Professional Development ECE Workshops

Affordable Professional development workshops for early childhood education teachers and educators that are suitable for all service types in early childhood education in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our cultural workshops are suitable for all teachers in Early Learning Services and Schools/Kura.


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Focused workshops for promoting better discussion

At Live Senior Teacher we keep our workshop groups small to allow for good discussion from all attendees. If a workshop is fully subscribed and there are additional expressions of interest we may offer it again in the same year to accomodate current interests.

Our workshops are written and delivered by our experienced team who have over 50 years experience in Early Childhood Education in New Zealand.

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Our customers agree, we deliver on every level

Our workshops and programmes deliver quality professional development for modern learning practices. Our customers agree:

"The warm and relaxed way you present, really builds trust and helps put people at ease so they are encouraged to participate. Cultural responsiveness requires people to personally reflect on their own beliefs and practice, so having this type of teaching approach really helps people connect with the information in a really helpful way."

"I gained a better understanding of "culture responsiveness" which is a way of being learn new customs and new languages and develop strong relationships with the Pasifika learners, their families and provide meaningful experiences for them."

"Very funny and personal/relatable. Got to know the learners well and related well to each learner. Told little stories of personal life which broke up the lessons quite well. Happy to let us take photos of notes too."

"If all workshops were as fun and informative as this one the world would be a better place I learnt so much from this day thank you"

"So wonderful to have this opportunity to attend. I really enjoyed the time. Karin was amazing and spoke in such an easy to understand way. I loved how she personalised the questions and explanations to the level of each attendee. And I very much appreciated her positiveness and smiles all throughout. Thank you for such an informative session and the free resources. Highly recommend to all teachers!!"

"Great to be able to do online and lots of interesting and relevant info and chats that we can instantly implement at work. Thanks so much."

"It is very productive and useful workshops. Easier to communicate to someone who really understand our industry familiar with our on going challenge that we facing. Highly recommend to all of the teachers, manager & business owner & directors."

"The bi-cultural course that I did online was really inspirational. The facilitator was passionate about the topic, knowledgable and able to communicate it a user-friendly way so that I was inspired and have taken the things I've learnt and put them into practice in my centre."

"I have learnt to make Social stories to support our planning. Looking after families who are non English speaking, or use English as second language is good point to share with my colleagues. Also to develop our understanding of child rearing practices in different cultures, I may encourage my colleagues to share their early childhood stories."

"It was relaxing and informative, I think they organised very well."

"It was great PLD that opened up my mind to understand Maori and Pacific ways of being, knowing and doing. Great location and timing."

"I felt all aspects were considered right down to parking, food and drinks. Content was relevant loads of resources, thank you."

"Have this programme more frequently so others can learn from it."

"Thank you for the inspiring, fun and informative workshop. Really appreciated how much effort the presenters put in. Could tell how reflective they were and that there was a culture of improvement too. Great delivery, very personalised, Thank you."

"Kirstin has planned the session to perfection, I’m glad I could attend."

"Fantastic advice and feedback offered and taken on board. Truly caring staff that went above and beyond. The knowledge and information was current and very helpful to help grow with the education sector."

"Had an amazing opportunity to join in 2 workshops where facilitators and mentors were informative and passionate in their fields. I loved how I could relate to the material being presented but also reflect on my practice in the setting - thank you Senior Teacher"

"Fabulous PD with people who really care and are passionate about their work. The resources they share are fantastic and abundant."

"Great workshops, interactive with practical advice."

"Small numbers, great venue, lovely food, very knowledgeable facilitators, open to feedback and changed things from one workshop to the next, Walked away with new knowledge and resources to use with my team. Highly recommend, and will be looking for more pd with Senior Teacher."

"This workshop was very useful and was nice to be able to have a face to face webinar with other experienced ECE teachers. I look forward to seeing what other workshops Senior Teacher has to offer to gain further tools for my ever growing "teacher toolbox". Thanks again."


Our Workshops

Booking is simple, select your workshops and purchase to confirm your place. Our 2-3 hours workshops cost $75 +GST these are held during the day or evening. Full day workshops cost $150 + GST and run for six hours and are completed in a day, or over two consecutive evenings. Workshops include full access to workshop resources.

Our sessions are live workshops and you will interact with the facilitators and other attendees in the room in real time. We need cameras turned on for participation, to confirm attendance and enable a certificate to be issued.

