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ISSUE No. 81 | 2017 6 NOVEMBER

X Critical need to know and action

1. Transitional arrangements for Vocational Pathways for 2018. Read more…2. In the 24 October issue, we included the wrong closing date for the Prime Minister’s

Education Excellence Awards. Please note the correct closing date is 23 March 2018.3. Clarification of process for paying consultants and contractors Read more…

X Heads up1. You may want to start planning next year’s Bullying-Free NZ Week (14-18 May 2018)

activities. See what schools did this year on the Bullying-Free NZ website

2. Round 4 of the Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF) opens 20 November. More informationwill be provided in the next issue.

3. Reminder: Tell us how we can make it easier for you to manage your school property bycompleting the school property information survey by 10 November.

4. Schools are four times more likely to suffer an arson attack than commercial buildings. ThisNZ Fire Services poster [PDF] has five steps schools can take to help minimise risk. Readmore...

5. November is the busiest time of the year for using the e-asTTle tool, which can slow it down.To have the smoothest experience, follow these tips Read more…

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There are no general information items this issue.

Late edition: Replacing National StandardsThe Ministry of Education is working with the Government on its policy to replace National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rūmaki Māori with a new system that better acknowledges a child’s progress and focuses more on developing key competencies for all learners. Boards of trustees, principals, teachers and parents will be kept informed on this change.

In the interim, our advice is that boards should continue to use the range of current tools they now have for reporting on student progress and achievement. Boards are asked to note that the National Administration Guidelines (NAGs), as regards their own planning and reporting processes, and their reporting to parents, students, and to the Ministry of Education on National Standards remain in place until officially changed.

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Critical need to know and action

Transitional arrangements for Vocational Pathways for 2018

From term 1 2018, some Level 1 and 2 standards will be removed from Vocational Pathways.

So that students who are in a programme of study aligned to a Vocational Pathway are not disadvantaged by the removal of these standards, transitional arrangements have been put in place for 2018. While these standards are no longer mapped to the Vocational Pathways, they will still contribute towards Vocational Pathway awards if they are part of a programme of study that a student undertakes in 2018.

These arrangements do not apply to programmes that include standards removed from the Pathways before 2017.

We strongly recommend that you review your student’s programmes to transition away from using the removed standards as part of their Vocational Pathways programmes, if possible.

Download the list of Level 1 and 2 standards that have been removed from the Vocational Pathways for 2018 [XLSX]

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the changes or need help with programme planning using the Vocational Pathways.







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Correction to 24 October Bulletin

In the 24 October issue, we included the wrong closing date for the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Please note the correct closing date is 23 March 2018.

Payment of consultants and contractors

If your school is using the services of a consultant or contractor, they should provide you with an invoice for their services and must be paid from your school’s operational funding. The payroll service is established for the payment of board employees only. As a consultant is not an employee of the board, they cannot be paid via the payroll service, even if the consultant holds a practising teaching certificate.

Only employees in a teaching position may be paid from Teachers’ Salaries. Other employees in non-teaching positions can be paid via the payroll service from your school’s operational funding. In general, relieving teachers should also be paid via the payroll service from operational funding. However, schools may pay relieving teachers from Teachers’ Salaries provided they have not exceeded their banking staffing entitlement for the year.

For further queries, please email the resourcing division [email protected]

Heads up

You may want to start planning next year’s Bullying-Free NZ Week (14-18 May 2018) activities. See what schools did this year on the Bullying-Free NZ website

Bullying-Free NZ week 2018

Round 4 of the Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF) opens 20 November. More information will be provided in the next issue.

Round 4 of Teacher-led Innovation Fund

School property survey

Tell us how we can make it easier for you to manage your school property by completing the school property information survey by 10 November.









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Protecting your school from arson

Schools are four times more likely to suffer an arson attack than commercial buildings. This NZ Fire Services poster [PDF] has five steps schools can take to help minimise risk. Read these tips from Fire and Emergency New Zealand about how to protect your school and assets

Tips for using the easTTle tool

November is the busiest time of the year for using the e-asTTle tool, which can slow it down. To have the smoothest experience, follow these tips

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Tai Tokerau | Hira Gage

Tēnā koutou katoa

The year is certainly whizzing by, with three weeks of the term gone already. Prize giving season is underway celebrating student achievements and success.

Welcome to new staff We are delighted to welcome Jody Anderson who has joined our Kerikeri office team as a speech language therapist.

Merie Taylor has joined our Whangarei office as a special education advisor and will be working predominantly with schools within the Whangarei, Bream Bay and Twin Coast areas.

Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako

First three tools in the Kāhui Ako Local Curriculum Design Toolkit availableThe first three tools in the Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako Local Curriculum Design Toolkit will be released to all Kāhui Ako this term.

The Design Toolkit is made up of five tools. These combine to help communities build a shared local curriculum, focused on supporting children and young people across the entire 0 to 18 education pathway. Three of the five tools are available this term and the final two will be available before the end of this year.

Read more information about the ToolKit

Jody Anderson Speech language therapist

Merie Taylor Special education advisor







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Whangarei Kāhui Ako update Whangarei Kāhui Ako Groups 1 and 2, with pathways to Whangarei Girls’ High School and Whangarei Boys’ High School respectively, are preparing for lead principal appointment interviews this month.

