07
Aug

Middle Leadership Essentials: Core Skills for Middle Leaders

Are you a middle leader? Want to grow your effectiveness with the right tools, mindsets, and strategies?
This practical, hands-on programme is designed for middle leaders who want to build confidence and clarity in their leadership role. Through a blend of interactive face-to-face workshops and online sessions, you’ll develop the skills that matter most for leadership.

Each term there will be one face to face session at Learning Network 9.30-3pm  and one ONLINE session after school 3.30-5pm
  • Presented by
    Mark Osborne
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    07 Aug / 30 Oct 2026
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 02:30 PM
27
Aug

Relational Intelligence (Queenstown)

Navigate Your Thinking to Boost Your Professional Impact and Wellbeing
You love being an educator, but the constant demands can leave you feeling emotionally depleted. Building strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues is essential, but it can be tough when you’re running on fumes. The Relational Intelligence Program is designed specifically for you.

We understand the unique pressures educators face, and we know how a personal or global crisis can throw you off balance. Imagine feeling fulfilled rather than just full! Envision navigating challenges with ease and fostering a positive learning environment for everyone.

This program is about unlocking the power of your relational intelligence – the ability to understand your own emotions and those of others. Join us to discover the immense satisfaction and joy that awaits you in your role as an educator.
  • Presented by
    Gavin Grift
  • Location:
    Millbrook Resort
  • Date:
    27 Aug / 28 Aug 2026
  • Time:
    08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
31
Aug

AI & Assessment: From Data Overload to Personalised Success – Bex Rose

The Challenge
Educators are drowning in assessment data. Sifting through PATs, e-asTTle results, NCEA internal data, and student work to find actionable trends takes hours – hours that could be spent actually working with students.
The AI Solution
AI doesn’t replace the teacher’s intuition; it clears the fog. This session focuses on using AI to instantly analyse data, spot learning gaps, and align student needs directly with the New Zealand Curriculum framework.
  • Presented by
    Bex Rose
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    31 Aug 2026
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
03
Sep

Te Māngai Kaiārahi: The Voice of Leadership – Growing Influence, Inspiring Change (Auckland)

Step into a space where your leadership voice is heard, valued, and empowered. This two-day event brings together middle and aspiring leaders from across Aotearoa to strengthen leadership capability, build meaningful connections, and be inspired by those leading bold change in education.

Te Māngai Kaiārahi honours the vital role you play — leading with courage, heart, and clarity of purpose. You’re making a powerful difference every day for your ākonga, your staff, and your wider communities. Let’s grow that influence, together.
  • Presented by
    Various
  • Location:
    Grand Millennium
  • Date:
    03 Sep / 04 Sep 2026
  • Time:
    08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
08
Oct

EMERGE – 2 day leadership development for emerging leaders

We invite you to reimagine leadership from the inside out. This two-day experience isn’t about frameworks, systems, or leadership clichés. It’s about building your internal capacity to lead with clarity, courage and emotional intelligence – even when the stakes are high and the way forward is unclear.

Led by Gavin Grift, internationally renowned leadership coach and author of Emerge, this seminar introduces participants to the seven elements of self-awareness and the Five Leadership Archetypes: the Pleaser, the Ostrich, the Imposter, the Dynamo, and the Judge & Jury. Through reflective dialogue, guided activities and practical insight, you’ll uncover how these unconscious patterns shape your responses and your impact – and how to move beyond them.
  • Presented by
    Gavin Grift
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    08 Oct / 09 Oct 2026
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
30
Oct

Reimagining the Purpose of School (Richard Gerver)

This workshop explores how schools can evolve to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Gerver guides staff through reflective exercises that challenge traditional assumptions about curriculum, assessment, and student engagement. Participants develop a clearer understanding of how to align school culture with creativity, adaptability, and real-world relevance.
  • Presented by
    Richard Gerver
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    30 Oct 2026
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
06
Nov

EDUCATION LAW- Auckland

This seminar is designed for Principals, Deputy Principals and Deans who encounter difficult legal issues and wish to avoid making costly mistakes.
School managers are working in a more litigious environment with increased compliance and penalties. It is vital that they positively embrace as part of their role, legal literacy and risk management. This one day course is intended to cover legal topics in a school context that school leaders ought to be aware of.
NB Numbers are limited to 25, so book early to secure your place
  • Presented by
    Patrick Walsh
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    06 Nov 2026
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
19
Mar

Middle Leadership Impact- Dr Mark Osborne

Growing Your Influence as a Leader

As a middle leader, your impact is no longer measured solely by what you do by yourself, but by what you enable others to achieve. This programme is designed for current and aspiring middle leaders who are ready to expand their influence, strengthen their leadership practice, and maximise their impact across their team and school. Through four full-day workshops, supported by online learning and practical tools, participants will develop the capabilities that matter most for leading people and improvement.
  • Presented by
    Mark Osborne
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    19 Mar / 22 Oct 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
25
May

