4 April 2022

Newsletter Articles

Principals supporting Principals… Principals supporting Principles!

Kia Ora

I hope you all have a relaxing (haha) end to your term! It sure has been a hectic Term 1.

Nga Mihi
Chrissy Wakeman
Orini Combined School

A message from Lesley

Ngā manaakitanga,

Lesley

Important Dates

Term 2 Connections Day – Shay Wright

Māori generally fall within the bottom 80% of indicators that the New Zealand' Government uses to measure wellbeing, and Māori are nearly three times as likely to be unemployed and/or convicted of a criminal offence.

Shay is working to empower the next generation of Maori entrepreneurs and leaders through the organisation he co-founded, Te Whare Hukahuka.

From the Far North iwi of Te Rarawa, Shay has been a champion for indigenous empowerment and leadership his whole life. He is particularly passionate about purpose-driven business and social enterprise. Shay worked in the Māori business development at The Icehouse, where he learnt a lot about start-ups, market validation and business models. In 2016, Shay was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia-Pacific for his efforts, and in 2019, was named an Obama Fellow.

Shay’s involvement with Inspiring Stories has been long-standing. He has attended and/or spoken at Festival for the Future multiple times. Shay was the inaugural winner of The Impact Award for Enterprise in 2019, and is a sought after speaker represented on Inspiring Speakers – the social enterprise speaker bureau run by Inspiring Stories.

Learning Lab

Last week I did some learning around ‘Echo Chambers’. The echo chamber effect occurs online when a harmonious group of people amalgamate and develop tunnel vision. In discussions of news media, an echo chamber refers to situations in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal. I felt this may be an interesting read as this is something that could and does happen within schools.

NZEI

Our vision and goal are that principals’ wellbeing and professional growth is well supported, and that there will be sufficient resourcing available to address the work demands placed on principals. This is the new future we want to create.

The claims are based on long-standing issues and themes that you have identified and are what we will campaign on and negotiate. Voting on the claim is your opportunity to provide direct input into this process. Ultimately the success of our campaign and negotiations will come down to our collective action - we can do this!

Follow the link to read more about the campaign claims.

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