Both groups have engaged Expert Partners, and open discussions regarding possible achievement challenges are being explored. A recent meeting at Whangarei Girls’ High school saw science leads and principals from each of the Group 1 schools sharing their programmes and expectations and exploring ways to enhance these conversations in the future.

Early childhood services, including kindergartens and centres, whose pathways transition to communities, have formed their own groups with representatives that liaise with their Kāhui Ako. The representatives share updates and plan professional development to enable them to play an active role as their communities develop.

The two communities have established a hub with Ngā Kura mo te ako o Whangarei Kāhui Ako, enabling further collaboration across the wider Whangarei area. Both principals and boards of trustees are sharing their journeys and solving issues to better support all tamariki in Whangarei.

Learning Support Pilot – Twin Coast Kāhui Ako We have been working with schools, early childhood education (ECE) me kōhanga reo and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua to provide better communication and early intervention support for children in the Twin Coast community of Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Otamatea, Paparoa and Mangawhai.

We are trialling a different way of working by establishing ‘Learning Support Hubs’ called Te Manawa Tahi in various locations in the Twin Coast community. These hubs will have speech language specialists and early intervention specialists available to discuss any concerns.

We will test communication and early intervention services in these hubs in the first instance, to ensure the model is working properly before we add other learning support services.

The Kāhui Ako Community Reference Group provides oversight and a coordination function to enable resources to be allocated in a timely manner to meet the needs of children in the Twin Coast community.

Hokianga Kāhui Ako We have held two hui in the Hokianga area to consult with schools, kura, early childhood education (ECE) me kōhanga reo and iwi representatives. We will be returning to the Hokianga area to discuss the outcomes of consultation and start co-designing a new service delivery model for this area.











Teacher-led Innovation Fund This fund enables groups of teachers (including those in Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako) to carry out innovative projects and develop new practices to improve progress and achievement for children and young people.

Teachers are encouraged to collaboratively develop their project proposals by working together across early childhood education (ECE) me kōhanga reo, schools and kura, depending on the project.

Projects are categorised according to their cost: less than $40,000, $40,000–$75,000 and more than $75,000.

The innovative projects will:

• explore ‘puzzles of practice’ to find ways to help learners succeed

• work in partnership with experts – academics, researchers, community and cultural leaders,innovation experts

• spread what works to other Communities of Learning.

Applications for round 4 open on 20 November 2017.

Prime Ministers Education Excellence Awards A reminder that you have less than six months to get your entries in for the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards with entries closing on 23 March 2018.

The Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early learning, primary and secondary schooling.

The Award categories are:

• Excellence in Engaging – Atahāpara Award

• Excellence in Leading – Atakura Award

• Excellence in Teaching and Learning – Atatū Award

• Excellence in Governing – Awatea Award

• Education Focus Prize – Takatū Prize

• The Prime Minister’s Supreme Award – Takiri Ko Te Ata

Read more information on the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards website







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Reminder for schools considering cohort entry If your school is considering cohort entry (to align with the Education Act 1989), you will need to undertake the following before cohort entry can be introduced in your school:

1. consult with your staff, the parents of current and prospective students, and local earlychildhood services, and consider whether they find the policy generally acceptable, beforeintroducing cohort entry

2. give at least one term’s notice of the change to parents, staff and local ECE services so thatthose affected have time to plan for the change

3. inform us, giving at least one term’s notice – this can be done by emailing [email protected]

If you have completed the first two actions as noted above, but haven’t yet informed us, please email [email protected] as soon as possible to confirm you have undertaken a full consultation in line with the legislation and have provided your school community with at least one term’s notice.

This will enable you to implement cohort entry in term 1, 2018.

If you haven’t yet completed your consultation and/or community notification, the earliest you will be able to introduce cohort entry will be term 2, 2018.

For further information about processes for consultation and managing cohort entry, see the NZSTA website and our factsheet on enabling schools to introduce cohort entry [PDF]

Thank you to those schools who have advised us they will be adopting a cohort entry policy for implementation in term 1, 2018.

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

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Kia ora koutou,

International delegations visit Auckland On 26 October, our Auckland staff met with 20 local government officials from Can Tho People’s Council in Vietnam. These local government officials were keen to learn about New Zealand’s education system to enable them to reflect on their own system in Vietnam. In particular, they were interested to learn about government agencies’ involvement with self-governing schools, and how we engage with boards of trustees.

We were also visited by a delegation of 53 Korean directors of early childhood education, who came to New Zealand to learn about the New Zealand early childhood education (ECE) system, policy and curriculum. The group visited a local school and then came to us for a presentation – asking lots of questions about our system, teachers’ qualifications and Te Whāriki. There was a lot of interest in the diverse range of criteria included in Te Whāriki to meet the different needs of children in early childhood centres, kindergartens, Kōhanga Reo, home-based, hospital-based and playgroups.

Professional development for statutory providersLast week we ran a professional development hui for statutory providers at Butterfly Creek. This is part of a suite of events held this year to support statutory providers (including two induction days for new providers – a two-day national hui and regional hui). Other support includes an online hub and mentoring support. This framework of support arose from the 2014 Statutory Intervention Review and feedback so far has been very positive.

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City Rail Link – Primary school art project City Rail Link Ltd (CRL) has informed us about an exciting opportunity for Auckland’s year 6 students to participate in an art project that will involve their designs being incorporated into one of Auckland’s new train stations. The theme of the art project will be “imagine where you’d like to go on a train”.

