Effective leaders

In this sabbatical report Rex Allott, Principal Omanu School, investigates programmes and practices that enhance the relationship between families, communities, and schools - in particular those that improve the achievement of Māori children and their whānau.

Māori and Pasifika largely make up the left hand hemisphere of the bell curve despite all our efforts and ministry focus. In this sabbatical report Mike Lander, Principal South Thames School, discusses his response to the following questions.

Professional development is available for New Zealand secondary middle leaders, to help raise achievement for all students, and particularly for Māori and Pasifika students and those with special education needs.

In this sabbatical report, Vanessa Pitt, Principal, Ruahine School, Dannevirke, investigates the actions, activities and conditions of school leaders that contribute to effective Māori student achievement and/or improvements in Māori student achievement; and in Māori students achieving success, as Māori.

This paper discusses school leadership, diversity, culture and change with particular reference to Maori, as the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

As part of the development process for the Ruia websites, whānau members, teachers, and leaders at several schools were interviewed about the partnerships that have supported their Māori students to be successful. The case studies below arose from these interviews.

Te Ao Mārama 2012 is a collection of statistics about Māori from a Māori perspective.

This weeks Education Gazette featured an article on the progress of the He Kākano leadership programme – making a difference for Māori learners.

Ruia – School-whānau partnerships for Māori learners’ success is a resource that supports principals and other school leaders to improve outcomes for Māori students by working in educationally powerful partnership with whānau.

Ruia – Teacher appraisal for Māori learners’ success is a resource for principals and other school leaders who want appraisal to lead to deep learning for teachers and to educational success for Māori students.