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Tui Tuia | Learning Circle empowers Kāhui Ako, kaiako, teachers, school leaders and tumuaki to achieve better outcomes for students and learners.

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Languages, Culture & Identity

We offer programmes, workshops, in-person classroom support, online support and resources to help strengthen language learning in New Zealand schools.

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Cultural competencies

Pacific-Led Education

Empowering educators, students, and communities to shape a future of educational excellence that is firmly rooted in Pacific identity and aspirations.

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Improving instructional dexterity

Literacy and Numeracy

We work with schools to build the literacy and numeracy capability of school leaders and teachers to accelerate learning outcomes for all students.

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Richard Newton

Leadership Consultant

Richard joined Tui Tuia | Learning Circle Educational Leadership team after a successful 26 year career as  a primary principal in Dunedin and rural Otago. He is a former Woolf Fisher Fellow and was a national mentor in the First-time Principal Programme (FTPP) for over a decade.

Richard is an accredited RAPLD facilitator. His major responsibilities include:

  • Growing Great Leaders (GGL™) – design and facilitation of in-person and virtual courses for NZ  and international clients.
  • Open-to-learning™ Leadership (OTL™) – facilitation of in-person courses.
  • Leadership of Curriculum Teams – co-design and facilitation of in-person and virtual client learning opportunities.

Richard is passionate about the work he undertakes. His clients describe him as a skilled ‘pracademic’ with the ability to “link research with the practical world of school leadership in a way that is logical and accessible”.

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