1-9 Station Road East , Moerewa
View on mapKua 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 whānau, mā ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere ki Moerewa, ki te Tai Tokerau. Kua tautapaina hei kura o Te Aho Matua mō ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 15. He tino hononga ō te nuinga o ngā whānau ki a Ngāti Hine. I te wā o mua, i tēnei wā anō hoki, kua pā ki te kura ngā tino wero ki ngā tūranga kaimahi, arā, kāhore i te tau te tūnga ārahi i mua i te tau 2022, ā, he tokoiti rawa ngā kairīwhi i tēnei takiwā. Ko te tumuaki o tēnei wā te tumuaki tuawhā i te kura, mai i te tau 2015. E mahi ngātahi ana te poari kaitiaki me te rōpū ārahi ki te whakawhanake i ngā rautaki me ngā pūnaha ka whakatika i ngā wero o tēnei wā.
Ahakoa te tokomaha o ngā ākonga e rongo ana i te angitu, kāhore ngā ākonga katoa e ū pūmau ana ki ā rātou akoranga, kāhore hoki e whai wāhi tākare atu ana.
Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā kawenga ā-iwi mā te toro atu ki ngā kaupapa ahurea i te kura me te hapori whānui. Ka whai wāhi mātātoa atu ngā ākonga ki ngā tikanga pērā i ngā pōhiri. Ko ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine, ko te tū a ngā kōtiro ki te ārahi i ngā karanga, ngā karakia, me ngā mihimihi, ka āta kitea ki ngā horopaki ōkawa me ngā horopaki ōpaki. Ko ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga e pā ana ki ngā tikanga o te marae, e aro nui ana ki ngā tūranga me ngā kawenga e hāngai pū ana ki a Ngāti Hine. Ko te kaha o ngā tātai hono o te whānau, e paihere ana i te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā ākonga ki ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. Ka taea e ngā ākonga te whakapuaki tō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.
Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te whakatupu i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki tō rātou tū ki te ao Māori. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā wāhi me ngā tāngata o te takiwā nei, ki te whakatairanga i ngā hononga o ngā ākonga ki te ao Māori. Ka whai pānga hoki ki taua tūāhuatanga, ko ngā wāhi e noho whakahirahira ana ki a rātou, pērā i a Waitangi. Ka kitea, ka ākona hoki e ngā ākonga te tirohanga Māori ki ngā kaupapa hītori whakaharahara, me ngā whai pānga o ērā ki a Ngāi Māori, inarā ki ō rātou ake iwi tonu. Ko te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako me ngā hōtaka i waho atu i te akomanga, e whakawhānui ana i te ako ki tua atu i ngā kēti o te kura, ki tua atu i te rohe, ā, ki tua atu anō hoki i a Aotearoa. E whakapakari ana ngā ākonga i tō rātou māramatanga ki tō rātou tū ki te ao Māori.
Te Ira Tangata
Kāhore i te riterite ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te arotahi me te kawe atu i ngā haepapa e pā ana ki tā rātou ake ako. Ka kōkirihia te nuinga o te marau e te kaiako. Kāhore ētahi o ngā ākonga e tino whakaongaongatia ana ki ngā akoranga, kāhore rānei e aro pū ana ki ngā akoranga. E tautokona ake ana ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 4 ki te hautū i tā rātou ake ako. Mō te whānui tonu, he maha ngā wā kāhore ngā ākonga e aro atu ana, ā, kāhore e whakaongaongatia ana, e whakawhānuihia ana rānei.
Te Reo
Kāhore e āta whakapūmau ana i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori ki te kura katoa. He mātau ngā kaiako ki te reo o Ngāti Hine. Ko te tūnga o te reo, ko te whakahirahiratanga anō hoki kia reo Māori anake te taiao, e whakamōreareatia ana i ētahi wā nā te whakamahinga kē a ētahi kaiako i te reo Pākehā. Ka ahu mai te nuinga o ngā ākonga i ngā kāinga reo Pākehā, ā, i te whakaurutanga ki te kura, he iti noa te reo o te tamaiti, kāhore rānei he reo Māori ō te tamaiti. Kua whakatūngia e te kura tētahi Pouārahi Reo, ā, māna e whakawhanake, e whakatinana hoki tētahi rautaki reo Māori hei whakapakari i ngā pūkenga o ngā kaiako me ngā ākonga i roto i te reo Māori. I te nuinga o te wā ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā ākonga ki waenga i a rātou anō mā te reo Pākehā.
Āhuatanga Ako
Ko te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga tētahi take āwangawanga. Me whakatere wawe i te ahu whakamua a ngā ākonga. Ki tā ngā hōtuku paetae, kua nui ake i te haurua o ngā ākonga o te kura teina kāhore e whakatutuki ana i ngā paetae mō te reo matatini me te pāngarau. Kei te tino hakahaka ngā taumata ā-tau i whakatakotohia ai. Kāhore i te riterite ngā mahi aromatawai me te tātari hōtuku i te kura. Ko ngā hōtuku mō ngā whiwhinga e whāia ana, kua whakatutukihia rānei e ngā tau 11 ki te 13 mō Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea, kāhore i tukua ki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Ko ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga tokomaha, kāhore e whakatutukihia ana, kāhore i te riterite, ā, e whakamōreareatia ana hoki.
Te kāwana, te aromātai o roto, me te ārahitanga
E whai māramatanga ana te taha kāwana me ngā kaiārahi i tā rātou whakapūmautanga me ā rātou takohanga hoki hei kura o Te Aho Matua. Kua whakaritea ētahi wānanga o Te Aho Matua ki te taha o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. Kāhore ngā mātāpono e whakatinanahia ana ki ngā tuhinga me ngā whakaritenga i te kura whānui. E whakapakari ana ngā kaiārahi me te whānau o te kura i ngā hononga ki Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, hei hāpai i aua wāhanga. Me whakapakari i te whakamahere rautaki. E mōhio ana te tumuaki me te poari ki te ngoikore o ngā paetae, ā, me whakawhanake i tētahi aronga rautaki, aronga wawe hoki ki te whakapai ake i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga. Kīhai te kirimina mō te whakahaere i te āhua mahi a te tumuaki i whakatutukihia i te tau 2023. Kāhore ngā ākonga e whiwhi ana i tētahi taiao ako e aro nui ana ki ngā matea ake o te takitahi me te takitini.
