ISNZ is proud to promote the new partnerships, relationships, and initiatives of our latest sponsors.
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Alinta Apparel is a quality bespoke uniform manufacturer and retailer based in Christchurch, offering independent schools across New Zealand quality, customised academic and sports uniforms.
As a leader and one of the most trusted sources of uniform solutions in the industry. Providing their partner schools and colleges a comprehensive partnership approach to your on-campus uniform store.
Retail partner schools & colleges enjoy the benefit of:
- Nil outgoings for stock, shop fit & staff wages
- Quality bespoke academic uniform
- Licensed quality sports uniforms & teamwear
- The latest online & instore retail management system
- One supplier across the school & sports range ensuring consistency of branding
- Professional shop management
- Efficient and transparent communication
- New retail uniform shop fit out – Click here to see how your uniform shop can look
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If you are thinking about outsourcing your uniform shop operations and would benefit from an obligation free conversation, please do not hesitate to call Mitch on +61401913294, or email at mitch@alinta.com
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Upcoming ISNZ Professional Development Events to look out for:
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On June 1st, Komodo presented at the ISNZ Child Protection and Wellbeing Seminar in Wellington. Their psychology lead spoke of the importance of the 'Window of Tolerance' and how educators can support students to remain in this window.
Stress arises when the combination of internal and external pressures exceeds the individual’s resources to cope with their situation. Whilst stress is inevitable and a valuable part of learning, when students do not cope well with stress this can have a very drastic effect on their development, education engagement, and behaviour.
The way you handle stress can depend on your window of tolerance and how wide or narrow it is. Simply put, the window of tolerance describes the best state of ‘arousal’ or stimulation in which we are able to function and thrive in everyday life. When students exist within this window, they are able to learn effectively, be creative, and relate well to themselves and others. In this space, students are able to deal with the daily stressors of life without anxiety, exhaustion, or feeling out of control.
Schools and educators are in a unique position where they can support students to:
- expand their window of tolerance;
- learn how to stay in the window of tolerance;
- build confidence to regulate and get back inside the window of tolerance.
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THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHEN BOOKING TRAVEL?
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Tour Time has created a helpful checklist as a starting point to help with all of the things that you need to consider when planning travel…
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If in doubt, call Tour Time. Tour Time have been working in the school travel space for 30 years and is a founding member of the School Travel Collective Inc. They are more than happy to provide advice, quotes, and guidance to all ISNZ members free of charge and obligation-free.
Tour Time is already the preferred travel provider both domestically and internationally for multiple ISNZ member schools.
Brent Imrie – Director Tour Time
brent@tourtime.co.nz | www.tourtime.co.nz
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School uniforms – a move to a rights-based approach for schools?
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A must-read for all aspiring leaders!
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ANZ NZ GENERAL COUNSEL DAVID BRICKLEBANK ON CAREER AND FAMILY
ANZ New Zealand General Counsel and Company Secretary David Bricklebank heads up a large team at the bank - but he knows the importance of downtime, as well.
He spoke with Juno Legal about his former roles, what he learned from them, and how he finds balance with his family to avoid taking things to heart and do the best job possible.
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"You can tie yourself in knots if you’re not focused on the right things." -David Bricklebank
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ISNZ Aspiring and Emerging Leaders Seminar - Friday 17 June 2022 Cordis Hotel Auckland
View Full Programme | Register Here
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Tēnā koe
Cyclone invites you to attend a hosted education 2 day workshop in Auckland. They have secured top industry vendors who will present current and future technologies that are focused on strategic directions in education for IT Directors/ Managers and e-learning leaders.
With the support of our partners they are pleased to be able to provide complimentary accommodation for those who do not live in Auckland and all meals will be catered for over the two days including our conference dinner on Monday night. Flights however, are at the responsibility of the individual.
Ko tōu ūpoko e titiro whakamua ana, ko ōu whakaaro e titiro whakamuri ana.
