35 Makere Street , Taumarunui
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.
‘Mai i te mātāpono ki te ara rau, hei raukura mō tōna iwi’
E tū pā tata ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki ngā tahatika o te awa o Whanganui, ki Taumarunui. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga rumaki reo Māori mō ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 8. Ka poipoi hoki rātou i ngā ākonga wharekura o ngā tau 9 ki te 14, i raro i te maru o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa. Ka toro atu Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki Te Kura Pounamu me Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa ki te āta whakapuaki i tā rātou hōtaka o Te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu kua Taea. Kua tukuna e te kura tētahi tono ki te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga kia manatokotia tō rātou tū hei wharekura.
Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou tino aroha, tō rātou harikoakoa hoki i roto i ngā tūāhuatanga katoa o te ako.
Ka manaaki, ka whai whakaaro nui, ka mahi ngātahi hoki ngā ākonga. Kua rumakina rātou ki tētahi taiao e whakatairanga ana i te aroha, i te tiakitanga, me te manaakitanga. Ka kitea te atawhai o ngā tuākana ki ō rātou tēina, me tā rātou hāpai i ngā tēina ki te whai wāhi mātātoa ki ngā taumahi ako. Ka tū ngā ākonga ki te ārahi, mā te kawe i ngā mihimihi, i ngā karakia, me te tautoko i ngā tēina. Ka kitea tō rātou tākare, ā, ka ū rātou ki te eke angitu i roto i ā rātou akoranga. Ka waihanga ngā kaiako i ngā whai wāhitanga e whakatairanga ana i te harikoakoa me te katakata, mā ngā kēmu pāhekoheko me ngā whakataetae whakahoahoa. Ka hāpai te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te whai kawenga a ngā ākonga i roto i ā rātou akoranga. He pai te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, nā konā ka puta ngā whakawhitinga kōrero pakari e pā ana ki ngā wawata o ngā ākonga, ki te marau, me ngā huarahi o ngā ākonga mō meāke nei. Kei te tākare ngā ākonga, ā, ka kitea tō rātou aroha ki te ako.
E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. Ka whai wāhi matua ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, ngā waiata, me ngā mōteatea ki ngā whakaritenga o ia rā. He pai te whakamahere i ngā akoranga o ngā akomanga, ā, he hōtaka akoranga takitahi tā ia ākonga e tika ana kia hāpai ake. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki e hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā ākonga. Ka tū rātou hei tino tauira o te reo Māori. Ka aro pū te tirohanga rautaki a te kura ki te kounga o te reo o ngā kaiako, ā, ka arotahi hoki ki te whakangungu reo i roto i te whānau. Ka whakamana nuitia te reo Māori e ngā ākonga, hei reo whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro.
E ahu mai ana ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga i ngā mōhiotanga o te whānau, o te hapū, me te iwi. Ka whakamahere, ka whakarato hoki ngā kaiako i ngā haerenga auau ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira, hei whakahonohono i ngā ākonga ki ngā hītori me ngā pūrākau a te iwi. Ko te ako i ngā hītori a Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, a Ngāti Maniapoto, a Ngāti Tūwharetoa me ngā marae hoki he tūāhuatanga matua o ngā akoranga. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i te papai o te ārahitanga me te akiaki ki ngā ākonga, kia ū ai ngā taumata teitei i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu. Ko te kotahitanga me te ngākau pono ngā uara ka whakatō ki ngā ākonga me te whānau. Ka whai wāhi mātātoa te whānau ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kura, ā, ka whai hua nui tā rātou hāpai i te marau. Kei te hokihoki mai ngā raukura ki te tautoko i roto i te kāuta, i runga hoki i te paepae. Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou manawa whakahī ake mō tō rātou whānau, tō rātou hapū, me tō rātou iwi.
E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki tō rātou tū ki te ao Māori me te ao whānui. E mōhio ana rātou ki tō rātou tuakiri, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae, me tō rātou hononga ā-whakapapa ki te whenua, ki ngā kaimahi, me ō rātou hoa. Ka toro atu ngā kaiako ki ngā mātauranga tuku iho o ngā kuia me ngā koroua. He pai te māramatanga o ngā ākonga ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa, ā, he ngākau titikaha ō rātou ki te taki i ngā karakia me ngā mōteatea. Ka whakapuaki horopaki ngā kaiako hei whakatairanga ake i ngā hononga o ngā ākonga ki te taiao o tō rātou hapori, ā, hei whakahōhonu hoki i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki ngā hītori Māori o te hapori. Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā kaupapa mō ngā ākonga ki te whai māramatanga ki tō rātou tūnga i te ao whānui, mā te whakawhānui ake i ō rātou whai wāhitanga ako ki tua atu i Taumarunui. He tino māramatanga ō ngā ākonga ki a rātou anō, ki ō rātou hononga anō hoki ki ētahi atu.
