention of mumps
The best prevention against mumps is immunisation with two doses of the measles, mumps,
rubella vaccine (MMR). Vaccination is free!
A child attending school while they are infectious with mumps (one week before swelling of the
salivary gland(s) appears until five days after) is very likely to spread the disease to other students
and teachers who are not immune.
You can help stop mumps spreading in the community by:
1.
Asking staff, students, parents and caregivers to make sure that their immunisations and
their children’s immunisations are up to date. If they are unsure, encourage them to check
with their family doctor.
2.
Maintaining an Immunisation Register (in case of primary schools and early childhood
centres) to help identify children at risk and encourage parents to get their children
immunised. This will enable public health officials to quickly identify those at risk should the
need arise.
3.
Encouraging teachers and students to check their immunisation records and get vaccinated if
they are not already (in case of secondary schools).
4.
Informing staff, students, parents and caregivers about the current mumps cases in your
area.
5.
Ensuring that people with mumps, and susceptible people who have been exposed to
mumps, do not attend school while they are infectious. Susceptible people include those born
after 1981 who have not had a mumps infection or have not been fully vaccinated for their
age.
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Please note with a confirmed case of mumps, the decision around excluding students or staff will
be made by the Medical Health Officer. If someone develops symptoms of mumps while at school,
separate them from others while they are waiting to be taken home and call Healthline on 0800
611 116 as soon as possible for advice.
Further information
• Mumps webpage on the Ministry of Heath website.
• Mumps webpage on the Immunisation Advisory Centre website
• Contact the Public Health Unit for your area
Heads up
Principals of two or more schools
Recent changes to Section 75A(2) of the Education Act 1989 now allow for a principal to be
appointed to more than one school, even if such schools do not have a combined board of
trustees (previous requirement).
Boards considering the possibility of a principal managing more than one school should contact
NZSTA in the first instance on 0800 782 435 (option 2).
More information is also available on our website.
Update from the Police Vetting Service
The updated Vetting Service Request and Consent Form and a new Guide to completing the
Consent Form is now available on the NZ Police website
This guide contains information that might be useful to agencies and applicants such as:
• a description of all the required fields in the consent form.
• a list of acceptable primary and secondary evidence of identity documents.
• an explanation on what information may be released in a vetting result including how the
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act is applied.
• information on requesting an Australian National Police History Check.
Any feedback or suggestions on the new consent form and guide can be emailed to queryme@
police.govt.nz
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Varying school opening hours
The Education Legislation Amendment Act 2016 enables schools to vary their hours of
instruction. Boards are reminded they are legally required to adequately consult before making
any decision to vary their school opening hours You can also read additional information on setting
term dates.
Teacher-led Innovation Fund
Teacher-led Innovation Fund applications close 16 March for state and state-integrated schools
and kura. View more information to help your proposal.
End of year withdrawals in ENROL
Thank you to all schools that have done their 2016 end of year withdrawals in ENROL. If you
have not completed it yet, please do this as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for other
schools to enrol these students.
Make sure you select only the students who were leavers last year, as the Year Levels in ENROL
have been rolled over in January.
Prior to doing it please pay attention to:
• If you are withdrawing a student who you have referred to the Attendance Service for
unjustified absence, and the Attendance Service is still working with that student, please let
the Attendance Service know you are withdrawing the student. The Attendance Service can
then close that case with your school.
• If you want to communicate notes about a student to their future school, do not forget to tick
the Teaching and Learning Notes in ENROL or in your SMS.
• When withdrawing it is important that you select the actual Last Day of Attendance (some day
in December 2016) and actual Leaving Year Level (the year level the student had last year).
List of approved SMS for 2017
March Roll Return: List of Student Management Systems approved for 2017 roll returns is
available on Education Counts
New features in ENROL
Last December we introduced some new features in ENROL that you may find useful.
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Cyber Liability coverage and Drone coverage
Cyber Liability coverage and Drone coverage are now provided at no additional cost for schools
enrolled in our Risk Management Scheme (Contents and Legal Liability Insurance). Contact our
Insurance Brokers JLT on 03 363 1194 or 0800 293 031 (option 2) to find out more.
Property portal
The Property portal is now live. On this site schools can access the property maintenance grant
and school property guide previously accessed via PMIS.
Some improvements to our new construction contracts Following feedback from external project managers, industry groups and staff, we’ve made further
refinements to the contracts and guidance notes. These changes are fairly minor in nature, but
should help to resolve some of the issues experienced by those involved in the delivery of capital
works.
Changes include:
• Two separate versions of each construction contract, specifically tailored for school or
Ministry use, to help make the process of completing the contracts easier.
• Further clarification on how to complete the existing structures insurance sections of the
contracts. • The Minor Works Contract includes an option to include a weather-tightness warranty to
make it simpler for suppliers carrying out low value works, following feedback many roof
replacement works fall under the $50k threshold.
• The construction contracts address situations where the contractor may propose alternative
materials or products to those specified in the contract drawings and specifications, to ensure
that the quality of the design is not compromised.
• The Medium and Major Works contracts address the issue of ownership of potentially
salvageable items from within the existing school site, for example due to requirements for
demolition, to avoid disputes later down the line.
The revised contracts and guidance notes are available on the Construction contracts for
professional services and works webpage.
The guide Construction Works Contracts – About the December 2016 changes [PDF] is a useful
reference for getting to grips with these changes. If you have any queries on the use of these new
contracts contact your school property advisor.
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All-of-Government IT Hardware Contract
Flyer for schools on All-of-Government IT Hardware Contract [PDF]
Mentoring Services (Secondary) 2017
This year, our regional offices will be funding and managing mentoring services in secondary
schools. Mentoring encourages students to remain engaged in education and learning, supports
students to attend and/or complete assessments, and supports their learning pathways.
Eligible students, for 2017 mentoring support, are Māori or Pasifika students who will be turning 18
years of age before the end of the year and who need the support of a mentor to stay on track to
achieve NCEA Level 2 or equivalent this year.
Early in term 1, we will work with secondary schools to identify eligible students and to fund a
mentoring service for them. We will either fund schools directly or contract community mentoring
providers to provide the service.
Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards
Start your New Year by sharing your success story for the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence
Awards. Entries close 4pm, 17 March.