CRL need to know by 15 December which schools would like to be involved. Look out for an email with more details coming soon, and make sure you reply if you would like your school to participate.

Manager profile – Sharon Fuemana The latest in our series of manager profiles is Sharon Fuemana. Sharon is on secondment as education manager for East Auckland.

Sharon started with the Ministry of Education in 2016 as a student achievement practitioner. She brings with her more than 30 years of experience in the sector, most recently as deputy principal of Ranui Primary. While at Ranui Primary, Sharon embarked upon further study, writing a master’s thesis examining parents’ views of the Individual Education Plans (IEP) process.

Sharon is married with four adult children and is proud of both her Scottish heritage and Pasifika family. She loves the outdoors, travelling and cycling.

Cohort entryWe have received advice from the following seven Auckland schools that they have appropriately consulted with the required communities and provided at least one term’s notice to their extended school community advising they will be adopting a cohort entry policy for term 1, 2018.

• Matakana School

• St John’s Mairangi Bay

• Whenuapai School

• Churchill Park School

• Glendowie School

• St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers)

• Sandspit Road School

If your school has not yet consulted with or advised your community about the adoption of cohort entry, the earliest you will be able to implement cohort entry will be term 2, 2018. Read this factsheet for more information on cohort entry







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You may also find it useful to direct families to our for Parents website. This has a lot of detail about cohort entry, as well as many other topics.

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

Hei konā mai

Isabel

Waikato | Paula Rawiri

E rau rangatira mā tēnā koutou katoa.

Cohort entry workshop in Cambridge Mere Lawson Nuri (education manager) and I recently attended our first community workshop about cohort entry in Cambridge. This was a great evening organised by Te Puna o Kemureti Kāhui Ako for boards of trustees and provided an opportunity to hear from various members of the education community – ECE leaders, new entrant teachers, principals and ourselves

– about the pros and cons of cohort entry and what’s important to think about. Of course you can’tthink about cohort entry without being reminded of the importance of the changes to the EducationAct 1989 relating to compulsory attendance for children under 6 also enrolled at school.

These changes mean once children are enrolled at a school or kura they are now required to attend regularly. Previously, legislation only made this clear for 6 to 16-year-olds. We know that regular attendance in the first year of school or kura supports the development of positive attitudes to learning and provides a sound foundation for future learning and achievement. This is also the case in early learning.

There will be some exceptions where a child would benefit from a staggered transition to school. In these cases, a transition plan can be developed and agreed to between the parents, the school or kura and the Ministry of Education.

For further information about compulsory attendance read the factsheet on our website [PDF] or contact Paul Mitchell, our learning support manager at [email protected] if you wish to discuss the transition process.

If you would like further information about cohort entry you can email Mere at mere.lawsonnuri@ education.govt.nz or read the factsheet on our website

Wellbeing@School survey now free of charge The Wellbeing@School student survey is being made available to all schools and kura in order to support your engagement with your community and students in discussions about student wellbeing. It is free for schools and kura to use until December 2018.

The Wellbeing@school survey has been specifically designed to help schools and kura identify







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how different aspects of school life contribute to a safe and caring environment that deters bullying.

Bullying can be hidden from adults, with school staff often only seeing and hearing a small percentage of what’s really happening. A school or kura may appear okay when there is actually an underlying problem. Local and international research tells us that bullying is a serious problem. The best way to find out how students genuinely feel about the environment is through an anonymous student survey, such as the Wellbeing@School survey

Gathering data, especially from students, is important to determine the level and type of bullying that occurs, whether existing efforts are working and to get a full picture of what’s going on, rather than relying on how things appear on the surface. It can also suggest particular areas of focus. Sign up for the free Wellbeing@School student survey and toolkit or find out more about the Toolkit You can also access resources to help you put a bullying prevention programme in place on the Bullying-Free NZ website

Strengthening Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko For schools and kura who are moving to implement the Digital Technology & Hangarau Matihiko (DT & HM) curriculum, a range of resources, case studies, and innovative ideas are now being developed for you to access and use. These can be found on the Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) website.

On this website you’ll be able to:

• find resources and ideas to support the DT & HM curriculum

• learn about how students, teachers, schools, parents and communities engaged with DT &HM projects.

Young Enterprise Scheme Awards and Supreme award for BCITO challenge Congratulations to the students from Westmont School Eureka who recently took out the Company of the Year 2017 award at the Waikato-King Country Young Enterprise Scheme Annual Awards. They received rave reviews for their Zalamero Eureka Smoothies business and will be competing at the national awards event in Wellington in December.

Congratulations to the following teams from:

• Waikato Diocesan – Get n Gear road code board game

• Hauraki Plains College – Joos concentrated juice shots

• St Peter’s – Kaha Recovery sports recovery pack

• Matamata College – SWOT smart phone study app

• Hamilton Girls’ – Uluna inflatable pillows and Eek organic face masks

Congratulations to the students from Ngāruawāhia High School in taking out the top award for the BCITO Build-Ability Challenge. The team from the school were amongst 14 schools who were given a few months to plan, design and build a project that would make a difference to their school









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or community. Together they created an outdoor stage area with a sound shell for their school’s eco-village. Read about their project

It’s really awesome to see that we have such entrepreneurial, creative and enterprising young people in our region and that they are being given opportunities to develop and grow these skills and attributes within our schools.

Feel free to call me on 07 850 8924 or email me at: [email protected]

Ka mau te wehi!

