For schools

Supporting homestay hosts eLearning micro-modules

This eLearning course is designed for a homestay parent or designated caregiver. It consists of three micro-modules that provide helpful tips and tools to assist you with caring for your homestay student. You will learn about the student's cross-border journey, cultural differences and common homestay scenarios. Each micro modules takes approx 10 minutes to complete.

For more information and enrolment options, click here.

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From buddies to ambassadors

Student Ambassadors is an intercultural training programme for students. It can be offered as a stand-alone award for global citizenship leadership or can be adapted for enhancing a current student buddy programme.  

For more information, click here.

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Professional boundaries and self care

ISANA NZ offers school international education staff training in managing professional boundaries. This training uses select content from the Toolkit's Professional Boundaries resource, advice from wellbeing experts, and reference to key health and safety legislation.

Delivery: In-person - 1/2 day Online - three 50 minute webinars

Themes: 1. Professional boundaries in international education 2. After hours care 3. Making sense of relevant Health and Safety legislation 

Costs: Price on inquiry

For more information, please email admin@isana.nz or chris.beard@isana.nz

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Code Gaps Analysis

For schools, there is an Education Code of Practice expectation of robust review practice and ongoing professional development. With the extensive recruitment of new practitioners following the border reopening, there is, in some cases, a capacity challenge in terms of responding to international learners' unique needs. ISANA NZ, the only professional body that has been delivering Code-related training for the last twenty years, offers a discrete, independent gaps analysis of your school's engagement with international learners. The analysis will be pragmatic, sensitive to the dynamics of school operations, and offer feasible recommendations that support your programme's intercultural competencies and capacity to offer tailored wraparound support. 

For more information, please email chris.beard@isana.nz