International Safer Internet Day #SID2017
Did you know more than one in three young people have experienced some form of harmful
communication online?
Today is International Safer Internet Day and a timely reminder that the start of the new school
year is a great time to talk with staff and students about staying safe online. This year’s theme
Be the change: Unite for a better internet reminds us it is important for everyone in a school
community to work together to raise awareness and start conversations about online safety.
Netsafe and their educational partners have put together some ideas to help schools talk about
staying safe online. Staying Safe Online: A Quick Reference Guide is full of advice to help
students, staff and whānau. It includes tips to help students safely use apps such as Instagram,
Snapchat, Google, Facebook and more. Download it from NetSafe’s website.
Netsafe also has a service available to help if cyberbullying and online harassment does occur at
your school. School leaders and whānau can contact Netsafe (with the young person’s consent
secured using the school’s usual processes) to help resolve complaints about harmful digital
communications. This simplifies the process for getting harmful communications removed from the
internet and introduces new criminal and civil offences. Find out more on the NetSafe website.
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Year 7 and 8 student immunisation programme about to start
This year HPV immunisation will be offered to boys as well as girls. School-based immunisation
helps protect boys and girls against HPV, and whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria.
Public Health Nurses will be visiting participating schools with consent forms. Parents need to sign
and return these forms to school to consent to or decline immunisation. If you have any questions,
please discuss these with your local public health nurse, call 0800 IMMUNE, email the Ministry of
Health at [email protected] or visit: www.health.govt.nz/imms-older-children.
Save the dates: Connected Learning Advisory professional support for schools in
2017
For more face-to-face support, throughout 2017 the Connected Learning Advisory (CLA) is offering
free professional learning opportunities for teachers and leaders to come together and explore
effective ways to manage and plan how your school/community of schools use digital technologies
for learning.
Sessions will support leaders to:
• gain a clear, pragmatic sense of next steps in their own contexts.
• model ways of professional learning.
• make connections across local schools through clusters, networks and sharing stories.
• access the CLA as a critical friend through regional advisor support and online community
spaces.
The workshops are free and will be held across the country. The first of these will be held on 14
and 16 March in Auckland and Tauranga. For more information about all workshops or to register
for the Auckland and Tauranga workshops visit: core-ed.org/events/connected-learning-advisory
The CLA team are keen to visit your region during the nationwide events. If you would like to host
an event at your school, email Anne-Louise Robertson at [email protected]
For advice on integrating digital technologies with learning, contact the Connected Learning
Advisory — Te Ara Whītiki by phone or through the online form.
• 0800 700 400
• www.connectedlearning.org.nz
• www.tearawhitiki.org.nz
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Professional learning and development workshops
Te Tapuae o Rehua and University of Otagao Education Support Services is delivering Ministry
of Education funded PLD workshops for provisionally certified teachers, overseas trained
teachers and their mentors in English medium schools (year 1-13).
All workshops run from 9am to 3pm and have no course cost.
Subject to numbers, we will be running workshops in the following locations: Kaitaia, Whangarei,
Central Auckland, North Shore, South Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Whakatane, Napier, New
Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin and
Invercargill.
Visit the University of Otago website for course details or to enrol.
Being SunSmart in 2017
It’s important to be SunSmart at any time of year, however summer brings greater challenges,
even on cloudy and/or cooler days. You may wish to remind your school community to be
SunSmart and ‘slip, slop, slap and wrap’ - slip on a shirt and into the shade, slop on plenty of
broad-spectrum, water resistant sunscreen of at least SPF30, slap on a hat and wrap on a pair of
wrap-around sunglasses.
Often we get sunburnt because we forget UV radiation can’t be seen or felt, so getting into the
habit of checking the UV for the day ahead is a good (and easy) health habit to adopt.
There are number of resources and tools to help your school be SunSmart:
Health Promotion Agency
• Sun Protection Alert gives the exact time period each day when sun protection is needed.
It takes into account geographical location and weather factors. You can also load this free
widget on your school’s website.
• Running a SunSmart event will help to encourage SunSmart behaviour at any outdoor events
during school hours eg. athletics, swimming or cricket.
• SunSmart print and PDF resources
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
• uv2Day app - shows how the UV will vary through the day at your current location (or other
selectable locations), along with behavioural advice.
Cancer Society
•
SunSmart School’s Accreditation Programme
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Curriculum resources
•
Or contact your local Cancer Society branch for further information
Expert panel applications–Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher
An independent panel of experts is needed to evaluate portfolios for the Advanced Classroom
Expertise Teacher (ACET) recognition process.
From 23 August, we intend to engage panelists on a full-time basis for three to four weeks to
assess portfolios from teachers seeking recognition as an ACET. Dr Mary Simpson will chair the
ACET Evaluation Panel.
If you’re interested in becoming a panel member, call the ACET recognition process team on 0800
165 225 or email [email protected] to receive a copy of the application guide
and form.
The completed form and your curriculum vitae need to be submitted by noon, 13 March.
Overview of skills and experience required:
•
extensive leadership (management) experience and high standing in the primary education
sector
•
extensive and current pedagogical knowledge and/or practice
•
post-graduate qualication(s) in an aspect of pedagogy
•
ability to critically analyse and assess information.
More information on ACET is available on the TeachNZ website.
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A new year can mean extra costs for uniforms and stationery
The Ministry of Social Development’s clients can now use MyMSD to apply online quickly and
easily for assistance with school uniform and stationery costs, so they don’t need to visit their
Work and Income office. Please share this information with your school community.
Applicants can upload verification of the cost, usually a quote from the supplier. If the payment is
approved, they will receive notification by text or by email. The approved amount will be loaded to
their payment card or paid direct to registered suppliers who can’t receive the payment card.
Many of the applications that MSD approves for help with school uniforms and stationery are paid
to schools.
General information for suppliers is available here on the MSD website
General Information
Items 1-3 have been included in full in the index under general information.
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Tai Tokerau | Hira Gage
Kia ora koutou and welcome back to the 2017 school year!
