Waikato branch

NZEALS Waikato - Guest speaker Patrick Walsh, followed by networking.
Patrick Walsh is Principal of John Paul College, Rotorua; Lawyer; Vice President of SPANZ; member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the NZ Teachers Council; NZ Law Society Presenter on Education Law.

His presentation will be of relevance to all education sectors, as legal issues in education affect us all. The advent of ICT in schools and in the hands of students has led to a number of discreet legal issues including text bullying, extraterritoriality, freedom of expression and jurisdictional powers and defamation. This meeting will discuss the intention of technology, the law, student rights and school powers including a DVD presentation.

Please encourage members of your leadership team to join us for this learning opportunity, and the discussion that will follow.

Visiting Scholar Narottam Bhindi, Director of The Australian Centre for Educational Leadership at Wollongong University, Adjunct Professor in Strategic Leadership at the University of Fiji, and is currently Visiting Professor at AUT.

Dr Bhindi gave the following presentation: 'Sliding Through The Mud: Sources & Consequences of Impoverished Leadership'.