Leading to the North-East : Ensuring the Fidelity of Relationship-Based Learning

In his 2019 book Teaching to the North-East: Relationship-based learning in practice Professor Bishop identified how Maori and other marginalised students, such as the children of migrant, refugee and faith-based groups and neuro- and gender-diverse children, can benefit from a North-East relationship-based pedagogy. They do so in ways that increases equity, excellence, and cultural sustainability.

Now in Leading to the North-East, he demonstrates how North-East leaders ensure teachers are able to implement and sustain the North-East relationship-based pedagogy with fidelity

The problem of Maori underachievement is endemic because we allow it, falsely label it, blame the culture and students, and believe it is intractable. Russell Bishop shows that we already know how to truly improve the learning lives of Maori (and thence all other students), such that their culture is not left at the gate. His anger, insights, and hope imbue this book, from the 3 case schools, the model of learning and instruction, and his lifetime evidence of the major impacts of his program. He shows that it only takes 2 years for every school in NZ to truly make a difference IF we want to and commit to Bishops fundamental premises and ideas. It can be done, it has been done, it should be done.