Secondary award recipients 2012
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Barrie, Vicki
Northcote College
To study examples of whole school professional learning in secondary schools and how schools build and sustain capacity for professional learning.
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Burns, Brenda
Horowhenua College
To develop a plan for Horowhenua College which provides further educational opportunities for youth in the community and encourages them to continue on in education.
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Campbell, Richard
Paraparaumu College
Look at alternative pathways for students in the senior school by visiting schools in NZ to observe how structures and programmes have been introduced to expand the options available to senior students.
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Ching, Larry
Waimea College
What programmes do schools have in place that address the delivery of the curriculum though authentic learning opportunities and through ICT?
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Coddington, Carol
St Dominic's College (Henderson)
To strengthen middle management leadership practices to further enhance student achievement by attending a Harvard University leadership course, investigate the delivery of charism in Australian schools and read and reflect on key factors that will improve middle management leadership practices.
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Davidson, Julia
Wellington Girls' College
ERO – What actually happens in an ERO review and how can schools prepare for them better and make them more useful?
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Fordyce, Stephen
Ruawai College
To investigate secondary school manifestations of "student voice" in giving effect to the New Zealand Curriculum, with a view to incorporating relevant strategies into pedagogical development at Ruawai College, in order to raise achievement for all by better engaging students' in their learning.
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Gould, Peter
Tauhara College
To research effective teaching practice that will make a difference in schools similar to the decile 4-7 range in which Tauhara College sits, paying particular interest to relationship building, ICT in teaching and learning, literacy skills, teaching and learning styles and creating an effective learning environment.
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Hanton, Nigel
Wanganui High School
To investigate leadership practice and change management taking into account the key themes of Kiwi Leadership for Principals and the BES School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why to provide a New Zealand context.
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Haughton, Sally
Wellington East Girls' College
To explore the impact of student agency and community building enabled through organisation change in multicultural secondary education with a particular focus on success strategies related to a student agency, community engagement and enabling use of ICT in these contexts in Ontario, Canada.
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Hogue, John
St Peter's College (Gore)
To evaluate some of the structural curriculum and timetable frameworks that schools use to deliver programmes for students in secondary schools in New Zealand so as to inform next steps for St Peter's College developments in this area.
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Ingram, Brent
Hagley Community College
To investigate the ways to create meaningful learning opportunities with strong learning pathways for students, who are at risk of disengagement from learning, so they can successfully engage in learning.
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Kane, John
Otaki College
To assess the range of approaches taken by small NZ secondary schools to maintain a comprehensive curriculum in the senior school.
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Macleod, David
Mahurangi College
To investigate ways to create classrooms that promote deep learning and understanding, ways to effectively keep parents engaged in their teenage children’s education and to see what we can learn from the education system in Finland.
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McIntyre, Trevor
Christchurch Boys' High School
To improve capability and understanding of leadership in a crisis, and look at how changes in school structures can maximise the learning opportunities.
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McMenamin, Michael
New Plymouth Boys' High School
To improve educational outcomes for Māori students by investigating successful practices in North Island schools and to learn more about moving a school from a monocultural to a bicultural base.
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McSweeney, Kevin
Central Southland College
To investigate the processes rural secondary schools have in place to assist with the integration of students who transfer to the school during the year. Specifically those students who are transferred during the period around 1 June each year when farm ownership transfers typically occur.
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Mitai-Pehi, Dawn
Rangitahi College
To investigate what is deemed as 'good stories', 'effective principles', 'positive achievement' and the journey/s Māori principals take within these low decile schools to achieve positive outcomes. To gather outlines of Māori principals' work practices/ workload that enable this.
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O'Brien, Christine
St Thomas of Canterbury College
To explore the impact and value of implementing a restorative philosophy and practice in schools and associated youth areas, the impact of restorative approaches in community projects, and the interface between school and community.
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O'Sullivan, Kevin
Timaru Boys' High School
To observe best practice relating to two education initiatives that have been important for teaching and learning at Timaru Boys' High School: 'The RITE Journey' and 'Learning and Teaching Policy'.
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Parsons, Thomas
Queen Charlotte College
To undertake a comparative study of the UK based aspiring principal training and relate that to the New Zealand example, sharing collegiate knowledge, expertise, and strategies for the support and better retention of first-time principals.
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Prendergast, Lisl
Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
To write a small book for the centenary celebrations at Sacred Heart College.
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Rooney, Christopher
Liston College
To strengthen leadership skills by attending an educational leadership programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Russell, John
Naenae College
To investigate key issues around strategies to improve engagement and learning outcomes for Māori and Pasifika students at Naenae College and nationally.
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Shea, Deidre
Onehunga High School
To investigate models of mentoring so that we might successfully develop a sustainable, bespoke mentoring programme at Onehunga High School.
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Taffs, Bernard
Kamo High School
To explore how Phase 1 to 3 secondary schools have completed the five year Te Kotahitanga professional development programme in conjunction with Waikato University and embedded and sustained the reform in their schools.
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Tailby, William
Kaitaia College
To visit schools in New Zealand that are part of the Ministry of Education's Trade Academy programme and schools in Phase 3 and 4 of Te Kotahitanga. To visit schools overseas to discuss lifting achievement. To spend time on professional reading and reflection.
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Walsh, Patrick
John Paul College
To determine best practice of mid-decile schools (5-8) in curriculum delivery and pastoral care.
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Webster, Michael
Mana College
Conduct research into whether differential decile funding levels the playing field.
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