Te Kura o Kokohuia

Education institution number:
2384
School type:
Composite
School gender:
Co-Educational
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
178
Telephone:
Address:

36 Matipo Street, Castlecliff, Whanganui

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Te Kura o Kokohuia

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi.

2 Te Horopaki

“Pupuritia te mana o te huia”

E tū ana Te Kura o Kokohuia ki Castlecliff, ki Whanganui. Nō te awa o Whanganui, nō Te Awa Tupua ngā whānau me ngā tauira. Kei roto te kura i te tōpūtanga o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ā, e whakarato ana i te mātauranga kaupapa Māori ki ngā uri o ngā tau 1 ki te 15. Nō te tau 2019 Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i arotake ai i te kura, ā, nō muri mai kua rerekē ētahi o ngā tūranga kaimahi, tae atu ki tētahi pae ārahi hou (koia rā te kupu mō te tumuaki), ā, he hou katoa te rōpū ārahi.  

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

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

E arotahi ana te ārahitanga me ngā kaiako o te kura ki te whakarato i ngā tino painga ki te taiao ako, kia taea ai e ngā tauira te tupu me te whakawhanake, kia ngākau titikaha ai tā rātou whai wāhi nui hei uri o Whanganui.  

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E whanake ana te āheinga ki te kāwana me te ārahi. He hou ētahi o ngā kaitiaki o Te Poumarumaru, ā, ka hāpaitia rātou e ngā kaitiaki tautōhito. Kei te whakawhanake i tō rātou māramatanga me ō rātou pūkenga ki te kāwana, mā te toro atu ki ngā hui-paetukutuku e whakaratohia ana e Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa. Kua tae atu hoki ētahi ki Te Wānanga Arataki me ngā whakangungu i whakahaerehia ai e Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa. He pai te hononga mahi kua whanakehia ki waenga i te heamana o tēnei wā me te pae ārahi. He aronga ki te whakatairanga i te whakawhanaketanga torowhānui o ngā tauira. E hāngai ana Te Tūnga Ahurei me te marau ā-kura ki ngā wawata o te whānau me Ngā Kai o te Puku Tūpuna Whanganui: Iwi Education Strategy 2010-2025. Ka kitea hoki ki te tūtohinga. E hāpaitia ana te whiwhinga o ngā tauira i ngā wheako ako tūturu e tūhono ana i a rātou ki Te Awa Tupua.

Ko Te Ngoi Ārahi te rōpū ārahi nō nā noa nei i whakatūngia ai, ā, e arotahi ana ki te whakatupu i tō rātou āheinga ngaio me ō rātou pūkenga ngaio, hei hāpai i te whakaako me te ako. Ko te pae ārahi he paetahi nō te kura, ā, he tino tauira ia mō te hapori o te kura. E ārahi ana Te Tūnga Ahurei i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. Ko tā Te Kura o Kokohuia horopaki ako, he toro atu ki ngā wāhi hei akiaki i te hokinga mai o ngā huarahi ako taketake. Ko ngā atua Māori te aronga matua o te mahere ā-kura mō ngā tau e toru. Kua tuituia ngā wāhanga ako o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa ki ngā kaupapa katoa, tae atu ki te reo matatini me te pāngarau. Ko te kura ā-waho tētahi atu āhuatanga matua o ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tauira ki te tae atu me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā kaupapa a ngā iwi, ngā hapū, me ngā marae. Ka whakatau ngā ruruku me ngā waiata tawhito i ngā tauira, ā, ka whakamana anō hoki i tō rātou tuakiri hei uri manawa whakahī o Whanganui. E whanake ana ngā tauira hei kaiārahi o Whanganui mō meāke nei. Ko te angitu ā-ahurea o ngā tauira, kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga.

