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Further resources are suggested at the end of each spotlight for those who want to access more information.

NZC spotlights are designed for teachers and leaders in both primary and secondary schools. They can be used during staff meetings, department or syndicate meetings, Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako workshops, and teacher-only days. Individual teachers can use NZC spotlights to reflect on their own learning journeys and to support teacher inquiries.

NZC spotlights can be led by an external facilitator or by someone from within the school. The sessions are scaffolded and include speaker notes to grow teacher capability around workshop facilitation.

A NZC spotlight is designed to take approximately 45–75 minutes to work through. Schools may choose to download and personalise the slide presentation to suit their context and needs.

Spotlights now live

Three spotlights are available to date and more will be released over coming months.

• Principle Spotlight(external link) - Explore the NZC principles and decide which ones require greater consideration at your school.
• Māori achieving success as Māori(external link) - Examine how Māori achieving success as Māori can be brought to life in your school.
• Learner agency(external link) - Understand and better support learner agency in your school.

Coming soon

Growth mindset - Explore ways to promote a growth mindset in your classrooms.

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If you would like to suggest a theme for a future spotlight, please fill out the spotlight survey(external link)