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“My team just aren't motivated.” It's something I've heard many times in conversations with leaders, usually when they've been trying hard to get some kind of change happening. Perhaps the same expectations keep slipping, teachers aren't taking the initiative they hoped they would, or they find themselves answering the same questions and solving the same problems over and over again. Eventually, it becomes easy to conclude that people simply aren't motivated. I've been thinking about this...

Recently, it feels as though everywhere I turn, the conversation is the same. Whether I'm working alongside teachers, talking with centre leaders or reading about the Ministry of Education's expansion of the ENRICH programme, oral language has become one of the biggest topics in early childhood education. The concern is understandable. Many teachers are noticing that children are arriving with smaller vocabularies, finding it harder to express themselves, sustain conversations or regulate...

I've been spending a lot of time lately sitting alongside teaching teams, looking through assessment documentation, planning, portfolios and online learning stories. Wherever I go, I meet passionate teachers who genuinely want the very best for children. They care deeply about the relationships they build, they work incredibly hard, and they want their documentation to reflect the learning they see every day. This idea sits at the heart of everything I do through HeartLead—supporting teachers...