I hope you all had a refreshing break over the festive season and ready to kick
into the new year. I would like to acknowledge and mihi to principals who have
commenced their roles at the start of 2017. They are:
• Doreen Bailey at Taipa Area School
• Anna Charlie at Whangarei Adventist School
• Michael Houghton at Dargaville High School
• Mereana Pawa at TKKM o Pukemiro
• Paul Shepherd at Maunu School
Beginning Principals programme
Evaluation Associates hold the contract for the administration of the leadership advisors for
Beginning Principals Programme. A regional management group has been formed to support the
work of the advisors. The members of this group are: Pat Newman, Noema Williams and Jack
Anderson representing the sector; Diane Manners from Evaluation Associates and Jan Hoyle from
our local Ministry staff.
Professional Learning and Development (PLD)
The final date for the next round of proposals (re-submitted and new) is 24 February. The
allocation panel will meet on 16 March, with applicants notified 24 March.
Please email any new proposals and re-submitted proposals with no Delivery Plan to glenys.
[email protected] Please contact your education advisor if you need further guidance to
complete your proposal.
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Email PLD Journals with a PLD Delivery Plan to [email protected]
For more information read Using your Centrally funded PLD allocation [PDF], which covers:
receiving your PLD allocation, the PLD journal, steps for using your PLD allocation, choosing a
facilitator and getting in touch, as well as other tips and guidance.
Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF)
TLIF supports teams of qualified teachers from early childhood education services me ngā
kōhanga reo), schools and kura to collaboratively develop innovative practices to improve learning
outcomes. TLIF is currently open for applications from teachers at schools and kura. These
proposals are due 16 March.
For more information including how to apply visit the TLIF webpage.
Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards
The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early childhood education,
primary and secondary schooling. The focus for the 2017 awards is on the design of a responsive
local curriculum, delivered through the innovative use of digital technologies that meets the
aspirations of students, their whānau and communities, and achieves improved outcomes for
children and young people.
Congratulations to Raumanga Kindergarten who were finalists in 2016 for the Excellence in
Governing – Awatea Award.
The awards are currently open, with entries closing 4pm, Friday 17 March. Visit the PM awards
website for information on how to enter.
Board of trustees changes
Please let your education advisor know if a new board chair is elected at your first meeting in 2017
and provide the chair’s contact details for our records.
Schools’ Planning and Reporting 2017
At this time of year you will be busy finalising your planning and reporting documents. Please
contact your advisors if you have any queries or need further support.
Feel free to call me on 09 436 8914 or email [email protected]
Mauri Ora
Hira
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Auckland | Isabel Evans
Ngā mihi o te tau hou
Happy New Year and welcome back to the new school year! I hope over the
summer break you were able to recharge your batteries, connect with family and
friends, and you all managed to find a little sunshine somewhere.
I would like to extend a special warm welcome to Auckland’s three newest
principals and staff from Kauri Flats School, Holy Trinity Catholic School in
Takanini, and Ormiston Junior College in Flat Bush who have opened their doors
for the first time. This will be an exciting year for these schools as they establish themselves - both
as a place for learning and a hub for the new communities they serve.
At this time of year you will be busy finalising your planning and reporting documents. If you need
any support, visit the Schools’ Planning and reporting webpage or contact your senior advisor.
Staff update
I would like to welcome and introduce you to the six new senior education advisors who have
joined the Auckland education team:
•
Lawrence Peters joins the Central Auckland team.
•
Brent Wagner, Vanitha Govini and Audrey Kippen join the South-West team.
•
Nicola Girling and Johanna Wrack join the East team.
Internally, Bernie Taffs has moved into a CoL lead advisor role, while Kat Ashmead has taken over
the regional strategy advisor position previously held by Theresa Webb.
We’ve recently bid farewell to a number of our treasured colleagues including Phil Adams and
Huia Hanlen from our secondary-tertiary team. Phil has chosen to strengthen his links with youth
justice while Huia is working with both Taratahi and the Centre for Social Impact. Karalee Tangiau
has joined Ko Awatea as a project manager for the Health Equity Campaign, whilst Fay Norman is
enjoying spending more time with her mokopuna.
Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (CoL)
On 5 December, the Minister of Education announced the next group of CoL. Congratulations to
the six approved in Auckland – Otāhuhu, Tuakau, Mt Albert, Papakura Kōtuitui, Waiorea and Farm
Cove. This brings the number of CoL in the Auckland region to 43, including 326 schools and kura.
NZCER has recently published a report Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako: The Emergent
Stage which includes findings from its 2016 survey including the views of principals, teachers,
boards of trustees and parents on their experience of CoL. This may be a useful resource for
those thinking about joining or establishing a CoL.
This year our CoL lead advisors will be turning their attention towards the early childhood sector
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and seeking to increase the number of early learning services involved in and sharing in the
benefits of CoL membership.
Update on leadership advisors
The implementation of the new support system for beginning principals is progressing well.
Evaluation Associates will be managing the contract and it will be led by former Kohimarama
School Principal Diane Manners. A panel has been assembled to shortlist and interview
candidates for the advisor positions, this should be completed by early February.
ASB Polyfest – Niue Stage
Are students from your school performing on the Niue Stage at ASB Polyfest? Please remember to
register your school group so your students can have the added opportunity to gain these unique
credits. The Niue Stage has been offering Niue assessments since 2008
Past successful school students include: Alfriston College, Papatoetoe High, McAuley High, De
La Salle College, Wesley College, Waitakere College, Henderson High, Aorere College, Auckland
Girls’ Grammar.
If you have any questions or for further information email Rosa Kalauni (NZQA National
Moderator): [email protected]
Air New Zealand Airpoints™ for Schools update
Last year we asked you to put your support behind three Auckland schools who successfully
applied to become part of the Airpoints™ for Schools Programme. We are very pleased to report
that Aorere College met their goal and were able to send a group of students to Apia. Read more
about the trip on Air NZ’s website.
Feel free to call me on 09 632 9333 or email me at: [email protected]
Hei konā mai
Isabel
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Waikato | Paula Rawiri
E rau rangatira mā tēnā koutou katoa
Nei rā ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā ki a koutou katoa. Welcome to 2017
and I hope that this first He Pitopito Kōrero for 2017 finds you well and you
have each had a chance to have a break and spend valuable time with
family and friends.
We are well back into the swing of things here at the Ministry of Education.
I would like to draw your attention to the Prime Minister’s Education
Excellence Awards for 2017 and encourage you to look at the website and the finalists from 2016
and seriously consider applying. If you need help with the application process, let us know as we
can assist. The awards are truly inspirational and are a way of acknowledging the special work
that happens within each of your communities and across the education sector.