If you are part of a Service/School/Kura and would like your own live workshops for your setting, please email us on register@seniorteacher.co.nz for our a quote.


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Passionate about quality early childhood education


Passionate about quality early childhood education and quality professional development opportunities, Kirstin and her team have provided professional development in the Early Childhood Education sector for over 15 years.

Kirstin is currently a provider for the Ministry of Education SELO programmes (Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities) and is also a developer for the e-learning platform seniorteacher.co.nz. Facilitating ECE professional development and driving forward quality continues to be both a professional and personal passion for her.

Early Childhood Education doesn’t need to be a maze, let Live Senior Teacher guide you through your professional development journey.


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The experience to deliver your ECE workshops


Our experienced team of facilitators have worked in the education sector for many years, giving them a wealth of experience to bring to your ECE workshops. Their combined breadth of knowledge is vast, which gives you access to some of the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the industry today. Learn more about our facilitators.



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Please contact us with any questions you may have or to enquire about facilitating a Live Senior Teacher workshop, or a video on demand workshop.

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Testimonials

"The warm and relaxed way you present, really builds trust and helps put people at ease so they are encouraged to participate. Cultural responsiveness requires people to personally reflect on their own beliefs and practice, so having this type of teaching approach really helps people connect with the information in a really helpful way."

"I gained a better understanding of "culture responsiveness" which is a way of being learn new customs and new languages and develop strong relationships with the Pasifika learners, their families and provide meaningful experiences for them."

"Very funny and personal/relatable. Got to know the learners well and related well to each learner. Told little stories of personal life which broke up the lessons quite well. Happy to let us take photos of notes too."

"If all workshops were as fun and informative as this one the world would be a better place I learnt so much from this day thank you"

"So wonderful to have this opportunity to attend. I really enjoyed the time. Karin was amazing and spoke in such an easy to understand way. I loved how she personalised the questions and explanations to the level of each attendee. And I very much appreciated her positiveness and smiles all throughout. Thank you for such an informative session and the free resources. Highly recommend to all teachers!!"

"Great to be able to do online and lots of interesting and relevant info and chats that we can instantly implement at work. Thanks so much."

"It is very productive and useful workshops. Easier to communicate to someone who really understand our industry familiar with our on going challenge that we facing. Highly recommend to all of the teachers, manager & business owner & directors."

"The bi-cultural course that I did online was really inspirational. The facilitator was passionate about the topic, knowledgable and able to communicate it a user-friendly way so that I was inspired and have taken the things I've learnt and put them into practice in my centre."

"I have learnt to make Social stories to support our planning. Looking after families who are non English speaking, or use English as second language is good point to share with my colleagues. Also to develop our understanding of child rearing practices in different cultures, I may encourage my colleagues to share their early childhood stories."

"It was relaxing and informative, I think they organised very well."

"It was great PLD that opened up my mind to understand Maori and Pacific ways of being, knowing and doing. Great location and timing."

"I felt all aspects were considered right down to parking, food and drinks. Content was relevant loads of resources, thank you."

"Have this programme more frequently so others can learn from it."

"Thank you for the inspiring, fun and informative workshop. Really appreciated how much effort the presenters put in. Could tell how reflective they were and that there was a culture of improvement too. Great delivery, very personalised, Thank you."

"Kirstin has planned the session to perfection, I’m glad I could attend."

"Fantastic advice and feedback offered and taken on board. Truly caring staff that went above and beyond. The knowledge and information was current and very helpful to help grow with the education sector."

"Had an amazing opportunity to join in 2 workshops where facilitators and mentors were informative and passionate in their fields. I loved how I could relate to the material being presented but also reflect on my practice in the setting - thank you Senior Teacher"

"Fabulous PD with people who really care and are passionate about their work. The resources they share are fantastic and abundant."

"Great workshops, interactive with practical advice."

"Small numbers, great venue, lovely food, very knowledgeable facilitators, open to feedback and changed things from one workshop to the next, Walked away with new knowledge and resources to use with my team. Highly recommend, and will be looking for more pd with Senior Teacher."

"This workshop was very useful and was nice to be able to have a face to face webinar with other experienced ECE teachers. I look forward to seeing what other workshops Senior Teacher has to offer to gain further tools for my ever growing "teacher toolbox". Thanks again."