Staff professional development · NZ schools

Teaching for the Discernment Age

ERO Ready or Not: capability and critical thinking, not another app demo.

Fifty-six percent of leaders say they do not know enough to use AI properly; fifty-seven percent of teachers say current use is harming critical thinking (71% in secondary). A complete 6-hour PD day (or two 90-min twilights) builds discernment, classroom practice, assessment integrity, and a signed staffroom AI covenant. State and special-character registers - faith layer toggles off instantly.

6 hoursFull day, or two twilights

4 sessionsTelos → practice → integrity → covenant

Signed covenantStaffroom A3 poster included

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.

Four frameworks your staff keep

Study → Obey → Teach

Teacher formation before tool handoff — students copy who we are.

VERIFY drill

Six-step claim detective on real AI output, including NZ examples.

Traffic-light model

Green / amber / red applied to their actual assignments.

Protected struggle

Which formation stages AI wants to skip — sorted by subject.

Four sessions

Session 1. What is school for when information is free?
Session 2. VERIFY + traffic-light on real assignments.
Session 3. Assessment integrity and protected struggle.
Session 4. 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

Why schools book it

Defensible PD for SLT and Board questions
Practice on their subjects — not generic demos
Covenant that staff can actually sign
Bundles cleanly into a Whole-School Day

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

AI disclosure: I used Google NotebookLM to assist my research for this topic, Claude (Anthropic) supported the editorial process, helping brainstorm, edit, and refine the content, and Cursor.ai to help with the technical coding build. The ideas, direction, and final content are mine — I reviewed everything before publishing and take responsibility for it.