Professor Graeme Aitken & Carolyn English

Topic: Where is the geography in the Social Sciences curriculum refresh?

Biography

Biography

Carolyn English, is a chief advisor at the Ministry of Education. At the moment her role is leading the development of the refreshed NZC learning areas – so far she has supported the writing teams for Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories and social sciences and currently the English, and mathematics and statistics writing teams. Carolyn works closely with Ohu Arataki – the NZC refresh oversight group working with the Ministry.  Carolyn has a background of curriculum design and review in primary, secondary and tertiary education. She has been a science, biology and economics teacher, writer and national moderator of science achievement standards, Director of primary education at Wellington College of Education. She also led both Literacy Leadership in Secondary schools and Literacy Professional Development Project (in primary schools).

Professor Carol Mutch

Topic: How schools step up when crisis hits 

Biography

Carol Mutch is a professor of Critical Studies in Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. She is also the Education Commissioner for UNESCO New Zealand. Dr Mutch came to The University of Auckland following many years as a primary teacher, teacher educator and policy advisor. During her career, Dr Mutch has lived and worked overseas as a teacher in Canada and the UK, a visiting professor in Japan (Nagoya & Waseda) and the UK (LSE), and taught at the National University of Samoa. Her teaching and research interests are in research methods, education policy, curriculum development and social education. 

Hon. Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch

Biography

Lianne Dalziel is finishing her third and last term as Mayor of Christchurch after just over 30 years of public service. Lianne served for 23 years in the New Zealand Parliament, including as a Cabinet Minister in the fifth Labour Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Helen Clark.

Having represented an electorate that was hard hit by the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, Lianne has become a respected champion of resilience with a strong understanding of post-disaster challenges and opportunities.  

She believes that Christchurch’s experiences over the past decade have shown the capacity of communities to adapt to change and to co-create a new future when there is no going back to“normal”.   

Dr Eruera Tarena

Topic: How the past can shape a future free of racism

Biography

Dr Eruera TarenaNgāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri), Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-ApanuiEruera is Kaiwhakatere/Executive Director for Tokona te Raki: Māori Futures Makers, an indigenous social innovation lab to achieve equity in education, employment, and income for all Māori in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā, and beyond. 

Tokona look to the wisdom of our tūpuna to create new iwi-led approaches to future making.  We are unweaving broken systems and imagining new horizons, driving systemic change, and empowering our rangatahi to enable long-term transformation.

We are creating a world where all Māori are inspired by their futures, confident in their culture, prosperous in their careers, and succeeding as Māori.

Peter Boshier

Biography

Peter Boshier is Chief Ombudsman for New Zealand. He was appointed in December 2015, following a distinguished career as a Judge, and in May 2020 was reappointed for a second five-year term. As Chief Ombudsman, Peter’s focus has been on a faster and more effective resolution of Official Information Act and other complaints, working with government agencies to improve their practices, and strengthening his team’s investigation and monitoring of prisons and public mental health facilities.

Ruthie Atherton, Flora Tafili, and Chante Botica 

Topic: Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua: ‘I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past’

Biography

Ruthie and Flora are young, passionate and strong wāhine toa. In May 2022, they were the Canterbury Regional Winners for Programming Māori & Pasifika Potential (PMP), a digital technology accelerator for rangatahi (youth) Māori & Pacifica across Aotearoa. Their digital solution RAFT, tackled a lack of perspectives regarding NZ history that supported Māori and Pacific cultures.

Graeme Eastwood & Nadene Bouwer

Topic: Using Kāhui Ako as a vehicle for ANZHC

Biography

Kia ora koutou, I work as an Across Kāhui Ako Leader for the Waimairi-iri Kāhui Ako and as a Kaiarataki (Senior Leader) at Pītau-Allenvale Specialist School. I trained as a Social Science/History teacher 20 years ago and, while I have been working in Specialist Education for the past 17 years, I have maintained a passion for the learning and teaching of history.

As a part of our AKAL team, I am excited to support the visioning and implementation of an across-Kāhui Ako strategy for the of ANZHC. A strategy that is built around: Strengthening Relationships with Mana Whenua, Integrating Local Stories in Authenitc Ways and Co-Constructing a Shared Pathway for ANZHC across our Kāhui Ako.

Biography

Kaiako at Te Kura o Waimairi-iri Burnside High School, Social Scientist, and Across School lead for the Waimairi-iri Kāhui Ako. 

As a part of our AKAL team, I am excited to support the visioning and implementation of an across-Kāhui Ako strategy for the of ANZHC. A strategy that is built around: Strengthening relationships with Mana Whenua, integrating local pūrakau and stories in authenitc ways, ensuring rangatahi have a strong sense of place, and co-constructing shared and coherent pathways for ANZHC across our Kāhui Ako.