Paula

Bay of Plenty - Waiariki | Ezra Schuster

Talofa lava and Kia ora

It’s already week four! All the best to all secondary students as they enter exam mode. The weather is still very undecided about what it should do, but our new Government appears to be very clear on its direction. I’m looking forward to providing you with the support and guidance that you need in the months ahead. Please do not hesitate in getting in touch if you have any matters you wish to discuss.

Getting the right support at the right time A sincere thank you to those principals who do make contact with us when there’s an emergency, incident or something goes differently to what you expected – I’d far rather hear about it first and have my team work with you. We can also let our colleagues across the Ministry and other agencies know so you can get the right support and advice. On that note, I want to make sure we have your best emergency contact details if we do need to get hold of you. Someone from my office will contact you in the next fortnight to check if the contact (mobile phone number) we have for you is correct.

Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards The 2018 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards are now open for applications and I strongly encourage you to consider entering these prestigious awards.

Read more about the Awards on the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards website

Entries close at 5pm on Friday 23 March 2018.

In this region we have experienced a high level of success since the awards began in 2014 with Henk and his team at Otumoetai Intermediate the inaugural supreme winners. In 2016 Rotorua Boys’ High School winning the leadership category and then earlier this year Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa along with William Colenso College were announced as joint winners in the Excellence in Leading – Atakura Award. This was absolutely thrilling for the kōhanga whānau and for this region.







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Secondary tertiary principal advisors Recently, Jayne Furlong and Julia Pura-MacKenzie were appointed to the principal advisor secondary tertiary positions for the Bay of Plenty – Waiariki. Many of you will already know Jayne and Julia as they have been acting in a similar role for the last 18 months.

These two positions are about working with our secondary schools, kura, our workplaces and our tertiary institutions and providers to ensure that effective pathways are in place for rangatahi. Jayne and Julia will work with secondary schools and kura to ensure senior secondary students have every opportunity to understand the options that are available, have their aspirations affirmed and have the correct pathway designed for them. In our area we are on the cusp of some extremely exciting job opportunities and economic development. Jayne and Julia work closely with the Bay of Connections to ensure schools and kura have a solid grasp of potential areas of employment growth, skill development and the need for stronger school/kura/employer relationships across the region.

Two initiatives they have been closely associated with are ART (Achievement, Retention and Transition) and ARoNA (At Risk of Not Achieving). They recently presented to the lead principals of the Kāhui Ako regarding their roles and work. Feel free to give either of them a ring if you need more information or want them to come and see you.

Student engagement and attendance Over the year we have continued to monitor student engagement and attendance and in particular the high number of students who are disengaged from education.

We have come to believe that there is possibly a misinterpretation in regards to Section 27 of the Education Act 1989.

My aim is to inform boards of trustees and principals of their responsibilities in relation to these and the correct uses of them even if your particular school hasn’t used them in the past.

For detailed professional advice, legal advice or to weigh-up the pros and cons of using these sections of the Act please contact NZSTA 0800 782 435.

Jayne Furlong Ph.0278391131

Julia Pura MacKenzie Ph.0272052298











They can give you advice about the appropriate use of Section 27 (eg to authorise absences to attend family or cultural events) and also thresholds for use of stand-down or suspensions.

I’ll be sending a letter to you and your board chair in the next fortnight that gives you some more detail on this area, as I appreciate it can be complex. My team, along with NZSTA, would also be happy to deliver presentations and/or workshops in early 2018.

Rotorua Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools partnering up with NZ Police I had the pleasure of attending the launch of an exciting partnership between Rotorua Boys’ High School, Rotorua Girls’ High School and the Royal NZ Police College and Unitec Institute of Technology. Our two Rotorua schools will be the first in the country to add a NCEA-accredited police studies course to their curriculum. It will be delivered to year 13 students in 2018, preparing the students to apply for entry to the Royal New Zealand Police College on completion.

It was a fantastic launch with a police dog display and mock hostage situation involving the armed offenders squad and a helicopter! Well done to principals Ally Gibbons and Chris Grinter and their respective boards for their innovation and leadership as well as Bay of Plenty District Commander, Superintendent Andy McGregor and Rotorua Area Commander Anaru Pewhairangi.

Strengthening the relationship between our young people and the Police can only be a good thing and I look forward to hearing how the course progresses in 2018. Read the NZ Herald article about the partnership

Pasifika in the Bay Well done to Melanie Cottingham from Arataki School, Mike Douglas from Tahitai Coast School, Pasifika teachers group from across the Bay and our principals for another amazing Pasifika festival last week. Our office and the Ministry are proud to support this special event that celebrates Pasifika language, culture and identity.

Watch a video of Pasifika in the Bay

Acting director of education I am away next week and Dawid de Villiers, my learning support manager will be acting for me. If you want to contact Dawid you can email him at [email protected]

Otherwise feel free to call me on 07 349 8309 or email me [email protected] when I return on Monday 13 November.

Ia manuia

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I trust that all is going well as we proceed through our final term of the year. I know many of you will be busy preparing for end of year celebrations of your students’ achievements and secondary schools will already be underway with these. We enjoy hearing your good news stories so please keep sending them through.

It was great to see so many people who attended the information sessions on the Education Act Update. Changes to the Act include the ban on seclusion rooms and the reporting requirements around the use of physical restraint, cohort entry and compulsory attendance, interventions and the use of off-site locations.

