Curriculum Leadership: Podcast 1 - Why Te Mātaiaho is important - what’s the opportunity?

Curriculum Leadership podcast series  Podcast 1: Why Te Mātaiaho is important - what’s the opportunity?    This is the first episode in a special five-part Curriculum Leadership podcast series, sitting alongside a range of curriculum leadership resources available on Tāhūrangi. This series features principals across a range of contexts talking about how they are making curriculum implementation work in their setting.    For more resources, visit Curriculum Leadership PLD resources for English Medium.    In this episode, we explore what Te Mātaiaho, the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, means for school leaders navigating curriculum change. We discuss how tumuaki can lead implementation with clarity and purpose, how to support teachers in understanding the intent behind the refresh, and the key actions for school leaders signalled in the curriculum. Our guests share what has worked in their own kura and offer practical advice for principals at any stage of the journey.    Hosted by Lisa Morresey, Leadership Consultant at Evaluation Associates | Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga.    Our guests are:   Bryan Rehutai, Tumuaki of Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School  Vaughan Couillault, Principal of Papatoetoe High School, currently seconded to the Ministry of Education as Programme Lead – Qualification | Engagement.