Planning and reporting for 2017
Your charter and plan are really important documents for your school and kura. We always enjoy
receiving these and reading about the progress your students are making, where you have
identified there are areas for improvement and the board’s overall focus for the coming year.
These plans are due to the Ministry by the beginning of March. You can get assistance from your
education advisor and you also can go to Schools’ Planning and reporting webpage for more
information. When our team visit you this year, they will be using what you submit as the basis for
their discussions with you.
Learning Support – professional development workshops this term
During the year you will find - in this regional news section - information about courses and
workshops available through the Ministry of Education in Hamilton. Please see the following links
for information about our earliest courses.
Our first course is about how to write applications for the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme. Many
people think this is a long and complicated process; we hope that by attending this course you will
find this process will be clear and demystified! Secondly, Dr Thomas Antony is presenting a one
day course about Autism Friendly Schools.
View more information on for these two courses
You can use the Enrolment Form [PDF] for any of our courses throughout 2017.
Alternatively, you are welcome to call Ann Luxton, Shared Services Officer on 07 867 9530 to enrol
or email [email protected] It would be really great to see you or your team at one of
these!
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Out and about
Te Kōpuku High is the latest addition to the Waikato
schooling network. Situated on Foreman Road in
Hamilton, they are the first Partnership School |
Kura Hourua to be established in Hamilton City and
are sponsored by Kia Ata Mai Educational Trust.
Led by Cath Rau the school will cater for years 7-9
in their first year, building towards being able to
offer programmes through to year 13 in subsequent
years. Their vision is to ‘develop a generation of Māori students with the self-belief that as Māori they are
capable of designed innovative, sustainable, successful futures for themselves, their communities
and the world. This is encapsulated in the whakatauāki – Kia rite ki te hua o te nīkau.’
Some of our education team took the opportunity to visit Cath and Hemi Rau at Te Kōpuku High.
They opened their doors to students on 7 February-another exciting educational option for children
and their families in the Waikato.
I hope to be able to visit you in your schools and kura this year. If you would like me to come and
see you and your team with your children and young people in action please let me know. I can be
contacted at [email protected] or 027 280 8206. Look forward to seeing you all this
year.
Ki roto i ngā manaakitanga
Paula
Bay of Plenty - Waiariki | Ezra Schuster
Kia ora koutou and Talofa lava – welcome back to term 1, 2017. It doesn’t
seem that long ago I was writing the same message for 2016!
My thoughts go out to the family and friends of Dave Hughes, former
principal of Hilltop School in Taupo who passed away last month. Dave was
a respected colleague and much loved member of the Hilltop and Taupo
community and he will be sorely missed.
Last week, I sent a letter outlining some of the changes we underwent last year and are
embedding in 2017. I’ve received some great feedback from several of you and I would encourage
you to let my managers, staff or me know how things are going and if the changes are working.
One of the major changes we are leading in our region is the modernisation and improvement
of learning support (formerly special education) to make it easier for children, students and their
whānau to access the right support at the right time. This is the learning support pilot which I’ll
provide an update on in the next Bulletin.
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I’m looking to appoint a manager, learning support to lead this important work, someone with
strong change leadership and service delivery experience. This is a senior management role that
will report to me. For more information go the Ministry’s Careers Centre page
Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (CoL) update
The last term of 2016 saw the appointment of
two further CoL lead principals, which brings
the regions total number of leads to nine.
Lorraine Taylor, Lynmore School, Rotorua,
was appointed as lead for the Rotorua East
CoL and Louw Olivier, Edgecumbe College,
was appointed lead for the Rangitaiki/Kawerau
CoL. Many schools will know Lorraine from the
workshops and support she provides on the
BOP/Waiariki CoL lead principals meeting in Rotorua for the
Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT).
first time with Ministry lead advisors Merle Ramsay and Tina
Leach.
These newly appointed leads met with six
others at the end of last year to form a Community of Practice for our region’s lead principals.
Sharing approaches to planning, research and how resourcing is being used were some of the key
items for discussion at this first meeting.
Launch of the Rotorua Central CoL
On 26 January, the Rotorua Central CoL held its official launch. It was a great event and was well
attended by the principals, staff and board representatives of the six schools in the CoL as well as
representatives from Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake and Nga Pumanawa e Waru. The CoL
is comprised of two secondary schools, an intermediate school and three primary schools. The
CoL is led by Nancy Macfarlane, principal of Glenholme School.
Rahera Kiel (Senior Advisor); Caroline White (Across School Lead); me; Merle
Ramsay (Lead Advisor); Hinemoa Anaru (Nga Pumanawa e Waru); Nancy
Macfarlane (Lead Principal); Tony Turnock (Chief Advisor); Alison Ramson
(RTLB); Sue Caudwell (Across School Lead).
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The launch began with a formal welcome to the Ministry group which included guest speaker, Tony
Turnock, chief advisor-communities of learning and included the introduction of the across and
within school teachers to the whole CoL. Nancy also presented the CoL Theory of Improvement
for their achievement challenges. This work has been developed with the support of Helen
Timperley and staff from the University of Auckland through the CoL partnership with their iwi,
Ngati Whakaue.
New staff
It’s my pleasure to introduce and profile some of our new colleagues for 2017.
Daphne Papuni, Student Achievement Function (SAF) Practitioner
Nō Mataatua waka, me ngā iwi o Tūhoe me Te Whakatōhea. Daphne Papuni,
SAF practitioner is based in Rotorua. She has significant experience working as
a project manager, team leader and facilitator in her previous employment as
a professional learning development (PLD) facilitator. Primary trained, Daphne
taught in local Māori medium settings eventually becoming a resource teacher
learning and behaviour servicing the Rotorua schools, with a stint as a reo Māori
lecturer at the University of Waikato in between. Daphne has extensive networks in relationships
with schools and kura across our region.
Tracy Murray, Senior Advisor
Previous to her appointment at the Ministry, Tracy was a facilitator for Kia
Eke Panuku: Building on Success, a professional development programme in
mainstream secondary schools for accelerating Māori students enjoying and
achieving success as Māori. For three years she was a learning advisor at Waiariki
Institute of Technology and prior to that, nine years with University of Waikato:
school support services, as the secondary visual arts advisor and facilitator for Te
Kotahitanga. Her education leadership career stems from many years as HOD Art
at Te Puke High School. She lives with her husband at Pukehina Beach, has raised five children
and is now enjoying the delights of three grandchildren.