This year their theme is centered around looking to the future whilst not forgetting the lessons we have all learnt over the past few challenging years.
Hear from Paul Stephen, Commercial Manager at the MOE. Hohepa Spooner, Lecturer at Te Ara Poutama & part of the digital media team at AUT. Matthew Gausden Global ICT Manager at Crimson Education and Hassan Baickdeli, Head of Emerging Technology and Solutions, Lenovo who will bring real-life experience and insights that showcase innovative and transformative technology in action.
When: July 11th and 12th, 2022
Where: Saint Kentigern Girls' School, Auckland
If you would like further information about this event please reach out to Barry Baughan.
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Empowering students: Safely using the internet for learning
Digital literacy is an essential skill for learners of all ages, including the youngest primary students. One of the biggest challenges for Cambridge is guiding schools to take the lead in engaging safely and positively with technology, as well as helping schools to support parents’ understanding of their children’s evolving relationship with new technologies. Cambridge’s curricula encourage learners to have a strong sense of self so they are better able to navigate the compelling narratives and stories they encounter in an increasingly ‘post-truth’ world. Media literacy and confident critical thinking go hand in hand after all.
The digital world allows students to connect, collaborate, innovate and discover new information on an ever-broadening scale. The Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy curricula supports students to develop the digital skills that will help with many aspects of their future learning and development including:
- understanding their place, and the place of others, in an interconnected world and make educated decisions about the information that they encounter online
- learning how to become positive contributors to the digital world
- using digital technology safely and protect their own physical and emotional wellbeing
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Twist‘n’Lock™
Versatility made easy! Create bright and collaborative learning spaces with our Twist‘n’Lock range. Ideal for classrooms, libraries and group settings.
Improve the flexibility of your classroom and ensure students have the resources to be comfortable and stay engaged with our Adjustable Twist‘n’Lock™ Table range. The Twist‘n’Lock™ range is also easily manoeuvred to create different, flexible settings.
Available in a range of fun and bright colours, Performance Edge™ tabletop edging and a writeable surface option!
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The PCSchool team - back on NZ turf.
The PCSchool team were excited to be back on NZ turf this month to deliver a series of “Lunch and Learns” for our schools.Over 100 people attended our Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch sessions. Both Lisa Sutcliffe and I enjoyed re-connecting with our customers.
Thank you again to our Schools who hosted us, including Auckland Grammar, Southwell School, Scots College and The Cathedral Grammar School.
Whilst we appreciate that with technology, we have been able to connect with our schools remotely during these last few years, however, nothing replaces being face to face. It was also great to be able to introduce Flynn Sutcliffe, our Auckland-based Customer Support Specialist to our schools.
We host an annual PCSchool conference in August on the Gold Coast in Australia. Registrations will open for this shortly. We are also looking forward to returning several times this year for the School Business Manager’s Conference in July, ISNZ in August and ASBA NZ in September.
If you have any further questions or would like to meet with us, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Grainger via email at lisa.grainger@pcschool.net
Thank you from PCSchool
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Total Solutions Publication is Out Now!
New Era Technology has just released the first edition of this year's Total Solutions publication. This edition is full of interesting and informative articles as we explore digital trends in the classroom, introduce a new managed service solution, share with you the importance of Principals and School Business Managers, and much more.
Further articles in this edition include:
- King’s High School Saves More than $50,000 Over 3+ Years
- A Day in the Life of an ICT Tech
- New Era’s BYOD Solution
- Providing Options for Outcomes
- Cloud Transformation
- Top Tech Tips
If you are interested in finding out more about anything in the publication, please get in touch with our team.
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Are you happy with your current cleaning services provider? Do you feel like you are paying too much for your cleaning?
With the recent wage increase it might be a good time to check your monthly invoice.
If you are not happy with your current provider, it may be time to change. You could get a better price and better service somewhere else.