Me whakapakari tonu i te ārahitanga ngaio me te ārahitanga ako. E tūhura ana te poari i ngā huarahi ki te whakatutuki i ngā tino wero ki ngā tūranga mahi. Ka whai wāhi ki taua tūāhuatanga, ko te whakatūnga nō nā tata nei i ngā raukura tokowhā, hei kaimahi tautoko. Me hāngai pū te aronga ki te whakapakari i ngā āheinga o ngā kaiako me te tumuaki. Kāhore ngā ākonga e āta poipoia ana, ā, e pā tōraro ana aua tūāhuatanga ki tā rātou mātauranga.
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau me tētahi Rārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i aua tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:
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 ākonga:
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia toro atu ki te tautoko o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa ki te whakatutuki i te aromatawai o te āhua mahi a te tumuaki, ā, me rapu hoki i ngā huarahi ki te whakatere ake i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae o ngā ākonga.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
7 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Moerewa |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 2104 |
| Te tūmomo kura | He kura whakahiato (Tau 1-13) |
| Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 130 |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 100% |
| Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua |
| Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 7 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2009 |
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.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere is situated in Moerewa, Northland. It is a designated kura Aho Matua and provides for students in Years 1-15. Most of the whānau have strong connections to Ngāti Hine. The kura has had to deal with historic and current significant staffing challenges including unstable leadership prior to 2022 and shortage of relievers in the region. The current tumuaki is the fourth since 2015. The board of trustees and the leadership team are working collaboratively to develop strategies and systems to resolve current challenges.
While many students are experiencing success not all students are engaged consistently and enthusiastically in learning.
Ngā Iwi
Students contribute to iwi responsibilities through engaging in cultural contexts both in the kura and the wider community. Students actively contribute to tikanga practices such as pohiri. Ngāti Hine practices and roles, where girls take lead roles in karanga, karakia and mihimihi, are evident in both formal and informal settings. Teaching and learning in the tikanga of the marae has a focus on roles and responsibilities unique to Ngāti Hine. Close whakapapa connections of whānau enhance students’ sense of belonging to their whānau, hapū and iwi. Students can articulate who they are and how they connect to others.
Te Ao
Whānau provide opportunities for students to grow their knowledge of their place in the Māori world. Kaimahi utilise local places and people to enhance students’ connection to te ao Māori. This includes places of significance to them, such as Waitangi. Students are exposed to and learn the Māori view of significant historical events and the impacts on Māori, especially those iwi they whakapapa to. A range of Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) experiences and programmes extend learning beyond the school gates, rohe and Aotearoa. Students are building their understanding of their place in the Māori world.
Te Ira Tangata
Opportunities for students to be focused and accept responsibility for their learning are inconsistent. The curriculum is primarily teacher driven. Some students do not appear to be stimulated by lessons or fully focused on learning. Students in Years 1-4 are better supported to lead their own learning. Overall, students are often disengaged and are not being stimulated or extended.
Te Reo
The use of te reo Māori is inconsistent across the kura. Kaiako are competent speakers of te reo o Ngāti Hine. The status and importance of providing a Māori only environment is compromised by the use of English at times by some kaiako. The majority of students come from English speaking homes and have little or no te reo Māori on enrolment. The kura has employed a Pouarahi Reo who will develop and implement a te reo Māori strategy to build the capability of kaiako and students in te reo Māori. Students predominately communicate to one another in English.
Ahuatanga Ako
Student progress and achievement is of concern. There is an urgent need to accelerate student progress. Achievement data shows more than half of students are underachieving in literacy and numeracy in the kura teina. Annual targets are set very low. Kura wide assessment practice and data analysis is inconsistent. Data about credits toward or attainment in National Certificates in Educational Achievement (NCEA) was not provided, to ERO, for Years 11-13. Outcomes for many students are unclear, inconsistent and compromised.
Governance, Internal Evaluation and Leadership
Governance and leadership are growing their understanding of their commitment and obligations as a kura Te Aho Matua. Te Aho Matua wānanga have been scheduled with Te Runanga Nui o Aotearoa (TRN). The mātāpono are not demonstrated in documentation and some kura wide practices. Kura leaders and whānau are strengthening relationships with Te Runanga Nui o Aotearoa to help improve these areas. Strategic planning requires strengthening. The tumuaki and the board know the poor achievement results and need to develop a strategic and urgent approach to improve student progress and achievement. The tumuaki performance management agreement was not completed in 2023. Students do not experience a learning environment responsive to their individual and collective needs.
Professional and pedagogical leadership requires further strengthening. The board is exploring a number of options to address significant staffing challenges. This includes the recent employment of four raukura as support staff. Building kaiako and leadership capability needs to be prioritised. Students are underserved and academically disadvantaged.
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:
During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student achievement:
To meet compliance requirements trustees must:
ERO recommends seeking support from Te Runanga Nui o Aotearoa to complete tumuaki performance assessment and find ways to accelerate student progress and achievement.
Rita Walker
Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
7 November 2024
| Location | Moerewa |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 2104 |
| Kura type | Composite (Years 1 – 13) |
| Kura roll | 130 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 100% |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua |
| Review team on site | March 2024 |
| Date of this report | 7 November 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, December 2015; Te Aho Matua Review, October 2012; Te Aho Matua Review May 2009 |
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere ki Moerewa, ki te Tai Tokerau. Ka kitea te mana me te rangatiratanga o ngā ākonga, ā, he pai tō rātou whakawhanaketanga ki te kōrero i te reo o Ngāti Hine. Ka whai hua te aroturuki i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kura. Ka ngana ngā ākonga ki te ako.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, he arotake Te Rākeitanga.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere ki Moerewa, ki te Tai Tokerau. He tokomaha ngā ākonga, ngā kaimahi, me ngā whānau nō Ngāti Hine. Ko te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine tētahi tino aronga, ā, he āhuatanga pūmanawa anō hoki tēnei o ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga. He tino rautaki te aro nui ki te reo o Ngāti Hine, hei hāpai i ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga me te whakawhanaketanga hoki o tō rātou reo. Ka whai pānga nui hoki te manaakitanga, te whanaungatanga, te tuku ihotanga, te mana motuhake me ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua ki te whānau o te kura. E whakawhanake ana ngā kaiako, te whānau, te poari, me ngā mātua i te kaha o te mahi ngātahi hei painga mō ā rātou ākonga ki te kura.