Belinda Havill, Student Achievement Function (SAF) Practitioner
Based in Tauranga, Belinda has been in the schooling sector as a deputy
principal at Mt Maunganui Intermediate. She has held other senior leadership
roles in schools across our region. Prior to this, she spent time as a numeracy
facilitator with the University of Waikato in Hamilton. Belinda has worked
extensively supporting teachers in the development of school curriculum,
assessment systems and culturally responsive instructional practice to accelerate student
achievement.
Have a great first few weeks of school and feel free to call me on 07 349 8309 or email me at:
[email protected]
Ia manuia
Ezra
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Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu | Jann Marshall
Kia ora koutou katoa
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everybody back to the 2017
school year. We have a number of schools in our region starting with new
principals. I wish you all well as you begin this stage of your career. The
Ministry is always here to assist and support. Your school’s education advisor
will make contact with you early this term.
Schools’ Planning and Reporting
Planning and reporting documents consist of your charter, analysis of variance
for all schools and NAG2A(b) and (c) reports (for schools with students in years 1-8). These
documents need to be sent to us by 1 March each year.
Working through setting student achievement targets for the coming year, regularly reviewing
progress and evaluating what’s been achieved means your school will be better placed to ensure
all students can achieve educational success.
All the information you require about what to submit and how to submit is available on our Schools’
Planning and reporting webpage.
Professional Learning and Development (PLD)
Thank you to those who applied for centrally-funded PLD in October last year. In mid November,
we confirmed PLD allocations for 55 schools and 6 Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (which
contain 50 schools). These schools are currently choosing their facilitators and working on their
delivery plans.
Some schools are working through their charter planning processes and identifying their need for
PLD in 2017. You can apply for centrally-funded PLD at any time, designing it specifically for your
needs, and are able to choose your facilitator(s).
Applications for term 1 are open until 3 March. The key dates for the rest of year are below:
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
26 May
18 August
27 October
Applications received by these dates will be considered by the next sitting of the Area Allocation
Panel. Contact your education advisor for help with your application, or visit the PLD website.
Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year
Congratulations to Patea Area School principal, Nicola Ngarewa, who was named 2016 Taranaki
Daily News Person of the Year late last year.
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Read about the changes she’s made at Patea Area School that have resulted in huge
improvements in student achievement.
2017 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards
I would encourage all schools and Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako to consider entering this
year’s Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards.
I am always interested in news you may want to share so please don’t hesitate to contact me on
06 349 6352 or email [email protected]
Ngā mihi
Jann
Hawke’s Bay - Tairāwhiti | Roy Sye
Tēnā koutou
Welcome back for 2017! I hope you all had a well-earned rest with family and
loved ones and made the most of the beautiful weather we had. The rest of the
country are asking what happened to summer – but we all know it spent all it’s
time in Hawke’s Bay/Tairāwhiti – the best place in Aotearoa to live and work!
I’ve been back since early January preparing for the year ahead; there is so
much going on in the education space, both nationally and regionally, so we are
looking forward to a productive and exciting year!
Welcome to new principals
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new educators and leaders to the Hawkes’ Bay/
Tairāwhiti region. I know it will be a hectic time for you and your senior leadership teams so if there
is anything we can do to support you, please get in touch.
Congratulations to Georgina Kingi, QSO and Ross Brown
I wish to extend my sincerest congratulations to Georgina Kingi, QSO and Ross Brown for being
recognised in the New Years Honours list. St Joseph’s Maori Girls College principal Georgina
Kingi, QSO was made a Dame Companion to the Order of New Zealand for services to Māori and
education.
Ross Brown, former Napier Boys’ High School Principal, was made a Member of the New Zealand
Order of Merit for services to education. It is fantastic to have two of our regions education leaders
recognised for their service!
Your Ministry team
We’ve been looking at the way our Ministry teams are organised to ensure we provide the best
possible system stewardship to reflect and support the ever increasing numbers of Communities
of Learning | Kāhui Ako in the Hawke’s Bay/Tairāwhiti. This may mean there is a change to your
key contact.
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Despite over 180 leaders across our region, the team is making a huge effort to contact you all
as early as possible this term to discuss the new structure. For quick reference, we will also send
each school the contact names and details of their Ministry stewardship team.
Centrally-funded Professional Learning and Development (PLD)
Just a reminder that the last day for submitting your PLD journals is 14 February. Please contact
your advisor if you would like any help with, or feedback on your application. We are looking at running some centrally-funded PLD application workshops for interested
Communities of Learning | Kahui Ako or schools. Please contact your advisor if you are interested
in participating in these.
Finally, we will be contacting the next round of PLD panel members for term 1 panels. We have
rolling panels of sector representatives. Many of the panel members from 2017 remarked that
panel membership was great PLD. If this wets your appetite, please contact your advisor and we’ll
send a PLD panel member Expression of Interest application to you.
Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (CoL)
Congratulations to the following principals who have been appointed to CoL lead roles:
CoL
Flaxmere CoL
Whirinaki CoL
Wairoa CoL
Gisborne Taha Tinana CoL
Gisborne Taha Whānau CoL
Lead
Louise Anaru-Tangira
Phil Jones
Diana McCallum
Judy Nicol
David Langford
Robin Fabish (Ahuriri CoL), Wendy Gray (Napier City CoL) and Daniel Murfitt (Matariki CoL) are
continuing as lead principals of their respective CoL for 2017. We would like to thank you all for
your commitment to CoL in our region!
If you would like more information about forming or joining a CoL in Hawke’s Bay email barbara.
[email protected] or phone 06 831 0647 and in Gisborne/Tairāwhiti email rosina.
[email protected] or phone 06 869 1539.
Te Matatini 2017
Next month Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi are hosting Te Matatini 2017 in our rohe. Te Matatini is the
National Kapa Haka Festival and this year it includes 47 of the best Kapa Haka teams in the world.
The last time Ngāti Kahungunu hosted this event was in 1983 and we won’t have the opportunity
to host again until 2041. They are inviting everyone from Paritū (north of Mahia) to Turakirae
(Wairarapa in the South) and everyone in between to be involved in the event.
