Chair
Denise Johnson, Principal, Hutt Valley High School
Natural Justice and Unconscious Bias
- Natural justice in different types of investigations
- Understanding bias and unconscious bias
- Strategies to mitigate unconscious bias in decision making
Presented by Jordan Boyle, Partner, Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of natural justice and how they apply in school investigations and decision-making
- Recognise different types of bias, including unconscious bias, and their potential impact in educational settings
- Apply practical strategies to identify and mitigate unconscious bias in school leadership and governance processes
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 PLD hour
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
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Presenters
Denise Johnson, Principal, Hutt Valley High School
Denise Johnson is the principal of Hutt Valley High School, a large co-educational secondary school with a roll of 1730 students. Denise started her teaching career in Southland at Menzies College. She then taught for 3 years at various schools in London before returning to New Zealand in 1990. Denise was a Deputy Principal at Wellington Girls’ College and Wellington High School before joining the leadership team at HVHS as an Associate Principal in 2012. She co-led the school with the late Ross Sinclair for 8 years. Denise is a trustee and founding member of the Wellington Loop. She is interested in the transformative power of collaboration between educators and schools in order to build teacher capability and to develop innovative thinking and practice.
Jordan Boyle, Partner, Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law
Jordan graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 2014 and was admitted to the Bar in September 2014. He joined Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law in 2016. Jordan strategically advises employers and employees on a range of employment law matters. Jordan is usually able to pragmatically resolve contentious matters through negotiation and mediation. Where matters are not able to be resolved Jordan has consistently achieved successful outcomes through litigation. Jordan has appeared at all levels of courts and authorities, from the Employment Relations Authority to the Supreme Court. Jordan is an experienced workplace investigator, undertaking independent investigations for employers of all sizes in the public and private sector on a range of issues.
