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10 Whiringa a Rangi

1  He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngatahi Te Tari Arotake Matauranga, nga whanau, nga kaiarahi, nga kaimahi me nga hapori ki te whakawhanake i nga tirohanga aromatai e whai wahi nui ai ki te hapai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, a, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te aheinga ki te aromatai. E hangai ana tenei purongo ki  ratou punaha, ki a ratou whakaritenga, me a ratou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato nga purongo a Te Tari Arotake Matauranga i nga mohiohio matuatua ma nga hapu me nga iwi.

“Pupuritia te mana o te huia”

E tu ana Te Kura o Kokohuia ki Castlecliff, ki Whanganui. No te awa o Whanganui, no Te Awa Tupua nga whanau me nga tauira. Kei roto te kura i te toputanga o Nga Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa, a, e whakarato ana i te matauranga kaupapa Maori ki nga uri o nga tau 1 ki te 15. No te tau 2019 Te Tari Arotake Matauranga i arotake ai i te kura, a, no muri mai kua rereke etahi o nga turanga kaimahi, tae atu ki tetahi pae arahi hou (koia ra te kupu mo te tumuaki), a, he hou katoa te ropu arahi.  

3  Te Aronga o te Aromatai

He pehea rawa te tautoko a te kura i te waiora, te ako, me te aronga toi whenuatanga o nga tauira hei uri o Whanganui?

E arotahi ana te arahitanga me nga kaiako o te kura ki te whakarato i nga tino painga ki te taiao ako, kia taea ai e nga tauira te tupu me te whakawhanake, kia ngakau titikaha ai ta ratou whai wahi nui hei uri o Whanganui.

4  Nga Whakaaturanga

E whanake ana te aheinga ki te kawana me te arahi. He hou etahi o nga kaitiaki o Te Poumarumaru, a, ka hapaitia rtou e nga kaitiaki tautohito. Kei te whakawhanake i to ratou maramatanga me a ratou pukenga ki te kawana, ma te toro atu ki nga hui-paetukutuku e whakaratohia ana e Te Whakaroputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa. Kua tae atu hoki etahi ki Te Wananga Arataki me nga whakangungu i whakahaerehia ai e Nga Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa. He pai te hononga mahi kua whanakehia ki waenga i te heamana o tenei wa me te pae arahi. He aronga ki te whakatairanga i te whakawhanaketanga torowhanui o nga tauira. E hangai ana Te Tunga Ahurei me te marau a-kura ki nga wawata o te whanau me Nga Kai o te Puku Tupuna Whanganui: Iwi Education Strategy 2010-2025. Ka kitea hoki ki te tutohinga. E hapaitia ana te whiwhinga o nga tauira i nga wheako ako tuturu e tuhono ana i a ratou ki Te Awa Tupua.

Ko Te Ngoi Arahi te ropu arahi no na noa nei i whakatungia ai, a, e arotahi ana ki te whakatupu i to ratou aheinga ngaio me o ratou pukenga ngaio, hei hapai i te whakaako me te ako. Ko te pae arahi he paetahi no te kura, a, he tino tauira ia mo te hapori o te kura. E arahi ana Te Tunga Ahurei i nga whakaakoranga me nga akoranga. Ko ta Te Kura o Kokohuia horopaki ako, he toro atu ki nga wahi hei akiaki i te hokinga mai o nga huarahi ako taketake. Ko nga atua Maori te aronga matua o te mahere a-kura mo nga tau e toru. Kua tuituia nga wahanga ako o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa ki nga kaupapa katoa, tae atu ki te reo matatini me te pangarau. Ko te kura a-waho tetahi atu ahuatanga matua o nga whakaakoranga me nga akoranga. He whai wahitanga mo nga tauira ki te tae atu me te whai wahi atu ki nga kaupapa a nga iwi, nga hapu, me nga marae. Ka whakatau nga ruruku me nga waiata tawhito i nga tauira, a, ka whakamana ano hoki i to ratou tuakiri hei uri manawa whakahi o Whanganui. E whanake ana nga tauira hei kaiarahi o Whanganui mo meake nei. Ko te angitu a-ahurea o nga tauira, kei te putake o nga whakataunga.

Ka whakamahere ngatahi nga kaiako o te wharekura, hei arahi i ta ratou whakaako me ta ratou ako. He tino aronga ki te whakawhanake i te tu o te tauira hei mangai mo tona iwi. Kua tuituia Te Tunga Ahurei ki nga paerewa paetae. Kua whakatakotohia nga rautaki e whakatairanga ai i te whiwhinga o nga whakamanatanga. E hapaitia ana te tautuhi me te whai atu a nga tauira i o ratou ngakau nuitanga ma te whai horopaki o nga akoranga me nga hotaka umanga mahi. He aronga ta te hotaka o te Tau 9 me te 10 ki te rironga o nga mohiotanga me nga pukenga e whakarite ai i te tauira ki te whiriwhiri hei te Tau 11 i a ratou kaupapa mo Te Taumata Matauranga a-Motu kua Taea. E tohu ana nga hotuku o Te Taumata Matauranga a-Motu kua Taea i te whakatutukitanga o te nuinga o nga tauira tau 11 ki te 13 i nga taumata o te 1 ki te 3. I nga tauira e whanake ana i te kura, ka rongo ratou i te angitu i roto i te matauranga.

