Term 2 update

 This term has seen our Kāhui Ako continuing to work towards sustainability as North East Schools. A big part of this mahi was working towards Staff Only Day on the 4th of June. 

The day itself involved sharing, collaboration and being challenged. Anton Blank offered insights into racism and challenged us to consider our biases and work towards mindfulness of these. A short video of him speaking further on this is below:

Anton speaks on Backbenches

Our next big bit of mahi are PLGs going forward, we continue to seek feedback and thoughts about how to make this a best fit for all teachers.

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