New Zealand Principals' Federation

National Standards Fail to Fire

Friday, 29 November 2013, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

National Standards Fail to Fire Two reports released this week have revealed that the National Standards education policy has failed to fire,’ said Philip Harding, President of The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF). The New Zealand Council ... More >>

Teachers' Council Changes Mixed Bag

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 8:16 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has expressed cautious optimism about some of the proposed changes to the NZ Teachers’ Council, which were announced last week by the Minister of Education, and is uneasy about the selection process ... More >>

Teachers’ Council Changes Mixed Bag

Monday, 4 November 2013, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has expressed cautious optimism about some of the proposed changes to the NZ Teachers’ Council, which were announced last week by the Minister of Education, and is uneasy about the selection process ... More >>

Teachers’ Council Changes Mixed Bag

Monday, 4 November 2013, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) has expressed cautious optimism about some of the proposed changes to the NZ Teachers’ Council, which were announced last week by the Minister of Education, and is uneasy about the selection process ... More >>

Parents Warned National Standards Misleading

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Parents Warned National Standards Misleading ‘A new set of league tables ranking primary schools according to their national standards results will soon be made public,’ said Philip Harding, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. ‘Let’s ... More >>

National Standards Under Fire from Advisory Group

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

‘Recommendations from the ‘National Standards Aggregate Results Advisory Group’ to the Minster are pointing to a lack of confidence in the standards themselves, and call for reviewing processes to be implemented claims a spokesperson for the ... More >>

National Standards Under Fire From Advisory Group

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

‘Recommendations from the ‘National Standards Aggregate Results Advisory Group’ to the Minster are pointing to a lack of confidence in the standards themselves, and call for reviewing processes to be implemented, claims a spokesperson for the ... More >>

Novopay Still Well Below the Standard

Friday, 23 August 2013, 9:48 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) President Philip Harding says that with the anniversary of the introduction of Novopay looming this week, there remains a lot of work to do. More >>

Speech- NZPF President Philip Harding to National Conference

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Speech delivered by NZPF President Philip Harding to NPPF National Conference. To the Minister of Education, the Honourable Hekia Parata MP, to Norm Hart, the president of the Australian Primary Principals Association, to Chris Harrison, the past President ... More >>

Principals’ National Conference Pooh-Poohs Pact

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

School principals across New Zealand attending their national conference have today resoundingly rejected any further association with the development of the Progress and Consistency Tool (PACT), set to become a de-facto national test. More >>

National Standards Data as Ropey as Ever

Thursday, 13 June 2013, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Today’s claims by the Prime Minister about National Standards data are as ropey as the data itself, claims the President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, Philip Harding. More >>

National Standards Data as Ropey as Ever

Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Today’s claims by the Prime Minister about national standards data are as ropey as the data itself, claims the President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, Philip Harding. More >>

Government Charts Dangerous Direction for Schools

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Legislation for charter schools in New Zealand is a kick in the guts to one of the highest quality public education systems in the world according to the President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, Philip Harding. ‘Over 80 per-cent ... More >>

Principals Underwhelmed by Novopay Review Findings

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 9:54 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) President Philip Harding says the findings of the Ministerial Review into Novopay bring no surprises for school principals. More >>

Federation Flyer 2013-NZPF

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

This week President Phil is attending the National Association of Head Teachers’ conference in Birmingham. Undoubtedly, he will share all his new-found UK wisdom with you next week! Meanwhile life at NZPF continues. More >>

Budget A Mixed Bag for Schools say Principals

Friday, 17 May 2013, 10:42 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation

‘The Education budget announced this afternoon is a mixed bag peppered with a lot of contradictions,’ said Paul Drummond, Immediate Past President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF). More >>

Budget A Mixed Bag for Schools say Principals

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

‘The Education budget announced this afternoon is a mixed bag peppered with a lot of contradictions,’ said Paul Drummond, Immediate Past President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF). More >>

Charter Schools Give Opportunities to Teach Discrimination

Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The ACT party’s proposed charter schools will open the door to religious groups to teach Kiwi kids discriminatory practices, including that same sex marriage is wrong. ‘Just as New Zealanders are celebrating the latest legislation change that ... More >>

Government Charts Perilous Course for Schools

Friday, 19 April 2013, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

GOVERNMENT CHARTS PERILOUS COURSE FOR SCHOOLS The announcement that amendments to the Education Act have been recommended by the select committee which would allow corporatised charter schools to be established in New Zealand signals a sad day for ... More >>

Government Charts Perilous Course for Schools

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

The announcement that amendments to the Education Act have passed into law allowing Corporatized charter schools to be established in New Zealand signals a sad day for New Zealand’s world class education system. More >>

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