Te Rangi Aniwaniwa

Te Rangi Aniwaniwa - 12/10/2015

1. Te Horopaki

Ka whakarato Te Rangi Aniwaniwa i te mātauranga mō ngā ākonga o ngā Tau 1 ki te 15. E tū ana te kura ki kō atu rā i Kaitāia. Ka whai pānga nui te Tino Rangatiratanga ki te whānau me te hapori o te kura. Ka tino aro nui te kura ki ngā matea o ngā ākonga, te whānau, me tōna hapori.

2. Te Tino Uaratanga

He pēhea rawa te kite i te tū pakari, te tū rangatira hoki o ā tātou ākonga hei raukura mō tō rātou iwi?

Ka tū pakari, ka tū rangatira hoki ngā ākonga, ā, he nui hoki ngā tūmanako kia eke angitu ai rātou.

Te Ira Tangata

He pai te mahi ngātahi a ngā ākonga. He aronga nui ki te whakawhanake i te oranga tinana me te oranga hinengaro. Ka whakamanahia te whakapapa, ā, ka whakatūhonohono i ngā tāngata. Ka noho mārama ngā ākonga ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi hei tangata whenua. He pai, he whakaute hoki ngā taunekeneke ki waenga i ngā kaiako, te whānau, me ngā ākonga. Ka kawe ake ngā ākonga i te ārahitanga o ngā mahi. He harikoa ngā ākonga, ā, ka tino manaakitia hoki.

Te Reo

Ka whakamana ngā ākonga i te reo me ngā tikanga o Muriwhenua. Whai wāhi atu ai ngā ākonga i ia te wā ki ngā kaupapa e whakatairanga ana i te reo Māori. Ka noho mārama ngā ākonga ki te whai pānga o te reo Māori ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka āta whakamaheretia, ka āta whakatinanahia, ka āta aroturukitia te ako i te reo matatini. Ko ngā kaiako e kōrero ana i te reo Māori, ka whakatauira mai i te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa. Ka ako ngā ākonga i te reo Pākehā me te reo Māori ki te wharekura. He mārama te whakawhiti whakaaro a ngā ākonga.

Ngā Iwi

Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā tūmomo hononga e whai pānga nui ana ki tō rātou Muriwhenuatanga. Whai wāhi atu ai rātou i ia te wā ki ngā kaupapa i ngā marae me ngā hapū. Ko tā ngā iwi me ngā hapū tirohanga ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi ka whai wāhi atu ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai pānga nui te Muriwhenuatanga, ā, ka whakapūmau i te mana whenua o ngā ākonga. E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā iwi. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā whakawhitinga whakaaro e pā ana ki ngā tirohanga tuku iho, me ngā tirohanga hou hoki o te ao Māori. E tino tautokona ana ngā ākonga kia whakawhiti ai rātou ki tua atu i te kura. Ka whakamanatia ngā ākonga kia tū rangatira ai rātou hei Māori.

Te Ao

Ka āta whakaritea ngā ākonga ki te tū hei kaitiaki. Ka whakatinana ngā ākonga i ngā tikanga Māori i a rātou e manaaki ana i te taiao māoriori. Ka ākina rātou kia whai wāhi matua rātou ki te ao. Ka whakanuia e ngā ākonga ngā tino mātauranga o ngā tohunga, ngā kaumātua, me ngā kuia. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakamahi i ngā tūmomo matihiko hei whakatairanga ake i ā rātou akoranga. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā ākonga ki te waiora o tō rātou whānau.

Āhuatanga Ako

E ako ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi taiao e hāpai ana i a rātou. Ko ngā paetae ākonga me tā rātou angitu tētahi kaupapa matua o te kura whānui. Kua āta whakamaheretia ngā whai wāhitanga ako o roto, o waho hoki i te akomanga. He nui ngā tūmanako o ngā kaiako mō ngā paetae ākonga. He matawhānui ngā pūnaha e pā ana ki te aroturuki i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae. Ka waihanga ngā kaiako i ngā hōtaka akoranga e hāngai pū ana, ā, e aro matua ana hoki ki ngā matea o ia ākonga.

Ka whai hua te tahuri nui o ngā ākonga ki te ako. E wātea ana ki a rātou ngā rauemi me ngā momo tautoko ako. Ka hāngai ngā hōtaka akoranga ki ngā horopaki o te hapori, o te motu, o te ao hoki. Ka whai pānga nui te Muriwhenuatanga me Te Aho Matua ki te marautanga. He mārama ngā whāinga a te whānau mō te whakaurutanga ki te whare wānanga. Ko ngā hōtuku paetae o tēnei wā e tohu ana i te whiwhinga pai o te whakaurutanga ki te whare wānanga. He pārekareka ki ngā ākonga te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki ako.

Ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te kura hei whakawhanake ake

E mōhio ana te whānau, e tika ana kia whakapiki ake i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori. Ko te āheinga o ngā ākonga ki te whakawhiti kōrero mā te reo Māori, ka rerekē haere puta noa i te rā. Kua whakawhanakehia e te whānau ngā rautaki mō te whakapai ake me te aroturuki. He aronga ki te reo ā-waha ki te wharekura.

3. Te Arotake Whaiaro me te Ārahitanga

Ka āta whakamaheretia, ka riterite hoki te arotake whaiaro. Aroturuki ai, whakarerekē ai hoki te poari i ā rātou whāinga i ia te wā. Ka whiwhi rātou i te kiko o ngā pūrongo e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaiārahi ngā tūmanako nunui e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga. Ka āta tātarihia, ka āta whakamahia hoki ngā hotuku hei hāpai i ngā whakataunga. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaimahi o te kura i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ngaio e pā ana ki te ako a ngā ākonga. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā ākonga ki te kōkiri i ā rātou ake akoranga. Ko ngā whakaritenga huritao ka āta whakatōngia, puta noa i te kura.