You can read further information about the Education Act Update on our website

Farewell I would like to say farewell to Rex Wheeler who has recently retired after 16 years as principal of Manchester Street School and 43 years teaching. We wish him well in his new endeavours.

Professional Learning and Development (PLD) A reminder that the due date for PLD applications this term is 13 November. This date was set to allow for the latest student achievement data to be included in your applications. Please contact your education advisor if you’d like advice or feedback on your application.

Four new members have been recruited to the Area Allocation Panel for PLD. We would like to welcome the following people to our panel who have experience in intermediate, secondary and Māori medium education.

• Brenda Soutar, acting tumuaki at Mana Tamariki

• Karene Biggs, principal at Palmerston North Girls’ High School

• Robina Broughton, education portfolio holder for Nga Rauru Iwi

• Wayne Jenkins, principal at Ross Intermediate

New Plymouth Girls’ High School Students, friends, whānau, staff and supporters gathered at the school’s Tuhonohono Marae to celebrate and acknowledge the 39 graduating Māori and Pasifika students. Staff and whānau had the opportunity to express their pride in the graduating students and the students had an opportunity to say what their year had made possible for them.

Everyone enjoyed being entertained by the Pasifika group (led by year 12 student Mia Talagi) and then by a combined staff and student kapa haka group. The presentation of poroporoaki certificates to rangatahi followed. Each and every one a unique success story.

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Former head girl Liana Potu was a standout speaker, inspiring the audience with her words of wisdom on being who you are and being proud of that.

The special Tuhonohono award went to an amazing young woman, Jessie Macdonald, who finished this year at Waimarie, the school’s special needs unit. Jessie reminded us all of courage and resilience and is an inspiration to all.

Congratulations to all graduating Māori and Pasifika students.

Changes in staff Karen Keene is the service manager, learning support in our Whanganui office until 30 June 2018. Karen is covering Anneke Batelaan’s secondment to the Whanganui children’s team.

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

Hawke’s Bay - Tairāwhiti | Roy Sye

Tēnā koutou

It’s lovely to see the weather is warming up, not much longer now and it will be summer! Exams will be starting soon, do your best to support our young people during this time as stress levels will likely be high.

Recently I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Te Ahikā – Our Story, Our Voice, Our Place at Hauiti Marae in Tolaga Bay. This was a powerful community event bringing together all generations in a wide range of rich integrated

curriculum and learning initiatives. Te Ahikā (the long burning fires) symbolises a ‘beacon’ linking the past to the future. Uāwa / Tolaga Bay will be central to the 2019 celebrations of First Encounters 250 – a national event to commemorate the arrival of James Cook 250 years ago.

Licence to Work Tairāwhiti became the first place outside of Auckland to successfully complete an intake of the Youth Employability programme ‘Licence to Work’. Last week students graduated from the programme after completing a module of course work, 20 hours of volunteer work and 80 hours work placement to develop the skills of team work, communications, self-management, resilience, thinking skills and a willingness to learn. Congratulations to the seven schools with students who graduated in this intake. In 2018 there will be an additional five schools in the programme.

Poutama Pounamu This joint initiative between us and the University of Waikato began last week with a two













day Wānanga in Napier. Poutama Pounamu sees 40 Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako representatives from Hawke’s Bay, Wairoa and Gisborne working on an 18 month programme to build a greater understanding of cultural relationships that enable educators to create responsive pedagogy. Poutama Pounamu is led by Associate Professor Mere Berryman and we are thrilled to have some of our regional staff also participating.

Te Mana Kuratahi 2017 - The National Primary Kapa Haka The National Primary School Kapa Haka competition, Te Mana Kuratahi 2017 will be held at Turanganui a Kiwa, Te Tairawhiti from the 6th - 10th of November. We will have a display at the event and I hope to see you there.

Get to Know UsCarys Lloyd - Staff profile

My role I’m a Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako lead education advisor, with a particular focus on data. I help Kāhui Ako analyse their data for their achievement challenges and measure and record progress against their targets. I also provide input into a number of Ministry projects and cross-government groups around educational data.

Why I’m here I joined the Ministry in 2014 when my family moved from Wellington to Napier. In Wellington I was a consultant working on large IT projects. When my daughter was a baby we decided to come home to sunny Hawke’s Bay and I started working here soon after.

What I enjoy most As a ‘data geek’ I love having access to the rich data sets the Ministry has available. A huge part of my role is problem solving and using data and evidence to answer questions. Sometimes the questions are really tricky ones to answer, so I have to think creatively about the best way to approach the problem.

In my non-work life I have black belts in jujutsu and traditional Japanese sword-fighting, and have been teaching martial arts and women’s self-defence for over 10 years.

If I could trade places with any other person for a week, I would be... Donald Trump – During that week I’d try to fix as many of the world’s problems as possible!

Feel free to call me on 06 833 6898 or email [email protected]

Nga mihi

Roy







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Wellington | Erika Ross

Kia ora and greetings

I am pleased to have fully started in the new role as your Director. Coming back to Wellington is like coming home, having spent most of my career teaching or as a principal in Porirua and Wellington. I am looking forward to meeting and working with you in the future. I have already had the pleasure of meeting with some of the region’s secondary and beginning principals. Over time it is my intention to meet with you all. I am happy to receive invitations to visit your school or attend meetings.

Please do not hesitate to call me if you need to discuss any issue or where you think I can be of any assistance.