Ka whakamahere ngātahi ngā kaiako o te wharekura, hei ārahi i tā rātou whakaako me tā rātou ako. He tino aronga ki te whakawhanake i te tū o te tauira hei māngai mō tōna iwi. Kua tuituia Te Tūnga Ahurei ki ngā paerewa paetae. Kua whakatakotohia ngā rautaki e whakatairanga ai i te whiwhinga o ngā whakamanatanga. E hāpaitia ana te tautuhi me te whai atu a ngā tauira i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga mā te whai horopaki o ngā akoranga me ngā hōtaka umanga mahi. He aronga tā te hōtaka o te Tau 9 me te 10 ki te rironga o ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga e whakarite ai i te tauira ki te whiriwhiri hei te Tau 11 i ā rātou kaupapa mō Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea. E tohu ana ngā hōtuku o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea i te whakatutukitanga o te nuinga o ngā tauira tau 11 ki te 13 i ngā taumata o te 1 ki te 3. I ngā tauira e whanake ana i te kura, ka rongo rātou i te angitu i roto i te mātauranga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me titiro wawe ki te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā tauira o ngā tau 1 ki te 10. I te mutunga o te tau 2022, i tohua ki ngā hōtuku o te kura, kāhore i te eke te nuinga o ngā tauira ki ngā tūmanako o te kura i roto i te reo matatini me te pāngarau. Me whakatere i tā rātou ahu whakamua. Ahakoa e whakaae ana ngā kaiārahi o te kura e tika ana kia tautokona aua tauira, kāhore he mahere e tohu ana i te huarahi ka whāia kia whakatutukihia taua tūāhuatanga. Me kaha ake te tautuhi i ngā matea o ia tauira, o ngā rōpū tauira hoki, ā, me kaha ake te arotahi atu ki te whakapai ake i ngā putanga ki ngā tauira.

Me whakapakari ake i te whakatakotoranga o ngā taumata. I tēnei wā, kei te ngoikore aua taumata, kāhore e tautuhi ana, e arotahi ana rānei ki ngā matea o ngā tauira katoa, ki ngā wāhanga rānei o te marau e tohu ana i ngā tōrite, ā, kāhore rānei e whakatakoto ana i ngā tūmanako teitei e whakatere ai i te ahu whakamua o ngā tauira e tika ana.

Kāhore anō kia whakatinanahia te huringa taiāwhio ngaio me ngā mahere tupu ngaio o ngā kaiako. Ko ngā aratohu kei te tīmatanga noa o te whakawhanaketanga. Me hāpai i ngā kaiako ki te whakatairanga tonu i ā rātou whakaritenga whakaako, i tā rātou whakatutuki anō hoki i ngā kaupapa matua a te kura. Me whakaarotau ngā kaiārahi i te kaha whakatinanatanga o tētahi tino angamahi mō te huringa taiāwhio ngaio, hei hāpai i ngā kaiako ki te whai māramatanga ki ngā rautaki whakaako e whai hua ana, me te pūtake, te tukanga hoki o te aromātai hōtaka e pā ana ki te whakapaitanga. Ko te whakarato i te ārahitanga ngaio me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio, ka hāpai i ngā āheinga me ngā pūkenga o ngā kaiako ki te whai hua i roto i ā rātou mahi, me te whakarato i ngā hōtaka mātauranga e whai kounga ana ki ngā tauira.

Me whakarite i ngā pūnaha e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro me te aromātai o roto. I tēnei wā, kei te whanake tonu ngā kaitiaki me ngā kaiārahi i ō rātou māramatanga ki te pūtake o ngā whakaritenga aromātai e whai hua ana. Kua tautuhia e te pae ārahi, e tika ana kia whakaarotau te arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga, me ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kua whakaritea tēnā hei te huihuinga o Te Poumarumaru e whai ake ana. He mea nui kia whakaarotau Te Poumarumaru ki te aromātai o roto, kia whakatakotohia ai ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga e whai kounga ana.  

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei:

  • te haumaru aronganui o ngā ākonga (tāpiri atu ki te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito)

  • te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā ākonga

  • te rēhitatanga o ngā kaiako

  • ngā tukanga ki te whakatū kaimahi

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

  • te tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura

  • ngā kaupapa here o te kura, me te whakatutukitanga o ērā i ngā tikanga e pā ana ki te Children’s Act 2014.

Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri Te Poumarumaru ki te:

  • whakapūmau i te haere tonutanga o tētahi hōtaka arotake whaiaro e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa here, ngā mahere, me ngā hōtaka o te kura, tae atu ki te aromātai i ngā mōhiohio aromatawai o te kounga pai mō te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga

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

  • whakawhanake me te whakatinana i tētahi tukanga pakari e aromatawai ai i te āhua mahi o ngā kaiako, tae atu ki te tumuaki whakaako.

