CORE Aspire

CORE Aspire provides education leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to lead learning in the 21st Century. Whether leading whole school review and strategic planning or developing policy in areas of curriculum or education reform, CORE’s experienced team can assist you.

CORE has an enviable record working across all education sectors from early childhood to tertiary. CORE works with individual teachers, with management groups, with governance groups and policy makers within organisations, at national government and international level.

CORE’s particular interest in the use of ICTs ensures that there is a future-focused approach to our work, and that 21st Century solutions are provided in the range of contexts in which we work.

CORE’s work is informed by research and models of effective practice drawn from the work of CORE’s own research team and other sources.

If you aspire to advance the work of your organisation, CORE has the team to assist.

What we can do for you

Conduct organisational self-reviews

CORE works with your organisation, school or centre on self-review and development processes, using an online survey instrument to capture and represent stakeholder feedback.

Lead futures thinking

CORE provides leadership in education futures thinking, annually publishing CORE’s ten trends, using appreciative inquiry and scenario planning to facilitate such thinking. This facilitated approach provides a model for envisioning future schooling and building learning centres of the future.

Develop strategy and policy

CORE can facilitate strategic planning, policy development and policy analysis at local, regional, national and international contexts.

Design curriculum development

CORE can assist in all areas of curriculum development from the devising and implementation of school/centre based curriculum plans to the facilitation of national curriculum frameworks. New Zealand experience includes the implementation of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa in the schooling sector.

Get the most from advanced networks

CORE provides thought leadership regarding the development of New Zealand’s advanced network and National Education Network (NEN). CORE also provides strategic advice on the development of regional fibre networks – including services brokerage to support organisations, schools or centres joining such networks, and capability building and professional learning for educators.

Examples of our work...

Policy advice on 21st Century learning environments to the New Zealand Government:

• Representation on government working groups.
• Strategic advice regarding advanced networks.
• Advice on appropriate learning environments when building new schools.
• Advice regarding curriculum implementation to New Zealand Ministry of Education.
• Contribution to implementation of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Ministry of Education.
• Advice and guidance on 21st Century learning environments to inaugural Boards of Trustees, in New Zealand schools.
• New Zealand school tours for educational groups from other countries.
• Pilot project on 21st Century learning in Malaysian schools for Malaysian Ministry of Education.

Email: aspire@core-ed.org