The Principals (Aotearoa | New Zealand)
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Season 3, Episode 13: AI in schools - Policy, people and what comes next
October 13, 2026 · 20 minIn this episode, we continue the conversation with Regan, Lysandra and Jess on the practical side of AI. We discuss policy, staff training, how to work with the risks rather than shut things down, what advice they would give a principal…
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Season 3, Episode 12: AI in schools - Where the curiosity begins
October 6, 2026 · 31 minIn this episode, we meet three tumuaki who are already deep into using AI in their kura. They share how their interest began, what they have built, and how AI is changing planning, assessment and reporting in their schools. We also discuss…
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Season 3, Episode 11: Building on our strengths - a conversation with Professor Stuart McNaughton
September 29, 2026 · 33 minIn this episode, we sit down with Professor Stuart McNaughton ONZM to discuss his book Building on our strengths: Improving education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rather than focusing solely on the challenges facing our education system, the…
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Season 3, Episode 10: NZEEA winner for quality teaching and instruction – primary – Sommerville School
September 22, 2026 · 30 minIn this episode, we celebrate an NZEEA win in the Quality Teaching and Instruction, Junior category with the team from Sommerville School, New Zealand's largest specialist school. We discuss the four pillars behind their award winning…
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Season 3, Episode 9: NZEEA winner for quality teaching and instruction – secondary - Avondale College
September 15, 2026 · 31 minIn this episode, we talk with Lyndy Watkinson, tumuaki of Avondale College in Auckland, winner of the NZEEA award for quality teaching and instruction at secondary level. Lyndy talks about leading one of the country's largest and most…
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Season 3, Episode 8: Leading through the unthinkable: Christchurch Mosque Attacks
September 8, 2026 · 26 minLeading through the unthinkable: Blair Dravitski's story In this episode, we hear from Blair Dravitski, who was principal at Linwood Avenue School in Christchurch on 15 March 2019, when the mosque attacks took place 300 metres from his…
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Season 3, Episode 7: Leading through and beyond the Christchurch Earthquakes
September 1, 2026 · 22 minInstinct and aftermath: John Bangma's story In this episode, we hear from John Bangma, who was tumuaki of Mairehau Primary School in Christchurch when the 22nd of February 2011 earthquake struck. Three classes of his students were in the…
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Season 3, Episode 6: When crisis hits home: Cyclone Gabrielle
August 25, 2026 · 27 minWhen crisis hits home: Catherine Bentley's story In this episode, we hear from a tumuaki who found herself on both sides of a crisis at once. When Cyclone Gabrielle devastated Hawke's Bay in February 2023, Catherine Bentley was leading…
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Season 3, Episode 5: NZEEA winners for raising student achievement – Auckland Girls’ Grammar School
August 18, 2026 · 20 minIn this episode, we talk to the secondary winners of the New Zealand Education Excellence Award for Raising Student Achievement, Auckland Girls' Grammar School. Maree Flannery and Gavin Morgan discuss the moral imperative behind their work…
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Season 3, Episode 4: NZEEA winners for raising student achievement – Manurewa Intermediate
August 11, 2026 · 21 minIn this episode, we talk to the winners of the New Zealand Education Excellence Award for Raising Student Achievement, Manurewa Intermediate. Callum Baird and Ben Nathan discuss how a shift away from inquiry based learning towards…
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Season 3, Episode 3: Attendance reform: supporting whānau, students and complex needs
August 3, 2026 · 28 minIn this episode, we look at the more complex side of attendance management, exploring how principals can develop realistic plans for students with health, learning or social challenges without setting whānau up to fail. We discuss how to…
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Season 3, Episode 2: Attendance reform: what's changed and how it's working
July 28, 2026 · 20 minOver the next two episodes, we explore the changes to attendance requirements for New Zealand schools, including the new attendance management plans and the stepped attendance response (STAR) framework. We hear from a Ministry of Education…

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