[s599 Te Ture Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020; me te Kirimina ā-tōpū mō te Whiwhi Mahi]

Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te tumuaki, kia mahi Te Poumarumaru me ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te taha o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua katoa i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

10 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2023

 

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Whanganui

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

2384

Te tūmomo kura

He kura hiato Tau 1-15

Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura

181

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 100%

Ngā āhuatanga motuhake

Ngā Kura ā Iwi

Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake

Pipiri 2023

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

10 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023

Ngā pūrongo o mua a
Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga 

Arotake Mātauranga, Hōngongoi 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Mahuru 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2011

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, 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 whānau, hapū and iwi.

2 Context

Pupurutia te mana o te huia”

Te Kura o Kokohuia is situated in Castlecliff, Whanganui. Many whānau and tauira affiliate to the Whanganui Awa, commonly known as Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui. The kura is a member of Ngā Kura-ā-Iwi (NKaI) collective and provides kaupapa Māori education for uri in Years 1-15. Kaimahi changes since ERO last reviewed the kura, in 2019 includes a new Paeārahi (tumuaki) and entirely new Te Ngoi Ārahi, 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 Wānanga Arataki conferences and training hosted by NKaI.  The Heamana (presiding chair) and Paeārahi have established positive working relationships. There is a focus on promoting the holistic development of tauira. Te Tūnga Ahurei, Te Marau-ā-Kura aligns to the aspirations of whānau and to Ngā Kai O Te Puku Tupuna o Whanganui: Iwi Education Strategy 2010-2025. This is reflected in the Tūtohinga (Charter). Tauira are supported to have authentic learning experiences that connect them to Te Awa Tupua.  

Te Ngoi Ārahi, the newly established leadership team, is focused on growing their professional capability and capacity to support teaching and learning. The Paeārahi is a paetahi (graduate) from the kura and is a positive role model for the kura community. Te Tūnga 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. Ngā atua Māori is the central focus of the kura-wide three-year plan. Learning areas from Te Marautanga ō Aotearoa are woven throughout these kaupapa, including literacy and numeracy. Kura ā waho is another key component of teaching and learning. Tauira have opportunities to attend, participate in and contribute to iwi, hapū, 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 Tūnga 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 Paeārahi 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.

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]

Recommendation

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

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
– Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

10 November 2023

7 Information about the kura

Location

Whanganui

Ministry of Education profile number

2384

Kura type

Composite (Years 1-15)

Kura roll

181

Ethnic composition

Māori 100%

Special features

Ngā Kura-ā- Iwi

Review team on site

June 2023

Date of this report

10 November 2023

Most recent ERO reports

Education Review, July 2019; Education Review, September 2015; Education Review, March 2011

Te Kura o Kokohuia - 09/07/2019

Ngā Whakaaturanga

Nā ngā whakaaturanga o tēnei arotake, ko tā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga whakataunga aromātai whānui mō te āhua o ngā mahi a Te Kura o Kokohuia ki te whakatutuki i ngā putanga e whai hua ai mō ngā ākonga, e mea ana: kei te whakawhanakehia.

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kura o Kokohuia ki te hapori o Castlecliff, ki Whanganui. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga rumaki reo Māori ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 15. I tēnei wā, 126 ngā ākonga o te kura, heoi anō rā, kua tino piki ake tēnei i te 56 o ngā ākonga i te kura i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Ko te tuakiri me te waiora o ngā ākonga e hono pū ana ki te awa o Whanganui, arā, Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. Ka mahi ngātahi te poari me ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te whakahāngai i tā rātou marau ki te mahere mātauranga o te iwi.