He pakari ngā ākonga ki te āta whakaatu i te mana me te rangatiratanga i tō rātou tū ki te ārahi, ā, mā tō rātou manawa whakahī, tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga anō hoki ki a Ngāti Hine.
Ko te puāwai haere o te tūmāia ake o ia ākonga e hāpai ana i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki a rātou anō. Ka tū pakari ngā ākonga ki te ārahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki, tae atu ki ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, me ngā waiata. He pai te taunekeneke, te noho ngātahi hoki o ngā ākonga ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka whakatinana, ka whakatauira anō hoki rātou i ngā uaratanga o te kura. Ka aroturuki ngā kaimahi i te haumaru me te waiora o ngā ākonga. Ka whakanuia te whanonga pai, puta noa i te kura. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā kaimahi katoa ki te whakawhanake i ngā tūmanako me ngā ture e rite ana ki ngā ākonga katoa. Ka whai pānga hoki tēnei aronga ki te whai wāhi mai o te whānau, ngā ākonga, me ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te tautuhi, te whakamārama, me te whakatairanga anō hoki i ngā tūmanako. Ko te hākinakina me te korikori tinana e whai wāhi matua ana hoki ki te hōtaka hauora o te kura whānui. Ka poipoia, ka arohaina hoki ngā ākonga.
E whakawhanake ana ngā mātua i te pai o ngā pūkenga whakawhitinga kōrero i roto i te reo Māori. Ka āta rongo rātou i te reo o Ngāti Hine e whakatauirahia ana. Ka whakamahere, ka whakarato hoki ngā kaiako i ngā hōtaka ako reo me ngā rautaki reo ka hāpai, ka kōkiri hoki i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo o ngā ākonga, me tā rātou ahu whakamua. Ka kitea ki ngā paetae ākonga, kei te eke ngā ākonga tae atu hoki ki ngā tuākana o te wharekura, ki te taumata e tika ana i roto i te reo matatini. Ko ngā whiringa reo Māori mō ngā tuākana o te wharekura, ko te reo rangatira me te reo Māori. He whai wāhitanga anō hoki mō ngā mema o te whānau ki te ako i te reo Māori. Kei te whanake te matatau o ngā ākonga ki te reo Māori.
Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā ākonga i roto i ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu. Ka whai pānga nui ngā hononga me ngā tātai whakapapa ki ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaiako ki ā rātou ākonga me ō rātou whānau. Ka hāpai ngā kaiako i te ako a ngā ākonga i ngā kōrero e pā ana ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki. He manawa whakahī tō ngā ākonga ki ō rātou tātai whakapapa ki a Ngāti Hine. Ka rongo i te whakaute ki waenga i ngā pākeke me ngā ākonga mō rātou anō. He tau, he harikoa hoki ngā ākonga.
He mātātoa te tūhura me te whakatewhatewha o ngā ākonga i tō rātou ao, ki tua atu hoki. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te ako i ngā hītori o te takiwā nei, tae atu ki ngā kōrero tuku iho e pā ana ki a Ruapekapeka me Puketūtū. Ko te whakapuakitanga o te hangarau whakawhitiwhiti i āta whakatairanga ake anō i ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga, ā, kua hāpai i te tūhonohono o ngā ākonga ki te ao whānui. Nō nā tata tonu nei ētahi i haere ai ki tāwāhi, ā, kua whakawhānui ake anō hoki tēnei i te tirohanga a ngā ākonga ki ētahi atu ahurea, ā, nā tēnei, kua whakataurite, kua whakatairite hoki rātou i ngā ahurea o ētahi atu ki tō rātou ahurea. E whakawhanake ana te tū o ngā ākonga ki te ao whānui.
Ka ngana atu ngā ākonga ki te ako. Ka arotahi ngā ākonga, ka hāngai pū rātou ki ngā mahi, ā, e whai hua ana hoki. Ka whakawero ngā kaiako i ngā ākonga ki te whakaaro kaikini. Ka hāpai rātou i te taha auaha, te taha pākiki hoki o ngā ākonga i a rātou e ako ana. Nā tētahi huringa taiāwhio o ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga, kua piki ake te whai wāhi atu, te aro atu hoki o ngā ākonga ki ngā mahi. Ko ngā ākonga hei āta hāpai ake, ka tino tautokona e ngā kaiako me te whānau.
Kua toro atu ki te ako ataata hei whakarato i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo kaupapa ako mō ngā ākonga o te wharekura. Kei ia tuakana tōna ake huarahi ako, ā, e hāngai ana ēnei ki ō rātou wawata whai umanga. Ka āta aroturuki i ngā paetae ākonga o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea. Ka āwhina ngā ākonga ki te whakarite mō ngā whakamātautau o waho, mā te whai wāhi atu ki ngā wānanga. He muramura, he ātaahua hoki ngā taiao ako, ā, ka whakatairanga ake i te ako. Ka whakamahia ngā paetae ākonga hei hāpai i te whakamahere a ngā kaiako i ngā matea ako o ia ākonga. He tino aronga ki ngā akoranga e pā ana ki te reo matatini me te pāngarau. Ka tino poipoia ngā matea ako o ngā ākonga.
