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Auckland North West 
Fully Funded SELO Early Literacy Professional Learning 2025 to 2026

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We've partnered with your local Ministry of Education SELO team to bring you a range of FULLY FUNDED Early Literacy workshops for your teachers and leaders from our team of nationally recognised experts that will help your unique service become the best it can be!

 

We have a series of four in-person workshops hosted for each cohort, as well as a great lineup of live online workshops that you and your team can attend at no cost!

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Brought to you by the Ministry of Education Auckland North West SELO Team. If your desired workshop is currently sold out, join our waitlist for first notice of any new ticket releases. 

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All Workshops

  • Leveraging Linguistic Diversity and "The Science of Reading"
    Leveraging Linguistic Diversity and "The Science of Reading"
    Multiple Dates
    8 days to the event
    Thu, 07 May
    Online via Zoom
    07 May 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Online via Zoom
    In this workshop participants will learn about the importance of "The Science of Reading" and effective teacher practice in early literacy and unpack the strengths that language diversity and language learning provides for tamariki.
  • Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Multiple Dates
    12 days to the event
    Mon, 11 May
    Takapuna Boating Club
    11 May 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Takapuna Boating Club, 39 The Strand, Takapuna, Beach 0622, New Zealand
    This in-person ECE PLD workshop explores how oral language and early literacy can be powerful tools for supporting social and emotional learning. Kaiako will consider ways to integrate Te Reo Māori and children’s home languages into daily practice, valuing linguistic diversity beyond functional use.
  • Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Multiple Dates
    17 days to the event
    Sat, 16 May
    Red Beach Surf Club
    16 May 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Red Beach Surf Club, Ngapara Street, Red Beach 0932, New Zealand
    This in-person ECE PLD workshop explores how oral language and early literacy can be powerful tools for supporting social and emotional learning. Kaiako will consider ways to integrate Te Reo Māori and children’s home languages into daily practice, valuing linguistic diversity beyond functional use.
  • Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Multiple Dates
    21 days to the event
    Wed, 20 May
    Te Pai Centre
    20 May 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Te Pai Centre, 31-35 Te Pai Place, Henderson, Auckland 0610, New Zealand
    This in-person ECE PLD workshop explores how oral language and early literacy can be powerful tools for supporting social and emotional learning. Kaiako will consider ways to integrate Te Reo Māori and children’s home languages into daily practice, valuing linguistic diversity beyond functional use.
  • Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Building Whānau and Kaiako partnerships
    Multiple Dates
    29 days to the event
    Thu, 28 May
    West Lynn Gardens
    28 May 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    West Lynn Gardens, 73 Parker Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600, New Zealand
    This in-person ECE PLD workshop explores how oral language and early literacy can be powerful tools for supporting social and emotional learning. Kaiako will consider ways to integrate Te Reo Māori and children’s home languages into daily practice, valuing linguistic diversity beyond functional use.

In Centre Support Sessions

Cohort
Cohort 1 North
Cohort 2 City North
Cohort 3 West
Cohort 4 City West
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Our in-centre personalised PLD sessions are designed to support leaders, kaiako, and educators to confidently apply what they’ve learned, right where it matters most. In-centre support sessions must be completed before the 16th of June 2026.

Who is this for?

If you’ve attended one of our online or in-person workshops, you’re eligible for 2 hours of tailored in-centre support for your team.

 

How does it work?

  1. Attend a workshop (online or face-to-face) 

  2. Register your interest in in-centre support through the form

  3. 15-minute planning call with your allocated facilitator (optional)

    • Identify your priorities 

    • Select focus areas from learning outcomes or licensing criteria 

  4. In-centre visit (1 hour OR 2 hours total) 

 

Delivery options:

  • 1 hour: Facilitator meets with your team leader(s)

    • Practical strategies 

    • Real examples tailored to your setting 

  • 1 hour: Facilitator supports your wider team

    • Staff meeting session 

    • Guidance on implementing outcomes 

 

Our sessions are shaped around your needs and what you want to dive deeper into after attending a live workshop. You may choose to focus on:

  • Early Literacy & Teaching Practice

  • Understanding early literacy in an ECE setting 

  • Creating rich, language-filled environments 

  • Using children’s culture and identity to enhance learning 

  • Planning for literacy in tamariki-led learning 

  • Observing and recognising early literacy development 

  • Strengthening Practice through Internal Evaluation

  • Support your team to confidently use internal evaluation to strengthen delivery of Te Whāriki.

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