My contact details are [email protected] 04 463 8668 or 027 509 0430.

Remember our team is here to support your work with your children and young people.

Learning Support update We have recently gone through a re-alignment process with our Wellington regional learning support teams. This alignment has provided an opportunity to review team workloads and to adjust staffing to ensure an equitable split across teams. Learning support teams are now focussed on children and young people’s educational pathways.

The Wairarapa and Horowhenua/Otaki teams were already aligned around the educational pathway for children, these teams remain unchanged through this re-alignment. See the table below outlining the new teams, service managers and contact details.

Team name Service manager Email Phone numberUpper Hutt Cristina Gnida [email protected].

nz 04 439 4659

Naenae / Taita Annie Chenery [email protected]

04 439 4674

Lower Hutt Lynda Peterson [email protected]

04 439 5029

Wellington North Caroline Benson [email protected]

04 439 4617

Wellington Robert Nicholl [email protected]

04 439 4604

Porirua Rachael Vink [email protected] 04 463 4806Wairarapa Kristina Perry [email protected].

nz06 370 5522

Horowhenua / Kapiti Christine Wilson [email protected]

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As a team, we are committed to ensuring changes are managed sensitively with minimal impact on service delivery.

There are some children and young people, parents and whanau, ECEs and schools who may experience a change of field/lead worker. As with all changes in our service, our expectation is that transitions are planned well to minimise changes for all. We have asked staff to individually plan for these changes from October and we anticipate it will be completed by February 2018.

If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to discuss them with your school’s learning support service manager.

A teacher’s acknowledgement It was wonderful to see Gregor Fountain being invited to attend the swearing in ceremony of our new Prime Minister. Gregor, now principal of Paraparaumu College, was a teacher at Morrinsville College when he taught then future Prime Minster, Jacinda Ardern. What a great acknowledgement for you Gregor, and the teaching profession, on the influence educators have on inspiring our young learners to reach for the stars.

See here to view the story

The 2018 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards A reminder that applications are open for the Prime Ministers Education Excellence Awards. Entries close on 23 March 2018.

The Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early learning, primary and secondary schooling.

The Award categories are:

• Excellence in Engaging – Atahāpara Award

• Excellence in Leading – Atakura Award

• Excellence in Teaching and Learning – Atatū Award

• Excellence in Governing – Awatea Award

• Education Focus Prize – Takatū Prize

• The Prime Minister’s Supreme Award – Takiri Ko Te Ata

Winners of the four categories and focus prize will each receive a package including a trophy, certificate, a financial award of $20,000 and a professional development opportunity. The Supreme Award winner receives a package including the Supreme Award Trophy, a certificate, an additional financial reward of $30,000 and an opportunity to represent New Zealand Education.

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Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako survey 2017 We are running the Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako online survey for 2017 from 25 October to 8 November.

The survey will gather valuable information about what has happened in the Kāhui Ako since our first survey in 2016. Information will be used to share insights across Kāhui Ako, help inform work on the ground and assist new Kāhui Ako in their journey.

All approved and endorsed Kāhui Ako can expect an email in the coming days from Education Technology Ltd inviting them to participate. This is a great opportunity for Kāhui Ako to help shape policy and influence the ongoing support provided for implementation. For any questions, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Welcome to new staffAndrew Seagar joins the team as a school finance advisor. Andrew has been a senior internal auditor at the Ministry and has extensive financial management experience. He has worked in the Education Infrastructure Services team and has held management roles in finance at NZ Defence Force. Andrew has experience on boards of trustees and is familiar with the financial challenges of schools.

As part of a nationally based team, Andrew will focus at lot of his time in the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa schools and will also support schools in the top of the South Island and Palmerston North.

David Hyland will continue looking after all other schools in Wellington.

Andrew can be contacted on 04 463 4825 or email [email protected]

Kind regards

Erika Ross Director of Education for Wellington Level 3, 19 Market Grove, Lower Hutt 5040








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Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast | Kathryn Palmer (Acting)

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Ko Kathryn Palmer ahau.

Term 4 is a busy one for schools – with secondary NCEA end of year assessments and externals and assessment of the 2017 year and planning for 2018 for all schools. As this term started on 16 October, November seems to have arrived very quickly!

I met with schools in Blenheim, Nelson and the West Coast during October and I appreciate you taking the time to tell me what you are aspiring to achieve in your communities and schools.

Over Labour Weekend, Kaikoura had another earthquake. Thankfully there was no discernible property damage. I was able to contact either the principal or board of each school in Kaikoura, to check if all were okay and offer any assistance through our team if required. Patrick McEntyre, our learning support manager, sent a text to principals and he appreciated your responses. Over Labour Weekend there were also a number of family incidents which affected school children across the region. Our traumatic incident teams were able to provide support and guidance to those schools during this time.

Professional development for secondary teachers of health education, home economics and outdoor education As part of the Ministry’s Networks of Expertise for professional learning and development (PLD), the three subject associations representing health education, home economics and outdoor education are holding workshops for secondary middle leaders and teachers during term 4. There will be a workshop in Nelson on Monday 27 November. See this flyer for more information – registrations close 20 November.

The Food Act 2014 and how it applies to food activities in schools If your school sells or prepares food, you may need to register under the Food Act 2014 by 31 March 2018.