Ka whai hua te aroturuki i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kura. Ka whakamahia ngā mōhiohio arotake whaiaro hei āta whakatau i ngā tino whakaritenga mō ngā mahi ka whai ake, tae atu ki te whakapai ake i te ū pūmau ki te whakahaeretanga o te whanonga. Ko te whakatairanga i ngā paetae ākonga tētahi kaupapa matua ki te whānau o te kura. Ko te pūrongo i ngā tūmanako me ngā whakaritenga ka hāpai ake i ngā mōhiohio arotake whaiaro ā-kura o te kounga pai, ā, ka whai pānga hoki ki te whakapai tonutanga.
He tokomaha ngā mema o te hapori ka kawe ake i te ārahitanga o ngā tūmomo āhuatanga o te whakahaeretanga ki te kura. Ka whakanuia taua ārahitanga ngātahi e te whānau o te kura. He aronga rautaki i whakamaheretia ai hei kōkiri, hei whakahaere hoki i ētahi tino kaupapa me ngā mahi whakawhanake ka whai ake, ā, e tino whai hua ana tēnei ki te whakapūmau i te haere tonutanga, te rōnakitanga hoki o ngā mahi. Ka arotahi te ārahitanga ki te whakatairanga i ngā tino putanga hua mō ngā ākonga.
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:
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:
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere ki Moerewa, ki te Tai Tokerau. Ka kitea te mana me te rangatiratanga o ngā ākonga, ā, he pai tō rātou whakawhanaketanga ki te kōrero i te reo o Ngāti Hine. Ka whai hua te aroturuki i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kura. Ka ngana ngā ākonga ki te ako.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, he arotake Te Rākeitanga.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
16 Hakihea, 2015
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Moerewa | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 2104 | |
| Te tūmomo kura | He kura ā-rohe | |
| Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 105 | |
| Te ira tangata | Tama tāne 53 Kōtiro 52 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua | |
| Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | 2 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2015 | |
| Te rā o tēnei pūrongo | 16 Hakihea, 2015 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Te Aho Matua Arotake Mātauranga Te Aho Matua Arotake Tāpiri | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012 Haratua 2009 Pipiri 2005 |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere is in Moerewa, Northland. Students display mana and rangatiratanga and are developing well as speakers of te reo o Ngāti Hine. Kura operations are monitored effectively. Students are engaged in learning.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere is in Moerewa, Northland. Many of the students, staff and whānau members are from Ngāti Hine. Te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine is a major focus and strength of teaching and learning. Ngāti Hine dialect is a deliberate strategy to support student’s learning and language development. Manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, tuku ihotanga, mana motuhake and the philosophy of Te Aho Matua are important to the kura whānau. The kaiako, whānau, Board and parents are developing a strong collaborative culture for their students at the kura.
Students confidently display mana and rangatiratanga in their leadership roles and through their sense of pride and connectedness to Ngāti Hine.
Students’ growing self-confidence supports their awareness of those around them. Students are willing leaders in a range of settings including karakia, hīmene and waiata. Students interact and engage positively with each other. They demonstrate and model kura values. Staff monitor student safety and wellbeing. Positive behaviour is promoted school-wide. All staff members are involved in developing consistent expectations and rules for students. This approach includes regular involvement of whānau members, students and staff in helping to define, clarify and promote expectations. Hākinakina and regular physical activity is an integral part of the school-wide health programme. Students are nurtured and loved.
Students are developing good communication skills in te reo Māori. They are exposed to good models of Ngāti Hine dialect. Kaiako plan and provide language programmes and strategies to support and accelerate student’s language development and progress. Student achievement information shows students, including those in the wharekura, are achieving at their appropriate levels in literacy. Te reo Māori options for students include both te reo rangatira and te reo Māori for senior wharekura students. Whānau members are also provided with opportunities to learn te reo Māori. Students are developing fluency in te reo Māori.
Students show confidence in their relationships with others. Relationships and whakapapa connections are integral to student’s learning. Kaiako know their students and their whānau well. Kaiako support students to learn about who they are and where they come from. Students are proud of their connections to Ngāti Hine. There is mutual respect between adults and students. Students are settled and happy.
Students actively explore and investigate their world and beyond. Kaiako provide students with opportunities to learn about the historical features of the local area including stories about Ruapekapeka and Puketūtū. The introduction of information communication technology has enhanced student learning and helped to connect students to the wider world. Recent excursions overseas has further broadened student’s outlook about other cultures and enabled them to compare and contrast other cultures to their own. Students are developing into global citizens.
Students are engaged in learning. Students are focused, on task and are doing well. Kaiako challenge students to be critical thinkers. They support students to be creative and curious in their learning. A rotation approach to teaching and learning has increased student participation and engagement. Students who require extra tuition are well supported by kaiako and whānau.
Video conferencing is used to provide a wide range of subject options for wharekura students. Individual learning pathways are provided for senior students that align to their career aspirations. There is close monitoring of student achievement in NCEA. Students are helped to prepare for external examinations by participating in wānanga. Learning environments are bright, attractive and conducive to learning. Student achievement information is used to support kaiako to plan for individual student needs. There is a clear emphasis on literacy and numeracy learning. Students learning needs are well catered for.
Kura operations are monitored effectively. Self-review information is used to make sound decisions about next steps including improving the consistency of behaviour management. Raising student achievement is a priority for the kura whānau. Reporting expectations and practices contribute to good quality internal review information school-wide and contributes to ongoing improvement.
Many members of the kura community take responsibility for leading aspects of kura operations. This collaborative leadership approach is valued by the kura whānau. A strategic, planned approach for driving and managing key initiatives and next development steps is effective in maintaining ongoing, sustainable momentum. Leadership is focused on promoting positive outcomes for student.