The powhiri will be held at 11am on Wednesday 22 February and the competition will run from
Thursday 23 February until Sunday 26 February. I will be attending and I hope to see you there!
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Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards 2017
Entries for the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards 2017 are closing soon! These
awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early childhood education, primary
and secondary schooling. We encourage you all to enter.
Last year, Te Puna Reo o Puhi Kaiti in Gisborne won the Atatū Award for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs so if you know of a school or centre
doing something awesome encourage them to apply! You can get more information and enter
online on the PM awards website. Entries close 17 March so you still have time to prepare an
awesome application.
New staff
Our Ministry whānau is growing! We have welcomed 10 new staff in January. Tawehi Munro has
joined us as strategic advisor Māori, Hawke’s Bay and his counterpart Victor Walker has joined
us as strategic advisor Māori, Tairāwhiti. Arohanui Beamsley has joined us as an ECE advisor,
Joanna Bebarfald and Ashley Rollason have joined us as speech language therapists and
Rebecca Campbell joins us as a business support officer in Gisborne. We have also welcomed
four new intern psychologists!
Feel free to call me on 06 833 6898 or email: [email protected]
Ngā mihi
Roy
Wellington | Suze Strowger
Ngā mihi o Te Tau Hou ki a koutou katoa, welcome back everyone
I hope you all had a great break and some time away from the emails and
school business. I had 10 fabulous days in Queenstown and while the weather
was mixed I still managed to have a great family time.
Like you, I am looking forward to the year ahead. It’s going to be a big year for
many of us, especially with Wellington College celebrating its 150th anniversary
this year. We will have a change of Minister(s) and there will be a general
election on 23 September from which a new government will be formed. This will bring us
opportunities and challenges as a region.
Like many of you, I like to focus on the opportunity. As Shakespeare said: “There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and miseries.
On such a full sea we are now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves:
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Or lose our ventures.”
Julius Caesar Act 4
Recently appointed principals
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome our region’s new leaders:
• Tony Austin, former deputy principal of Kilbirnie School has been promoted to principal.
• Adelle Broadmore, former deputy principal of Dyer Street School has been appointed
principal of Roseneath School.
• Nicola Christie, former principal of Papatawa School has been appointed principal of
Norsewood and Districts School.
• Richard Lennox has been appointed principal of Tinui School in the Wairarapa.
• Jon Ward, former deputy principal at Ellesmere College in Christchurch takes over as
principal of Tararua College.
• Rebecca (Bec) Power, former deputy principal of Tahatai Coast School has been appointed
principal of Muritai School.
• Kelly Barker was confirmed as principal of Hampton School in November last year.
• Eric Daube comes from a teaching position in Martinborough School to be principal of
Dalefield School.
• Patrice O’Connor, former deputy principal at Te Mata School in Havelock North has been
appointed Principal of Greytown School in the Wairarapa.
• Margaret Wood, a long serving teacher at Ballance School, Pahiatua has been appointed
principal of the school.
• Shane Robinson, former deputy principal of Papakowhai School takes over as principal of
Maungaraki School.
• David Stephenson, former deputy principal of Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School has
been appointed principal.
Best wishes for a fantastic start in your new roles. Here’s a thought provoking quote for your
interest:
“Leadership implies not only the guiding of others and the governing of their activities, but
excelling, being in advance of, and being pre-eminent. The leader must keep up to date, think
ahead and influence the group he or she leads. In this sense the leader is the purveyor of
excellence, a setter of standards and a person to whom subordinates naturally look for guidance.”
Chester Barnard – The Functions of the Executive
Leadership advisors
Over the last few weeks, Murray Lucas (Tawa College and Chairperson of Greater Wellington
Secondary Principals Association), Kaylene MacNee (Pinehaven School and outgoing President of
Greater Wellington Primary Principals Association) and myself have been interviewing candidates
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for our leadership advisor positions. I’d like to thank Murray and Kaylene for their expertise and
time. Involving existing principals in these appointments is, I think, critical.
PLD 2017 – Area Allocation
Our PLD allocation panel will be meeting on 16 March to consider proposals from schools, kura
and Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. Please submit your proposals to PLD.lowerhutt@
education.govt.nz by 1 March 2017.
If you have any queries about PLD, contact your education advisor or Ella Tavernor at ella.
[email protected] or on 04 463 7032.
Schools’ Planning and Reporting
We are available to support you to develop and submit your planning and reporting documents,
which are due to the Ministry by 1 March. If you would like support please contact your education
advisor.
New strategic advisor Māori based in the Lower Hutt office
Tempell Wi has been appointed to the position of strategic advisor Māori for the
Wellington region.
Tempell’s role will be to support the Ministry’s priorities in raising achievement
for our tamariki and rangatahi and to seek equitable outcomes for Māori. She will
also provide support to the regional director to lead engagements with hapu, iwi
and the education sector.
I am looking forward to seeing the provisional NCEA data which should be out soon.
It’s going to be a great year in the Wellington education sector. Thanks for being part of the mahi
that we all do to support and lift educational achievement of all our kids. After all, that’s why we all
come to work each day. All the best for the start of the year. Remember: we are here to help!
Feel free to call me on 04 463 8668 or email me at: [email protected]
Suze
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Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast | Erika Ross
Kia ora tatou
A very warm welcome back to everyone for what I am sure will be another
great year. The team is looking forward to working with you all again and to
meeting those of you who are new to the region. I hope you have enjoyed
a relaxing summer holiday (pity about the weather) and have taken time
out to have fun with your families and loved ones. To our colleagues in the
earthquake affected regions, we wish you well for the start of the year. We
have planned support for schools in Kaikoura, Ward and Seddon which we
will discuss when we visit.
Changes in our regional office
The start of the school year always brings with it a sense of excitement and that is certainly the
case for us this year with changes to the way we will be working.
As part of the update of learning support, a number of roles have been disestablished and other
roles created. New roles in other parts of the team have been added and a new overall structure
established. Once all the recruitment has been completed I’ll provide you with an overview of the
structure as well the new staff and their roles.
We’ve also been busy developing a model for how we can best organise our staff to support
your school and all Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. I hope to meet with principal groups to
discuss all these changes further as they develop.
Staffing
I have included the contact details of key staff in this bulletin. An overview with names and contact
details of all staff will be included in future bulletins.
