Hui Rangahau Graham Nuthall Research Symposium 2025

Wednesday 19 November 2025

4pm–6pm in-person

5pm-6pm livestream (via Zoom) of the Graham Nuthall Lecture

Central Lecture Theatres, Ilam Campus, University of Canterbury

Event timings

From 4pm – Pop-up Research Presentations and Networking 

• Refreshments served in the Central Lecture Theatre foyer from 4pm–5pm 

• PhD project posters on display throughout the foyer 

• Pop-up research presentations run between 4.10pm–5pm

  • Professor Jayne White: Activating kaitiakitanga in dialogue with young learners in waterscapes over time

  • Associate Professor Richard Manning: Ngā Hanganga Matua o te Whakaako Hītori: A Marsden research project exploring the teaching of Māori histories

  • Dr Sandra Williamson-Leadley, Angie Malae and Briarne Oldham: E ako ana ki te whakaako | Ako: Learning to Teach

  • Dr Tufulasi Taleni: Tautai Pacific Research Project: ‘O le talatalaina o le upega lavelave – the untangling of the tangled net’

5pm–6pm – The Graham Nuthall Lecture 

This year’s Graham Nuthall Lecture explores how high-quality assessment can drive real improvements in student learning. Since 1999, UC’s Centre for Assessment and Monitoring (CAM) has provided New Zealand primary and secondary schools with evidence-based assessments and surveys grounded in world-leading educational research. CAM’s tools offer schools robust statistical data and comprehensive online feedback, enabling better decision-making, planning, goal setting, and reporting at the student, subject, and school level. 

In this lecture, Professor John Everatt (Director of CAM) will introduce CAM’s approach to educational assessment and share how it supports schools to improve outcomes. He will be joined by Darran Roberts, a teacher at Southland Boys’ High School, who will bring the data to life with practical classroom examples of CAM assessments in action. Together, they will explore how schools can use assessment results not only to monitor progress but also to guide teaching and shape the future of education in Aotearoa. 

The session will conclude with a Q&A, giving attendees the chance to engage directly with the presenters. 

Why attend? 

• Gain fresh, practical ideas you can use in your teaching, research, or policy work 

• Hear from Professor John Everatt and a practising teacher using Centre for Assessment and Monitoring (CAM) resources in the Graham Nuthall Lecture 

• Explore inspiring pop-up presentations and doctoral research posters 

• Connect with educators, researchers, and alumni  

• Join the conversation on the future of education in Aotearoa and beyond 

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