Moot 2012 Paul Drummond National President

1. Moot 2012 Paul Drummond National President

3. NZPF GOALS · Ethics : Promote high professional standards and et hics · Social Responsibility : Advocate for children to be provided with the social conditions that optimi s e their educational potential · Teacher Capability : Advocate for New Zealand schools to be staffed by highly skilled, quality trained teachers who meet all the registration requirements and the professional standards set by the New Zealand Teachers’ Council and are committed to student learning, on - going professional developm ent and educational achievement · Curriculum : Protect and enhance a rich curriculum · Achievement : Support lifting the achievement of all New Zealand children · Professional Development : P rovide and support high quality professional development for principals · Resourcing : Advocate for schools to receive fair, equitable and adequate resourcing · Advoca c y : Work collaboratively with all stake holders to influence and enhance education · Te Tiri ti o Waitangi : Provide leadership to support and strengthen biculturalism in New Zealand schools National Executive: Paul Drummond (President), Phil Harding (Vice President), Peter Simpson (Past President), David Ellery (Finance Convener ), Julie He pburn (Secretary), Gavin Beere, Kevin Bush, Ernie Buutveld, Marlene Campbell, Whetu Cormick, Sally Direen, Keri Milne - Ihimaera, Phil Palfrey, Denise Torrey & Peter Witana .

4. 2012 Issues: Opportunities or Threats • National standards • Charter Schools • Class sizes • Maori & Pasifikaachievement • Self managing schools • Principal employment • League tables • Performance appraisal • Professional development • Annual reporting/charters • School closures • Modern learning environments

5. Strategy • Engagement & influence at government and ministry level • Influence public opinion – positive messaging and stories • Present and maintain ethical behaviour and reasonableness • Argue with legitimate research, evidence, and narrative • Strengthen and develop relationships with all political parties and allied groups – make education an election issue • Maintain integrity of NZC

6. Government assumption: lift achievement through - Government NZPF • Competition • Accountability • Choice • High stakes data • Merit pay/incentivise • Standards • Privatisation • Collaboration • Responsibility • Equity • Broad notion of achievement • Collegiality and high trust • Child centred curriculum • Quality public education –community control

7. Drivers for schools • Competition v cooperation • Accountability v responsibility • Corporatization v Professionalism

8. Final Result for Government’s Direction? • Greater disparity and social injustice

9. Action - What you can do? • Positive stories and messaging through media & professional forums • Use all resources in our school communities to argue for the direction that we know is successful for kiwi kids, e.g. school newsletter, blogs, PTA… • Maintain child centred, rich curriculum • Don’t allow NS to be the only driver for your school’s direction • Advocate ambition and commitment to raising student achievement. • Articulate strategies to lift Maori and Pasifika student achievement

10. Key Messages and Soundbites • We care and grow the whole child • One school one board accountable to its community • League tables are for sport – expect winners & losers • Collaboration not competition • Ambitious to be even better • Maori succeeding in both worlds • World class student achievement and system • Class size matters – smaller is better • Charter schools = greater disparity (more choice) • Measure what counts • Public good v private profit