Hear from our Kaiako

We couldn’t develop any programmes without the mahi and expertise of secondary teachers. Thank you to everyone who’s attended events or taken part in courses, and for sharing your insight and feedback.

Women in Educational Leadership Programme

Women in Educational Leadership Programme

“Thank you for such an inspiring workshop to start the course. It has started to reignite a passion and I hope gives me more direction than I currently have in my pathway towards leadership.”

“I found the coaching section – and being able to differentiate this from mentoring and teaching – really useful. Also pushing me outside my comfort zone was good when I did it (scary initially!).”

“So far I'm loving the course – it has really sparked my imagination and boosted my confidence.”

“This course has given me the opportunity to meet other women and hear their stories; to begin to explore, understand and appreciate my leadership strengths and areas for growth.”

Learn more about this short programme and register for future intakes here. 

Quotes from micro-credential graduates: Effective mentoring practices for secondary teachers in Aotearoa

“More experienced teachers would benefit from this course too, during these times of burnout. It can be unclear, especially in middle leadership, what you need to do to progress your career – this has been so clarifying.” – House Leader

 “My assumptions have been challenged about what mentoring is. In contrast with coaching – ‘What do I do next?’ – I can see how the mentee is encouraged to come to these conclusions themselves.” – ​​​​​​​Teacher

“I’m enjoying learning the theory behind mentoring, and to give myself permission not to solve peoples’ problems. I’ve been trying a few approaches in my teaching practice: policy-based mentoring is working especially well as groundwork for challenging conversations.” – Head of Department

 “This year I was told I’d be a mentor, but without any additional support offered, so this course filled those gaps.” – Teacher

“I’m loving learning about the mana associated with mentoring, and how we can navigate the procedural elements, with the necessary nurturing involved.” – Across School Lead

“Something that I took away from this course was the concept of intention. I’ve learned how to start the mentoring process by co-constructing a relationship: establishing what the mentor and mentee would like to achieve.” – Teacher

“A key shift to a co-constructive model is letting the mentee hold the mana in this space and direct the conversation. For the mentor, silence, listening and holding back is key.” – Assistant Principal

 “Through the readings I’ve been given a strong basis in theory and practice. Speaking as a first-year leader, my experience being mentored is that there’s a lack of consistency, and each of us only has the subjective knowledge of our own mentorship experience.” – Teacher

Learn more about our various micro-credential qualifications and register for future intakes here. 

Video testimonials from Rangitoto College micro-credential graduates: Effective mentoring practices for secondary teachers in Aotearoa

Authentic Learning

Benefits of the Course

Changes to my Practice

Cultural Perspectives on Mentoring

Embedding the Learning

Influencing Change

Reflections on the Learning

Theory & Practice (1/3)

Theory & Practice (2/3)

Theory & Practice (3/3)

Useful Topics

 

Education Conference 2023

Our conference slideshow is available on the event website.

Provisionally Certificated Teachers’ Conference

Slideshows of our 2022 and 2023 PCT conferences are available on the event websites.

Thrive: online workshops to build resilience

“Great course and I think it should be a compulsory course for anyone training to be a teacher. Vitally important information to be able to look at oneself and identify strategies to help you cope. Thank you.”

 “Through the readings I’ve been given a strong basis in theory and practice. Speaking as a first-year leader, my experience being mentored is that there’s a lack of consistency, and each of us only has the subjective knowledge of our own mentorship experience.” – Teacher

“Really great to have a PLD session that offers so many tangible and actionable ideas we can take away and implement in our daily lives. Nice that it was not just a focus on 'work' but all aspects of life.”

“I would recommend this course as part of all teacher training. Very informative and insightful into some of the frequent behaviours seen in my students.”

“Wendy is a wonderful facilitator and I appreciate everyone for sharing. I feel 100% better than I did this morning. I feel positive and optimistic.”

“Great and the group worked so well together – really precious experience.”

“Loved the break-out rooms and being able to meet everyone; Wendy kept a great pace and variety with a balance between her and our input.”

“All topics were relevant, and I especially appreciated how they were presented.”

“The whole workshop was useful and relevant. I loved every part covered. Loved the practical tips and applications.”

“Everything was relevant, but I've postmarked each of the Action Plans so that I can make sure I go back and do the things I said I will.”

Our wellbeing workshops are currently closed, but you can read more about these short courses here. 

Te Tatau ki te Ao Māori

“I have been at this kura for six years and we are only just beginning to indiginise our space! Thank you.” – Kaiako 

“Thank you for simplifying and explaining tikanga to us.” – Deputy Principal  

“I teach English as a second language – these lessons are paiā!” – Kaiako 

“The energy and content is just what we needed. Thank you!” – Senior Management 

“Tēnā koe i tēnā, Kōkā. Paiā!” – Kaiako 

Te Tatau is currently closed, but you can read more about the programme kaupapa here 

Connecting and Growing Expertise: free online curriculum support for PCTs

“The overview workshop on how the Understand, Know, Do model works and the switch to progression-based assessment has allowed me to be a leader back within my own learning area in my school.”

“These PCT webinars gave us dedicated time to explore the new curriculum, compared to experienced teachers who have not had time to look at the new refresh!”

“We joined our subject NEX and it has been really beneficial, with access to resources and subject expert knowledge and support.”

This short course is currently closed, but you can read more about it here, and explore your curriculum area’s Network of Expertise (NEX) resources via Teacher Development Aotearoa’s directory. 

National Secondary Education Leadership Summit 2022

"I also want to take the opportunity to thank the organising committee for the fabulous PD that the three day summit was. There were some outstanding speakers and Te Pae was a perfect venue. The programme was well paced and allowed for lots of connecting time with other delegates. I really appreciated being able to attend in person rather than online."

"Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to attend the recent Leadership Conference. It was inspiring, powerful and hugely beneficial."

"The conference was phenomenal, and I will most certainly be lobbying for a large contingent of fellow staff to attend the next one!"

"I am lucky to have received this [Women in Leadership] grant to go to such an awesome conference! I would have missed out otherwise."

You can still visit the 2022 conference website hear from more kaiako in the video highlights reel to and to watch the keynote presentations.

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