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:
During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on student achievement:
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere is in Moerewa, Northland. Students display mana and rangatiratanga and are developing well as speakers of te reo o Ngāti Hine. Kura operations are monitored effectively. Students are engaged in learning.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarere will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
16 December 2015
The purpose of ERO’s reviews is to give whānau and the wider kura community information about the quality of education that the kura provides and their children receive. ERO’s reports are intended to be clear, concise, constructive and evaluative. An ERO report answers an evaluative question about Te Tino Uaratanga. Under the overarching question ERO reports on the quality of Te Aho Matua education and learning outcomes for children. ERO also reports on self review processes and practices.
| Location | Moerewa | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 2104 | ||
| Kura type | Area School | ||
| Kura roll | 105 | ||
| Gender composition | Boys 53 Girls 52 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua | ||
| Review team on site | 2 November 2015 | ||
| Date of this report | 16 December 2015 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Te Aho Matua Review Te Aho Matua Review Supplementary Review | October 2012 May 2009 June 2005 | |
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.
Kia maumahara ki tōu mana āhua ake
E ai ki te whānau o te kura, ‘ka whakapūmau, ka whakanui hoki te pepeha o te kura nei i ngā wawata me ngā tūmanako o te whānau o te kura me te hapori, mō ā rātou tamariki, ā rātou mokopuna hoki e haere ana ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere. Ko te hōhonutanga o tēnei whakataukī e mea ana, kia poipoia ia tangata i te kura, e te whakaute, e te aroha, e ngā akoranga hoki, hei ārahi i tēnā me tēnā o tātou ki te tū tangata, ki te tū motuhake, ā, ki te tū māia.’
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere ki te tāone iti o Moerewa, ki te Tai Tokerau. Haere tawhiti mai ai ētahi o ngā ākonga ki tēnei tāone, kuraina ai. Kātahi anō ētahi atu ākonga ka tīmata i te kura, whai muri i te katinga o te hōtaka wharekura i te Kura o Moerewa. He pakari te ārahitanga i te kura, me te hononga hoki ki te poari whakahaere. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu o ngā mātua me te whānau ki ngā nekehanga katoa o te kura.
E whakahaerehia ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere i raro i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. E pou here ana aua mātāpono i te ngākau nuitanga o te whānau, te poari, me ngā kaimahi ki te whakarato i tētahi taiao akoranga e whakawātea ana i ngā ākonga ki te eke mārika ki tō rātou pūmanawa – ā-mātauranga, ā-ahurea, ā-tangata, ā-wairua hoki. E whanake ana te mātau me te pakari o ngā ākonga ki te taha o tō whānau, tō rātou hapū, tō rātou iwi hoki, i raro i te maru o Te Aho Matua.
Ko te tirohanga mō ngā ākonga o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere, kia whakaratohia ki a rātou tētahi taiao akoranga o te reo Māori me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine, kia mauritau ia ākonga, kia whakawhanake hoki rātou i ō rātou ake tirohanga ki te ao Māori, kia whai wāhi atu ki te kākano rua o Aotearoa, ā, kia noho whakaute rātou ki ngā ao me te mana āhua ake o ētahi atu. Ka whakanui rātou i te tuakiri o te whānau, te hapū, me te iwi.
Ko te manaakitanga, te whanaungatanga, te tuku ihotanga, te mana motuhake, me Te Aho Matua ngā tino uaratanga ki te whakatutuki i ngā wawata me ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki ngā ākonga.
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.
E whakahaerehia ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere i raro i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. E pou here ana aua mātāpono i te ngākau nuitanga o te whānau, te poari, me ngā kaimahi ki te whakarato i tētahi taiao akoranga e whakawātea ana i ngā ākonga ki te eke mārika ki tō rātou pūmanawa – ā-mātauranga, ā-ahurea, ā-tangata, ā-wairua hoki.
Ko te tirohanga mō ngā ākonga o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere, kia pakari tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori, tae atu ki ngā tītahanga, te reo ā-iwi, me te whakakata e noho motuhake ana ki a Ngāti Hine i roto i tō rātou reo kōrero. Ka tino mōhio hoki rātou ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou toi whenuatanga hoki.
I whiriwhiri te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine hei kaupapa aromātai mō tēnei arotake. Ko ngā tino whāinga me ngā putanga ākonga e hāngai ana ki tēnei kaupapa aromātai, i tāutuhia ai mō ia wāhanga o Te Aho Matua.
He tau ngā ākonga i roto i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki ō rātou hononga ā-whakapapa, i raro i te maru o Te Aho Matua.
Ko te mahere rautaki a te kura mō ngā tau 2012 ki te 2014 e pou herea ana e te tauāki taketake a te tūtohinga, te tauāki tirohanga hoki e hāpaitia ana e Te Aho Matua. Ko te tino pūtake, te tino whāinga hoki, ko te whakapai i ngā akoranga, te ahunga whakamua, me ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā ākonga. Kua tuhia ngā putanga o ngā rōpū reanga e tūmanakohia ana. Ka hāngai ēnei hei aratohu, hei tūmanako hoki mō te whānau, ngā kaitiaki, me ngā kaimahi kia whai wāhi ngātahi ai rātou ki te whakatutuki i ngā putanga. Ko te arotake whaiaro me te whakaaro whaiaro, e whai wāhi matua ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te mahere rautaki.
E whakaatu ana ngā ākonga i ngā tūmanako ki te whakatinana i te manaaki me te whanaungatanga. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaiako me ngā ākonga mō te whai huatanga o te whakahaere i tō rātou āheinga ki te whai whakaaro nui ki ētahi atu. I ngā wā katoa ka whakaratarata, ka whakaute ngā ākonga i ngā manuhiri, puta noa i te kura. Ka whakatinanahia hoki ngā uaratanga o te tuakana me te tēina, ā, e pou herea ana ēnei e ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga puta noa i te kura, ā, he pai hoki te whakahaeretanga. He pai, he hihiri hoki ngā taunekeneke o roto, o waho hoki i te akomanga. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whakawhiti kōrero i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka whakamihi, ka whakanui hoki te whānau i ngā whanonga papai. He tau, he harikoa hoki ngā ākonga.