Ka kitea te kaha pūmau o ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te eke angitu o ngā ākonga, te whānau, me te hapori. Ka toro atu rātou ki ā rātou hononga, hei hāpai, hei whakatairanga hoki i ngā whai wāhitanga ako. Ka kitea te huarahi tauatanga, ā, ka whakamanatia ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga ki te ārahi. He mahinga ngātahi te ārahi, ā, ka whakamanatia ngā tāngata, ka aro nui hoki ki te angitu o ngā ākonga. Ka aro nui te tumuaki ki ngā matea o te whānau me ngā ākonga.

4. Te Whakatau a te Whānau 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 mō te hauora, te haumaru, me 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 Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Rangi Aniwaniwa ki Kaitaia. Ka whakanuia e ngā ākonga tō rātou Muriwhenuatanga. He nui ngā tūmanako, he nui hoki te whakapūmautanga hei hāpai i te eke angitu o ngā ākonga, me tō rātou whai i te hiranga. Ka tū pakari ngā ākonga, ā, he nui ō rātou tūmanako ki te eke angitu.

Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga arotake anō ai i te kura?

Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Rangi Aniwaniwa i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, he arotake Te Rākeitanga.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

Ngā Kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

Te tūwāhi

Kei Kaitāia

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

1147

Te tūmomo kura

He kura hiato (Tau 1 ki te 15)

Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura

119

Te ira tangata

Tama tāne 63

Kōtiro 56

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 100%

Ngā āhuatanga motuhake

Kura Kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua

Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake

8 Mahuru 2015

Te rā o tēnei pūrongo

12 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2015

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga Te Aho Matua Whiringa-ā-rangi 2012

Arotake Mātauranga Te Aho Matua Poutū-te-rangi 2009

1. Context

Te Rangi Aniwaniwa provides education for students from Years 1 - 15. The kura is located on the outskirts of Kaitaia. Tino Rangatiratanga is important to the kura whānau and community. The kura is highly responsive to the needs of its students, whānau and local community.

2. Te Tino Uaratanga

How well do our students show they are confident achievers who exemplify the hopes and aspirations of their people?

Students are confident with high expectations to achieve and succeed.

Te Ira Tangata

Students work well together. There is a strong focus on developing healthy bodies and minds. Whakapapa is valued and used to connect people. Students understand their roles and responsibilities as tangata whenua. Interactions between kaiako, whānau and students are positive and respectful. Students take on leadership roles. Students are happy and well cared for.

Te Reo

Students value te reo me ngā tikanga o Muriwhenua. Students are regular participants in events that promote te reo Māori. Students understand the place of te reo Māori in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Literacy learning is carefully planned, implemented and monitored. Māori speaking kaiako consistently model te reo Māori. Students learn both English and Māori in the Wharekura. Students communicate clearly.

Ngā Iwi

Students experience meaningful connections to their Muriwhenuatanga. They regularly participate in marae and hapū activities. The history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi from the iwi and hapū perspective is included in the learning programme. Muriwhenuatanga is important and reinforces for students their connection to their mana whenua. Students are aware of iwi relationships. Students participate in discussions about historic and contemporary Māori world views. Students are well supported to transition beyond the kura. Students are empowered to live positively as Māori.

Te Ao

Students are well prepared to become kaitiaki. Students apply tikanga Māori when caring for the natural environment. They are encouraged to participate as global citizens. Students value the expertise of tōhunga, kaumātua and kuia. Students are confident and capable users of digital devices to enhance their learning. Students are active contributors to the wellbeing of their whānau.

Āhuatanga Ako

Students are learning in a supportive environment. Student achievement and success is a school wide priority. There are well-planned learning opportunities both in and outside the classroom. Kaiako have high expectations for student achievement. There are comprehensive systems for monitoring progress and achievement. Kaiako design learning programmes that are specific and responsive to individual needs.

Students are effectively engaged in learning. They have access to resources and learning support. Learning programmes reflect local, national and international contexts. Muriwhenuatanga and Te Aho Matua are important aspects of the curriculum. The whānau have clear goals university entrance (UE) achievement. Current achievement data shows that attainment of UE is good. Students enjoy a range of learning contexts.

Kura-identified areas of development

The whānau recognise the need to increase the use of te reo Māori. Students’ ability to converse in te reo Māori throughout the day varies. The whānau have developed strategies for improving and monitoring. There is a focus on oral language in the wharekura.

3. Self-Review and Leadership

Self-review is well planned and consistent. The Board of Trustees regularly monitor and modify their goals. They receive detailed reports of student achievement. Leaders have established high expectations for student achievement. Data is carefully analysed and used to support decision making. Kura leaders and staff engage in professional discussions about student learning. They support students to become self-managing learners. Reflective practices are embedded throughout the school.

Kura leaders demonstrate a strong committed to the success of students, whānau and the community. They use their networks to support and enhance learning opportunities. Succession planning is evident where staff and students are empowered to lead. Leadership is collaborative, where people are valued and focused on student success. The tumuaki is responsive to the needs of whānau and students.

4. Whānau assurance on legal requirements

Before the review, the board of trustees and principal completed the ERO Whānau 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 review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student achievement:

  • emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)
  • physical safety of students
  • teacher registration
  • processes for appointing staff
  • stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions
  • attendance.

Conclusion

Te Rangi Aniwaniwa is in Kaitaia. Students embrace their Muriwhenuatanga. There are high expectations and a strong commitment to support students to achieve and strive for excellence. Students are confident with high expectations to achieve and succeed.

When is ERO likely to review the kura again?

The next ERO review of Te Rangi Aniwaniwa will be in three years - Te Rākeitanga - Expansive Evaluation. 

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

Information about the Kura 

Location

Kaitaia

Ministry of Education profile number

1147

Kura type

Composite Year 1 - 15

Kura roll

119

Gender composition

Girls 56

Boys 63

Ethnic composition

Māori 100%

 

Special features

Kura Kaupapa Māori (Te Aho Matua)

Review team on site

8 September 2015

Date of this report

12 October 2015

Most recent ERO report(s)

Te Aho Matua Review November 2012

Te Aho Matua Review March 2009

 

 

Te Rangi Aniwaniwa - 23/11/2012

1. He Whakamārama

He Kōrero Whakataki

E aromātai ana te arotake Te Aho Matua i te kounga o te mātauranga e whakawhiwhia ana ki ngā ākonga, me te whakahaere a te poari ki te whakarato i ngā ratonga mātauranga.

