Season 2, Episode 39: Leading an intermediate school: challenges and opportunities

In this episode, we discuss some of the key challenges and opportunities facing intermediate school leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand. We talk about managing social media and its impact on young people and their whānau, and how to keep the unique character of intermediate schooling alive amid curriculum change, and how schools can keep whānau engaged when tamariki are starting to find their independence. Hosted by Eleisha McNeill. Our guests are: Jonathan Hughes, tumuaki at Glen Eden Intermediate School in Auckland and AIMS Executive Member Jo Smith, former tumuaki at Tamatea Intermediate School in Napier and leadership advisor at the Ministry of Education Hamish Ruawai, tumuaki at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School and leadership advisor seconded to the Ministry of Education.