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
10
May

Engaging the Disengaged Learner – Pete Hall (International author/educator)

It’s time to engage the disengaged learner
Are you – and/or your teachers – tired of battling with disengaged students? Are you at your wits’ end with student apathy? Are you working like crazy to inspire and connect kids to their learning?
You’re not alone.
Join former award-winning principal Pete Hall, author of the upcoming “Reaching and Teaching Kids Who Don’t Fit in The Box,” for a one day workshop on ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED LEARNER.
  • Presented by
    Pete Hall (US)
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    10 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
11
May

Building a Culture of Commitment-100% All means All (Auckland) – Pete Hall (International author/educator)

As school and system leaders, our focus has long been on how to implement change. Incorporating the program. Getting people on board.

However, what we’ve learned is that the most effective leaders emphasize moving from compliance and buy-in to commitment and full engagement. Leadership is a people business.

In this engaging and uplifting session, award-winning former principal and best-selling author Pete Hall will share strategies, language tips, mental models, and practical tools to help you build a culture of commitment, rather than a burst of compliance (or worse).

Using your real-life scenarios in a collaborative setting, participants will connect, problem-solve, and elevate their approach to leadership so their entire teams – even the laggards and grumps – will join forces to achieve at high levels.
  • Presented by
    Pete Hall (US)
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    11 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
13
May

Engaging the Disengaged Learner (Christchurch) – Pete Hall (International author/educator)

It’s time to engage the disengaged learner
Are you – and/or your teachers – tired of battling with disengaged students? Are you at your wits’ end with student apathy? Are you working like crazy to inspire and connect kids to their learning?
You’re not alone.
Join former award-winning principal Pete Hall, author of the upcoming “Reaching and Teaching Kids Who Don’t Fit in The Box,” for a one day workshop on ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED LEARNER.
  • Presented by
    Pete Hall (US)
  • Location:
    The George
  • Date:
    13 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
14
May

Building a Culture of Commitment (Christchurch) Pete Hall (International author/educator)

As school and system leaders, our focus has long been on how to implement change. Incorporating the program. Getting people on board.

However, what we’ve learned is that the most effective leaders emphasize moving from compliance and buy-in to commitment and full engagement. Leadership is a people business.

In this engaging and uplifting session, award-winning former principal and best-selling author Pete Hall will share strategies, language tips, mental models, and practical tools to help you build a culture of commitment, rather than a burst of compliance (or worse).

Using your real-life scenarios in a collaborative setting, participants will connect, problem-solve, and elevate their approach to leadership so their entire teams – even the laggards and grumps – will join forces to achieve at high levels.
  • Presented by
    Pete Hall (US)
  • Location:
    The George
  • Date:
    14 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
17
May

From Feedback to Advice – Developing Students Who Seek Advice (International James Anderson)

This is not a theoretical seminar. This is a practical, roll-up-your-sleeves planning workshop where you will analyse your current practice, explore the strategy toolkit, and build actual classroom templates for Monday morning.
  • Presented by
    James Anderson
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    17 May 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
14
Jun

Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement – Eric Sheninger (International author/educator)

Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement: A Practical Framework for Leading Learning

Sustaining meaningful improvement in today’s schools requires more than isolated initiatives—it requires a clear, evidence-informed approach to teaching, learning and leadership. In this highly practical workshop, internationally recognised educator Eric Sheninger introduces the PIEG Framework, a powerful model for driving continuous improvement across classrooms, teams and whole schools.
  • Presented by
    Eric Sheninger
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    14 Jun 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
15
Jun

Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms- Eric Sheninger (International author/educator)

Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future – The world has and continues to change in ways that are difficult to predict, especially when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). Regardless of the forces at hand, educators play a pivotal role in preparing students for success now and in the future. The best way to do this is to create a disruptive thinking culture in our classrooms and schools that future-proofs learning for ALL kids!

  • Presented by
    Eric Sheninger
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    15 Jun 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
15
Jul

Building learners capacity through powerful teaching? (International Kath Murdoch)

Are you ready to reinvigorate your practice and transform your classroom into a hub of engaged, curious learners? Join renowned educator and author Kath Murdoch for an inspiring and practical workshop designed to empower teachers and help create dynamic learning experiences in the classroom.

This workshop delves into effective facilitation, cultivating student agency and deep understanding. Kath will share her expertise in creating rich learning environments, posing thought-provoking questions, designing strategies that invite learners to think critically, creatively and reflectively, managing collaborative group work, and fostering meaningful reflection with students.
  • Presented by
    Kath Murdoch
  • Location:
    Grand Millennium, Auckland
  • Date:
    15 Jul 2027
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
16
Jul

Building ‘learner assets’ in the classroom (International Kath Murdoch)

In the contemporary classroom, educators work to help learners see themselves as capable, curious, resourceful individuals with a strong sense of agency.

There is growing evidence of the importance of nurturing the kinds of dispositions and skills associated with agency. Being curious, adventurous, resilient, coupled with the skills of self-management, collaboration, thinking, and communication are amongst what we can think of as ‘assets’ for learning. Growing these assets in our learners helps set them on a path to independence, contribution to community and a love of learning for life. 
  • Presented by
    Kath Murdoch
  • Location:
    Grand Millennium, Auckland
  • Date:
    16 Jul 2027
  • Time:
    09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
23
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.
  • Presented by
    Gavin Grift
  • Location:
    Millbrook Resort
  • Date:
    23 Aug 2027
  • Time:
    08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
13
Sep

Embedding Formative Assessment(International author/educator Dylan Wiliam)

There is now substantial research evidence that supporting teachers in their development of formative assessment is perhaps the most cost-effective way to increase student achievement, and to make educational outcomes more equitable without increasing teacher workload. However many attempts to implement formative assessment have been unsuccessful because they have not taken into account that effective formative assessment involves two equally important components: supporting teachers in acquiring knowledge about effective practices and changing classroom habits.

In this interactive workshop participants will learn what formative assessment is, and more importantly what it is not, why it is not the same as assessment for learning, and not all approaches to formative assessment are equally effective.
  • Presented by
    Dylan Wiliam
  • Location:
    Grand Millennium
  • Date:
    13 Sep 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
14
Sep

Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment. In that order (International author/educator Dylan Wiliam)

One of the hardest things to do in education is keeping the main thing the main thing, as things that have little impact on student achievement, but are easy to implement, often displace more important and more impactful, work.

In this interactive workshop, Dylan Wiliam will argue that to make education work for all students, schools must begin with a focus on what outcomes we want for our students, and only then look at what educational activities will produce those outcomes, how those activities should be organized, and how we can determine whether our efforts have been successful: curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in that order.
  • Presented by
    Dylan Wiliam
  • Location:
    Grand Millennium
  • Date:
    14 Sep 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:30 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
01
Nov

Ferocious Warmth- Women in Education Leadership – Tracey Ezard (International author/educator)

Ferocious Warmth: Women in Education Leadership Workshop
Lead with Courage. Connect with Impact
Shape 2027 with Purpose
If you are ready to rise as a leader who leads with both clarity and deep compassion – this is your moment.
This isn’t just a workshop. It’s your catalyst for becoming the kind of leader our schools, students and the future needs.
  • Presented by
    Tracey Ezard
  • Location:
    Learning Network NZ
  • Date:
    01 Nov 2027
  • Time:
    09:30 AM - 03:00 PM