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STAND Tū Maia An Essential Service, Say School Principals
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:06 pm | NZ Principals Federation
"The number of whanau, children and schools that have benefitted from STAND Tū Maia is immeasurable," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. More >>
Principals Honour The Legacy Of Angus Hikairo Macfarlane (CNZM)
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 7:58 pm | NZ Principals Federation
As a professor and leader in educational psychology, Angus contributed an enduring body of research, including his renowned Educultural Wheel, a framework blending cultural and pedagogical practices to empower both teachers and learners. More >>
Seymour Comes Down Hard While Attendance Improves
Friday, 27 September 2024, 3:29 pm | NZ Principals Federation
"Punitive approaches in education are well known to fail," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF), "and we would never condone such an approach." More >>
Minister Must Rethink Priorities Say Principals
Friday, 27 September 2024, 10:41 am | NZ Principals Federation
The Minister's decision to take funds away from professional learning in te reo, to purchase mathematics text books, has come as a shock to primary principals across the country who say that the te reo programme was successful. More >>
Canterbury Principals Say Pace Of Curriculum Reforms Alarming
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:07 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The data used to justify these changes is being misrepresented, painting a crisis that does not reflect the actual conditions in our schools. More >>
Upper Hutt Principals Call For Slow Down To Pace Of Change
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 2:44 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The Upper Hutt Principals' Association (UHPA) joins their colleagues across the country, including the New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF), Wellington Regional Primary Principals' Association (WRPPA), and other regional associations, in voicing their ... More >>
Rotorua Principals Respond To Government’s Rapid Curriculum Changes
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 1:39 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The rapid pace at which these changes, especially concerning structured literacy and structured maths, are being implemented is alarming and places undue strain on our schools and educators. More >>
Our Children Deserve Better: Principals Sound Alarm
Friday, 9 August 2024, 1:22 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has sounded the alarm on Government curriculum changes that are threatening to undermine the teaching of maths and literacy across the country’s schools. "New Zealand’s children deserve ... More >>
Principals Call For Slow Down On Maths Implementation
Monday, 5 August 2024, 3:03 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has responded to the Minister’s announcement to bring forward a new mathematics curriculum - with a caution to slow down. More >>
Principals Warn Change Must Slow Down
Friday, 3 May 2024, 10:58 am | NZ Principals Federation
Principals are increasingly concerned about the pace of change being imposed on our education system, without critical consultation with the sector. First came cell phone bans, next one hour each of reading, writing and maths, then attendance, and ... More >>
School Attendance, School Lunches And Bus Transport - Is There A Link?
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 11:20 am | NZ Principals Federation
"The Minister wants to establish an Attendance Action Plan," said Otene. "My suggestion would be if you want actions to increase attendance, then reinstate and expand Ka Ora Ka Ako and don't remove transport subsidies to make it harder for young people ... More >>
No Surprise PISA Results Show Drop Says NZPF President
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:08 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), Leanne Otene, said "I am not at all surprised that our reading, writing and mathematics PISA results have dipped this year." "We have just come through three years ... More >>
Principals Unimpressed By National's Return To The 3Rs
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:42 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The announcement of the National Party leader, Mr Luxon, to lift literacy and numeracy achievement by returning to the out-dated, failed national standards regime, has astonished and disappointed principals across the motu. President of the New Zealand ... More >>
Principals' Response To Budget 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 7:31 pm | NZ Principals Federation
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has welcomed the increased funding to Education in the 2022 Budget announcements. "Our top priorities are to implement the curriculum refresh by providing the appropriate resources and professional learning ... More >>