Ka tino rite ngā ākonga ki te ako i ia rā. Ka whakatakoto ngā karakia i te rangimārie mō te rā. Ka patapatai ngā kaiako i ngā ākonga hei whakahoki atu ki ngā akoranga o mua, otirā, hei whakapakari haere i ō rātou mōhiotanga. Ka tautoko ngā kaiako i ngā ākonga ki te whakaaro huritao me te whakawhanake i ngā pūkenga whakaaro, mā te whakatauira i tēnei āhuatanga, puta noa i te rā. He hihiri ngā ākonga, ā, ka whakakipakipa i ngā ākonga ki te ako.
He ātaahua ngā akomanga whakaongaonga hei taiao akoranga. Ka whakanuia ngā mahi a ngā ākonga, ā, ka kitea ā rātou kaupapa ki ngā whakaaturanga puta noa i te kura. Ka tāutuhia ngā ākonga hei āwhina ake, hei whakawhānui ake rānei.
I ngā kaimahi te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo whai wāhitanga whakawhanaketanga ngaio. Nō nā tata tonu nei te tukanga arohaehae i tīmata ai, ā, kei te whakapakari haere te tīmatanga. Ka whai kiko te whakamahere me te aromātai o te hōtaka, ā, ka whai hua ki te ārahi i ngā kaiako ki te whakatinana i ngā hōtaka mō ngā ākonga. Ko ngā rautaki whakaako o te rōpū iti, te takitahi, me te akomanga, ka whakamahia puta noa i te kura.
Kua tīmata te whakatinana haere i ngā hōtaka o ia ākonga o te wharekura. Kua hui tahi ngā ākonga katoa ki te taha o te tumuaki ki te tāutu i ā rātou whāinga mō meāke nei. E whakawhanake ana rātou i ā rātou ake mahere ako, mā te tautoko o te tautapa o te tumuaki mō te toenga o te tau.
Kua whakahāngai tōtikatia te kaupapa ā-kura, a Hineāmaru, ki ia rōpū reanga, puta noa i te kura. E ākina ana ngā ākonga ki te rangahau ki ngā reanga e tika ana.
Ka whiwhi te whānau i ngā mōhiohio papai e pā ana ki ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga mā te pūrongo me te pānui i ia te wā. Ka whakamōhiotia te poari mō ngā paetae ākonga ki te kura teina, i roto i te pānui, te tuhituhi, te pāngarau, me te reo Māori. E tino tohu ana aua hōtuku i te āhua o ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā ākonga. He pai ngā whakatutukitanga a te nuinga, ā, e poipoia ana rātou hei āta tautoko ake. He rawaka te whakarato a te poari i ngā rauemi mō ngā hōtaka whakaako, ako hoki. E ngākau nui ana rātou ki te whakatairanga i ngā paetae ākonga.
Ko te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine te āhuatanga pakari o te whakaako me te ako ki te kura. Ka whakatauira ngā kaiako i te whānuitanga o te reo i a rātou e whakapuaki ana i ngā tohutohu ōkawa, ōpaki hoki. Ka whakamahi rātou i ngā tohu, te manawa reka, ngā kīwaha, te reo ā-iwi, me te reo pukapuka. He hōhonu ngā wheako akoranga a ngā ākonga. E akiaki ana, e tautoko ana hoki te taiao ako reo i te kōrero, te whakarongo, te pānui, me te tuhituhi, mā te reo Māori.
Ka whakamahia te reo o Ngāti Hine i ngā wā katoa, e ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga, puta noa i te kura.
Ka whakapūmautia te kura e te whānau, hei wāhi kōrero Māori. E ngākau nui ana rātou ki te tiaki i te noho motuhake o te reo Māori ki tō rātou wāhi. He manawa whakahī tō rātou mō ā rātou tamariki, me tō rātou āheinga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. E ākina ana te whānau ki te ako me te whakamahi i te reo Māori hei hāpai i te reo o ngā ākonga ki ō rātou kāinga.
Ka kitea te tikanga, puta noa i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka ārahi ngā ākonga i ngā mahi tikanga i te kura. Ko ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, ngā waiata, me ngā waiata tawhito, he wā mō te whānau me ngā ākonga ki te whakanui, me te tū pakari hoki hei Māori. He pai te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā ākonga.
E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki te whakahirahira me te motuhake o Ngāti Hine. E whakawhanake ana rātou i ngā tino tikanga e pā ana ki a Ngāti Hine, ā, e whakakī ana hoki i ō rātou puna mātauranga e pā ana ki a Ngāti Hine. E mōhio ana rātou ki ō rātou whakapapa, pepeha hoki, me ngā hononga o ēnei ki ngā tūpuna rongonui me ngā whakahirahira o te whānau. Ko ngā kaupapa ako he whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te ako i tō rātou tupuna, i a Hineāmaru, i a rātou e aru ana, e tūhura ana, e wheako ana hoki i Te Hīkoi a Hineāmaru. Ko ngā haerenga ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira, me te rongo i ngā kōrero tuku iho, e whakatō ana i te aronga toi whenuatanga me te manawa whakahī o ngā ākonga.
Ka kite ngā ākonga i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o te hapū e whakatinanahia ana ki ngā huihuinga o te kura, o te marae, o te hapori hoki. Ko te āheinga me te mōhiotanga o ngā ākonga ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa e āta whakawhanakehia nā te poipoi o te whānau i a rātou. E kōkiri tonu ana ngā tuākana ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou pūkenga hei tuakana, hei kaiārahi hoki, puta noa i te kura.
E puāwai ake ana tō rātou mōhiotanga ki ngā ritenga me ngā rerekētanga o ētahi atu hapū, o ētahi atu iwi hoki.
He manawa whakahī tō ngā ākonga ki tō rātou tū Ngāti Hine.
Ko te arotahi o ngā akoranga me ngā whakaakoranga mō Ngāti Hine, e whakatakoto ana i te tuakiri me te manatū e hāngai ana ki tō rātou hapori, otirā, tō rātou taiao. E hāpaitia ana ngā ākonga e tā rātou hōtaka, hei ako i ngā tino āhuatanga o tō rātou taiao, pērā i ngā kai tūturu o te taiao māori. E ako ana, e tūhura ana hoki rātou i ngā whakaaro pērā i te noho whakarawe, me te tiaki i ā rātou rauemi. E ako ana ngā ākonga i tō rātou tūnga hei kaitiaki.