• Key staff in Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast 2017 [PDF]
Support
It is always my intention to provide you with the most helpful and timely service possible. You work
immensely hard in your schools to raise the achievement of your students and I want to make
sure we are fully supporting you. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns or
issues you want to discuss.
I look forward to working with you all again in 2017.
Farewell to Phil Sharpin
In mid-February we will farewell Phil Sharpin, our Secondary Tertiary Lead (STL). Phil has
decided the time is right for what he calls “a change of work patterns”. Phil has made a significant
contribution to education in our region. After 21 years working in the tertiary sector, Phil joined
the Ministry in 2012 as the NMWC ECP manager in the Nelson office and returned in July 2013
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to take up his current role (then called chief advisor, youth
guarantee). I would like to acknowledge Phil’s work and
express our thanks to him for his hard work and humour.
We’ve been fortunate in securing Shaaron James for the STL
role starting 7 February until the end of June. Many of you
will know Shaaron from her role as manager of the Top of the
South Trades Academy. I want to acknowledge and thank
Daniel Wilson and Nayland College for releasing Shaaron for
this period so Phil’s excellent work can be sustained.
ECP/ECE staff from the Nelson office
Professional learning and development (PLD)
Some of you have started your PLD while others may be thinking about putting in a proposal in the
next round or later in the year. The next deadline for submitting a proposal is Thursday 9 March.
We know the process has changed significantly, so we will facilitate a workshop in Nelson on the
afternoon of Monday 20 February to go through the process. This will cover the preparation of a
proposal or support for those who have already started their PLD. We will offer further workshops
across the region if there is sufficient demand.
Please register your interest with your education advisor by Friday 10 February. Note the Nelson
workshop will only proceed if there are registrations of interest.
Nelson College for Boys – Young Enterprise Award
Congratulations to Nelson College students Alistair King, Duncan Murray, Ben Higgins, James
Perham and Braydon Drummond on the incredibly successful reinvention of Where’s Wally with
their Kiwiana version “Where’s Woolly?”.
The eight page publication (with over 50 things to find) has become a hit on the Wheelers online
store as one of their best-selling children’s books. Visit the Where’s Woolly? website to read about
their journey.
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Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (CoL) update
In early December 2016, the Minister of Education announced the approval of a further 32 CoL.
Included in this announcement was the approval of Tahunanui school’s expression of interest
to join the Ngā Ākonga ki Whakatū CoL. This means that 97 per cent of children in Nelson/
Marlborough/West Coast attend a school that is part of a CoL. The Minister also announced that
six kindergartens (Grove Street, Nelson South, The Brook, Victory Square, Auckland Point and
Hira Rural) have joined the Nelson City CoL.
The next opportunity to join a CoL is in April. Contact Graeme Sims (CoL lead advisor) if you need
any further information. Email [email protected] or by call 027 4033 910.
The list of expert partners to work with leaders from CoL to build collaborative practices and meet
their achievement challenges is now online. CoL leaders are able to choose who they want to work
with from this list. Graeme is available to support you through this process.
A new online tool, Know Your CoL has been launched to help you find out more about CoL. The
tool profiles each CoL and has useful data for each community.
Woolf Fisher Award
Congratulations to Sarah Johns, science teacher at Nelson College for Girls who was awarded
a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for her contribution to the teaching of science. She was previously
awarded a Cawthron study award that allowed her to travel to Antarctica and to work on a project
at the Cawthron. Sarah has also run a highly successful holiday programme for primary aged
children and was recently appointed to an across school CoL position in the Nelson City CoL.
I hope you all have a great start to the year.
Kind regards
Erika Ross
03 539 1533 or [email protected]
Canterbury | Coralanne Child
Canterbury Regional News | 07 February 2017
Kia ora
The 2017 school year in Canterbury has been marked with the opening
of three new schools.
I would like to congratulate the establishment boards of trustees and the
staff on the opening of Rolleston College, Lemonwood Grove Primary
School and Haeata Community Campus.
Welcome to Waitaha School students who are joining the satellite provision at Rolleston College
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and to Ferndale students joining the satellite provision at Haeata
Community Campus. I would like to acknowledge the team effort
made by the boards and staff to develop the satellite classrooms.
We thank you and your communities for the valuable contribution
you have made supporting these developments.
On 30 January, Education Minister Hekia Parata officially opened
the new Rolleston College and the Waitaha School satellite that
caters for students with additional learning needs.
It was a celebration of everyone’s hard work and commitment to
Rolleston College, as well as the continued progress being made
in the Christchurch School Build programme.
Lemonwood Grove School in Rolleston and Haeata Community Campus in Aranui have also
opened their doors for the first time for the start of the 2017 school year. They will celebrate their
official openings next month.
I welcome you to the Canterbury Education Network.
School visits – Term 1 2017
A number of schools will be open for visits to view teaching and learning in new and modified
spaces this term. The following schools will be open for visits at the following times:
Waitakiri School Waimairi School Wednesdays 11am-12.30pm starting from 1 March
9 March, 23 March and 6 April 8.30-11.30am
Bookings will be managed by the Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme. To book a visit please
email [email protected] stating the school you wish to visit, preferred
dates and how many people you wish to take.
From term 2, a number of other schools will be available for scheduled visits - watch the bulletin
later in the term for more information. In the meantime if you wish to visit schools other than the
two above please contact them directly but please understand many schools restrict visits in term
1.
Introduction to Neighbours Day Aotearoa
Whether you live in a suburb, on a city block, in an apartment
or on a rural property, you have neighbours – and knowing your
neighbours matters. We believe that every connection you have
with your neighbours makes your neighbourhood more friendly,
fun and safe.
Neighbours Day Aotearoa believes in bringing neighbours
together, encourages general neighbourliness, and uses a weekend long Neighbours Day at the
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end of March each year as a focal point and a motivator to encourage neighbours to connect.
Dates for Neighbours Day 2017 have been set! 25 - 26 March 2017 is the weekend we’re all
working towards. Leading up to that weekend the Neighbours Day team will be letting people know
about some of the awesome events and activities happening near them, sharing stories, giving
you a little inspiration around how to get their neighbourhood revving to go for Neighbours Day.
Helpful tips on how to get started can be found on the Neighbours Day Aotearoa website.