Ka tino whai hua ki te whānau te pūrongo i te aromātai e whakaatu mai ana i ngā painga ake i ngā akoranga o ngā ākonga, i te wā e whakarato ana ngā pūrongo i ngā tino mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā putanga hua ki ngā ākonga.

Ngā Kōrero mō te Kura

Te tūwāhi

Kei Kaitaia

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

1147

Te tūmomo kura

He kura kaupapa Māori (Tau 1-13)

Ngā kaiako: mai i te rārangi ā-kura ētahi atu te maha o ngā kaiako

13.88 16

Te rārangi ā-kura

124

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 124

Te ira tangata

Tama tāne 63 Kōtiro 61

Ngā āhuatanga motuhake

Te Aho Matua Kura Kaupapa Māori

Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake

Te wā i whakamanahia tēnei pūrongo

Mahuru 2012

Whiringa-ā-rangi 2012

Ngā pūrongo o mua a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Te Aho Matua Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2009

Te Aho Matua Arotake Tāpiri, Pipiri 2005

Te Aho Matua Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2004

2. Te Whakarāpopototanga Te Aho Matua

“Whāia te Tino Rangatiratanga”

“E whā ngā pou mana, hei ārahi i a tātou te whānau o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa – te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, te mana tamariki.”

Nō te tau 1993 Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa i whakatūngia ai ki Kaitaia. Ko te pūtake o te kura, ko te whakaako i ngā ākonga Māori i te reo Māori, mā te reo Māori, ā, i raro i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Ka whakanuia e te whānau ngā pou e whā e ārahi ana i tō rātou wawata, i te wawata anō hoki o ia tangata, arā, ko te tino rangatiratanga. Ka ārahi ia pou i te whānau ki te whakatutuki i tō rātou tirohanga. E hāngai ana ngā pou whā ki ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua, ā, e whakarato ana hoki i te tino angamahi mō te aromātai i ngā paetae ākonga me ngā putanga.

Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i te waiora ā-tinana, ā-wairua hoki ki tētahi taiao e arotahi ana ki te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, me te mana tamariki. Ko te kori tinana tētahi tino āhuatanga o te hōtaka o te kura mō ngā ākonga me te whānau. Ka rumakina ngā ākonga ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori, puta noa i te rā. Ka whakapuakihia e te whānau, te ngākau nui ki te whakapūmau i te reo o Muriwhenua, hei hāpai i te whānuitanga o te tupu me te pūmautanga o ngā iwi e rima o te rohe. Ka āta whakamahia ngā karakia, ngā whakatauāki, me ngā kīwaha o te rohe, hei āta whakatinana i te horopaki, hei āta whakawhanake hoki i te hōhonutanga o te māramatanga ki ngā tikanga, ngā hītori, me te taiao māori.

Ka whai wāhi nui ngā kaumātua ki te hāpai i ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga i roto i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori o te rohe. Ka whakapuaki rātou i te hōhonutanga o ngā mōhiotanga e pā ana ki ngā kōrero tuku iho o ngā iwi me te taiao māori. Kua tuituia ngā mōhiotanga o ngā iwi o te wāhi ki te marautanga o te kura. Ko te kaitiakitanga o te whenua tētahi āhuatanga matua o ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga. Haere ai ngā ākonga puta noa i te tau, ki ngā marae o te takiwā, hei ako i ngā hītori, ngā whakapapa, me ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā iwi o te rohe.

Ka whakarato te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te whakatewhatewha, ki te tūhura hoki i te ao Māori me te ao whānui tonu. Ka āta whakanuia e ngā kaimahi ngā kaupapa ā-takiwā, ā-rohe, ā-motu hoki mō ngā kura kaupapa Māori. Ka akiaki te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā ākonga ki te āta tahuri atu i ā rātou akoranga, ā, ka whakanuia ngā tirohanga motuhake ka riro i a rātou.

E whakahaere paitia ana te kura e te tumuaki me te rōpū whakahaere matua, mā te tautoko hoki o te poari. Whiwhi ai te poari i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga. Ka taea te whakapai ake te kounga o aua mōhiohio. Kua tāutuhia e te kura ko te arotake marau tētahi āhuatanga hei whakawhanake ake. E tautoko ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i tēnei aronga.

Whakaritenga Whaimuri

E whakapono ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e āhei ana te poari ki te whakahaere i te kura, i runga i te whai whakaarotanga nui ki ngā ākonga me te Karauna, ā, e āhei ana hoki rātou ki te whakatinana i ngā whakapainga i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

Ka arotakehia anō e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te kura, hei wāhanga o te huringa arotake o te wā.

3. Ngā Whakamārama

Te Tauāki o Ngā Putanga o Te Aho Matua

Ko te pūtake o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa, ko te whakaako i ngā ākonga Māori i te reo Māori, mā te reo Māori, ā, i raro i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. E pou here ana Te Aho Matua i ngā uaratanga, ngā whakapono, me ngā whakaritenga o te whānau, mō rātou ka puta i te kōhanga reo, me ngā ākonga hoki o te kura teina, tae atu ki te wharekura, te wānanga hoki.

Te Tirohanga a te Whānau mō Te Aho Matua

“Whāia te Tino Rangatiratanga”

“E whā ngā pou mana, hei ārahi i a tātou te whānau o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa – te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, te mana tamariki.”

Ka whakanuia e te whānau ngā pou e whā e ārahi ana i tō rātou wawata, i te wawata anō hoki o ia tangata, arā, ko te tino rangatiratanga. Ka ārahi ia pou i te whānau ki te whakatutuki i tō rātou tirohanga me te whakapuakitanga o tā rātou marautanga, hei painga mō te katoa o ngā ākonga me te whānau. E hāngai ana ngā pou whā ki ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua, ā, e whakarato ana hoki i te tino angamahi mō te aromātai i ngā paetae ākonga me ngā putanga.

