about 1 month ago - Comments Off
I attended a Retailers Association seminar and noted the answer to a question on what is the most important thing in marketing. While quality of service, value for money etc were important, the most important thing was the retailer’s “point of difference” – what made them special or made them stand out. At a recent
about 2 months ago - Comments Off
The rational for the introduction of National Standards was the then National Party’s education policy to raise standards and introduce plain language reporting to parents (the latter stolen from Australian Prime Minister Rudd). It’s well documented that New Zealand has a long tail of underachievement – approximately 20%. The National government’s solution was to introduce
about 2 months ago - No comments
Sites such as Bebo, Facebook , Hi5, etc are useful social networking and collaborative sites for adults. However, there are real dangers involved. Most have an age restriction – usually R14 years but this is easily got around. Almost every week there is a news item or T.V. show highlighting the dangers of predatory people
about 5 months ago - Comments Off
As you will be aware from the media and soon from a letter and pamphlet from the Prime Minister, there is much debate about the introduction of National Standards to primary schools. Because of this, I feel it necessary to state this school’s position. We will be implementing the National Standards. I am really confident
about 8 months ago - No comments
This morning the staff held a special surprise morning tea for Mr Bainbridge, to celebrate his 20 years of service. Speeches were had and Mr Bainbridge was presented with a certificate and a gift basket. When Mr Bainbridge arrived in 1989 Matipo was down to 150 students, the campus was in poor condition and the
about 12 months ago - Comments Off
I was able to attend this conference thanks to a professional development grant from the Matipo Primary Board of Trustees and from Project Koru. These grants were used to pay for travel, accommodation and registration. All other costs were borne by myself. My sincere thanks for both these grants but particularly to the Board for
about 1 year ago - Comments Off
This is an incredibly powerful and important question as more and more people ponder education in the 21st century and try and imagine what it will look like. The only thing we know with certainty about the future is that change is inevitable. We know that children entering our schools now as Year Ones, will
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
This is the first run of our new Principal’s Forum feature, where Mr Bainbridge will pose a question for parents and caregivers to comment on. Today’s question is:
about 1 year ago - No comments
I write to you to tell you of my pride in being Principal of Matipo Primary School. This is a very good school with very good standards. We are very well resourced and have excellent facilities. We have a strong staff and have particular strengths in the arts, literacy, numeracy, IT and inquiry learning. Our
about 1 year ago - Comments Off
I write to you to tell you of my pride in being Principal of Matipo Primary School. This is a very good school with very good standards. We are very well resourced and have excellent facilities. We have a strong staff and have particular strengths in the arts, literacy, numeracy, IT and inquiry learning. Our
