
22-23 Oct 2025 | Grand Millennium, Auckland
7th Annual The NZ School Leaders' Summit
Why attend?
The New Zealand School Leaders Summit 2025 focuses on collaboration, innovation, and best practices among educational leaders from across Aotearoa, creating a platform for school administrators, principals, policymakers, and educators to come together, share insights, and address the most pressing challenges facing the education sector today.
Last year the summit’s theme, “Embracing Change, Inspiring Excellence,” reflects the dynamic nature of education in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Emphasising the importance of adapting to evolving trends, technologies, and pedagogical approaches while maintaining consistency and commitment to delivering high-quality education that empowers students to thrive in an ever-changing world.

2024 Key Themes
- A focus on lifting achievement for tauira
- Educational leadership – Leading with purpose
- Employment law for school leaders
- Exploring our current context of curriculum change, choices of pedagogical approaches and assessment, in a time of political change
- Teacher retention – Addressing needs and opportunities in our education workforce
- Building capability and capacity with effective change management strategiesBuilding capability and capacity with effective change management strategies
- Career development guidance for school leaders
- Having difficult conversations to build trust and resolve conflicts in school leadership
- Mental health and wellbeing for students and teachers
- Ensuring digital safety and security in schools – safeguarding from digital threats and responsible digital citizenship
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Healthcare’s Crossroads: Why Medico-Legal and Ethical Foundations Matter More Than Ever
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The Protected Disclosures Act: Understand Your Obligations
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Building Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty
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Upholding Workplace Safety: Driving Governance Changes
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Enhancing Healthcare Access & Equity in New Zealand
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Tired of being ‘on mute’? Give your career a boost
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Beyond the Click: The Power of In-Person Event Sponsorship
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25% GST, low marginal tax: Would it benefit New Zealand
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Cyber Security concerns for CIOs a global challenge
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Remote work revolution: Is It good for your mental health & the economy?
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Electrifying Lessons from China: Powering Decarbonisation Locally and Globally
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AI-powered diagnosis: A game-changer for NZ health, but who bears the liability?
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