Symposia
Upcoming symposia
Leading for Impact – Sustaining Innovation Over Time
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 4:00 - 5:30pm. In this final symposium, we explore how leaders measure impact, align innovation with strategy, and maintain momentum.
Element A: Building a common understanding of the Standards
Tuesday 17 February 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm. Explore how leaders can help teams understand and integrate the 2026 Standards into everyday practice and ongoing learning.
Element B: Co-Designing Growth: Leading the Cycle
Wednesday 18 March 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm Learn to co-design a professional growth cycle that fosters inclusive, collaborative learning aligned with the Standards.
Element C: Professional Learning with Purpose
Thursday 14 May 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm Support teachers to deepen their understanding of how practice affects learner outcomes, using the Standards as a guide for reflection and growth.
Element D: Leading Conversations that Grow Practice
Tuesday 23 June 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm Discover how to foster meaningful professional conversations - through feedback, observation, and mentoring - that build trust and support growth.
Element E: Leading with Confidence: Confirming Growth
Wednesday 19 August 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm Understand your role in confirming participation and making informed, supportive judgments about meeting the Standards - without relying on compliance-based documentation.
Element F: Leading Collective Growth
Thursday 17 September 2026, 4:00 - 5:30pm Explore how leaders can build teaching capability by promoting collaborative learning and continuous improvement.
It’s time to change the conversation
The Teaching Council of Aotearoa invites you to see teaching in a new light. Because teaching shapes what matters most.
Video resources: Rauhuia Symposia Series
Mana oranga - Well-being series
The Educational Leadership Capability Framework stresses that leaders must actively focus on their own well-being. While this is often considered from a health perspective, the mana oranga series explores well-being from a variety of viewpoints.
Mana o te whenua
The Pacific is home to a rich diversity of cultures, languages, and landscapes. In Aotearoa, we're fortunate to have a growing Pacific Island population, with many Pacific educators and learners. Our schools and early learning centres must be spaces where Pacific pedagogies and knowledge are embraced.
Navigating the professional realm of generative artificial intelligence for teachers
What does being professional in the space of Generative AI mean?
The Role of Teachers as Leaders of Curriculum Change
This symposia series was designed to equip teachers and leaders with the tools and insights necessary to drive effective curriculum change in today’s dynamic educational landscape. Each symposium focused on essential areas for leading transformative change, providing participants with practical strategies and expert guidance.
Leading for Innovation: Empowering teaching
This symposium series is designed to support leaders in fostering resilient, future-focused teaching environments. Through a focus on cultivating conditions for innovation, guiding collaborative inquiry, and sustaining impactful change, the series equips leaders with practical strategies to empower teachers in navigating the complexities of contemporary education.
Support future teachers: My Rawa
My Rawa partners with you to prepare future teachers for success. With access to standards, expectations, and practical tools, it supports confident, connected, and capable graduates.