The Food Act 2014 and its regulations apply to a range of food activities in schools. Some examples of school activities that will have to register are the school tuck shop or canteen making food like meals, sandwiches or filled rolls and selling it to students. A holiday programme that regularly provides sandwiches or cooked food as part of paid service also needs to register.

Read more information about schools and the Food Act 2014. If you have any questions about the Food Act 2014, you can contact the Ministry for Primary Industries by emailing [email protected] or calling 0800 00 83 33.







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Reminder to schools considering cohort entry Please remember to let us know if you are introducing cohort entry in your school by emailing [email protected] Before introducing cohort entry you need to have consulted with your staff, the parents of current and prospective students, and local early childhood education (ECE) me kōhanga reo. You need to give these groups at least one term’s notice of the change so they have time to plan for the change.

Kiwi Park model financial statement workshops In the last school bulletin (Issue 80, 24 October 2017) we told you about regional workshops for school executive officers and administrators who use the Kiwi Park model to complete their school financial statements.

A workshop will be held at the Nelson Ministry of Education office (19 Haven Road) on Thursday 9 November (9.30am–12.30pm). If you wish to attend this workshop please register your interest by emailing your Ministry financial advisor.

Email [email protected] if you’re on the West Coast.

Email [email protected] if you’re in Nelson and Marlborough.

Congratulations to George Turner Congratulations to George Turner from Marlborough Boys’ College for reaching the New Zealand Spelling Bee final in Wellington. George competed for the national title against 20 other year 9 and 10 students.

Grandparents Day celebration at Grey Main School Every year on the last Friday before Labour Day, Grey Main School invites the grandparents of their students to come in for the day. It is a chance for the children to celebrate their grandparents, showing them how much they are valued and the importance they have in their lives. It also gives them a chance to see the changes in education and ways to take part in their grandchildren’s learning through their learning sites. Well done Grey Main School for valuing grandparents!

Feel free to call me on 03 539 1533 or email me [email protected]

Kind regards

Kathryn Palmer















Canterbury and Chatham Islands | Coralanne Child

Kia ora

Congratulations to Chris Murphy, principal of Methven Primary School who has been awarded a prestigious Woolf Fisher Fellowship. This is a well-deserved award and great recognition for his work in education in Mid Canterbury.

Last week we celebrated the outstanding service of Ray Farrelly, principal of Ferndale School who recently retired. Ray joined Ferndale School in 1988 and was principal there for over 20 years. We wish Ray all the best for his retirement and thank him for his outstanding service,

given generously and with integrity.

It was wonderful to see St Margaret’s College student Lucy Jessep win the New Zealand Spelling Bee competition. What an amazing result; congratulations to Lucy on claiming the national title.

I would like to take the opportunity to update you on some staff changes, which are internal and do not change our core work. We have been working to minimise change for you and this term will be about our ongoing support to you and transitioning relationships. Realigning our staff will strengthen us, enhance our service model and take advantage of the collaborative relationships in the sector. We have emailed all schools their individual contact information and attached is a contact list that includes property, education and service managers. We are also working on a website where you will be able to access this information.

During this internal change we will make sure there is minimal disruption to all children and young people, services and schools. Our learning support staff are transitioning between teams in term 4. As cases are closed and new requests for support are assigned, they will primarily be done in line with the team that has responsibility for it.

For our education advisors, term 4 is about continued support and smooth transitioning of relationships and workloads, plus ongoing support to schools, services and whanau. The changes take effect from the beginning of term 1, 2018.

As you will all be aware, the new Minister of Education and three Associate Education Ministers have been announced and received their warrants.

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Story guidelines for professionals around cyber bullying Cyber Bullying is often more pervasive than traditional bullying and this summary was written by Michael Hempseed (September 2017) [PDF] on behalf of The Collaborative Trust for Research and Training In Youth Health and Development.

This was produced for professionals, including teachers, counsellors, social and youth workers, nurses and doctors.

www.collaborative.org.nz

Useful websites and helpline

https://www.netsafe.org.nz/advice/harmfuldigitalcommunications


http://www.bethechange.co.nz/

https://web.facebook.com/safety/bullying

Youthline: 0800 37-66-33, text 234

Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme The Christchurch Schools Rebuild (CSR) programme is on schedule and is tracking well against both budget and timeframes. The programme has reached a good level of maturity and consistency across project delivery.

Kaiapoi Borough, South Hornby and St Albans schools’ are the latest of 17 schools now complete in the programme.

We are continuously improving process and delivery to ensure efficient and successful delivery of projects.

Project status:

• 17 Complete

• 24 Construction

• 19 Design

• 16 Master Planning

• 15 Pre Engagement

• 24 Not yet commenced







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Designing inclusive learning environmentsOur schools are diverse. Each student brings a unique set of experiences, abilities interests and differences in how they learn.

How can teachers respond to this difference and plan for all students to have access to learning in ways that work for them?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that helps teachers plan learning to meet the diverse and variable needs of all students. It supports schools to realise the vision of The New Zealand Curriculum that no-one will be left out or discriminated against.

UDL supports educators to design respectful, inclusive environments where everyone is learning and achieving and diversity is seen as a source of strength. It is based on three principles that connect teaching and learning with three primary networks of the brain – the affective network, the receptive network and the strategic network.

Applying these principles helps schools move away from the one-size-fits-all approach that can be a barrier for learners. For all students to be successful, we need to be flexible and deliberately plan a range of supports and options for our students based on sound knowledge of what we know works for them.