Cost-effective, high quality cleaning services
For 50 years we have been providing cost-effective, high-quality cleaning services. Our approach includes:
- Skilled, vetted and customer service focused staff trained to fulfill all site requirements
- A dedicated Contract Manager located close by
- Formal monthly quality audits and service reviews
- Independent monthly satisfaction assessments
- 24/7 Help Desk with immediate response to requests
- Customised reporting and access to QPortal
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Quad Services would be happy to arrange a free no-obligation quote. One of their professional estimators can attend your site (or sites) in no time to assess your requirements and identify cost-saving opportunities.
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WHAT TO ASK EDTECH PROVIDERS ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL'S IDENTITY DATA
There’s no denying that schools need to place a high priority on the protection of their identity data. Managing that data better can only occur by understanding the realities of cyber breaches and improving your practices. Accordingly, this also means demanding the same standard of diligence from any third-party EdTech providers.
For schools who use EdTech products or services – or who are thinking about partnering with such a provider – there are many governance issues around the handling of identity data and any other sensitive information that school databases may store. The reality is that many schools are not asking enough about the safeguarding of identity data from their third-party EdTech suppliers, or just assuming that tech companies will have the appropriate practices in place.
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COVIDCare – healthcare for air.
Feedback from our ISNZ customers continues to remain positive with Dr Owen Arnst from Carncot Independent School reporting:
“To date, we have had only 5 covid cases in our school and I am convinced that the superior ventilation vigilance provided by the active monitoring is contributing to this. Thank you again”
Amazing results.
They are seeing an important and noticeable shift in how air care is being communicated globally. Now that the immediate health threat of COVID is abating, conversations are shifting to reflections on what other positive outcomes CO2 monitoring and managing ventilation facilitates.
Besides less absenteeism and the obvious positive learning outcomes that result, teachers are noticing sharper focus and increased engagement and productivity in their students. This is a worldwide phenomenon and remains one of the most vital pieces of information in healthcare education: indoor air health and indoor environmental quality are one of the foundations of health and wellbeing, along with diet, sleep, and exercise.
We spend 90% of our time indoors, yet we have no oversight of the environment in which we spend well over the majority of our time, whether at work, school, in the gym, in malls, or at home.
Until now.
CO2 monitoring remains one of the most effective and efficient indicators of ventilation management and virus transmission risk (hello flu season!)
And if the side effect is increased engagement and sharper focus, what’s not to love?
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Their goal is to help schools have confidence in their policies.
At SchoolDocs, they support schools to focus on their core business of leading learning by partnering with them to develop and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date policies and procedures. A SchoolDocs website enables all members of a school community to access and review policies online. Their team of writers and researchers work to hone an evolving policy framework, building documentation tailored to the identity of each school. What began with a principal looking to create a more efficient policy process is now a system shared by two thirds of the schools in New Zealand.
SchoolDocs sites weave together a range of information, from the operational details of a school to its overarching values. Their online platform encourages users to find related topics, contextual information, and resource material that bolsters their documentation. We continually revise our content to ensure compliance with New Zealand legislation and Ministry of Education requirements, as well as seeking advice and best practice guidance from appropriate authorities and subject matter experts.
Their goal is to help schools have confidence in their policies. While we ensure this through a tailored document set and robust legislative grounding, they also seek review from the wider SchoolDocs community. All schools submit feedback as part of our comprehensive cyclical review. The SchoolDocs team uses this feedback, along with our own research, to ensure our policies suit the specific needs of New Zealand schools.
A challenge for the SchoolDocs team has been keeping pace with the expectations on schools over the last two years. The turbulent course of the pandemic has prompted them to review and release guidance at a speed none of us had previously experienced. Their focus continues to be on strengthening SchoolDocs as a resource for schools and their communities, and as a team, supporting schools to continue their mahi.
They welcome all enquiries about how SchoolDocs can assist your school.
To find out more, visit our website www.schooldocs.co.nz or contact Jane Gregg (General Manager) at jane.gregg@schooldocs.co.nz or 027 419 2941.
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