Feel free to call me on 03 378 7345 or email me at: [email protected]
Ma te wa
Coralanne Child
Director of Education for Canterbury
Otago, Southland | Julie Anderson
Kia ora koutou and warm Pasifika greetings
Welcome back to the new school year! I know you would’ve been planning
over the break for the return of the students and will be keen to work with them,
your staff and community to implement your vision for 2017. Thank you to
those principals who have helped on interview panels for a number of Ministry
positions and for the external lead advisor (first time principals) over the holiday
period. We greatly value the knowledge and practical expertise you bring to the
interview process.
Education advisors
With Christina Young established as a CoL lead advisor and Di Stewart retiring at the end of last
year, we have made a number of changes to the schools our education advisors are working with.
Southland principals will know Maryse Kereti–Anderson who is joining our team. She will be
working with schools in the Gore CoL, the Invercargill Special Character CoL and TKKM o
Arowhenua. In 2015, Maryse worked for the Ministry for a few months in a relief capacity and
we are delighted to have her back in a permanent 0.6 role. She has been the principal in three
different schools, worked for Massey University as a programme director for “Return to Teaching”
programmes and most recently as a freelance mentor and advisor to schools.
This means we now have two permanent education advisors based in the Invercargill office.
Robyn Laidlaw will support the schools in the Lower Mataura Valley CoL, the Blue Mountain CoL,
the Invercargill CoL and the wider city–based Invercargill schools including Tokanui, Bluff and
Halfmoon Bay.
Karyn Fielding will work with the Dunstan CoL, the Big River (Balclutha) CoL, the Tokomairiro CoL,
the Southern Area School CoL and the Dunedin schools in the south of the city. Karyn will take
responsibility in our student-focused work in support of Māori and Pasifika NCEA achievement
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across the Otago/Southland region.
Christina Young will continue to work with schools in the Cromwell and Wakatipu CoL and the
Wanaka area where growth strategies are in development.
Learning support (special education) update
Learning support will come under our local Otago/Southland umbrella as of 27 February. As the
first stage of the update, a new leadership structure within the Ministry will support the subsequent
changes in service delivery to be trialled over this year.
Gary McClintock has been appointed to the new position, manager - learning support across
Otago and Southland. Gary has been the Otago district manager for the last three years and
has extensive experience in the Ministry as an educational psychologist. Gary brings a practical
problem solving approach to his leadership, as head of learning support for 10 years at Motueka
High School and with teaching experience in primary, intermediate and secondary schools.
He is looking forward to meeting and working with principals and building new relationships in
Southland.
Julianne Watson (Service Manager Southland) and Christine Menzies (District Manager
Southland) are both retiring later in February. We will appoint a new manager - site and service
delivery in Invercargill, and a performance and quality lead who will work across Otago and
Southland. This will set the leadership structure in place for new ways of delivering learning
support to Otago and Southland Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako, clusters and schools. We
look forward to working together as we explore new models of learning support service delivery.
Please contact me if you wish to discuss any issues or ideas. I look forward to hearing from you.
Ngā mihi mahana
Julie
Email: [email protected]
Direct Dial: 03 471 5217
Cell phone: 027 836 4846
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Events
22-26 FEB
Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival, Hastings
25 FEB-5 MAR
Seaweek – Kaupapa Moana 2017
10-11 MAR
Positive Education New Zealand, Christchurch
30-31 MAR
Aspiring Leaders - NZAIMS, Auckland
2-5 APR
SPANZ Conference, Wellington
20-22 APR
National Agribusiness Conference, Hamilton
26-28 APR
20th Annual NZACE Conference, Queenstown
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How to Write Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS)
Applications
Date:
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Venue:
Ministry of Education
Home Straight, Te Rapa
Time:
9:30am –1pm
Target Group:
The support teams for students needing ORS
applications, eg Special Education Needs
Coordinators, Teachers, Ministry of Education,
Special Education staff
Costs:
Free – Please bring your own lunch
Tea and coffee provided
Presenters:
Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) Verifiers
Ministry of Education
This course is designed to give you an understanding of how to prepare for
and write Ongoing and Resourcing Scheme (ORS) applications.
During the day we will:
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Review the verification process.
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Review successful and unsuccessful applications.
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Look at how to use the key competencies to cover the curriculum.
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Work through various sections of an application with the support of a
verifier.
Please enrol so you don’t
miss out – contact:
Ann Luxton, Business Support Officer, MOE Thames
[email protected] or on 07 867 9520
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Autism-Friendly Schools, Homes and Communities
Strategies for dealing with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Date:
Tuesday 28 March 2017
Venue:
Ministry of Education Office, Te Rapa
Time:
9.30am – 3pm
Presenter:
Thomas Antony, PhD, BCBA-D
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Target Group:
Principals, DPs, SENCOs, teachers, teachers’ aides,
professionals, and parents
Cost (per person):
$25 includes lunch and materials
There are a number of children identified with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) worldwide.
While there is no cure for ASD, several research studies have produced substantial
evidence that early identification and intensive intervention can result in dramatic progress.
On the other hand, lack of ‘autism awareness’ among school personnel and significant
others in the community can be a major barrier to achieving the expected progress for a
student with autism. Poor understanding of the impact of specific impairments and skill
deficits of autism can be a major stumbling block in providing an inclusive education for
students with ASD.
Participants will be encouraged to discuss/brainstorm strategies to enhance an ‘autism
friendly climate/atmosphere’ in our local schools, homes and in our local communities.
Participants are to come to the course with some ideas of “Autism –friendly” approaches.
The course participants will be able to:
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give a basic overview of some of the specific impairments/skill deficits in ASD
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identify some of the basic behavioural characteristics of autism
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explain why students with Asperger’s syndrome might be bullied by class/school
mates
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develop an understanding of the social skills deficits experienced by students on the
spectrum
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develop an understanding of the utility of visual supports and schedules for
individuals with ASD in school and at home.
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increase their knowledge regarding the following strategies:
 classroom and playground strategies, managing transition difficulties, dealing
with challenging behaviours, dealing with ‘insistence on sameness’, functionbased interventions, enhancing motivation for learning, social story
interventions, priming, choice-making, functional communication training,
discrete trial training (DTT), use of assistive technology, and video modelling.
Please enrol so you don’t miss
out – contact:
Ann Luxton, Business Support Officer, MOE Thames
[email protected] or on 07 867 9520