It's neat flying into Wellington after having been away for a while in remembering the time I used to work on Ministry of Education contracts and flying down for work every once in a while. The weather certainly hasn't changed as I can actually feel the colder nip in the air as compared to Auckland but as the 'Arts capital of NZ', it still lives up to that reputation with Fine Arts Galleries, Theatres, and Museums all over the nations capital.And the neat thing about attending this Education conference is that I have come as a group of four trustees and we get to bounce off ideas and share in informed discussions about things happening in schools for our children. In reflection, in the two seminars that I attended so far today, both speakers had "children at the heart of the matter" and that was in the 'Student achievement' seminar and also in the 'Vulnerable children's Act' seminar.
As there is another full day of seminars to look forward to, I realise even more the special role that Boards of Trustees play in ensuring the children are always first and foremost in decisions being made in schools (from a perspective of Governance) that will affect children in their achievement, their wellbeing and their future focus etc. It's certainly been reassuring to hear that children/young adults are still most important and should be at the forefront of all discussions ...
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