Teacher's conference 2026
Supporting teachers in guiding the next generation of learners
Our Teacher's conference aims to brings together secondary school teachers to share programme information, insights, and support, enabling them to better assist students in making informed decisions about study options at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
This is also an opportunity for teachers to gain greater awareness of study areas beyond their own subjects, supporting their wider role as form teachers and academic advisers.
Conference objectives:
- Show how school foundation skills connect to university programs.
- Explain the structure and content of offered papers.
- Highlight the importance of specific subjects for certain pathways.
- Strengthen relationships between schools and faculties and inform about outreach opportunities for students.
Conference overview
We want to support you while you explore your options and make decisions. To stay in the know about important dates and events that you might want to attend, we reccommend signing up for updates through our form below.
This is a two‑day event, with faculties grouped as follows.
| Day | Date | Faculties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 July | Engineering and Design, Medical and Health Sciences and Science |
| 2 | 2 July | Arts and Education, Business and Economics and Law |
Programme for the day
Both days follows the same schedule of events. The workshops will cover a range of topics in relation to the conference objectives and the faculties of the day - these are concurrently delivered with attendees able to select 3 workshops across the day.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.15-9am | Registration and sign-in |
| 9.10am | Attendees seated for opening |
| 9.20-10am | Keynote speaker |
| 10am | Morning tea |
| 10.30am | Session 1: 3 x 20 minute lightning sessions |
| 11.35am | Session 2: 2 x 30 minute sessions |
| 12.40pm | Lunch |
| 1.20pm | Session 3: 1 x 30 minute session Student panel: 30 minutes |
| 2.25-2.45pm | Evaluation and closing |
2024 Teachers (STEM) Conference
In April we partnered with FMHS, Engineering, and Science to host a STEM Conference targeted to secondary educators. We had 80 secondary educators attend the 2-day conference and a 31.25% evaluation response.
Survey findings show that educators found the conference material to be interesting (4.44 average out of 5), informative (4.25), and extremely useful for their professional development (4.50). Global ratings indicate that the talks, overall, were excellent (4.44).
This was the BEST workshop. Lots of really practical and helpful information and resources!
I enjoyed everything! Kat was engaging and inviting. I found the statistics and overview of student performance very interesting and useful in terms of affecting how and what I teach.