by Rebecca Thomas Are we serious about raising standards? Unquestionably we assume learning is like a ladder, and schools should be...

by Steve Saville So much can happen in a year. This time last year we were in danger of being washed away here in Auckland, this year we...

by Steve Saville and Rebecca Thomas Image, King Tawhiao, depicted by  Gottfried Lindauer (1885) Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ke te...

by Rebecca Thomas Feeling lost? Feeling a bit like Alice? While the ground continually shifts beneath your feet, you make the final...

by Rebecca Thomas What follows is a description of how and why those beginning steps, where that Induction process happens, are so...

by Steve Saville Comparing a school to an ecosystem is not exactly a new concept. It has been used as an effective comparison with...

by Rebecca Thomas Tikanga and Fidelity; these two words have been used by many since the release of Te Mātaiaho and the Common Practice...

by Steve Saville This is the first of two blogs that are linked to, and help unpack our previous blog, that introduced Te Kākano model as...

by Steve Saville and Rebecca Thomas For some months now I have had a growing sense of frustration, an increasing feeling of confusion...

By Steve Saville and Rebecca Thomas (Image, Midnight Rose, Sophia Minson) Na Te Kore, Te Pō Ki te Whai-Ao Ki te Ao-Mārama Tihei mauri-ora...

By Rebecca Thomas The Tohunga Suppression Act and the Native Schools Act; two methods used to oppress our indigenous people, one to...

by Rebecca Thomas Imagine the nerves and the lump in your throat when you’ve been asked by Russell Bishop to stand up and share with a...

By Rebecca Thomas (image Helen Buttfield) Never before have our obligations to Te Tiriti been amplified with such passion, in our...

by Rebecca Thomas “35% of our 15-year-olds are functionally illiterate, Māori and Pacific students are over-represented in this figure...

by Steve Saville Schools are in a bit of an unusual space right now (bit of an understatement I know). Most of us are aware that...

by Rebecca Thomas A refreshing trend has emerged – teachers appear to be embracing their inner big kid and transforming staff meetings...

by Rebecca Thomas Sat around a table after a hard day teaching, a beautiful staff meeting unfolded before me, and it all started with a...

by Rebecca Thomas (image from Child and Youth Wellbeing site) Initially in the warm light of the fire, the happiness and kai sharing, I...

by Steve Saville and Rebecca Thomas With just three months to go until the election, we all wait with baited breath to see if Te Mātaiaho...

by Steve Saville As Tangata Tiriti teachers around the Aotearoa continue to unpack Te Mātaiaho, and as we strive to embrace the opening...