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Federation Flyer No 24 - 5 November 2010 
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell therain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams
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Ashley Smith
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koe“It’s November the what?” I asked someone the other day. What I really meant was, “What, it’sNovember? How did that happen?” As you count down the last six weeks of the school year, let’s take adeep breath, reflect on the past eleven months and make a list of all the great things that have happenedthis year, including the fantastic conversations you’ve had with your pupils, teachers, parents andcolleagues. Have a special morning tea to celebrate the good times. I’m going to do that and shockeveryone in the NZPF office who never normally have morning tea together.My list will actually be quite long. As a national federation we have much to celebrate. A special highlight isthe launch of our NZPF National Standards campaign, which has had such a positive outcome in helpingour parent communities and boards on the truth of these National Standards.This week we congratulate 225 boards of trustees who have taken a bold stand and publicly announcedthat they will not set targets against National Standards for next year. We thank all of you who have takenthe time to discuss with parents, communities and boards about the problems and flaws with the NationalStandards, which has resulted in this amazing development. You have put the welfare of your pupils andthe education system first and deserve to feel proud of yourselves.Boards have taken the lead and we know that many more are following. In Auckland for example thenumber of boards signing up and deferring setting targets against National Standards has reached 79 thisweek. That’s quite an increase from last week. If your board is one of the valiant ones, tell your chair to beprepared to be contacted by Ministry officials asking if they are aware of their obligations, whether theyknow of NAG 2A and whether they know that NZSTA is available to help. The best answer probably is theresolution itself,” The National Standards are fundamentally flawed, confusing and unworkable and our school has no confidence in them. Therefore, we will defer setting achievement targets based on National
 
Standards until these concerns are addressed. We will however, continue to use reliable data to set highexpectations for our children which reflects the intent of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga.”Take time to visit the Stuff news website where you will see anarticle from the Dominion Post. There is apoll running on the left hand side of the story. Be sure and record your vote but read the questionscarefully.You can read the NZPF media releasebelow.Some of you may have read theeditorial in the NZ Herald yesterday.You may also have read theeditorial in the Dominion Post yesterday. Whilst the NZ Herald gives an opinion that is based largely on accuracy, after reading the Dominion Post, you may correctly be wonderingwhat has happened to journalistic standards in Wellington. You may well ask the following questions,“When did you become head-teachers? When did NZPF become a trade union? and When was 225 ahandful of people?” John Hattie may also be surprised to learn that he is the inspiration for thegovernment’s National Standards and that the entire National Standards campaign is based on sexismbecause Anne Tolley is the first female Minister of Education! Fortunately, the campaign to educate NewZealanders about National Standards will continue despite this sort of nonsense from our mainstreammedia. A very special vote of thanks to the
Manawatu Principals’ Association for their recent and generousdonation of $10 000 towards the costs of the National Standards public education campaign.
Individuals too keepadding to this fund. Members of the wider community have asked if they can alsocontribute by way of making a donation. Just direct them to the second page and pass on the form or thebank account number. The demonstration of commitment has been very reassuring. It has proved to be souseful to have the video, website and resources out in the public domain. The feedback we are getting isalso very heartening and again, thanks to all of you who have taken the opportunity to show the video toyour communities and boards. Don’t forget to add your comment on theourprincipalssite. Kia kaha.Noho ora mai ra.
Ernie
Ernie Buutveld
President
New Zealand Principals' Federation ~ Nga Tumuaki o Aotearoa
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Boards and parents key to limiting National Standards damage
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation says it is heartening to see the growing number of boards of trustees now recognising how the current National Standards can cause harm to children and taking a standagainst them. It is urging more parents and boards to get in behind the independent network, the ‘BoardsTaking Action Coalition’, which includes urban, rural, high, medium and low decile schools in all regions of New Zealand.“These Standards pose real dangers to children and schools. They will undermine the motivation andmorale of those children who are already struggling the most, narrow our world-class curriculum down tothree areas, threatening the rich diversity of our schools, and will pitch one local school against another in abizarre and misleading ranking game.“The saddest and most puzzling thing of all is that the information that National Standards reporting isbased on will not even give accurate information about our children and schools.”Mr Buutveld says that with the Standards now being cast in legislation and school principals being legallybound to implement them, it is up to parents and boards to make a stand.“This is what we are seeing now, and it is wonderful. The more that boards and parents find out about theseStandards, the more they are realising that they just don’t make sense. It’s great to see so many nowmaking a stand in the interests of protecting children and schools.”More than 225 boards of trustees have added their voices to those concerned that reporting based on theseNational Standards won’t give a fair or accurate picture of how individual children and schools are doing inrelation to others, and put at risk the students, our curriculum, our network of schools and by themselveswill not raise achievement.Mr Buutveld says parents who want to know more about why education professionals are so concernedabout these Standards should visitwww.ourprincipals.org.nz-- a site funded by concerned principals tohelp parents make up their own minds about the issue and give them practical advice on how to protecttheir child and school from the damaging effects of the Standards.
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 2 DON LE PROU AWARDS
Honouring the late Don Le Prou, a founder of NZPF and former principal of Frankton School in Hamilton.This is a study grant to assist up to 20 NZPF members from U1-3 schools to undertake professionaldevelopment. If you lead a U1 – 3 school, don’t forget the Don Le Prou Awards.
$1000
towards your PD.2011 applications close on
17 November 2010.
Updated Application formsavailable now from our website.
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The Wellington team has combined to plot a Leadership Conference pathway to support leadership throughthese times of accountability and measurement. They have attracted a dynamic line up of world-classspeakers to the 2011 Wellington Leadership Conference 2011
“Set Yourself Free”.
Early Bird RegistrationFee (before 16 December 2010) is $850 incl GST.The conference focuses on generating great leaders and future global citizens. Our international speakerswill educate, inspire, entertain, stimulate and provoke our thinking. This is a conference for school leadersand leadership teams.
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