Te Kaupapa Aromātai

I whakawhanakehia e te whānau te kaupapa arotahi mō tēnei arotake, nā te tāutu i te arotahi a te poari. I whakaae te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te kura ki te whakamahi i Ngā Pou e Whā hei pūtake mō te aromātai.

4. Ngā Whakaaturanga Aromātai o ngā Kaupapa

Ngā Tino Uaratanga

Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i te waiora ā-tinana, ā-wairua hoki ki tētahi taiao e arotahi ana ki te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, me te mana tamariki.

Te Ira Tangata

He pakari ngā ākonga - ā-tinana, ā-wairua, ā-waiora hoki.

Ka akiaki, ka whakatauira hoki te whānau i ngā mahi hauora. Ko te kori tinana tētahi āhuatanga nui o te hōtaka o te kura mō ngā ākonga me te whānau. Ka aroturuki i te pakari o te tinana o ia ākonga, ā, he hihiri ngā ākonga ki te whakapai ake i a rātou anō. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tino mātanga, mai i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo hākinakina, hōtaka kori tinana hoki, ā, ka whakapuaki rātou i ō rātou mōhiotanga. Ka tautoko rātou i ngā ākonga ki te eke ki ngā taumata teitei, ki ō rātou ake pūmanawatanga anō hoki, i roto i ngā kaupapa ā-rohe, ā-motu, o te ao anō hoki. Ka āta whakarite te whānau i ngā rauemi e tika ana hei hāpai i te tino ekenga ki ngā taumata teitei o te hākinakina me te kori tinana.

Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te ako me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e pā ana ki ngā take matua o ō rātou iwi, ō rātou hapū hoki. Nō nā tata tonu nei i tū ai ngā hui ki tō rātou rohe, mō ngā kerēme a ngā hapū me ngā iwi e whakatakotohia ana ki te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Kua whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki aua hui, ki reira whakarongo atu ai i ngā kōrero e pā ana ki ō rātou hītori, ō rātou whakapapa, ō rātou hononga ki te whenua, me ngā take tōrangapū, papori, ōhanga hoki e whai pānga ana ki a rātou, me ō rātou whānau.

He tino puna mātauranga tō ngā kaumātua e whakatauira ana, e whakaako ana hoki i ngā karakia, ngā waiata me ngā mōteatea kua tuku iho mai, ā, he tino mōhiotanga o roto e pā ana ki ngā iwi me ngā hapū. E mārama ana, e whakanui ana hoki ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te hirahiratanga o te whakapuaki mōhiotanga o ngā kaumātua ki ngā ākonga i te kura, hei āta whakarite i te tino pūmautanga o te hapū me te iwi.

E mōhio ana te whānau ki ngā kawenga o tēnā me tēnā o rātou, ki te whakamana i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Ka whai whakaaro ngā mema o te whānau ki te whai pānga o ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua ki te āhua o tō rātou noho, me ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whakaaro nui rātou ki tā rātou kawenga ki te kaupapa o Te Aho Matua.

E mōhio ana ngā ākonga, he mea nui te whai i ngā mahi hauora.

Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā taumahi e poipoi ana i te whakawhanaketanga ā-tinana.

He pārekareka ki ngā ākonga ngā mahi kori tinana.

Ka whai wāhi ngā ākonga ki te whānuitanga o ngā horopaki ka whai pānga ki te whai wāhitanga o ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me ngā mōteatea.

Te reo Māori

E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori, puta noa i te rā.

Ka whakapuakihia e te whānau, te ngākau nui ki te whakapūmau i te reo o Muriwhenua, hei hāpai i te whānuitanga o te tupu me te pūmautanga o ngā iwi e rima o te rohe. Ka āta whakamahia ngā karakia, ngā whakatauāki, me ngā kīwaha o te rohe, hei āta whakatinana i te horopaki, hei āta whakawhanake hoki i te hōhonutanga o te māramatanga ki ngā tikanga, ngā hītori, me te taiao māori. Ka whakaako ngā kaiako i te reo o ō rātou iwi, ā, he tokomaha hoki o rātou e hono ā-whakapapa ana ki a Muriwhenua. Ka hāpai i ngā ākonga, ki te āta mārama, me te whakamahi tōtika hoki i ngā karakia, ngā whakatauāki me ngā kīwaha.

Whakamahia ai e te whānau te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa, puta noa i te kura. He nui ā rātou tūmanako mō ngā ākonga, kia ū hoki rātou ki te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa. Kua whakatūngia tētahi kaunihera ākonga, ā, ka maioha atu ngā ākonga ki te whai wāhitanga ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te angitu o ō rātou hoa ki ngā huihuinga e pā ana ki te reo Māori, pērā i ngā whaikōrero me Te Reo Rangatira o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea. Ko tētahi whāinga i tāutuhia ai e te kaunihera ākonga, ko te aroturuki me te tautoko i te whakamahinga a ngā ākonga katoa i te reo Māori, puta noa i te kura.

Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga, ka whakakoia te reo i te ahurea.

E mārama ana ngā ākonga ki te whakahirahiratanga o te reo Māori.

Ki tō ngā ākonga titiro, he taonga te reo Māori.

Ngā Iwi

Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i te manawa whakahī mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, ō rātou iwi hoki.

Ka whai wāhi nui ngā kaumātua ki te hāpai i ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga i roto i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori o te rohe. Ka whakapuaki rātou i te hōhonutanga o ngā mōhiotanga e pā ana ki ngā kōrero tuku iho o ngā iwi me te taiao māori.

