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Postal Address
The Education Hub
110 Carlton Gore Road,
Newmarket,
Auckland 1023
Relational leadership and teacher wellbeing in early childhood education
Tuesday 15 September 2026, 7.30pm
In this live webinar, experienced early childhood teacher and leader Alistair Gibbs will explore the reciprocal relationship between leadership and wellbeing, and how relational approaches can strengthen both.
Belonging, equity, and teacher identity in early childhood education
Dr Kiri Gould of the University of Auckland explores teacher identity in early childhood education, and how it intersects with discourses of equity, belonging, and inclusion
Mātauranga Māori principles from a Kaupapa Māori perspective
Dr Tui Summers talks about some of the key principles that underpin kaupapa Māori leadership
Q+A with Dr Vicki Hargraves
Dr Vicki Hargraves answers
questions about research and practice in early childhood education
Building resilience to support teacher wellbeing
Dr Sarah Ferguson shares her extensive knowledge about how to promote workplace wellbeing, including providing educators with tools and strategies that help them to build their resilience and improve their wellbeing
Getting ‘Beyond Quality’ to politics and democracy in (early childhood) education – a public lecture by Peter Moss
Engaging with research in early childhood education
The Education Hub's Dr Vicki Hargraves joins Nina Hood to talk about some of the key ideas emerging from recent early childhood research and how this research can inform teachers’ practice.
Professional learning communities
Sue Cherrington, Kate Thornton, and Rachel Denee explore recent research into the role of professional learning communities (PLCs) in early childhood education and discuss the role of both within-centre and network PLCs.
Stories of collective inquiry for curriculum and professional learning
Learn more about the way that teachers use inquiry as a tool for both children’s curriculum and professional learning at Kids' Domain.
Building a culture of collaborative research and inquiry
Learn about Kids’ Domain’s culture of research and inquiry, which is strongly rooted in Te Whāriki and inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach.
Appreciative inquiry for effective team-building
Dr Chris Jenkin (AUT) discusses the benefits and growth that come from approaching team-building from an appreciative inquiry perspective.
Bicultural leadership and practice in early childhood education
This session with Deanna Niha, from an early childhood centre in Whangarei, discusses how her centre approaches bilingual and bicultural education and leadership.