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Tools of the Trade Conference 2013

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2013 NZBSA National Conference Costs:

Full Registration Fee
(includes Conference costs and all meals,not including accommodation)

 $490 (inc GST)

Daily Conference Packages (not including accommodation)

Wednesday
(includes breakfast, lunch and dinner)

 $200 (inc GST)

Thursday
(includes breakfast, lunch and Conference Dinner)

 $195 (inc GST)

Conference Dinner for extra person

$100 (inc GST)

Friday
(includes breakfast and brunch)

 $95 (inc GST)

 

Payment Options:
Electronic

Please make payment to:
NZBSA @ 02 0908 0225744 00
(Clearly reference your school/hostel name)

Cheque

 Please make payable to NZBSA and post with your registration details.

Cancellations received before 20 April 2013 will be refunded.  After this date, no refunds are possible however registrations may be transferred.

Accommodation:

Rydges Hotels Auckland - Corner of Kingston and Federal Streets, CBD, Auckland

- Click Here to download the Rydges reservation form

Contact Details: Melanie at "reservations" +64 9 375 5930 or
email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please quote NZBSA when booking to ensure that you receive the special conference rate. Conference room rate is $169 Including GST.

Extended weekend stay
Rydges Hotel has agreed to offer the Conference room rate for those wishing to extend their stay.

Tuesday 28 May
Conference room rate available for delegates coming in early - discuss your requirements with Melanie at reservations.

Tools of the Trade
Conference Details
Auckland May 29 - 31, 2013

Day ONE - Wednesday 29 May
8:30 - 9:30 am Conference registration at Rydges Hotel - Includes breakfast in the main conference room
9:30 - 9:45 am Official Welcome & Opening of 2013 NZBSA National Conference
9:45 - 10:15 am "Attitude" performance introducing Tools of the Trade
10:15 - 10:30 am "Tools at Work" Auckland Boarding Schools Head Boy/Head Girls presentation
10:30 - 10:40 am "Sponsors Space"
10:45 - 11:30 am Keynote Speaker - Reverent Tony Gerritsen - Topic: Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
11:30 - 11:55 am Morning Tea
12:00 - 12:10 pm "House Bites" presentation by Housemaster
12:15 - 1:10 pm Discussion groups on selected topics
1:15 - 1:45 pm Lunch
1:50 - 2:00 pm "Sponsors Space"
2:00 - 2:10 pm "House Bites" presentation by Housemaster
2:15 - 2:50 pm

Invited Speaker - Mr Paul Ferner, Director of Guidance - Mt Albert Grammer
Topic: Peer Mediation, Peer Support and Restorative Justice Strategies
2:50 - 3:40 pm
 Discussion groups on selected topics
3:40 - 4:00 pm Afternoon Tea
4:15 - 5:00 pm

Annual General Meeting - NZBSA Executive
5:00 - 6:30 pm Personal time
6:30 pm Pre-dinner drinks at Rooftop Restaurant
7:00 pm Dinner
Day TWO - Thursday 30 May
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast at Rooftop Restaurant
9:00 am Return to Main Conference Room
9:15 - 9:20 am "Sponsors Space"
9:20 - 9:30 am Conference matters and Days Programme
9:30 - 9:40 am "House Bites" presentation by Housemaster
9:45 - 10:30 am

Keynote speaker - Mr Paul Pau - BA, LLB - Education Consultant

Paul has worked with schools for over 15 years. He will present strategies and tools on complicated employment matters and personal grievances, as well as difficult student suspension issues. He will present solutions on a wide range of issues on how to manage hostels in a way that minimises the Board's liability.
10:30 - 10:45 am Question and answer session
10:45 - 10:55 am School visit organisation
11:00 - 11:20 am Morning Tea
11:30 am

Buses leave for school house visits

Lunch served at school houses
4:00 pm Buses return from house visits
8:00 pm Meet at Sky City Orbit viewing platform
8:30 pm Dinner at Orbit Restaurant
Day THREE - Friday 31 May
8:30 - 9:30 am Breakfast in Rydges Hotel Restaurant
9:30 am Move to Conference Room
9:40 - 9:50 am "Sponsors Space"
9:50 - 10:00 am Conference matters and notes from AGM
10:05 - 10:40 am

Keynote speaker - Mrs Ngaire Cooper - Sales Manager and Eduction Specialist, Imagetext Integrated Solutions

Topic: Traditional vs Tradigital - the tools of the trade have changed
10:45 - 11:10 am Brunch
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Discussion Groups
12:05 pm Conference closure and farewells

Topics for discussion:

A selection of these topics will be available for discussion during the three sessions.
Rev. Tony Gerittson leading “Appreciative Inquiry”
Paul Ferner - Peer Support and Peer Mediation and Restorative Justice
Paul Pau – Managing and Minimising Risk in Hostels
Ngaire Cooper – ICT development in School Hostels
Working with difficult students
Prep structures for boys and girls – Juniors and seniors
Leave systems day and overnight.
Interviews of prospective boarders – application forms
Matrons and Nurses – roles, key tasks and menu development
Multicultural and Maori issues
Handbooks and communication.
Academic tracking and monitoring
Rewards, competitions, prizes and House activities that work
Budgets – content, capital and operational expenses
Discipline structures and behaviour modification
Students with Disabilities
Hazards, Evacuations and Planning
Special Character Schools
Weekend activities – planning and implementation
Directors and Senior Housemaster Roles
Speakers topics for discussion:
Wednesday 29 May (morning) - Rev. Tony Gerritsen

Appreciative Inquiry (AI); a strengths-based approach to internal review.