Kua tuituia ngā mōhiotanga o ngā iwi o te wāhi ki te marautanga o te kura. Ko te hōtaka e pā ana ki te pūtaiao me te taiao, e whakarato ana i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te ako i ngā āhuatanga o te taiao māori, ngā āhuatanga hoki e whai pānga ana ki te whenua me ngā taonga māori, ā, me pēhea hoki te hāpai i te oranga tonutanga ā meāke nei. Ko te kaitiakitanga o te whenua tētahi āhuatanga matua o ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga. Haere ai ngā ākonga puta noa i te tau, ki ngā marae o te takiwā, hei ako i ngā hītori, ngā whakapapa, me ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā iwi o te rohe. Ka whakatauira ngā kaiako i te whakamahinga o ngā whakatauāki me ngā kīwaha ki ngā horopaki ōkawa, ōpaki hoki. Ko te whakaako mā ngā whakatauāki me ngā kīwaha o Muriwhenua, tētahi āhuatanga nui o te hōtaka e pā ana ki te reo matatini. Ka rongo, ka ako hoki ngā ākonga i ngā hōhonutanga o tō rātou reo, me ngā mōhiotanga anō hoki e hāngai pū ana ki ō rātou iwi.

Hei wāhanga tonu o te hōtaka kapa haka, he whai wāhitanga anō hoki mō ngā ākonga ki te ako me te whakapuaki i ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea, me ngā haka e hāngai pū ana ki ō rātou iwi. Ka tautokona hoki rātou e ngā tino kaiako mātanga ki te tito i ngā waiata e hāngai ana ki tō rātou mōhiotanga, tō rātou māramatanga hoki ki a rātou anō, ki ō rātou tūrangawaewae, tae atu ki ngā take e hāngai ana ki ō rātou iwi.

Ka whakamārama ngā ākonga i ō rātou hononga ā-hapū, ā-iwi hoki, ā, ka whakawhiti kōrero rātou mō ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.

Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā ākonga mō ngā wawata o ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, ō rātou iwi hoki.

Haere ai ngā ākonga ki te whānuitanga o ngā huihuinga Māori, o ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.

Te Ao

He mātātoa ngā ākonga ki te whakatewhatewha me te tūhura i te ao Māori me te ao whānui.

Ka whakarato te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te whakatewhatewha, ki te tūhura hoki i te ao Māori me te ao whānui tonu. Ka āta whakanuia e ngā kaimahi ngā kaupapa ā-takiwā, ā-rohe, ā-motu hoki mō ngā kura kaupapa Māori. Haere ai rātou ki ngā kaupapa hākinakina, ahurea hoki. Kua eke angitu ngā tīma hākinakina ki ngā kaupapa ā-motu, o te ao hoki. Haere ai ngā ākonga tuākana ki te pāremata, hei ako, hei wheako hoki i te whakahaeretanga o te pūnaha tōrangapū o Aotearoa. E ākina ana, e tautokona ana hoki ngā ākonga hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te tino mōhiotanga ki te tōrangapū.

Ka arotahi te hōtaka o te wharekura me te wānanga ki ngā matea, ngā ngākau nuitanga, me ngā wawata o ia ākonga. Ka tāutuhia ngā ara umanga, ā, kua waihanga te hōtaka hei hāpai i ngā ākonga ki te whakatutuki i ā rātou whāinga. He nui ngā tūmanako o te whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā ākonga kia eke angitu ai, ā, ka whakapau kaha rātou ki te whakatutuki i tēnei.

Ka kitea te mīharo o ngā ākonga.

Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tirohanga tuku iho, ngā tirohanga hou, ngā tikanga, ngā uaratanga, me ngā whakapono.

Ka whakamahi ngā ākonga i tō rātou pūmanawa auaha ki te whakapuaki i tō rātou māramatanga.

Āhuatanga Ako

He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā ākonga ki te ako.

Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā taumahi me ngā rauemi ka whakatairanga i ngā akoranga. He nui te pūtea kua tohaina e te whānau ki te whakariterite i ngā tino wāhi akoranga motuhake, hei hāpai i ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga me ā rātou whakatutukitanga. Nā te puna kaukau o roto, ngā taputapu hākinakina, te whare hākinakina hoki e whakawātea ana i ngā ākonga katoa ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tino taumata o te kori tinana, puta noa i te tau. Nō nā tata tonu tētahi wāhi tunu kai i whakahou akehia ai, ā, ka whakamahia tēnei wāhi ki te whakaako i ngā pūkenga me ngā mōhiotanga e pā ana ki te ao, hei hāpai i ngā ākonga ki te tū takitahi me te tiaki i a rātou anō. He pai hoki ngā rauemi o te rūma rorohiko, ā, ka whai hua te whakahaeretanga kia noho wātea ai ngā mōhiohio mō rātou ki te whakapā atu.

Ka whakarato te tumuaki me ngā kaiako i ngā hōtaka akoranga e hāpai ana i ngā ākonga ki te:

  • whakawhanake i te tino manawa whakahī mō tō rātou tuakiri, tō rātou hononga anō hoki ki ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, ō rātou iwi hoki
  • tū hei ākonga takitahi, e hihiri ana, e mātau ana hoki, ā, e mau ana i ngā wawata nunui mō tā rātou ake angitu
  • mahi ngātahi ki a rātou anō, ki ētahi atu hoki ki tō rātou hapori
  • ruku atu ki ngā whakaaro kaikini, tātari hoki mō tō rātou taiao, me ngā āhuatanga papori, tōrangapū hoki.

Kua whakatūngia e te poari te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo kaimahi tautoko, kaitautoko akomanga hoki, tae atu ki tētahi kaumātua, hei whakatairanga ake i te hōtaka akoranga. He mātanga rātou i roto i ā rātou kaupapa, ā, he tino tauira o te angitu.

Ka akiaki te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā ākonga ki te whai wāhi mātātoa ki ā rātou akoranga, ā, ka whakanui hoki i ō rātou tirohanga motuhake ka kawe mai rātou ki ā rātou akoranga. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mō te kura, nā te kaunihera ākonga nō nā tata tonu nei i whakatūngia ai. He manawa whakahī tō rātou, i a rātou e kōrero ana mō tā rātou kawenga hei mema o te kaunihera ākonga. Ka whakanuia e rātou te whai wāhitanga o ngā kaumātua ki tō rātou kura, ā, ka noho whakaute rātou mō ngā mōhiotanga e wātea ana ki a rātou.