Engagement is the why of learning – learners differ in what motivates them to learn or keeps them engaged. So the learning environment needs to stimulate and maintain motivation.

Representation is the what of learning – learners differ in the ways they perceive and comprehend information that is given to them. So the learning environment needs to allow for teachers to present content in a range of ways.

Action and expression is the how of learning – learners differ in the way they can navigate their learning environment and express what they know. So the learning environment needs to give students options and choices for how they share what they’ve learnt.

When these principles are applied at the outset, our students can access, participate and engage in learning in ways that work for them.

This article originally appeared in the Education Gazette

For further information the Universal Design for Learning Guide on the Inclusive Education website introduces the UDL approach and illustrates the UDL Guidelines in an Aotearoa New Zealand context.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any guidance and support.

Mā te wā

Coralanne Child [email protected] 03 378 7345







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Otago, Southland | Julie Anderson

A lot has happened since my last bulletin update – a coalition agreement has been signed by New Zealand Labour Party and New Zealand First, and a confidence and supply agreement between New Zealand Labour Party and Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, which has resulted in new Ministers responsible for the education portfolios and changes to come.

Some of the initial thinking and priorities were shared with both the Otago and Southland Sector Reference Groups, when I met with these groups last week. The meetings also had a focus on Māori education in our region and I have

included information about the Ngāi Tahu Education Plan below.

New Government priorities We now have four new Ministers overseeing the education portfolios. Minster of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins will be responsible for both Vote Education and Vote Tertiary, which will be a change from having tertiary managed through a separate portfolio.

Supporting Minister Hipkins will be Hon Kelvin Davis, Hon Tracy Martin and Hon Jenny Salesa, in Associate Minister roles. Minister Davis will have particular responsibility for Māori education.

The priorities set out for education in the Coalition Agreement are to:

• develop a 30 year strategic plan for New Zealand education

• restore funding for gifted students

• pilot counsellors in primary schools

• offer free driver training to all secondary students

• restore funding for Computers in Homes

• restart the Te Kotahitanga teacher professional development initiative.

The New Zealand Labour Party’s 100 day plan released prior to this Government’s formation, has been largely endorsed and the key education programme of work included here is commitment to the first year of tertiary education or training free from 1 January, 2018.

In addition there has been discussion about National Standards. Minister Hipkins has signalled a focus on learning progressions and ensuring parents are well informed of the progress their children are making in relation to curriculum levels. In the interim, I encourage you to continue using the range of current tools you have for reporting on student progress and achievement.

Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko update The consultation over the initial draft of the new Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko curriculum has been completed and the content is being revised to incorporate the feedback received. This will be shared with the education, business and technology sector shortly.











We are in the process of developing Professional Learning and Development (PLD) tools and resources to support teachers and schools leaders in delivering the new curriculum content and integrating this in delivery of your wider curriculum programmes. Many of you have asked about PLD in this space and there will be dedicated support for this work in 2018. Digital fluency is a recognised national priority for centrally-funded PLD and schools and kura can continue to apply for support through these channels, if this is an identified need to enhance student outcomes.

In the meantime, we are encouraging schools to consider their own readiness for the upcoming changes, how confident staff are to teach the digital technology curriculum, what plans are in place to have all teachers ready for 2020 and what is needed to be done next. Your education advisor is able to discuss this further with you.

Programmes for Students update The following Programmes for Students (PfS) will continue for 2018:

• Accelerated Literacy Learning (ALL)

• Accelerated Learning in Mathematics (ALiM)

• Mathematics Support Teacher (MST)

A recent review found these programmes had supported most students to accelerate their achievement and were worth continuing.

The review also highlighted some areas for improving and strengthening. A newly designed PfS will be available from term 1, 2019.

However the current programmes will be available during 2018. If you are interested in accessing any of the Pfs, please contact your education advisor.

Mauri Tū Mauri Ora will be available during 2018 and can be accessed by contacting [email protected]

For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected]

Ngāi Tahu Education Plan At the Sector Reference Group meetings last week, Paulette Tamati-Elliffe, our strategic advisor Māori, outlined her role within the Ministry and some of the early work she has been doing in her first six months with us. She also discussed the Ngāi Tahu Education Strategy: Te Rautaki Mātauranga [PDF]

The vision for Te Rautaki Mātauranga is that education enables the success and well-being of Ngāi Tahu whānau in all aspects of their lives: Mō tātou, a, mō kā uri a muri ake nei. Te Rautaki Mātauranga has four pillars which will enable this vision: to create pathways, to prioritise success, to provide leadership and to promote innovation.












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Our achievement and engagement indicators show that Māori within our region are engaged and achieve at higher rates than Māori across the rest of New Zealand but there is still an equity gap in our region. Paulette’s role is to look strategically across our region to ensure an integrated focus on Māori achievement is delivered, to seek equity outcomes and to promote Māori achieving success as Māori – upholding their language, identity and culture.

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

Events

26-29 NOV 2017 Conference, Disability Matters: making the Convention Real, Dunedin

15-16 JAN 2018 Online Learning in International Education 2018 Conference, Auckland

25 JAN 2018 Teachers Matter Conference Day 2018, Palmerston North

26 JAN 2018 Teachers Matter Conference Day 2018, Auckland

15-16 FEB 2018 Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning (SOTEL) Symposium

9-11 APR 2018 2018 Flexible Learning Association Conference, Palmerston North








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