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Shem Banbury

December 13, 2025

Scree Running into Mt Tarawera’s Crater
September 23, 2025

Relational Trust: The Unseen Force Behind School Success
September 23, 2025

Judith Collins and the Miracle of the $140,000 Teacher
August 18, 2025

“It’s the Vibe”: Why Belief Isn’t Enough in Education
June 6, 2025

Setting Sail with AI: Kathryn MacCallum’s Call for Critical Literacy
May 21, 2025

What Makes a Great Middle Leader? Lessons from a Masterclass with Viviane Robinson
April 27, 2025

Learning the Hard Way: Our Wild Adventure on the Mangamate Loop
March 26, 2025

Strengthening Our Leadership Practice – Reflections from Rotorua
March 18, 2025

The Science of Times Tables – A Session with Bruno Reddy
February 18, 2025

Leadership Lessons from Beast Games
January 16, 2025

Conquering the Kaimanawa Descent
January 10, 2025

A Journey Around Mount Ruapehu
December 31, 2024

2025 – Rolling with it
December 20, 2024

Across the Tongariro Alpine Crossing
October 26, 2024

Reflections on Education in China
October 26, 2024

Two Weeks in China – Educational Exploration and Connection
July 15, 2024

Pinnacles Walk
June 25, 2024

AI Presentation – Voice to Text tools to make life easier
June 10, 2024

Embracing Te Reo Māori – Stacey Morrison
June 10, 2024

Jamie Fitzgerald – Leading for Tomorrow
June 9, 2024

Ben Lomond – An Adventure with Breathtaking Views
June 7, 2024

Embracing Te Reo Māori at Mount Maunganui Intermediate – Part 1
June 6, 2024

Professional Learning Communities – Gavin Grift
June 6, 2024

Ferocious Warmth – Tracey Izzard
June 6, 2024

Unlocking Leadership Potential: Gavin Grift
June 6, 2024

Elena Moretti – A new vision of ERO
June 6, 2024

Mastering Stress and Achieving Balance: Dave Wood
June 6, 2024

Achieving Impossible Goals: Mike Allsop
June 6, 2024

Transforming Education: Erica Stanford
June 2, 2024

Cultivating Well-Being with Wiremu Matthews
May 5, 2024

Understanding Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
May 2, 2024

Questions you should ask at a job interview
April 27, 2024

Book Review: Leading to the North-East by Russell Bishop
April 26, 2024

Embracing Te Reo Māori at Mount Maunganui Intermediate
April 21, 2024

Lake Waikaremoana – Great Walk
March 31, 2024

A Family Adventure on the Timber Trail
February 19, 2024

Mobiles Devices – The problem and what our family has done!
January 1, 2024

2024 – The year of the ‘Constant Wood’
December 17, 2023

Pouakai Circuit – New Zealand’s Hidden Gem
October 5, 2023

Writing My Life Story and My First Book with ChatGPT
May 5, 2023

The Mount Ruapehu Crater Climb
March 3, 2023

The Parable of Tim Southee and Cricketing Talents
February 6, 2023

What does a wet lunchtime say about your class culture?
January 1, 2023

2023 – A year to stand .. sorry sit … with those who identify as her/she/girl/female
December 17, 2022

ChatGPT – This could change everything
March 13, 2022

Leadership lessons from Ted Lasso
February 16, 2022

The parable of the S-O-L-I-D foundation
January 31, 2022

2022 – The year to awaken my dormant intellect
January 26, 2022

Abel Tasman Coast Track
November 25, 2021

My go-to Digital tools
October 14, 2021

NZ Teacher Council develops new Teaching Standard
October 7, 2021

The Parable of the COVID Vaccine
August 12, 2021

What do good teacher observations look like?
August 6, 2021

Olympic advice – focus on the losers
August 5, 2021

Imagining Decolonisation – Book Review
July 24, 2021

Teen Brain: A book every principal, teacher and parent should read
July 20, 2021

Adding Wait Time to your teaching
July 19, 2021

How important is Media Literacy?
July 17, 2021

Wish me luck at the Olympics
July 7, 2021

The Ultimate School Day