2 Ngā Putanga ki ngā Ākonga

E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki te Whanganuitanga. E hāngai ana te kiko me ngā horopaki o ngā akoranga ki te tirohanga o te whānau, o te hapū, o te iwi. E whakapūmau ana te marau ā-kura i te whakahirahiratanga o te awa o Whanganui me te marae. Kua whakahāngaitia te marau ā-kura ki te mahere rautaki a ngā iwi o Whanganui me Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Ko ngā mātauranga, ko ngā taonga tuku iho, ko te hītori me ngā wāhi motuhake i te awa, he wheako akoranga katoa e pā nui ana ki te tuakiri o ngā ākonga. Ka tūhura ngā ākonga i ngā horopaki ako e whakatairanga ana i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki ā rātou kawenga ā-ahurea, ā-pāpori hoki. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā kaupapa o te takiwā e noho whakahirahira ana ki tō rātou iwi. Ka whakanui ngā ākonga i tō rātou tū ki te kura, ki te hapori, ki te hapū, ki te iwi.

E ako ana ngā ākonga ki te taiao e mau ai te manaakitanga, te mahi ngātahi, te whakakotahitanga. He mārama ngā tūmanako mo te āhua o te mahi ngātahi a ngā ākonga me ngā kaiako mā te tukanga ako. Ka kitea te tautoko mo te noho tahi a te tuakana me te teina, puta noa i te kura. Ka manaaki, ka tautoko hoki rātou, tētahi i tētahi. E ākina ana ngā ākonga, kia ārahi rātou i ngā tikanga o ia rā, o ia rā, puta noa i te kura, he pērā i ngā karakia. Ka whakanui, ka whakamihi anō hoki ngā kaiako i ngā mahi angitu a ngā ākonga. Ka kitea e ngā ākonga te whakatairangatanga nui o ngā uara o te kura, hei āhuatanga tonu o ō rātou akoranga i te kura, ā, i tō rātou hapori hoki.

E hāpaitia ana ngā ākonga kia kōrero rātou i te reo Māori. He kaha te whakamahinga o te reo o Whanganui hei reo whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki te kura, ā, e whakamāoriori ana i te reo ā-iwi ki ō rātou akoranga me te kura. Ka kitea te māia o ngā ākonga ki te whakamahi i ō rātou pūkenga reo ki te kōrerorero me te tautohetohe i ngā kaupapa, ā, ki te whakapuaki anō hoki i ō rātou whakaaro ki ētahi atu. E whakamahi ana ngā kaiako i ngā rautaki papai e whakawhānui ake ai i ngā puna kupu, e hāpai ai hoki i te māia o ngā ākonga ki te pānui me te tuhi i te reo Māori. E whanake ana te māia o ngā ākonga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ka aroturukitia, ka whāia hoki te ako o ngā ākonga. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i ngā momo huarahi aromatawai hei kohikohi, hei māhitihiti i ngā paetae ākonga mā te poari me te whānau. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ā rātou ākonga, ā, ka whakamahia ngā paetae i ia tau, i ia tau, hei tāutu i ngā rōpū o ngā ākonga hei hāpai ake tonu i roto i ngā akoranga. Ko te whakapiki ake i te māia o ngā ākonga i roto i ngā akoranga – mā te akiaki i a rātou ki te whakatakoto haere i ā rātou whāinga ako – e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te āta whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro mō tō rātou akoranga. Kei te āta hāpaitia te ako ngaio me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaiako.

Ko ngā paetae ākonga tētahi kaupapa matua tonu ki te kura. Whiwhi nahanaha ai te poari i ngā pūrongo a te tumuaki mō ngā paetae me te ahunga whakamua o ngā ākonga. Kua ahu whakamua, kua pai ake ngā paetae, engari me pūmau ake, me hāngai ake hoki ngā mahi hei āta kōkiri i ngā paetae ākonga e pā ana ki te reo matatini me te pāngarau. Ko tētahi āhuatanga matua hei whakatutuki, ko te whakahāngaitanga o ngā mahi e whakaritea ai ki ngā hanga ake e matea ana i ngā ākonga me ngā rōpū ākonga i tāutuhia ai. Kei te pai haere ngā paetae e pā ana ki Te Tohu Mātauranga. Kua arotahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakapakari ake i ngā pūnaha me ngā whakaritenga o roto hei hāpai i ngā akoranga me ngā whakatutukitanga ki te wharekura. E tino tautokona ana ngā huarahi mō ngā ākonga o ngā wharekura mo muri ake nei.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Hei hāpai ake i ngā whakawhanake tonutanga ki te kura, me tahuri te tumuaki me ngā kaimahi ki te:

  • whakatairanga i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te tātari me te pūrongo i ngā mōhiohio o ngā paetae ākonga
  • whakarite i ngā aratohu aromatawai mō ngā taumata i whakawhanakehia ai i roto i te marau ā-kura
  • whakapakari i te aromātai o te marau ā-kura hei tāutu i ngā wāhanga e whai hua ana, me ngā wāhanga hoki hei whakapai tonu.

