CATE eNewsletter

Welcome back, I hope you had a fantastic summer break. It was very different for me not having the long summer holidays and having to be at work on the 8th January!

I am keeping the Kaiārahi newsletter going over Term 1. A new Kaiārahi will be appointed mid-February. Please note that this has been advertised in the Education Gazette, applications remain open until midnight February 11th. More details below.

There have been a few things happening over the holiday period—here’s an insight into the first edition of Kaiārahi newsletter for 2024…

Kaiarahi Position
Conference Links
Lunch time Bytes—the first of these is on Thursday 22nd February with Jethro Gilbert from the Futures Leaders Academy.
Please note: Kaye Avery’s session has been moved to the Thursday 7th March, 12:30pm
Final Call for BECOME Programme Professional Development
Gateway—there is an update form Service IQ and initiative from Allied Health
Forms for gathering information from students at the beginning of the year

I will be still manning the Kaiarahi email until the end of Term 1. My new email is leigh.gray@education.govt.nz for future reference.

Enjoy the first few weeks of the term.

Ngā mihi,
Leigh Gray

Kaiārahi Position
This position has been advertised in the Education Gazette—Please note that applications close on Sunday 11th February at midnight. The advertised position is for a fixed term contract starting 29th April and finishing 31st December. There will be an opportunity to extend this contract if further Network of Expertise Funding is available.

Please click on this link for the Job Description.

Please contact Craig Dyason, President of CATE—president@catenz.org if you wish to discuss this position further.

Lunchtime Bytes
Jethro Gilbert: Future Leaders Academy—Student Leaders Programme (Pacific), Thursday 22nd February, 2024 at 12:30pm

Future Leaders Academy delivers high school leadership courses across the Pacific Islands, during school holidays. Courses are attended by year 12 and 13 student leaders, and those aspiring to be. Each course has participants from across NZ, and equivalent years from Australia, and the local Pacific Island schools. The aim of the programme is to; build strong connections with our next generation of young leaders across the Pacific region, increase cultural understanding and inclusiveness, and to develop leadership skills through experiential learning.

Developing our young leaders with transferable leadership skills, and the confidence to lead well within their school and post school environments, is the vision for Future Leaders Academy. Our unique and culturally rich courses are described by students as “the best week of their lives”, “an amazing way to make friends for life”. Each course includes activities exploring environmental, business, humanitarian, outdoors, youth, cultural insights, community projects, and other issues. Students get the chance to lead their groups multiple times during the week. Courses also tick the box for gold Duke of Edinburgh Award - Residential Projects.

Lunchtime Byte Registration—Future Leaders Academy—Pacific

Kaye Avery from Career EQ—Career Planet Friday March, 2024 at 12:30pm (Please note change of date)

CareerEQ understands that many people, particularly young people, are now uncertain about their prospects for a successful future. Our accustomed ways of thinking about our place in the world are being challenged by the lifestyles we have grown accustomed to. The advent of artificial intelligence and climate change will bring about a significant change in the world of work, rendering many jobs and career paths obsolete, while at the same time creating many new opportunities that we are yet to discover.

In order to successfully navigate the challenges of the changing world of work, it will be important for us to have resilience, self-awareness, and confidence to make meaningful transitions in our careers. When we have a clear understanding of our ‘Why’, we can more easily identify the ‘What’ we want to pursue and then determine the ‘How’ to get there. This will help us make informed decisions about our careers and find fulfilment in our working lives. This is a tool designed to map individuals’ unique skills and interests, helping them gain clarity on where they can best contribute that is right for them.

BECOME Professional Development Workshops
Last call for registrations for the BECOME professional development workshops that have been scheduled for Auckland Wednesday 13th February and Christchurch 14th February.

14th Feb—Auckland: 9am-3pm
Victoria University—Auckland Campus,
The Chancery, Level 4. 50 Kitchener Street.

15th Feb—Christchurch: 9am-3pm
Ara—Madras Street Campus, Madras Street.

Please email Liv Pennie at BECOME if you are interested in attending, lunch and morning tea provided. liv@become.education

Gateway

Service Sector
ServiceIQ, is helping schools give students valued work experience with the new ServiceIQ Service Sector Insights Gateway Package
Each awards a student at least 20 NCEA credits at Level 3, all earned from Unit Standards that are core to on-job training in the relevant sector.

The service sectors covered are all big contributors to the economy: retail, distribution, tourism, and hospitality—with tailored choices for cafés and accommodation.

Available to secondary schools from the start of Term 1 this year, the new Gateway options bring the total that ServiceIQ offers to 18, plus the popular Cultural Camps, held during Term 1, 2 and 3 school holidays.

Healthcare Sector
Here is an article which talks about the opportunity for students interested in a career in health to be part of a Gateway or STAR programme—it would be great to see this rolled out through New Zealand.

UCOL and Te Whatu Ora pave the way for aspiring healthcare professionals

Ideas going into the start of the year
Here are some ideas on how to gather information from students so when you have time to meet you have a range of information on what they are thinking and what work they have done about planning their pathway. This allows you to ask better questions when in face to face interviews and to question why? What have they done to get to this point? And to identify what further information they need to make an informed decision.

Please copy these forms so you can adapt to meet your student needs and so that you are able to record and access the information.

Year 12—Where am I at?
Year 13—Where am I at?

Labour Market information—What do students know about the region they are in??

If you are keen to explore what students know about the labour market opportunities within their region and gather information about how they access career information and their future ideas - here is a link to a survey. The Futures Survey was initially designed by Tristram Hooley but I have modified it to hopefully learn in more depth what they know.

If you decide to use this, you have two options to copy and complete just within your school or to offer to students and I will collate a national survey and send it to the schools who have participated with a breakdown from your school.

Student Future Questionnaire

Other Initiatives
Pathway to Otago University

Non-UE Pathway Otago Uni has a pathway for students who missed out by a few credits on getting UE. They can do three normal first-year courses alongside extra small-group courses that build academic skills. The pathway leads to a L5 diploma in arts or commerce (added in 2023) and now sciences (added this year). Successful students go on to second year study the next year. You can read more details here. It looks like a good idea, providing extra support, while keeping students current with their peers.