Principals' sabbatical reports added in November and December 2012 look at the following:
- The current and potential use of emerging new technologies to support greater student control, engagement and achievement across the curriculum and development of stronger, more responsive home school learning partnerships (Mike Bain, Te Mata School).
- Developing effective strategies and techniques for working with the high rate of childhood anxiety currently presenting in our schools (Marie Barrett, St John Bosco School).
- Principal clusters, how they work in a strategic way to share skills, support others and collaboratively raise students outcomes (John Channer, Fraser Crescent School).
- U6 schools: their leadership teams, the responsibilities of DPs and APs, how planning teams are organised and to investigate how the design of classroom spaces can promote teaching and learning (Mark Gregory, St Joseph's School).
- How medium to high decile schools with a low percentage of Māori and Pasifika students successfully engage family and whānau in their children's learning to help raise student achievement (Pam King, Kauri Park School).
- The impact of ICT has on student learning and the various ways schools are able to sustain the financial costs associated with this (Nick Reed, Ashhurst School).
- Initiatives in schools that enhance the learning of maths for at-risk Year 2-4 students (Alan Russek, Dargaville Primary School).
- A comparative study of the UK based aspiring principal training, share collegiate knowledge, expertise and strategies for the support and better retention of first-time principals and principals (Tom Parsons, Queen Charlotte College).
