The President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association feels extremely sorry for those employed in the Ministry of Education,  who with zealous enthusiasm, have spent the last few years enforcing National Standards on schools. Pat [...]

110 Te Tai Tokerau Principals this week identified 1089 pupils in their schools who need clinical psychological help to recover from often horrific childhood experiences – and there’s little available! Pat Newman, President of Te [...]

Is this the best use of scarce funding or is it low on priority considering the real needs of te tai tokerau schools? “As a principal for 40+ years, I am not as convinced and [...]