Ka whiwhi te poari i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga, i ia te wā. Ka tāutu ngā mōhiohio o te kura teina, i ngā ākonga hei hāpai ake anō, hei aroturuki ake anō hoki. Ko ngā mōhiohio Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea, mai i te wharekura, e whakaatu ana i te ahunga whakamua a ngā ākonga, me ngā whakatutukitanga. I te wā i pupū ake ngā āwangawanga i hāngai ai ki ngā whakatutukitanga i te pāngarau i te tau 2011, i aro tōtika te poari, te tumuaki, me ngā kaiako ki te arotake i te hōtaka, me te āta whakapai ake mō te tau 2012.

Ka noho ngātahi, ka mahi ngātahi hoki ngā ākonga i roto i ngā rōpū.

Ka whakahōnore ngā ākonga i ngā kaumātua, hei tino puna mātauranga.

Ka whai wāhi ngā ākonga ki te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga.

Ngā wāhanga hei arotake, hei whakawhanake

Te arotake i te marautanga. Ka tāutu te whānau me ngā kaimahi, ko tētahi wāhanga hei whakawhanake ake, ko te āta arotake i te mātauranga. Ka whai hua te kura mā te āta whakamahere i te matawhānui, te nahanaha hoki o tētahi arotake o te marautanga. Ka hāpai tētahi arotake marautanga i te whakawhanaketanga ake o te noho riterite o ngā mahi whakamahere, whakaako hoki ki ia reanga, ā, ka āta whakarite hoki i ngā tino pūkenga, ngā tino mōhiotanga hoki e tika ana kia ahu whakamua tonu, kia eke angitu tonu ngā ākonga i ia tau. E tautoko ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i tēnei aronga.

Te tātari i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga. Kāhore ngā mōhiohio paetae ākonga e āta tātarihia ana. Me whakapai ake te tātari o ngā mōhiohio aromatawai, hei āwhina i te poari me ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te whakatau rautaki i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te tuku rauemi, puta noa i te kura.

5. Te Whakatau Te Aho Matua a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake i whakatutukitia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa, he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau Te Aho Matua, me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai TātariWhaiaro. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture, tae atu ki ērā i tāutuhia ai ki ngā tuhinga a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, me ērā atu tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā wāhanga e ono o Te Aho Matua.

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 (tae atu ki te whakahaere whanonga, te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito, me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki ngā amuamu)
  • te haumaru ā-tinana (tae atu ki ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te mātauranga kei waho atu i te kura, te tāutu i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, te ārai i ngā whara, ngā aituā, me ngā rongoā)
  • te rēhitatanga o ngā kaiako me ngā whakaritenga
  • te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga
  • te tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura.

6. Ngā Taunakitanga

Ko ngā mahi ka whai ake mā te poari me te whānau, ko te:

  • whakatutuki i arotake nahanaha, matawhānui hoki i whakamaheretia ai, mō te marautanga o te kura

  • rapu i te tautoko e tika ana ki te whakapai i te whakaemi, te tātari, me te whakamahinga o ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā paetae ākonga.

7. Whakaritenga Whaimuri

E whakapono ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e āhei ana te poari ki te whakahaere i te kura, i runga i te whai whakaarotanga nui ki ngā ākonga me te Karauna, ā, e āhei ana hoki rātou ki te whakatinana i ngā whakapainga i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

Ka arotakehia anō e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te kura, hei wāhanga o te huringa arotake o te wā.

Ani Rolleston Kaiwhakahaere ā-Motu mō ngā Ratonga Arotake Māori (Te Uepū ā-Motu)

23 Whiringa-ä-rangi 2012

1. Background

Introduction

A Te Aho Matua review evaluates the quality of education received by students and the performance of the Board of Trustees in providing education services.

Reported evaluation of improvements in student learning will be most useful to a board where the board is able to provide reliable achievement information.

About the Kura

Location

Kaitaia

Ministry of Education profile number

1147

Kura type

Kura Kaupapa Māori (Year 1-13)

Teaching staff: Roll generated entitlement Other Number of teachers

13.88 16

Roll number

124

Ethnic composition

Māori 100%

Gender composition

Boys 63 Girls 61

Special features

Te Aho Matua Kura Kaupapa Māori

Review team on site

September 2012

Date of this report

November 2012

Previous ERO reports

Te Aho Matua Review, March 2009

Te Aho Matua Supplementary Review, June 2005

Te Aho Matua Review, October 2004

2. Te Aho Matua Summary

“Whaia te Tino Rangatiratanga”

“E wha ngā pou mana, hei arahi i a tātou te whānau o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa – te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, te mana tamariki.”

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa was established in 1993 in Kaitaia. The purpose of the kura is to educate Māori students in and through the medium of te reo Māori according to the principles of Te Aho Matua. Whānau recognise four pou that support their collective and individual aspiration for tino rangatiratanga. Each pou guides the whānau towards the realisation of their vision.Ngā pou e whāare aligned to the principles of Te Aho Matua which provide a clear framework for the evaluation of student achievement and outcomes.

Students display physical and spiritual well-being in an environment that focuses on mana atua, mana whenua, mana tangata and mana tamariki. Physical fitness is a significant part of the kura programme for students and whānau. Students are immersed in te reo and tikanga Māori throughout the day. Whānau express a commitment to the revitalisation of te reo o Muriwhenua to support the long term growth and sustainability of the five iwi in the region. Karakia, whakatauāki and kīwaha, particular to the area, are used extensively to convey meaning and develop a deep understanding of tikanga, history and the natural environment.

Kaumātua play a significant role in supporting student’s learning about te reo and tikanga Māori of the area. They share in-depth knowledge about the history of their people and the natural environment. Local iwi knowledge is integrated into the kura curriculum. Kaitiakitanga in relation to the land is a key element of students’ learning. Students regularly visit local marae to learn about the history, whakapapa and links between the iwi in the region throughout the year.

Whānau and kaimahi provide a wide range of opportunities for students to investigate and explore the Māori world and the wider world beyond. Kaimahi take full advantage of local, regional and national events for kura kaupapa Māori. Whānau and kaimahi encourage students to be actively engaged in their learning and acknowledge the unique perspectives they experience.

