schools push for change

Post-lockdown, schools push for change

Kia ora! Welcome to the Term Four issue of School News!

In our first issue since the traffic lights were switched off for good, we take a look at some of the big shifts that schools are making post-lockdown. Among them, schools are working on building new pedagogical approaches to literacy education. We hear from Dr Rebecca Jesson, Associate Professor in Literacy Education at the University of Auckland, who explains how “success in literacy requires a culturally sustaining and relational approach” (page 14). We also consider what it means for schools to undertake a literacy review (page 16). Speaking with the MOE and two founding members of the School Travel Collective, we find out what overseas education tours schools are busy booking for 2023 and what the current guidelines around insurance say (page 32). School News had the great pleasure this Term of welcoming Principal Leanne Otene as our featured guest Principal Speaks columnist for the issue (page 6). Principal Otene was recently announced as the newly elected president of the New Zealand Principals Federation and will be taking office January 1, 2023. In her role as Principal of Manaia View School, she has received tremendous accolades for her teaching advocacy and inspirational school leadership during COVID lockdown. In her column, she writes: “In all that time, I never dreamed that this role would include some of the things I’ve had to do in the last three years.” In our Profile this issue, Joel Bradley explores Ārahi Programme Success at Nelson College for Girls Te Kura Tamawähine O Whakatü (page 20). Read about how the third oldest girls’ school in New Zealand, broke new ground and improved wellbeing by replacing its admin-heavy tutoring system with a new mentorship-led, combined yearlevel Ārahi group programme. Elsewhere, we spoke with Dr David Parsons, National Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, about postgrad pathways on offer for school staff amid the teacher shortage (page 26). Some fascinating products are on display in case studies this issue as well. We find out how Dulux teamed up with Ōhope Beach School to renovate with cultural pride (page 47), and we learn about the incredible, wallto-wall immersive sensory room at Massey University that has exciting educational possibilities for classroom design (page 31). We also hear about how South Wairarapa schools have taken a region-wide approach to educating students on the health risks of vaping (page 35). Got plans for your school in 2023? Write in and let us know so we can feature you!

Rosie Clarke, Editor, SchoolNews editor@schoolnews.co.nz

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