3 Te Arotake Whaiaro me te Ārahitanga

He pai te mahi ngātahi a te poari me ngā kaiārahi o te kura hei painga mō ngā ākonga. He aronga nui ki te wawata mo te kura, me te paetawhiti o te kura. Kua whakatinanahia e te poari tētahi huringa arotake e aroturuki ana, e arotake ana hoki i ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kura. Ko te whakatairanga ake i ngā paetae ākonga tētahi aronga matua a ngā kaiārahi o te kura me te poari. Kua whakaū tonu te tumuaki i ngā tino hononga ki waenga i te kura, ki tōna hapori hoki.

Kei te pakari ngā pātuitanga ki te whānau. Ka whakapau kaha tūroa nei kia ū ai te whai kawenga a te katoa ki te mātauranga o ngā ākonga. E whakapūmau tonu ana te poari i ngā tino hononga ki Whanganui me te awa, mā te whakawhanaketanga me te whakatinanatanga o te marau ā-kura e pā ana ki te hapori. He maha ngā āhuatanga papai o te kura i piki ake o te tatauranga tamariki ki te kura i roto i ngā tau tata kua pahure ake nei.

4 Te Whakatau a te Poari ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua atu i te whakahaerenga o te arotake i whakatutukihia e te poari me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau mā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:

  • ngā whakahaere a te poari
  • te marautanga
  • ngā whakahaere o te hauora, o te haumaru, o te oranga tinana
  • ngā whakahaere o ngā kaimahi
  • ngā whakahaere o te pūtea
  • ngā whakahaere o ngā rawa me ngā taonga.

I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki ngā paetae o ngā ākonga:

  • te haumaru aronganui o ngā ākonga (tāpiri atu ki te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito)
  • te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā ākonga
  • te rēhitatanga o ngā kaiako
  • ngā tukanga ki te whakatū kaimahi
  • te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga
  • te tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura
  • te whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki te Children’s Act 2014.

5 Ngā Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia tahuri te poari, te tumuaki, me ngā kaiako ki te:

  • toro atu ki te tautoko me te ārahitanga e tika ana mo te tumuaki me ngā kaiako, i roto i ā rātou mahi ki te whakapakari ake i te aronga hei whakatairanga i te kounga o te mātauranga mā ngā ākonga katoa
  • whakapakari tonu i te ārahitanga ngaio me te kāwanatanga i te kura.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

Nā ngā whakaaturanga o tēnei arotake, ko tā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga whakataunga aromātai whānui mō te āhua o ngā mahi a Te Kura o Kokohuia ki te whakatutuki i ngā putanga e whai hua ai mō ngā ākonga, e mea ana: kei te whakawhanakehia.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

09 Hōngongoi, 2019

Ngā Kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

Te tūwāhi

Kei Whanganui

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

2384

Te tūmomo kura

He kura hiato (Tau 1-15)

Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura

126

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 71

Tama 55

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

122

4

Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake

1 Paenga-whāwhā 2019

Te rā o tēnei pūrongo

09 Hōngongoi, 2019

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Mahuru 2015

Poutū-te-rangi 2011

Findings

On the basis of the findings of this review, ERO ‘s overall evaluation judgement of the performance of Te Kura o Kokohuia in achieving valued outcomes for its students is: Developing.

ERO’s Framework: Overall School Performance is available on ERO’s website.

1 Context

Te Kura o Kokohuia is located in the suburb of Castlecliff in Whanganui. The kura provides Māori medium education for students from Years 1 to 15. There are 126 students attending the kura which is a significant increase from 56 students at the time of the previous ERO review. The identity and wellbeing of students is strongly associated to the Whanganui river: Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. The board of trustees and kura leaders work collectively to align their curriculum to the education plan of the local iwi.