Nga Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Me titiro wawe ki te ahu whakamua me nga paetae a nga tauira o nga tau 1 ki te 10. I te mutunga o te tau 2022, i tohua ki nga hotuku o te kura, kahore i te eke te nuinga o nga tauira ki nga tumanako o te kura i roto i te reo matatini me te pangarau. Me whakatere i ta ratou ahu whakamua. Ahakoa e whakaae ana nga kaiarahi o te kura e tika ana kia tautokona aua tauira, kahore he mahere e tohu ana i te huarahi ka whaia kia whakatutukihia taua tuahuatanga. Me kaha ake te tautuhi i nga matea o ia tauira, o nga ropu tauira hoki, a, me kaha ake te arotahi atu ki te whakapai ake i nga putanga ki nga tauira.

Me whakapakari ake i te whakatakotoranga o nga taumata. I tenei wa, kei te ngoikore aua taumata, kahore e tautuhi ana, e arotahi ana ranei ki nga matea o nga tauira katoa, ki nga wahanga ranei o te marau e tohu ana i nga torite, a, kahore ranei e whakatakoto ana i nga tumanako teitei e whakatere ai i te ahu whakamua o nga tauira e tika ana.

Kahore ano kia whakatinanahia te huringa taiawhio ngaio me nga mahere tupu ngaio o nga kaiako. Ko nga aratohu kei te timatanga noa o te whakawhanaketanga. Me hapai i nga kaiako ki te whakatairanga tonu i a ratou whakaritenga whakaako, i ta ratou whakatutuki ano hoki i nga kaupapa matua a te kura. Me whakaarotau nga kaiarahi i te kaha whakatinanatanga o tetahi tino angamahi mo te huringa taiawhio ngaio, hei hapai i nga kaiako ki te whai maramatanga ki nga rautaki whakaako e whai hua ana, me te putake, te tukanga hoki o te aromatai hotaka e pa ana ki te whakapaitanga. Ko te whakarato i te arahitanga ngaio me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio, ka hapai i nga aheinga me nga pukenga o nga kaiako ki te whai hua i roto i a ratou mahi, me te whakarato i nga hotaka matauranga e whai kounga ana ki nga tauira.

Me whakarite i nga punaha e pa ana ki te arotake whaiaro me te aromatai o roto. I tenei wa, kei te whanake tonu nga kaitiaki me nga kaiarahi i o ratou maramatanga ki te putake o nga whakaritenga aromatai e whai hua ana. Kua tautuhia e te pae arahi, e tika ana kia whakaarotau te arotakenga o nga kaupapa here, nga tukanga, me nga whakaritenga e pa ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kua whakaritea tena hei te huihuinga o Te Poumarumaru e whai ake ana. He mea nui kia whakaarotau Te Poumarumaru ki te aromatai o roto, kia whakatakotohia ai nga punaha me nga tukanga e whai kounga ana. 

5  Te Whakatau ki nga Wahanga Tautukunga

I te wa o te aromatai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Matauranga nga punaha mo te whakahaeretanga o nga wahanga e whai ake nei:

• te haumaru aronganui o nga akonga (tapiri atu ki te arai i nga mahi whakawetiweti me nga mahi whakaaito)

• te haumaru a-tinana o nga akonga

• te rehitatanga o nga kaiako

• nga tukanga ki te whakatu kaimahi

• te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga

• te tae a-tinana atu a nga akonga ki te kura

• nga kaupapa here o te kura, me te whakatutukitanga o era i nga tikanga e pa ana ki te Children’s Act 2014.

Hei whakatutuki i nga herenga a-ture, me tahuri Te Poumarumaru ki te:

• whakapumau i te haere tonutanga o tetahi hotaka arotake whaiaro e pa ana ki nga kaupapa here, nga mahere, me nga hotaka o te kura, tae atu ki te aromatai i nga mohiohio aromatawai o te kounga pai mo te ahu whakamua me nga paetae a nga akonga

[s138(1) Te Ture Matauranga me te Whakangungu 2020]

• whakawhanake me te whakatinana i tetahi tukanga pakari e aromatawai ai i te ahua mahi o nga kaiako, tae atu ki te tumuaki whakaako.

[s599 Te Ture Matauranga me te Whakangungu 2020; me te Kirimina a topu mo te Whiwhi Mahi]

6  Nga Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Matauranga me te tumuaki, kia mahi Te Poumarumaru me nga kaiarahi o te kura ki te taha o Nga Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa, ki te whakatutuki i nga whakaritenga matua katoa i tautuhia ai ki tenei purongo kia whaia.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka a Nuku
Te Uepu-a-Motu – Maori Services

10 Whiringa a-rangi, 2023

7  Nga korero e pa ana ki te kohanga reo

1  Introduction

The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whanau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provide important information for whanau, hapu and iwi.

