This week Tim is joined by Jay Allnutt, CEO of Teach First NZ: Ako Mātātupu. Jay started his career as a secondary school teacher and has worked in middle leadership roles in schools serving lower-income communities. He is also an ambassador (alumnus) of Teach First in UK. He joined Teach First NZ: Ako Mātātupu as Director of Strategy and Operation…

This week Te Mihinga and Tim are joined by Milla Inkila, who is the Mind Lab’s Postgraduate Director in the Waikato Region to talk about the wider perspectives in global education. Milla teaches in Rotorua, Hamilton, Cambridge, Tauranga and to be exact all around our beautiful country when there is the opportunity. She has been working for the Mind…

This week Te Mihinga and Tim talk to Pania Huata - nō Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou hoki - who is the Māori Studies HoC at Melville High School in Hamilton and is an experienced secondary school English & Māori medium teacher. She has also worked as a learning advisor for Te Kura, a facilitator for CORE Education and a lecturer at Te …

This week Tim joins Ryan Tapsell and Kahu Falaoa from Gisborne Boys High School (Tūranga Tāne) to talk about how we can create the relationships we need to establish to really value the intrinsic abilities that many of our learners have, but are not always valued by the traditional school system. Ryan (left) and Kahu (right) Tūranga Tāne Audio file…

This week Tim is joined by Morgan Ngata who teaches Maths and Science at Rītana, Lytton High School. Morgan has taught for the last eight years in a variety of schools and has taken on the challenge of ensuring success as Māori in a range of settings. In this podcast Morgan talks about some of the innovative and effective teaching strategies he has…

Tim is joined by Dr. Louise Taylor. Louise began her career as a teacher later managing a youth alternative education facility. Most of her working life has been in the tertiary education sector working with teachers and educational leaders to support and grow innovation and equity in their settings. Louise has a PhD in teacher professional learnin…

In the podcast this week we hear from Dr. Michelle Johanssen of TeachFirst NZ Ako Matatupu and Agnes Milford alumnus of Tangaroa College. Michelle has worked in middle and senior management. She has also worked for the Ministry of Education as an NCEA marker; as Pasifika Advisor for the development of Teaching and Learning Curriculum Guides and in …

This week Tim is joined by Karen Spencer to talk about policy and practice in New Zealand Education. Karen has had over a decade leading national education initiatives as a senior consultant, but is now delighted to have returned to where the rubber hits the road as Deputy Principal at Wellington High School. Karen is internationally recognised for…

This week we are looking at an overview of the course '8003 Society and Learning', the commitment required from participants, and some interesting korero about Te Tiriti o Waitangi with Te Mihinga Komene and Emma Thompson. We explore the current challenges in education around honoring the treaty, as well as the difference between Te Tiriti o Waitan…