NEW ZEALAND PRINCIPALS’ NEW ZEALAND PRINCIPALS’ FEDERATIONFEDERATION

Judy HannaJudy Hanna

National PresidentNational President

20072007

MISSION

The Federation will provide leadership,

advocacy and support for principals in their

professional role.

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The Federation’s Core BeliefsThe Federation’s Core Beliefs

Advocacy for principals should always be consistent with the best interests of all children

Empowering principals in their leadership role is critical to the quality of education in New Zealand

Maintaining a professional organisation is important for advancing educational aims in New Zealand schools.

There should be equity of access to quality lifelong learning for all students and teachers.

This requires adequate State funded resourcing, co-ordinated social policy, and highly skilled professionals.

Core BeliefsCore Beliefs

SchoolSchool Management TeamManagement Team

To develop, progress and monitor issues/initiatives

- Curriculum –

- Assessment

- Student Management Systems

- NEMP

- SPARC (sport & recreation)

- Education Outside The Classroom

- Literacy

- Numeracy

- Financial Planning & Resourcing

Julie Hepburn

Jacqui Duncan

Paul Drummond

Current & Future DirectionsCurrent & Future DirectionsPolicy & Constitution TeamPolicy & Constitution Team

To develop and review NZPF policies, and to formulate and advocate amendments intended to improve or update the constitution

To develop relationships with political parties and politicians

Develop new initiatives to generate debate on the future direction for NZPF as a professional organisation

Paddy Ford

Geoff Lovegrove

Barry Hambleton

Professional Leadership TeamProfessional Leadership Team

To develop, progress and monitor issues/initiatives to do with professional leadership including;

Professional Development

Leadspace – PEN

Appointments / Appraisals

Professional Standards for Principal’s

Career Pathways

Aspiring Leaders – AP / DP

Kiwi Leadership Framework

Leadership knowledge, skills and attributes

Liz Millar

Marion Fitchett

Peter Simpson

David Ellery

New Initiatives / Issues New Initiatives / Issues Principal Support / Hauora TeamPrincipal Support / Hauora Team

To filter new / emerging issues as they arise that don’t necessarily fit one of the other teams, or can be handled quickly.

To develop, progress and monitor issues / initiatives to do with Principal Support / Hauora including

- Helpline- Legal Benefits- Special Needs- Sudents at Risk- Rural / Remote

- Workload- Compliance Reduction

Ernie Buutveld

Pat Newman

Colleen Murray

Peter Witana

20072007

ICP Convention, Auckland, April 2-5

Celebrating Education in NZ.

Leading Learning May 21 -25

Membership Benefits

Helpline

Email tree

Principal Magazine

Opportunity to join Legal Benefits scheme

ICP member

Representation through Executive on all Reference groups

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE

NZPF CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

All NZers have a right to an educational system that

provides equity of educational opportunities in a culturally

diverse environment. We believe that our national state

funded education must deliver equity of access to quality life

long education and should encompass the 4 competencies

for the 21st century -learning, citizenship, relating to

people and managing situations.

Teacher Capability:

New Zealand schools will be staffed by highly skilled teachers who are committed to student learning and educational achievement.

Resourcing:

New Zealand schools will receive adequate resourcing to achieve agreed educational aims and outcomes.

Principals’ Professional Development:

New Zealand principals will have the opportunity to access high quality professional development which enables them to be effective school leaders.

Social Policy/Responsibility:

Children will live in safe, nurturing environments that maximise educational opportunity and motivation to learn.

Curriculum:

That New Zealand schools deliver an authentic curriculum that reflects UNESCO’s four pillars, learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be. 

Hauora………..ongoing

Moot 2006 Focus on successful strategies being used in

regions to support principals

Reminder that local support and local solutions are very effective. Use local knowledge/expertise/networks.

Its ok to ask for help ….

Priorities for 20072007

Increase in the operations grant that recognises the real cost of running a school.

Recognition that all schools need competent office managers

Focus on Leadership Developments

Priorities

Reduction in compliances

Help with behaviourally disturbed children

Principal Wellbeing

Recognition that school leaders do make a difference in creating effective schools

Shortage of quality teachers

Increasing compliance

Lack of resourcing

Students’ disruptive behaviour

Increased diversity among students.

Here are some of the issues as identified by principals

Rules For Head Teachers (circa 1848)

They must have good morals.

They must have sober habits.

They must attend Sunday church services.

They will be inspected annually.

Their students will be tested annually

Women must leave upon marriage.

Professional Leadership

Shared Vision and Goals

A Learning Environment

Concentration on Teaching and Learning

High Expectations

Positive Reinforcement

Monitoring Progress

Pupil Rights and Responsibilities

Purposeful teaching

A Learning organisation

Home-School partnership

“Changing Our Schools” Stoll/Fink

Self management

Schools’ autonomy has allowed them to be creative and successful

Creativity and autonomy creates optimism – which creates exciting teaching

Principals

Superheroes !!

What actually is our job….?

Its all about children

What do we want for the children in our schools?

Transformational leadership……………………………..involves people

Vision………………passion, energy, inspiring

Finding the way forward……leading the charge

Clear set of values, provides a role model

Challenges assumptions…..takes risks

Acts as mentor / coach….respects individual

contributions

Key…….

Relationships

Communication

IfIf you are a builder you join material together to make a you are a builder you join material together to make a

house.house.

If you are a plumber you fix leaks.If you are a plumber you fix leaks.

If you are a hairdresser you improve on nature, temporarily If you are a hairdresser you improve on nature, temporarily

If you are a doctor you fix bits.If you are a doctor you fix bits.

But if you are a School Leader you create the future.But if you are a School Leader you create the future.

Thank you

For the work you are doing as Association Presidents

and as principals in our New Zealand schools.

JudyJudy