The principal and senior management team, supported by the board, manages the kura well. The board receives regular information about student achievement. The quality of this information could be improved. Curriculum review has been identified by the kura as an area for development. ERO supports this direction.

Future Action

ERO is confident that the board of trustees can manage the kura in the interests of the students and the Crown and bring about the improvements outlined in this report.

ERO will review the kura again as part of the regular review cycle.

3. Introduction

Te Aho Matua Outcome Statement

The purpose of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa is to educate Māori students in and through the medium of te reo Māori according to the principles of Te Aho Matua. The wāhanga of Te Aho Matua underpin whānau values, beliefs and practices for kōhanga graduates and students from kura teina to wharekura and wānanga.

Whānau Te Aho Matua Vision

“Whaia te Tino Rangatiratanga”

“E wha ngā pou mana, hei arahi i a tātou te whānau o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa – te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, te mana tamariki.”

Whānau recognise four pou that support their collective and individual aspirations for tino rangatiratanga. Each pou guides the whānau towards the realisation of their vision and the enactment of their curriculum for the benefit of all students and whānau.Ngā pou e whaare aligned to the principles of Te Aho Matua which provide a clear framework for the evaluation of student achievement and outcomes.

Evaluation Kaupapa

The whānau developed the evaluation kaupapa for the review based on the identification of a focus by the board of trustees. ERO and the kura agreed to useNgā pou e whaas the basis for the evaluation.

4. Evaluation Kaupapa

Nga Tino Uaratanga

Students display physical and spiritual well-being in an environment that focuses on mana atua, mana whenua, mana tangata and mana tamariki.

Te Ira Tangata

Students are physically, spiritually and emotionally confident.

Whānau encourage and model the pursuit of healthy habits. Physical fitness is a significant part of the kura programme for students and whānau. Regular monitoring of individual fitness levels occurs and students are motivated to improve their own performance. Expert tutors from a range of sport and fitness programmes contribute their knowledge and expertise. They support students to perform to high levels and to their potential in regional, national and international events. Whānau ensure that resources that are needed to support elite performance in sport and fitness are available.

Whānau provide opportunities for students to learn about and engage in discussions about issues that are important and significant to their iwi and hapū. Recently hui have been held in the region to discuss hapū and iwi claims to the Waitangi Tribunal. Students have participated in these hui as observers where they have been privileged to hear firsthand accounts of their history, whakapapa, links to the land and the political, social and economic issues that are relevant to them and their whānau.

Kaumātua expertise is used to model and teach traditional karakia, waiata and mōteatea that contain significant knowledge of the local iwi and hapū. Kaimahi and whānau understand and acknowledge the importance of sharing the knowledge of kaumātua with students at the kura to ensure the long term sustainability of the hapū and iwi.

Whānau recognise their individual responsibility to uphold the principles Te Aho Matua. Whānau members reflect on how the principles of Te Aho Matua impact on their day to day life and decisions. They take seriously their responsibility to the kaupapa of Te Aho Matua.

Students are aware of the need to pursue healthy habits.

Students participate in activities that foster physical development.

Students enjoy physical activity.

Students participate in a range of situations where karakia, waiata and mōteatea are used.

Te Reo Māori

Students are immersed in te reo and tikanga Māori throughout the day.

Whānau express a commitment to the revitalisation of te reo o Muriwhenua to support the long term growth and sustainability of the five iwi in the region. Karakia, whakatauāki and kīwaha, particular to the area, are used extensively to convey meaning and develop a deep understanding of tikanga, history and the natural environment. Kaiako, many of whom are connected through whakapapa to Muriwhenua, teach language that is specific their iwi. Students are supported to understand and use karakia, whakatauāki and kīwaha appropriately.

Whānau use te reo Māori consistently throughout the kura. They have high expectations for students to maintain te reo Māori at all times. A student council has been established and students appreciate the opportunity to discuss the success of their peers in te reo Māori events such as speech making andNational Certificate of Educational Achievement(NCEA), te reo rangatira. A goal identified by the student council is to monitor and support the use of te reo Māori by all students throughout the kura.

Students demonstrate through use that language affirms culture.

Students understand the importance of te reo Māori.

Students regard te reo Māori as a taonga.

Ngā Iwi

Students exhibit personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi.

Kaumātua play a significant role in supporting student’s learning about te reo and tikanga of the area. They share in-depth knowledge about the history of their people and the natural environment.

Local iwi knowledge is integrated into the kura curriculum. The science and environmental programme provides opportunities for students to learn about the features of the natural environment, influences on the land and natural resources and how they can support future sustainability. Kaitiakitanga in relation to the land is a key element of their learning. Students visit local marae throughout the year to learn about the history, whakapapa and links between the iwi in the region. Kaiako model the use of whakatauāki and kīwaha in both formal and informal contexts. Teaching through whakatauāki and kīwaha particular to Muriwhenua is a feature of the literacy programme. Students are exposed to and learn the nuances of their language and knowledge that is specific to their iwi.

As part of the kapa haka programme students have opportunities to learn and practise waiata, mōteatea and haka that are specific to their iwi. They are also supported by specialist tutors to compose waiata that reflect their knowledge and understanding of who they are, where they belong as well as issues of relevance to their iwi.

Students explain their hapū and iwi connections and discuss the links with others.

Students discuss the aspirations for their whānau, hapū and iwi.

Students attend a range of Māori, whānau, hapū and iwi events.

Te Ao

Students actively investigate and explore the Māori world and wider world.

Whānau and kaimahi provide a wide range of opportunities for students to investigate and explore the Māori world and the wider world beyond. Kaimahi take full advantage of local, regional and national events for kura kaupapa Māori. They attend sport and cultural events. Sports teams have competed successfully in national and international events. Senior students visit parliament to learn about and experience how the New Zealand political system operates. Students are encouraged and supported to develop a high level of political awareness.

The wharekura and wānanga programme focuses on the needs, interests and aspirations of individual students. Career pathways are identified and the programme is designed to support students to achieve their goals. The whānau, kaimahi and students have high expectations for success and they work hard to achieve it.

