Crafting Agri-Futures: Kerry Allen Making Bold Moves In Education

In this Real Optimism podcast episode, Kerry Allen, Agri-Business Curriculum Director at St Paul's Collegiate in Waikato, shares her experience of revolutionising agribusiness education in New Zealand.  She discusses the development and national rollout of a new agribusiness curriculum that integrates various disciplines and meets industry needs.  The episode covers the collaboration between education and the primary sector, the innovative skills taught, the tracking of student career paths, and the broader impact of agribusiness education. It also looks at the future vision for agricultural education, the role of student advocacy, and the challenges of teacher recruitment in this field.