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Leadership is not always a comfortable place to be. But it’s also full of opportunities, inspiring lessons and moments of professional and personal gains.

So say the leaders who feature in this issue of Tukutuku Kōrero | Education Gazette, which celebrates those who have risen to their positions to meet the needs of ākonga | students and kaimahi | teachers.

From a 2-classroom full primary school on the West Coast, to urban Palmerston North, to the full educational journey of Whangamatā Area School: we hear from 3 tumuaki | principals what leadership looks like in their unique contexts.

It’s important for leaders to step up to mentor the next generation, says former principal and leadership advisor Dr Isaac Day. That is more than a professional responsibility. It’s a personal investment in the future of school leadership.

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• Voices of principals
• Advocacy and partnership: Long-serving principal steps up to NZPF presidency
• Coffee, community and confidence lead learning at Cromwell College
• Mentoring the next generation: Experienced principals stepping up
• Order of Merit honours a lifetime of learning and leadership
• Te Ara Whakamana building strong foundations in early learning
• Empowering kaiako: From narratives of learning to narration for learning
• Relief teacher partnership a win-win-win for Waikanae Primary School
• The power of asking deep questions: peer coaching
• Inspiring excellence: Leading as a learner

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