Students demonstrate mīharo.

Students demonstrate links between traditional and contemporary view, tikanga, values and beliefs.

Students use their creative talent to express their understanding.

Ahuatanga Ako

Students are actively engaged in learning.

Whānau provide activities and resources to enhance learning. The whānau has

invested significantly in specialist learning spaces to support student learning and achievement. The indoor pool, fitness equipment and gymnasium allow all students to engage in high levels of physical activity throughout the year. A recently refurbished hospitality space is used to teach basic life skills and knowledge to support students to become independent and self sufficient. The computer suite is well resourced and effectively managed to ensure access to information is readily available.

The principal and kaiako provide learning programmes that support students to:

  • develop a strong sense of pride in their identity and connection to their whānau, hapū and iwi

  • become independent, motivated and competent learners with high aspirations for their own success

  • work cooperatively with each other and others in their community

  • engage in critical and analytical thinking about their physical, social and political environment.

The board employs a wide range of support staff and teacher aides, including a kaumātua, to further enhance the learning programme. They are experts in their respective fields and are positive role models of success and achievement.

Whānau and kaimahi encourage students to be actively engaged in their learning and acknowledge the unique perspectives they bring to their learning. Students have the opportunity to contribute their ideas about the kura through a recently established student council. They speak proudly of the responsibility that they have as members of the student council. They acknowledge the role of kaumātua in their kura and show respect for the knowledge that they can access.

The board receives regular information about student achievement. Kura teina information identifies students who require additional support and monitoring. NCEA information from the wharekura demonstrates student progress and achievement. Where there has been concern raised about achievement in mathematics in 2011, the board, principal and kaiako have responded appropriately to review the programme and make significant improvements in 2012.

Students share and cooperate with others in groups.

Students honour kaumātua as repositories of knowledge.

Students contribute to decision making.

Areas for review and development

Curriculum Review. The whānau and kaimahi identify that a full review of the curriculum as an area for development. The kura would benefit from a curriculum review that is well planned, strategic and comprehensive. A curriculum review would support developing greater consistency in planning and teaching at each level and ensure the necessary skills and knowledge that students need to continue to progress and achieve each year are provided. ERO supports this direction.

Analysing student achievement information.Student achievement information is not well analysed. Better analysis of assessment information is needed to help the board and school leaders make strategic decisions about planning and resourcing throughout the kura.

5. Te Aho Matua Whānau Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the review, the whānau and staff of Te Rangi Āniwaniwa completed theTe Aho Matua Whānau Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist.In this document they have attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative requirements including those detailed in Ministry of Education Circulars and other documents related to the six wahanga of Te Aho Matua.

ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on outcomes for children:

  • emotional safety (including behaviour management, prevention of bullying and abuse, complaints procedures)

  • physical safety (including policies and procedures relating to EOTC, hazard identification, prevention of physical harm, accidents and medication)

  • staff qualifications and organisation

  • stand-downs, suspensions, expulsion and exclusions

  • monitoring of student attendance.

6. Recommendations

The next step for the board and whānau is:

  • to undertake a planned, strategic and comprehensive review of the kura curriculum

  • seek appropriate support to improve the gathering, analysis and use of student achievement information.

7. Future Action

ERO is confident that the board of trustees can manage the kura in the interests of the students and the Crown and bring about the improvements outlined in this report.

ERO will review the kura again as part of the regular review cycle.

Ani Rolleston

National Manager Review Services Māori (Te Uepū ā-Motu)

23/11/2012

23/11/2012

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi ĀniwaniwaTo the Parents and Community of

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi ĀniwaniwaThese are the findings of the Education Review Office’s latest report on.

“Whaia te Tino Rangatiratanga”

“E wha ngā pou mana, hei arahi i a tātou te whānau o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa – te mana atua, te mana whenua, te mana tangata, te mana tamariki”.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa was established in 1993 in Kaitaia. The purpose of the kura is to educate Māori students in and through the medium of te reo Māori according to the principles of Te Aho Matua. Whānau recognise four pou that support their collective and individual aspiration for tino rangatiratanga. Each pou guides the whānau towards the realisation of their vision. Ngā pou e whā are aligned to the principles of Te Aho Matua which provide a clear framework for the evaluation of student achievement and outcomes.

Students display physical and spiritual well-being in an environment that focuses on mana atua, mana whenua, mana tangata and mana tamariki. Physical fitness is a significant part of the kura programme for students and whānau. Students are immersed in te reo and tikanga Māori throughout the day. Whānau express a commitment to the revitalisation of te reo o Muriwhenua to support the long term growth and sustainability of the five iwi in the region. Karakia, whakatauāki and kīwaha, particular to the area, are used extensively to convey meaning and develop a deep understanding of tikanga, history and the natural environment.

Kaumātua play a significant role in supporting student’s learning about te reo and tikanga Māori of the area. They share in-depth knowledge about the history of their people and the natural environment. Local iwi knowledge is integrated in to the kura curriculum. Kaitiakitanga in relation to the land is a key element of students’ learning. Students regularly visit local marae to learn about the history, whakapapa and links between the iwi in the region throughout the year.

Whānau and kaimahi provide a wide range of opportunities for students to investigate and explore the Māori world and the wider world beyond. Kaimahi take full advantage of local, regional and national events for kura kaupapa Māori. Whānau and kaimahi encourage students to be actively engaged in their learning and acknowledge the unique perspectives they experience.

The principal and senior management team, supported by the board, manages the kura well. The board receives regular information about student achievement. The quality of this information could be improved. Curriculum review has been identified by the kura as an area for development. ERO supports this direction.

Future Action

ERO is confident that the board of trustees can manage the kura in the interests of the students and the Crown and bring about the improvements outlined in this report.

ERO will review the kura again as part of the regular review cycle.

Review Coverage

ERO reviews do not cover every aspect of school performance and each ERO report may cover different issues. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to student achievement and useful to this school.

If you would like a copy of the full report, please contact the school or see the ERO web page, http://www.ero.govt.nz.

Ani Rolleston

National Manager Review Services Māori (Te Uepū ā-Motu)