Appreciative Inquiry can help energise a group into unexpected and positive change. A necessary tool in the context of Boarding Schools.

My Discussion Group: A change to experience Appreciative Inquiry first hand. So less discussion and more just doing it.

 
Wednesday 29 May (afternoon) - Mr Paul Ferner, Directory of Guidance - Mt Albert Grammer

Peer Mediation, Peer Support and Restorative Justice Strategies

After a varied teaching career he has settled at Mt Albert Grammar, where he has been the Director of Guidance since 2001.

After training at North Shore Teachers’ College, he began his teaching career at Kaitaia Intermediate. After spending time overseas, including 2 years at Nauru Secondary School, he eventually ended up at Westlake Boys for 15 years. Here, he developed an interest in counselling through the transition to work programmes, gaining NZ Association of Counsellors’ membership in 1994.

Paul thoroughly enjoys the privileged position he holds at MAGS, enjoying the counselling work with students and their families and the leadership roles with staff. The skills and tools of Restorative Justice, Peer Mediation and Peer Support are ideally suited to the Hostel environment and are extremely useful in dealing with boarders by them owning the process and managing the outcomes.

 
Thursday 30 May (morning) - Mr Paul Pau, BA, LLB - Education Consultant

Paul will cover

  • Staffing issues in a Hostel and how to manage them successfully;
  • Exeat leave, and how to manage this leave without incurring liability;
  • Dealing with difficult student issues successfully;
  • The legislation and regulations that apply to Hostels;
  • Practical ways to minimise risk to the Board and the Hostel;
Friday 31 May (morning) - Mrs Ngaire Cooper, Sales Manager and Education Specialist - Imagetext Integrated Solutions

Traditional vs Tradigital – the tools of the trade have changed

How well are you keeping up, are your students or parents demanding more than your infrastructure can provide?

Ngaire Cooper Education specialist at Imagetext Integrated Solutions will talk about how to navigate the important questions of how to implement best practice with your IT in your Hostel and how to keep up with these changing tools - Wireless, BYOD, to youtube or not to youtube, Cloud, Google vs Office 365 and whats next ??

 

 

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<td><span style="font-size: small;">$490 (inc GST)<br /></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday<br />(includes breakfast, lunch and dinner)<br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Please make payment to:<br />NZBSA @ 02 0908 0225744 00<br /><em>(Clearly reference your school/hostel name)</em><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Rydges Hotels Auckland</strong> - Corner of Kingston and Federal Streets, CBD, Auckland</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Contact Details:</strong> Melanie at "reservations" +64 9 375 5930 or<br />email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Please quote NZBSA when booking to ensure that you receive the special conference rate. Conference room rate is $169 Including GST.</em><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Extended weekend stay</strong><br />Rydges Hotel has agreed to offer the Conference room rate for those wishing to extend their stay.</span></p>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Tuesday 28 May</strong><br />Conference room rate available for delegates coming in early - discuss your requirements with Melanie at reservations.</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">8:30 - 9:30 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Conference registration at Rydges Hotel - Includes breakfast in the main conference room</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">9:30 - 9:45 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Official Welcome &amp; Opening of 2013 NZBSA National Conference</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">9:45 - 10:15 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Attitude"</strong> performance introducing Tools of the Trade</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">10:15 - 10:30 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Tools at Work"</strong> Auckland Boarding Schools Head Boy/Head Girls presentation</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">10:30 - 10:40 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Sponsors Space"</strong></span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">10:45 - 11:30 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Keynote Speaker - Reverent Tony Gerritsen - Topic: Appreciative Inquiry (AI)</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">11:30 - 11:55 am</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Morning Tea</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">12:00 - 12:10 pm</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"House Bites</strong>" presentation by Housemaster</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">12:15 - 1:10 pm</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Discussion groups on selected topics</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">1:15 - 1:45 pm</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Lunch</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">1:50 - 2:00 pm</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Sponsors Space"</strong></span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">2:00 - 2:10 pm</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"House Bites</strong>" presentation by Housemaster</span></td>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Invited Speaker - Mr Paul Ferner, Director of Guidance - Mt Albert Grammer<br />Topic: Peer Mediation, Peer Support and Restorative Justice Strategies<br /> </span></p>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"> Discussion groups on selected topics<br /></span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">Afternoon Tea</span></td>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Annual General Meeting - NZBSA Executive<br /></span></p>
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