AI in Action: Elevating Structured Literacy & Maths- Bex Rose

Target Audience: Primary and Intermediate Teachers, Literacy/Numeracy Coordinators, and Junior School Leads

With the mandatory shifts toward Structured Literacy and refreshed Maths frameworks, teachers are under pressure to design highly specific, sequential lessons. Creating decodable texts, sourcing targeted phonics practice, or building differentiated maths problem-solving tasks tailored to different readiness levels takes an immense amount of weekend and evening prep time. The AI Solution

AI acts as your expert teaching assistant, taking the heavy lifting out of resource creation. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to use AI to generate evidence-based, curriculum-aligned resources for Structured Literacy and Maths in seconds, allowing you to focus on explicit teaching.
  • Presented by
    Bex Rose
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    25 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
28
May

Leading Curriculum Change – Mark Osborne

Curriculum change is one of the most significant system adjustments a school can undertake, often making people feel things are overwhelming, out-of-control and disjointed. Leading Curriculum Change is a practical, hands-on course designed to help leaders in schools move from overload to action. Drawing from Mark’s PhD research into leading change in schools, we’ll explore common failure points when undertaking school-wide change and build a kete of concrete strategies to increase clarity and direction, foster purposeful action, and create sustained momentum. This workshop is ideal for principals, senior leaders, curriculum leaders, and team leaders who want to lead curriculum change with greater clarity, confidence, and follow-through.
  • Presented by
    Mark Osborne
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    28 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
02
Aug

Navigating Well: A Professional Leadership & Wellbeing Programme for School Leaders (Rarotonga 2027)

Navigating Well is a year-long professional leadership and wellbeing
programme designed specifically for school leaders. Organised by Learning
Network NZ in partnership with Clifftop Wellbeing, the programm e
provides ongoing support, strategies, and inspiration to help leaders
sustain their effectiveness an d thrive in demanding roles.
A highlight of the 2026 journey is a three-day intensive in Rar otonga
(August), offering time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with
purpose in a unique restorative environment.
  • Presented by
    Paul and Asha Tupou-Vea
  • Location:
    Crown Beach Resort
  • Date:
    02 Aug / 04 Aug 2027
  • Time:
    06:00 PM - 01:30 PM
19
Aug

Relational Intelligence (Queenstown)

Navigate Your Thinking to Boost Your Professional Impact and Wellbeing
You love being an educator, but the constant demands can leave you feeling emotionally depleted. Building strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues is essential, but it can be tough when you’re running on fumes. The Relational Intelligence Program is designed specifically for you.

We understand the unique pressures educators face, and we know how a personal or global crisis can throw you off balance. Imagine feeling fulfilled rather than just full! Envision navigating challenges with ease and fostering a positive learning environment for everyone.

This program is about unlocking the power of your relational intelligence – the ability to understand your own emotions and those of others. Join us to discover the immense satisfaction and joy that awaits you in your role as an educator.
  • Presented by
    Gavin Grift
  • Location:
    Millbrook Resort
  • Date:
    19 Aug / 20 Aug 2027
  • Time:
    08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
26
Aug

AI in Leadership/ Change – Bex Rose

The Challenge

The upcoming 2027 curriculum changes and ongoing NCEA updates bring a wave of anxiety and administrative overhaul. School leaders need to guide their staff through massive transitions while actively preventing teacher burnout and keeping daily operations running smoothly.

The AI Solution

Leadership in 2027 requires strategic automation. This workshop focuses on using AI as a high-level operational partner to streamline institutional processes, unpack complex curriculum changes (such as Te Mātaiaho), and support your teaching staff through major transitions.
  • Presented by
    Bex Rose
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    26 Aug 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
07
Oct

EMERGE – 2 day leadership development for emerging leaders 2027 (International educator/author Gavin Grift)

We invite you to reimagine leadership from the inside out. This two-day experience isn’t about frameworks, systems, or leadership clichés. It’s about building your internal capacity to lead with clarity, courage and emotional intelligence – even when the stakes are high and the way forward is unclear.

Led by Gavin Grift, internationally renowned leadership coach and author of Emerge, this seminar introduces participants to the seven elements of self-awareness and the Five Leadership Archetypes: the Pleaser, the Ostrich, the Imposter, the Dynamo, and the Judge & Jury. Through reflective dialogue, guided activities and practical insight, you’ll uncover how these unconscious patterns shape your responses and your impact – and how to move beyond them.
  • Presented by
    Gavin Grift
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    07 Oct / 08 Oct 2027
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM