Navigating Covid-19: school leaders reflect

Navigating Covid-19: school leaders reflect

In this series of articles, former principals Steve Lindsey and Erika Ross ask a handful of principals about their experiences of leading their school communities through a pandemic.

Weymouth school leaders

Lifting attendance

Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Middle School: Connecting with families to lift attendance

Embedding learnings

Flatbush Primary: Embedding learnings from navigating

Hub of the community

Glen Taylor School: School the hub of the community

Communication is key

Western Springs College: Communication the key to navigating Covid

Principals support

Tāmaki College: Principals supporting principals

Leading through change

Ormiston Primary: Leading a large school community through change

Wellbeing and connection

Carmel College: Wellbeing and connection first

All about relationships

Weymouth Primary School: All about relationships

Hybrid learning

Bream Bay College: Hybrid learning

Being prepared

St Mary's College: Being prepared

What is important

Hobsonville Point Secondary School: Maintaining what is important

Reaching out

Kadimah School: Reaching out to the community

Familiar faces

Papatoetoe High School: Familiar faces

Dealing with complexity

Kamo High School: Dealing with complexity

Lifelong learning

Baverstock Oaks Primary School: Lifelong learning

All about relationships

Sandspit Road School: It's all about relationships

Leaning in the community

Maraeroa School: Leaning into the community

Learning through change

Newlands Intermediate School: Learning through change

Changing schools

Discovery School: Changing schools in a pandemic

Living and Leading

Tītahi Bay School: Living and Leading in your School Community

Rural/urban environment

Solway Primary School: Leading across a rural/urban environment

Digital learning

Saint Peter & Paul School: Rolling out digital learning

Getting better each time

Wellington East Girls' College: Getting better each time

What can we do?

Kerikeri High School: What can we do?

Strong school culture

Tikipunga High School: Strong school culture helps to deal with challenges

Focus on motivation

Tauhara College: Focus on student motivation

Leadership

Raglan Area School: Leadership within the community

People always come first

Tarawera High School: People will always come first

Community support

Allenton School: Leveraging support from the community

Getting back on track

Enner Glynn School: Getting back on track

The Covid Queen

Burnside High School: The Covid Queen

Strong leadership

Tauranga Boys' College: Strong leadership

Raising expectations

Waitaha School: Raising expectations

Emotional Culture

Mana College: Emotional Culture

All part of the journey

Te Aratai College: All part of the journey

Helping move forward

Rangiora High School: Helping move forward

Collaboration the key

Waimairi School: Collaboration the key

Learning from the past

Rāwhiti School: Learning from the past

Hybrid learning

Te Kāpehu Riccarton School: Hybrid learning

What best serves us

Ōtaki College: What best serves our young people

Area school challenges

Hurunui College: Area school challenges

Organisation is the key

Tauranga Special School: Organisation is the key

A privilege to lead

Dunstan High School: A privilege to lead

Effective messaging

James Hargest College: Effective messaging

Focusing on the goals

Riccarton High School: Keeping focus on the goals

Prepared in advance

South Otago High School: Prepared in advance

We’ve got this!

Waiopehu College: We’ve got this!

Simplifying school

Shirley Boys’ High School: Simplifying school

Changing landscape

Southland Girls’ High School: Navigating changing landscape

Looking to the future

Tahunanui School: Looking to the future

Learning at the heart

Kamo Primary School: Learning at the heart

Reassuring the community

Sacred Heart School: Reassuring a diverse community

Principled Leadership

Hillmorton High School: Principled Leadership

School as a rock

King's High School: School as a rock for students

Supporting everyone

Ruru Specialist School: Supporting everyone

Community challenges

Wakatipu High School: Community challenges

Flipped learning

Ashhurst School: Flipped learning

Whānau focus

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori ā Rohe o Māngere: Whānau focus

Catalyst for change

Waitara East School: Catalyst for change