Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Chair
David Graham, Principal, Goodwood School
Description
Attend and earn 1 PLD hour
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Staffing Restructures: Minimising the Risks
- Having a good reason to propose restructuring, including
- reducing staff numbers
- reshaping your Leadership Team
- modifying job descriptions
- Following a fair process, including;
- Complying with contractual obligations
- Complying with school policy
- Acting in good faith
- Being a good employer
Presented by Fi McMillan, Special Counsel, Anderson Lloyd
Learning Objectives:
- Understand lawful reasons for initiating staffing restructures in schools
- Learn how to follow fair and compliant processes to minimise legal and reputational risks
Presenters
David Graham, Principal, Goodwood SchoolDavid Graham is an experienced school leader having led three primary schools across the Waikato. He is currently the principal of Goodwood School (a primary school of 400 students) and co-leader of Te Kahūi Ako o Te Oko Horoi, the Cambridge Community of Learning. David has recently returned from the United Kingdom where he worked with the Anna Freud Centre and the national Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) programme. His research investigated policy and programmes which support learners who are neurodiverse, their peers and teachers.
Fi McMillan, Special Counsel, Anderson Lloyd
Fi specialises in employment and education law. She is the legal advisor to the NZPF "Principals' Advice and Support Scheme." Prior to becoming a lawyer Fi worked as a primary school teacher in New Zealand and in the UK, and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Child Advocacy. She has also worked on several Boards. This experience puts her in a strong position to advise on legal issues affecting schools. Fiona is committed to working with her clients to find the best possible outcome, whether that can be achieved by constructive discussions and resolution of issues or through more formal processes.