2  Context

“Pupurutia te mana o te huia”

Te Kura o Kokohuia is situated in Castlecliff, Whanganui. Many whanau and tauira affiliate to the Whanganui Awa, commonly known as Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui. The kura is a member of Nga Kura-a-Iwi (NKaI) collective and provides kaupapa Maori education for uri in Years 1-15. Kaimahi changes since ERO last reviewed the kura, in 2019 includes a new Paearahi (tumuaki) and entirely new Te Ngoi Arahi, or leadership team.

3  Evaluation Focus

How well does the kura support tauira wellbeing, learning and belonging as uri of Whanganui?

The kura leadership and pouako are focused on providing the best possible learning environment where uri can grow and develop as confident contributors and as uri of Whanganui.

4  Findings

Governance and leadership capability are developing. Te Pou Marumaru (Board of Trustees) have newer members who are mentored by experienced members. They are developing their understandings and skills about their governance role through accessing online webinars provided by the New Zealand Trustees Association (NZSTA). Some have also attended Te Wananga Arataki conferences and training hosted by NKaI.  The Heamana (presiding chair) and Paearahi have established positive working relationships. There is a focus on promoting the holistic development of tauira. Te Tunga Ahurei, Te Marau-a-Kura aligns to the aspirations of whanau and to Nga Kai O Te Puku Tupuna o Whanganui: Iwi Education Strategy 2010-2025. This is reflected in the Tutohinga (Charter). Tauira are supported to have authentic learning experiences that connect them to Te Awa Tupua.  

Te Ngoi Arahi, the newly established leadership team, is focused on growing their professional capability and capacity to support teaching and learning. The Paearahi is a paetahi (graduate) from the kura and is a positive role model for the kura community. Te Tunga Ahurei guides teaching and learning. Te Kura o Kokohuia has adopted a place-based learning approach which encourages a return to indigenous ways of learning. Nga atua Maori is the central focus of the kura-wide three-year plan. Learning areas from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are woven throughout these kaupapa, including literacy and numeracy. Kura a waho is another key component of teaching and learning. Tauira have opportunities to attend, participate in and contribute to iwi, hapu, and marae kaupapa. Ruruku or traditional incantations and waiata tawhito settle and ground tauira which reaffirms their identity as proud uri of Whanganui. Tauira are developing as future leaders of Whanganui. The cultural success of tauira is at the forefront of decision making.

Wharekura pouako plan collaboratively to guide teaching and learning. There is a strong focus on developing tauira to be cultural ambassadors for their iwi. Te Tunga Ahurei has been integrated into achievement standards. There are strategies in place to promote the acquisition of endorsements. Tauira are supported to identify and follow their passions through contextualised learning and workforce programmes. The Years 9 and 10 programme has an emphasis on acquiring knowledge and skills in preparation for their selection of National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) subjects in Year 11. NCEA data shows that most tauira from Years 11-13 are achieving NCEA Levels 1-3. Tauira, as they move through the kura, experience academic success. 

Key Next Steps

Tauira progress and achievement from Years 1-10 requires immediate action. At the end of 2022, kura data revealed that the majority of tauira did not meet kura expectations in literacy and numeracy. Their progress needs acceleration. While kura leaders agree that support for these tauira is required, there is no clear plan in place to show how this will be achieved. More rigour is required to identify individual and groups of tauira needs and to focus on improving tauira outcomes.    

Target setting requires strengthening. Currently these lack rigour, they do not identify or focus on all tauira needs or curriculum areas where disparities occur or set high expectations for accelerating the progress of those tauira who require this. 

The Professional Growth Cycle (PGC) and professional growth plans for pouako have yet to be implemented. Guidelines are in the very early stages of development. Pouako need to be supported to continually improve their teaching practice and achieve kura priorities. Leaders need to prioritise the full implementation of a rigorous PGC framework that support pouako to understand effective teaching strategies and the purpose and process of programme evaluation for improvement. The provision of professional guidance and development supports the capacity and capability of pouako to be effective practitioners and provide quality education programmes for tauira.

Self-review and internal evaluation systems need to be established. Currently, trustees and leadership continue to build their understandings of the purpose of effective evaluation practices. The Paearahi has identified the need to prioritise a review of health and safety policies, procedures and practices. This is planned for the next board meeting. To build effective quality systems and processes, it is important that Te Pou Marumaru makes internal evaluation a priority.

5  Board Assurance on Legal Requirements

During the evaluation, ERO checked at the following areas:

• emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)

• physical safety of students

• pouako registration

• processes for appointing all kaimahi

• stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions

• attendance

• school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.

To meet compliance requirements trustees must:

• maintain an ongoing programme of self-review in relation to kura policies, plans and programmes, including evaluation of good quality assessment information on student progress and achievement
  [Section 138(1) Ed & Training Act 2020]

• develop and implement a robust process for assessing the performance of teachers including the teaching principal.
  [Section 599 Education and Training Act 2020; and Collective Employment Agreement]

6  Recommendation

ERO and the Paearahi recommends that the board and kura leaders work closely with Nga Kura-a-Iwi to address all the key next steps identified in this report.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-a-Nuku – Director
Te Uepu a-Motu – Maori Review Services

10 November 2023

7  Information about the kura