Ka whai wāhi atu, ka tautoko hoki ngā ākonga i ngā kaupapa o te hapori. Ka whai wāhi atu, ka whakataetae hoki ki ngā ahurei kapa haka, ngā mahi hākinakina hoki o te rohe. Kua whiriwhirihia ētahi o ngā ākonga mō ngā tīma hākinakina o te motu. Ka kawe rātou i tō rātou tino aronga toi whenuatanga ki a Ngāti Hine.
Ka āta whakaritea e te whānau kia eke angitu, kia whakatutuki hoki ngā ākonga i roto i te mātauranga, i te ahurea, i te hākinakina hoki. Ka hāngai mārika tēnei ki ngā wawata o te whānau e whakatakotohia ana ki te tirohanga me te tūtohinga o te kura.
E hāpai tōtikatia ana ngā ākonga tuākana ki te whakawhanake i ngā ara umanga me te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i tō rātou pūmanawatanga. E wātea ana ki a rātou te whānui me te hōhonu o ngā rangahau me ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki a Ngāti Hine. Ka hāpai tēnei i ā rātou mahi ki te kōkiri i ā rātou ake rangahau. He puna mātauranga te kaiako o te wharekura mō ngā mātauranga o Ngāti Hine, ā, ka whakapuakihia ki ngā ākonga i te wharekura. Ko te aronga nahanaha ki te tuitui ngātahi i ngā hōtaka o te wharekura me te kura teina, tērā ka whakapakari i te tū kotahi me te tuakiri o te kura katoa.
He tau ngā ākonga ki te ao Māori, ki tua atu hoki.
I te wā o te arotake, i oti i te poari o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere, tētahiTauāki Kupu Tūturu o te Whānau Te Aho Matuame tētahiRārangi Arowhai Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i aua tuhinga, kua oati rātou i tō rātou kaha ki te whakatutuki i ā rātou hanganga ture, me ērā kua tohungia ki ngā tuhinga o te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, me ētahi atu tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā mātāpono e ono o Te Aho Matua.
I titiro te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki ēnei āhuatanga e whai ake nei, nō te mea, he nui te whai wāhitanga atu ki ngā putanga mō ngā ākonga:
Hei whakapakari i te āhua o āna mahi, me whai whakaaro te poari ki ngā tūmomo huarahi kia āhei ai te whānau ki te whakapakari tonu i ngā pūnaha me ngā whakaritenga i te kura.
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)
18 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2012
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.
Kia maumahara ki tōu mana āhua ake
Be steadfast in your unique identity and authority
The kura whānau says, “Te Pepeha o te Kura maintains and promotes the dreams and aspirations of our kura whānau and community for their tamariki, mokopuna who are enrolled at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere. Its proverbial wisdom requires that each individual at the kura is duly accorded respect, unconditional love, and learning that guides each of us to be truly awesome, independent and brave.”
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere is located in the small township of Moerewa, Northland. Some students travel from beyond the immediate area. Others have recently entered the kura following the closure of the wharekura programme at Moerewa School. The kura has strong leadership along with a good working relationship with the board of trustees. Parents and whānau are actively engaged in the life of the kura.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere operates in accordance with the principles of Te Aho Matua. These principles underpin the commitment of the whānau, the board of trustees and staff to provide a learning environment which enables students to reach their full potential in all aspects of academic, cultural, social and spiritual life. Students are developing as competent and confident learners with their whānau, hapū and iwi under the mantle of Te Aho Matua.
The vision for students of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere is that they will be provided with a te reo Māori and tikanga o Ngāti Hine learning environment that enables each student to be at ease with themselves, develop their own Māori world view, engage in the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa and respect the worlds and lives of others. They will celebrate whānau, hapū and iwi identity.
Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Tuku Ihotanga, Mana Motuhake and Te Aho Matua are key values for achieving the dreams and aspirations for students.
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.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere operates in accordance with the principles of Te Aho Matua. These principles underpin the commitment of the whānau, the board of trustees and staff to provide a learning environment which enables students to reach their full potential in all aspects of academic, cultural, social and spiritual life.
The vision for students of Te Kura Kaupapa o Taumārere is that students will be good speakers of te reo Māori, confidently incorporating the nuances, dialect and humour unique to Ngāti Hine into their oral language. They will also have a sound knowledge of who they are and where they come from.
The whānau and staff chose Te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine as the evaluation kaupapa for this review. Focused objectives and expected student outcomes relating to this evaluation kaupapa were defined for each of the wāhanga of Te Aho Matua.
Students are secure in the knowledge of their ancestral links under the mantle of Te Aho Matua.
The kura strategic plan 2012-2014 is underpinned by the charter mission and vision statement supported by Te Aho Matua philosophy. The central purpose and aim is to improve student learning, progress and achievement. Expected outcomes for year groups are documented. These include guidelines and expectations for the whānau, trustees and staff to contribute to as a collective to realise outcomes. Self review and reflections are an integral part of the management of the strategic plan.
Students reflect the expectations to practise manaaki and whanaungatanga. Kaiako and students discuss the benefits of managing their ability to show consideration of others. Students are consistently friendly and respectful to visitors throughout the kura. Tuakana/teina values are practised and these are underpinned by Te Aho Matua principles. Routines across the kura are well established and managed. Interactions in and out of the classroom are positive and exuberant. Students communicate confidently in a range of contexts. The whānau acknowledges and compliments the positive behaviours. Students are settled and happy.
Students are well prepared for learning each day. Karakia sets the tone for the day. Kaiako prompt students with questions to revisit prior learning so that they can build on their knowledge. Kaiako support students to be reflective and develop thinking skills by modelling this throughout the day. Staff are animated and energetic and motivate students to learn.
Classrooms are attractive and stimulating learning environments. Student’s work is celebrated and their kaupapa is reflected in the displays throughout the kura. Those students who require extra help or extension are identified.
