Principal Possum

This blog is about my thoughts on schools and learning and how we might lead in those spaces. After 20 years of principalship at Opotiki College and Hobsonville Point Secondary School (Foundation Principal) I now operate a consultancy, HMWLead, to support school leaders. I spend my spare time running ultramarathons, listening to vinyl records and keeping an eye on what my family is up to. They all surprise me.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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The table below shows how tremendously well we have done with NCEA. The first column shows our % achievement of NCEA at each level, the seco...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

NCEA 2009

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Once again we have punched well above our weight for a decile 1 school. With 66% of our Year 11s gaining NCEA Level 1, 81% of our Year 12s g...
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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Curse on Valley Station Rd

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Two weeks ago I was charging down Valley Station and my derailleur was snapped off by a branch and I ahd to single speed back with my chain ...
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Monday, January 11, 2010

Mangakirikiri Mystery

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You really need a knowledge of this looped mtb track to fully understand this comedy. Jarrod and Aaron thought they would clear the windfall...
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Surf's Up!

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Yesterday Lucy and I went to surf lessons at Ohope and graduated successfully! We had a one hour lesson on land taken by Beaver and the love...
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Spot X

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Spot X delivered for Pete, Kurt and myself this morning. I was up at 4.00am and Pete picked us up at 4.30 and we were off to spot X. We drov...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

New MTB!

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I finally bit the bullet and bought a new MTB from Hedley. I got a Giant Anthem X2 and it looks pretty sharp. This morning Lea, her brother ...
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Time for a new MTB?

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It was Lea's idea to do a Boxing Day ride in the Blue Mountains to justify her huge servings of Xmas pud. So I set the alarm for 6.30 an...
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Xmas Day

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The fun syarted on Xmas Eve when Lucy and I conducted a great secret manouver to liberate a Xmas Tree to our lounge. A couple of bevvies for...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Xmas MTB

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General 005 Originally uploaded by mlabraham@xtra.co.nz Eventhough the ride was a bit more subdued than last year's (fortunately) it was...
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Te Waiti Pre Xmas

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General 028 Originally uploaded by mlabraham@xtra.co.nz It's been a while but it is time to blog again. I've got heaps to post about...
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Swimming down the Mangakirikiri

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After a hard night out fundraising for the school multi-sport team Lea, Boss and Teleri headed off with me from Hanaia to bike down the Mang...
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College Third at Secondary School Relay

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RotoruaRelay 024 Originally uploaded by mlabraham@xtra.co.nz On Saturday two teams travelled to this relay in Rotorua where teams tried to d...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Motu Challenge 2009 - a real challenge!

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Race winner, Richard Ussher described the conditions as most probably the toughest he has ever raced in. There were strong winds on both bi...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Swimming in The Willows

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Today I picked up Nicole from Lea's and we drove up to Motu with our kayaks in tow. It was pretty horrible weather but the river looked ...

Kapa Haka Success

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On Saturday Opotiki College Kapa Haka group Kura Ki Uta performed at the Mataatua Secondary School competitions. Our performance was very st...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Motu Training

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Maurie doing all the work Originally uploaded by mlabraham@xtra.co.nz A large group took part in a wide range of Motu training options today...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Motu Training Steps Up

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Last week 13 of us headed up the Motu Rd for a gruelling mtb ride. 12 left from Hanaia and we picked up Karl en route. Kerr, Barry, Jared, t...
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Latest Learning Matters

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Last week I had the privilege of leading a full staff development day for the teachers and teacher-aides at Wairoa College. Wairoa College a...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Curriculum Planning

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Go the relevant page of my wiki on Development Plans for Opotiki College (see sidebar or clicking on the post title will take you directly t...
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