researchED New Zealand

May 2026

Hosted by Long Bay College

In partnership with the New Zealand Initiative

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Announcing Michael Johnston speaking at researchED

Teachers are often exhorted to teach the curriculum rather than ‘to the test.’ But high stakes assessment will always incentivise the teaching and learning behaviours that teachers and students believe will optimise results. Assessment should therefore be designed so that those incentives align with curriculum intentions. In this session, I will explore the implications of this principle for New Zealand’s new school qualifications, with reference to knowledge-rich curriculum design and human cognition.

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What makes researchED New Zealand different?

I have been asked a few times recently “What makes researchED New Zealand different?”. It is a fair question, especially in a crowded education landscape where conferences, summits, and PLD opportunities blur into one another. I’m also mindful that I publish this with the event effectively on the verge of selling out, three months before it happens. This is not an attempt to sell a ticket to anyone, rather to frame the day and to build on the network of teachers and researchers that is taking shape right now.
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UK Behaviour Advisor Tom Bennett is Speaking at researchED NZ 2026

Tom Bennett, UK School Behaviour Advisor and founder of researchED, will keynote researchED New Zealand 2026, sharing evidence-based strategies to improve behaviour and learning.
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Tickets are now on sale

Long Bay College in Auckland will host researchED New Zealand on Saturday, 2 May 2026, and we’re excited to share that tickets are now on sale for $65.
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Talking research informed practice

Our Head of Social Sciences, Claire Moorhead and Head of Chemistry, Brad Simmons, joined Senior Leaders Lauren Wing and James Heneghan for a chat about research informed practice and how it supports curriculum and pedagogy.
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researchED New Zealand: Where the science of learning meets the future of curriculum

There’s something quietly radical about a school opening its doors, not just to students, but to the wider profession. To ideas. To challenge. To dialogue. That’s exactly what we’re doing at Long Bay College as we prepare to host researchED New Zealand on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
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researchED is coming back to New Zealand!

Long Bay College in Auckland will host researchED New Zealand on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
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