Staff professional development · NZ schools

Teaching for the Discernment Age

Practical AI for staff who lead with discernment — discernment before tools, not another app demo.

A complete 6-hour PD day (or two 90-min twilights) that builds teacher discernment, classroom-ready discernment practice, assessment integrity, and a signed staffroom AI covenant. State and special-character registers — faith layer toggles off instantly.

Study → Obey → TeachVERIFYTraffic-lightStaff covenant

Who it's for

Principals and SLT who need defensible PD — not a policy download. Teaching staff (all subjects), DP curriculum leads, and heads of department. Runs in state and faith-integrated schools; NCEA currency-checked before each delivery.

73 vs 42

Maths automatable; listening & judgment least

~80%

Of wage premium rests on human skills

4 sessions

Or 2 twilights across a fortnight

Four frameworks your staff keep

Study → Obey → TeachTeacher formation before tool handoff — students copy who we are.

VERIFY drillSix-step claim detective on real AI output (incl. NZ examples).

Traffic-light modelGreen / amber / red applied to their actual assignments.

Protected struggleWhich formation stages AI wants to skip — by subject.

Four sessions

S1 — What is school for when information is free?
S2 — VERIFY + traffic-light on real assignments
S3 — Assessment integrity & protected struggle
S4 — Staffroom covenant (signed A3 poster)

Complete kit included

Facilitator deck + guide + participant workbook
Parent one-pager · covenant poster
Pre-delivery NCEA/MOE currency check
Works alongside your formal AI policy

Pricing bands (ex GST)

Tier	Staff	Fee	Includes
Small	Up to ~20	$1,500	Full day or 2 twilights + full kit
Mid-size	~20–50	$2,500	+ dept breakouts + covenant follow-up
Large	50+	$4,000	+ leadership briefing + subject examples
Whole-school	Bundle	By quote	PD + assembly + parent evening + tools

Pilot this term? First-pilot schools get a 90-min twilight (Sessions 1–2) at a reduced rate — honest staff feedback in exchange for shaping the full day.

$1,500–$4,000 + GST

By staff size · pilot twilight available

Delivered on-site · North Island standard · Tauranga-based

Nathaniel Baldock Tauranga, New Zealand · AI consulting & school formation
nathanielbaldock@gmail.com · nathanielbaldock.com · +64 20 479 6683
Schools pack: nathanielbaldock.com/schools