2010

NZPF Federation Flyer No 10 – 19 July 2010

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Welcome to Term 3. If Term 2 was dubbed the autumn term then we are very much into the depths of winter this term. Since even before the conference in Queenstown the temperatures were very cool. I believe Arrowtown recently got down to minus 13oC. No doubt there is some cool and wet weather to come before we detect the first hint of spring. 

NZPF Federation Flyer No 9 – 10 June 2010

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Only three weeks or so until we gather in Queenstown. The icy blast has dropped the mercury somewhat so come well prepared. All is in order. Brent and his team have it sorted. Note item 2 below re changes being moved by the National Executive to the constitution. This will be part of the Annual Meeting agenda on July 1.

NZPF Federation Flyer No 8 – 27 May 2010

 

So much for the warm and dry clime when I wrote the previous flyer… very cool and very wet describes most of NZ as we sit only a month away from the shortest day.

For some years various National Executives have looked to enhance the capacity of the Federation in response to the growing needs of the organisation, its membership and the environment within which it operates.

NZPF Federation Flyer No 7 – 7 May 2010

 

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By way of a change this flyer comes from Qatar. The temperature is a toasty 39 degrees with a clear sky. The sun continues indeed to make desert but what the Qatari are doing with their piece is impressive.

You might well ask what our president is doing in the Middle East. An opportunity arose on the return journey from attending the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Conference in Liverpool to call in at Doha and have a look at what Cognition Education is doing for the Supreme Education Council.

NZPF Federation Flyer No 6 – 21 April 2010

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Welcome to what promises to be another busy term. If you felt somewhat short-changed in Term 1 you can relax knowing that Term 2 does indeed have eleven weeks to make up for it. Some of us can recall the days when four ten-week terms looked a little less pressured when living with up to fifteen weeks in a term. For some reason we remain as pushed for time as we always were.

NZPF FEDERATION FLYER NO 05 – 30 MARCH 2010

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Over 110 colleagues from around New Zealand took part in our Moot last Friday. The traditional programme took a different path this year with more than an entire afternoon dedicated to bringing the regions up to speed with developments in the ever shifting National Standards issue.

We heard about the political and media environment and how the landscape has shifted and changed over the past 18 months, and considered the need to remain responsive to each new phase of the National Standards life cycle. 

NZPF Federation Flyer No 04 – 16 March 2010

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Perhaps you will have noticed when visiting the NZPF web site that although retaining a similar look, navigation via menus is somewhat different.

Also there is now a search facility, obsolete material has been discarded, other material upgraded or updated and new items added as well.

More recent additions are as follows:

The NZPF Special Education Submission (submissions close 19 March – see below) 

NZPF Federation Flyer No 03 – 26 February 2010

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As they say, a week can be a long time in politics.

A sincere thanks to those who were able to distribute the recent survey.There is a stack of data to enter from schools around the country.

The survey, it was pointed out by a number of principals and parents from throughout the country was very one-sided.

NZPF Special Federation Flyer – National Standards

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The ground is changing so fast this week around the National Standards issue that it would seem better to share the NZPF advice sooner than later.

I have included the advice the executive worked on during the last few weeks.

It is business as usual but timely and considered proactive advice for school leaders.

NZPF Federation Flyer No 02 – 16 February 2010

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The National Executive meets again at the end of this week in Auckland and at the top of its agenda will be National Standards.

The advice given out recently will be reviewed in light of developments around the country.