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.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

How Might We Tend The Fire Together?

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Last week Derek Wenmoth and I spent 3 days in Melbourne facilitating a 3 day retreat for 18 Lutheran educators and leaders to kick off the 2...
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

How Might We Maintain Momentum While Leading in Schools?

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Derek Wenmoth and I have just reached the half-way point in this year’s Refresh Reconnect Refocus (RRR) programme we have been running wit...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

How Might We Reimagine Learning Design and Support More Students to Become ‘Explorers’?

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  My last post was a response to my reading of  Disengaged Teen by Anderson and Winthrop (which I have still not yet fully read) and partic...
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Sunday, March 9, 2025

How Might We Promote an Explorer Mindset?

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I’ve been enjoying making my way slowly through Disengaged Teen by Anderson and Winthrop. Engaging young people in school is a worthy aspir...
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