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.

Friday, January 31, 2020

From Founding Documents to Guiding Frameworks: Innovation at HPSS (Part 2)

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In last week's post I described 2 of the main frameworks, supported by our 'founding documents ', that have driven innovation a...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

From Founding Documents to Guiding Frameworks: Innovation at HPSS (Part 1)

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In my last post I talked about the 'Founding Documents' (Vision, Pathways to Excellence, Mission, Principles, Values and Dispositio...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Coherence and Cohesion: Driving Innovation at HPSS

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I don't know why I was a bit nervous prior to our ERO visit near the end of last year. I think it was down to me not being confident tha...
Sunday, July 21, 2019

What will replace secondary schools?

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Ka pū te ruha ka hao te rangatahi What will replace secondary schools? We've long past the time when we can still be asking if...
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Saturday, May 25, 2019

Reflections for DisruptedNZ - What Can I Do With My Emerging Learnings?

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Where do we start with the transformation of our schools and our system? We start changing the parts over which we have some control. How ...
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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Choice vs Equity: A Personal Response to Tomorrows' Schools Review

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While there are a lot of questions around some detail and some implementation wonderings, it’s important to look at the Tomorrow’s Schools...
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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Tomorrow's Schools Review - Alternative Facts

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I was pretty down after the recent ASSPA hui and wrote about that in my last post . I have been heartened by the comments on the post and th...
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