Leading Learning Out Loud

PPCB Conference 2026 Fi McMillan - PASL (Anderson Lloyd).  https://www.nzpf.ac.nz/legal-resources-and-support/ Ring the hotline.  Give a mobile number.  Say if it is urgent. Being a good employer will minimise risks.    PASL advises on my employment issues.     Complaints about or towards me from staff or community or board. Staffing issues or operational matters - go to SBA or PPCB or school lawyer. Good Faith: Do nothing to mislead or deceive Do active and constructive Be responsive and communicative Maintain a productive employment relationship Education and Training Act: physically and emotionally safe place for students and staff (including principal) Our contract: Clause 2.8 - health and safety and wellbeing Clause 4.3 - a strong working relationship Clause 8.1.1 - informal discussions first, mana uphold If an employee lodges, or indicates they may lodge, a personal  grievance or other claim, you should notify your insurer  immedia...

NZCER PATs a health check of how our teachers are going and how the teaching and learning looks in the school. Staines are not helpful for teachers The data is about how the teachers are moving   the kids learning PAT data comes in to challenge you and tell you what is going on in classrooms Videos on NZCER to help prepare kids for the tests PAT is a fidelity check on our internal sources PATS are not tests of the curriculum, tests of the subject area How children move though the progression of learning has not changed (despite curriculum changes) The scale score is what we need to use.   PAT scale position and progress benchmarks Stanines are useful to see our school bell curve. In any one test there is a two year stretch of question difficultly.   Adaptive tests can be given to all kids.     Adaptive Maths.     Th numbers above the line are n to gaps - they are next steps.   Anything in brackets is the norm data Student Projectors by Progress Ca...

  Leading Strategically Faculty: Elizabeth City Time: 8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Session Overview In this session we will take up the question of how to lead strategically amidst all the competing demands on your time and energy. We will use several hands-on activities to help you diagnose the current state of your strategic leadership and identify areas to strengthen it, with the goal of helping you prioritize, as well as supporting you to build others’ strategic capacity.   Required Reading* *  “ Introduction   Download Introduction ” (p. 1-10) from  Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitions Goals in Education  by Elizabeth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis. Harvard Education Press: Cambridge, MA. 2025.   Notes from Liz's session Which of the five elements of strategic leadership do you feel strongest in? How has that shifted over your career?    Relationships and context.   *relationships across bodies of work across the school....

  Building the Capacity for Effective Family-School Partnerships Part 2 Faculty: Karen Mapp Notes from Karen's session Five essential supports - 1. Leadership driving 2  Professional capacity to know how to engage 3. Student centred learning 4. Parent-Community ties 5. Classroom - is the instructional core - instructional guidance for parents Is family engagement perceived as a main ingredient of our success? Who is not engaging and why?  How can we partner differently to increase engagement?   Children inviting parents?   Intent of occasion.    Input from parents expected.   Listening with our ears! All about me   *** could be a week one exercise for parents to complete ** I love Things that help me learn People in my life who are important Strengths Behaviours to ignore Things I am working on Helps calm me What doesn't work Gather info from parents:  I may be willing to offer to support to the school in ... sport...

  Purpose, Culture and the Perils of Leading Change  Faculty: Katherine K. Merseth  Time: 8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Session Overview  Culture is often viewed as the key factor in a school’s success. However, the idea of culture can be abstract and the puzzle of shaping culture can seem impenetrable. This session seeks to help participants understand the organization purpose and its culture. We will approach the concept of culture from a perspective of practice. By the end of the first session participants will be able to answer two questions: (1) what is school culture, and (2) how can I enact my cultural vision for my school.  Required Reading  1. *Case Study:  Parramatta State School Download Parramatta State School    Recommended Reading  (optional)  Heifetz, R. and Linsky, M., (2002); “The Faces of Danger” in Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA, Chapt...