Professional Learning Groups

ECE Leaders and managers: Support for your professional growth cycle.

"As dedicated but often busy leaders in early childhood education, we are usually so focused on making sure everyone else is ok before ourselves."

If you are a registered teacher in New Zealand, you are required to;
  • Undertake a professional growth cycle the same as your teachers do.
  • Network with others in senior leadership positions.
  • Have your teacher registration endorsed by another senior professional leader

WHY join a professional learning group?

 Get all the benefits of a supported network including;

Attend x5 Zoom group meetings per year for facilitated professional growth cycle sessions
Track your personal PGC using our digital platform - Kebudel.
Access to our community platform Kebudel for group collaboration and easy communication
Invite another member of your PLG to endorse your teacher registration.

Choose the right group for you:

Kowhai 2025

5 Online Meetings
Facilitated By Barbara Watson
10-11.30 am Wednesdays
*GROUP NOW FULL
$279
Members Club Discount- Save $50
USE CODE: PLG50
  • 12 Feb 2025
  • 30 Apr 2025
  • 18 Jun 2025
  • 11 Aug 2025 (Monday)
  • 5 NOV 2025

Matai 2025

5 Online Meetings
Facilitated By Bridgit Williams
1-2.30 pm Thursdays
Spaces Filling fast
$279
Members Club Discount- Save $50
USE CODE: PLG50
  • 6 Mar 2025
  •  8 May 2025
  • 10 July 2025
  • 11 sep 2025
  • 6 NOV 2025

Pohutukawa 2025

5 Online Meetings
Facilitated By Bridgit Williams
7-8.30 pm Thursdays
Spaces Filling fast
$279
Members Club Discount- Save $50
USE CODE: PLG50
  • 6 MAR 2025
  • 8 MAY 2025
  • 10 JULY 2025
  • 11 SEP 2025
  • 6 NOV 2025
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Meet the facilitators

Barbara Watson (PHD)
Barbara is an experienced mentor and leader in ECE. Her Ph.D focus was based on mentoring so she is well positioned to lead PLGs and support senior ECE leaders in their professional growth.
bRIDGIT wILLIAMS

Bridgit has been a mentor in the ECE sector for many years. She has extensive experience and knowledge in leadership and mentoring that she brings to the PLG experience.

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Professional Learning Groups are now hosted on our community platform Kebudel. Register now and we will send you the details before your first meeting. 

Here’s what previous PLG members had to say about their PLG experience with ECELU;

“I really enjoyed them and being able to connect with other Managers. I really valued that the managers/leaders within these groups were experienced and didn't ask questions that I would consider are really basic and should be known for someone in that role (if you get what I mean here). Other management groups that I have attended sometimes have really inexperienced leaders taking part and key managment questions never get answered.”
“Connection with others in leadership as sometimes it can be a very lonely journey. Its nice to know others are on that same journey as you.”