2 Student Outcomes

Students are immersed in Whanganuitanga. Learning content and contexts reflect the vision for whānau, hapū and iwi. The kura curriculum reinforces the importance of the Whanganui river and the marae. There is alignment of the kura curriculum to the Whanganui iwi strategic plan and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Local knowledge, traditions, history and significant places along the river provide learning experiences for students that are relevant to who they are. Students explore learning contexts that raise their awareness of their cultural and social responsibilities. Students participate in local events that are significant to their iwi. Students acknowledge their place in the kura, community, hapū and iwi.

Students learn in a caring, collaborative and inclusive environment. There are clear expectations for how students and teachers will work together through the learning process. The support for tuākana and tēina relationships is evident in the kura. They show care and support for each other. Students are encouraged to lead daily practices across the kura such as karakia. Teachers celebrate and acknowledge students’ successes. Students see the values of the kura actively promoted as part of their learning within the kura and in their community.

Students are supported to speak te reo Maori. The use of the Whanganui dialect is prominent as the language of communication within the kura, and normalises the presence of the dialect in their learning and the kura. Students demonstrate confidence in their language skills to discuss and debate topics and to share their ideas with others. Teachers use good strategies to increase vocabulary and support students to be confident readers and writers of Māori. Students are developing as confident speakers of te reo Māori.

Students’ learning is monitored and tracked. Teachers use a range of assessment tools to gather and collate student achievement information for the board of trustees and whānau. They know their students well and achievement information is used each year to identify groups of students who require extra learning support. Increasing students’ confidence in learning by encouraging them to set learning goals supports them to talk meaningfully about their learning. Professional learning and development for teachers is well supported.

Student achievement remains a priority within the kura. The board of trustees receive regular reports from the principal about student achievement and progress. There has been some progress and improvement in achievement, however sustained and more targeted action is required to accelerate student achievement in literacy and numeracy. It is critical that planned actions are focussed on the specific needs of identified students and groups of students. Achievement in NCEA is improving. Staff have focussed on strengthening internal systems and practices to support learning and achievement in the wharekura. Future pathways for wharekura students are well supported.

Key Next Steps

To support ongoing developments within the kura, the principal and staff should:

  • enhance processes for the analysis and reporting of student achievement information

  • establish assessment guidelines for the standards developed within the kura curriculum

  • strengthen evaluation of the kura curriculum to identify areas of success and areas for ongoing improvement.

3 Self Review and Leadership

The board of trustees and kura leaders work well together for the benefit of students. There is a strong commitment to the vision and future of the kura. The board of trustees has implemented a review cycle to monitor and review key aspects of kura operations. Raising student achievement is a strong focus for kura leaders and the board of trustees. The principal has maintained strong connections within the kura and its community.

Partnerships with whānau are strong. There is a continued effort to maintain shared ownership and responsibility for the educational welfare of students. The board of trustees continues to uphold the strong connections to Whanganui and the river through the development and implementation of the localised kura curriculum. There are many positive aspects to the kura which have contributed to an increase in the roll over recent years.

4 Board assurance on legal requirements

Before the evaluation, the board of trustees and principal completed the Board Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents they attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:

  • board administration

  • curriculum

  • management of health, safety and welfare

  • personnel management

  • financial management

  • asset management.

During the evaluation, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student safety and wellbeing:

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

  • physical safety of students

  • teacher registration and certification

  • processes for appointing staff

  • stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions

  • attendance

  • compliance with the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

5 Recommendations

ERO recommends that the board of trustees, principal and kaiako:

  • seek support and targeted guidance for the principal and kaiako to strengthen the focus on raising the quality of education for all students
  • continue to strengthen professional leadership and school governance.

Conclusion

On the basis of the findings of this review, ERO ‘s overall evaluation judgement of the performance of Te Kura o Kokohuia in achieving valued outcomes for its students is: Developing.

ERO’s Framework: Overall School Performance is available on ERO’s website.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

9 July 2019

Information about the Kura

Location

Whanganui

Ministry of Education profile number

2384

Kura type

Composite (Year 1-15)

Kura roll

126

Gender composition

Girls 71

Boys 55

Ethnic composition

Māori

Pacific Island

122

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Review team on site

1 April 2019

Date of this report

9 July 2019

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

September 2015

March 2011