Claire Amos

  Laurayne Tafa - Education Consultant, Cognition Education Mihimihi/Acknowledgements - Laurayne acknowledged the work of Dr Russell Bishop and the work on which her presentation is based.  Link to Teaching to the North-East - Relationship-based and his writing of his upcoming book - Leading to the North-East.  'o le alai le pule o le tautua' - The pathway to leadership is through service. Acknowledgement of Barbara Ala'alatoa. Shout out to Kiri Turketo for convincing Laurayne (and Damon) to attend.  Leaders who accelerate equity: Five key success factors 1. Recognise and reject any deficit theories for these disparities   Leaders who can recognise and reject deficit language, theories and discourses are not debilitated by the downward spiral effect.  Equal support and equal status for ākonga Māori and mātauranga Māori. Integrating the hidden curriculum discourse.  2. Know where disparities exist - and target why they exist. Knowing how your system is ...

  Toeolesulusulu Damon Ieremia Salesa is the first Pacific vice chancellor at a New Zealand university, at Auckland University of Technology. What New Zealand needs to have learned from COVID-19.  What we need to be better at.  An unequal storm COVID amplified inequalities in housing, income and wealth Had a particular effect on Auckland families on Māori and Pasifika The impact will endure after COVID is normalised, particularly in education Education as a nexus of the challenge: a place where exisiting inequalities can be concretised or addressed But education was already one of the most unequal and racialised dimensions of NZ life We already had a schooling system that furthers the disadvantaged poor and brown students Inclusivity and Universities NZ universities have been places were privilege has been credentialised and further advantaged A large proportion of quality, lifelong and well paid jobs are accessed through a university education Universities are built on a...