WAG Update - Leadership and Hauora
2025 /2026 Budget
We are waiting to see how the budget supports Tim White's, (MOE Leadership) leadership work, which supports leaders from aspiring to experienced.
Support for small school principals
We are contacting recently retired principals to establish a database of principals who are happy to do short-term (a few days to a few weeks) or long-term (one to two terms) cover. This is to offer cover for conferences or PLD for small school principals who don’t have the capacity in their school and/or also cover for sabbatical leave.
We are investigating with Edpay how this would work.
Our survey questions are particularly aimed at small school principals regarding grants to support this. If necessary, we will use this information to lobby for an increase in award amounts.
Support for beginning principals
We are establishing a database of experienced principals who are happy to support/mentor beginning principals with their areas of expertise, e.g. property, finance, HR, and general. This used to be part of the beginning principal program. We will look to progress this after the budget announcements, once we know what is being funded through the aspiring and beginning principals program.