Kaimahi have had a range of professional development opportunities. The appraisal process has recently begun and is in its early stages. Planning and evaluation of the programme is detailed and effectively guides teachers to implement programmes for students. Small group, individual and whole class teaching strategies are used consistently across the kura.
Individualised programmes for wharekura students have begun. All students have met with the principal to identify their future goals. They are developing individual learning plans with the support of the principal’s nominee for the remainder of the year.
The kura-wide kaupapa Hineamaru, is appropriately differentiated for each of the age groups across the kura. Students are encouraged to undertake research at appropriate levels.
Whānau receive good information about student learning through regular reporting and pānui. The board is informed of student achievement in the kura teina for reading, writing, maths and te reo Māori. This data clearly shows how well students are achieving. Most are achieving well and those who require extra support are catered for. The board provides adequate resourcing for teaching and learning programmes. They are committed to raising student achievement.
Te reo me ngā tikanga o Ngāti Hine is the strength of teaching and learning at the kura. Kaiako model a variety of language while delivering formal or informal instructions. They use symbolism, humour, inference, kīwaha, specific dialect and the language of books. Students have rich language experiences. The language learning environment encourages and supports speaking, listening, reading and writing in te reo Māori.
Te reo o Ngāti Hine is used consistently by kaimahi and students across the kura.
The whānau reinforces the kura as a Māori speaking zone. They are committed to protecting their context as a te reo Māori only zone. They are proud of their children and their ability as speakers of te reo Māori. Whānau are encouraged to learn and use te reo Māori to support student’s language at home.
Tikanga is evident in the daily programme. Students practise leadership roles in tikanga. Karakia, hīmene, waiata and waiata tawhito provide a time when whānau and students celebrate and enjoy being Māori. Students’ te reo Māori is developing well.
Students know the importance and uniqueness of Ngāti Hine. They are developing sound practices and accumulating knowledge about Ngāti Hine. They know about whakapapa, pepeha and how these are linked to important ancestors and places to form an authentic base for the whānau. Learning kaupapa give student’s opportunities to learn about their ancestor Hineamaru, as they follow, explore and experience Te Hīkoi a Hineamaru. Visits to these significant places, and hearing stories, instils in students a sense of pride and belonging.
Students see hapū specific tikanga and kawa modelled at the kura, marae and community events. Student’s ability and skill in practising tikanga and kawa under the care of whānau is developing well. Senior students are continuing to develop their skills as tuakana and leaders throughout the kura.
They are becoming more aware of the similarities and differences of other hapū and iwi.
Students are proud members of Ngāti Hine.
Focussed learning and teaching about Ngāti Hine establishes identity and authority in and about their local environment. Students are supported through their programme to learn about specific aspects of their environment such as traditional kai within the natural environment. They are gaining knowledge and exploring ideas such as self sufficiency and protection of their resources. Students are learning about their role as kaitiaki.
Students contribute to and support community events. They participate and compete in kapa haka and sport at a regional level. Some students have been selected as sports representatives in national teams. They take with them a strong sense of belonging to Ngāti Hine.
Whānau ensure that students achieve academic, cultural and sporting achievements and success. This reflects the aspirations of the whānau that is expressed in the kura vision and charter.
Senior students are well supported to develop career pathways and work towards achieving their potential. They have access to a significant body of research and information about Ngāti Hine. This supports their independent research studies. The wharekura kaiako has a wealth of knowledge about Ngāti Hine that is shared with students in the wharekura. A planned approach to bringing the wharekura and kura teina programmes together is likely to strengthen the whole kura profile and sense of kura identity.
Students feel equally comfortable in te ao Māori and beyond.
During the review, the board of trustees of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere completed theTe Aho Matua Whānau Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist.In this document they have attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative requirements including those detailed in Ministry of Education Circulars and other documents related to the six mātāpono of Te Aho Matua.
ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on outcomes for children:
In order to improve its performance the board should consider how the whānau can continue to strengthen systems and practices in the kura.
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)
18 October 2012
| Location | Moerewa |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 2104 |
| Kura type | Area School (Yr 1-13) |
Teaching staff: Roll generated entitlement Other Number of teachers |
11.19
11 |
| Roll number | 103 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 100% |
| Gender composition | Boys 37 Girls 66 |
| Special features | Kura Kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua |
| Review team on site | August 2012 |
| Date of this report | October 2012 |
| Previous ERO reports | Te Aho Matua Review, May 2009 Supplementary Te Aho Matua Review, June 2005 Supplementary Te Aho Matua Review, June 2003 |
These are the findings of the Education Review Office’s latest report on Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere
Kia maumahara ki tōu mana āhua ake
Be steadfast in your unique identity and authority
The kura whānau says, “Te Pepeha o te Kura maintains and promotes the dreams and aspirations of our kura whānau and community for their tamariki, mokopuna who are enrolled at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere. Its proverbial wisdom requires that each individual at the kura is duly accorded respect, unconditional love, and learning that guides each of us to be truly awesome, independent and brave.”
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere is located in the small township of Moerewa, Northland. Some students travel from beyond the immediate area. Others have recently entered the kura following the closure of the wharekura programme at Moerewa School. The kura has strong leadership along with a good working relationship with the board of trustees. Parents and whānau are actively engaged in the life of the kura.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere operates in accordance with the principles of Te Aho Matua. These principles underpin the commitment of the whānau, the board of trustees and staff to provide a learning environment which enables students to reach their full potential in all aspects of academic, cultural, social and spiritual life. Students are developing as competent and confident learners with their whānau, hapū and iwi under the mantle of Te Aho Matua.
The vision for students of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere is that they will be provided with a te reo Māori and tikanga o Ngāti Hine learning environment that enables each student to be at ease with themselves, develop their own Māori world view, engage in the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa and respect the worlds and lives of others. They will celebrate whānau, hapū and iwi identity.
Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Tuku Ihotanga, Mana Motuhake and Te Aho Matua are key values for achieving the dreams and aspirations for students.
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.
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)