Ka whai wāhi mātātoa atu ngā ākonga ki ngā wheako ako me ngā taumahi i whakamaheretia ai. Ka whakatairangatia tō rātou waiora torowhānui ki tētahi taiao i whakahāngai nuitia ai ki te ako. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga auau. Kua whakatakotohia ngā rautaki ka hāpai, ka akiaki hoki i ngā ākonga ki te ārahi i tā rātou ake ako. He ngākau titikaha ō rātou ki te whakahua ake i ō rātou matea ako me ō rātou whāinga, ō rātou ngākau nuitanga hoki mō meāke nei. Kei te manaaki, kei te tākare hoki ngā kaiako i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā ākonga. Ka hui tahi ngā kaiako i ia te wā, ā, ka whakaaro huritao rātou ki tēnā e whai hua ana i roto i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga, me ngā tūāhuatanga hei whakatairanga ake mō meāke nei. Kua arotahi ngā kaiako ki te whakapai ake i te whakaako me te ako o te Pānui me te Pāngarau. Ko ngā hōtuku nō te mutunga o te tau 2023 me te tau 2024 mō te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae i roto i aua wāhanga, e tohu ana i te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te tau 8 e whakatutuki ana i ngā tūmanako o te kura. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā ākonga ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e hāngai ana ki ō rātou matea me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga.
Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou hiahia ki te eke angitu i te kura me te hapori. Kua whakaritea tētahi mahere mahi kia whai angitu ai ngā whakahaeretanga o te wharekura. He pai te ahu whakamua a ngā tēina o te wharekura i roto i te Pānui me te Pāngarau. Kei te pai te aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua. E puāwai ana ngā tuākana o te wharekura. Kei te harikoa, kei te tūmāia, kei te mauritau hoki rātou ki tō rātou tuakiri. Ka kapo atu rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga ārahi, ā, ka whakatutukihia mā te manawa whakahī. Kei te whakakoro ngā kaiako ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka akoranga e aro nui ana ki ngā matea o ia ākonga. Kua whakatakotohia tētahi tukanga e aroturuki ai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga, ā, he whakaaturanga e tohu ana i ngā whakapaitanga kua whakatutukihia. E tautokona ana te taha ngaio o ngā kaiako kia whanake tonuhia ō rātou pūkenga. Kua tino tupu te tatauranga ākonga i te wharekura, ā, nā tēnā e tika ana kia piki ake hoki te tatauranga kaimahi. E ako ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi wāhi papai e whakatairanga ana i tō rātou tū hei kaiārahi.
E arotahi ana te tumuaki ki te whakapai ake i ngā wāhanga o te marau me ngā whakaritenga whakaako. Kei te mātātoa ia ki te whakapakari ake i ngā pūkenga mā te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e hāngai pū ana ki a rātou. Ka whakaū te tumuaki ki te toro atu ki ngā hōtaka me ngā rauemi e tika ana mō te kura. Kei te pai ngā hononga mahi me ngā whakaritenga ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me te ārahitanga. Ka tino tautoko ngā kaimahi i te tumuaki. Tērā te whai wāhitanga ki te whakawhanake ake i ngā mahi ārahi i te kura kia tohaina ake te āhua o te kawe. Ka whai hua ngā ākonga nā te papai o ngā whakaritenga ārahi.
E noho ngākau nui ana te whānau ki te whakaratonga o te mātauranga kaupapa Māori, ā, ka whai wāhi mātātoa rātou ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kura. Ka kawe mai rātou te tangongitanga o ngā pūkenga me te tautōhito e whai pūtake ana ki ā rātou mahi kāwana. He tokomaha o rātou kua roa nei e whai pānga ana ki te kura, ā, kei te tino ū pūmau rātou katoa ki te kaupapa me te whakatinanatanga o te tirohanga o te kura me ngā wawata o te whānau. Ka aro pū ngā mahere rautaki me ngā mahere ā-tau ki te whakapai tonutanga, ā, ka tautuhi hoki i ngā huarahi e whakatutuki ai i ngā whāinga. Ka whai hua ngā ākonga nā ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau, me tō rātou whakaū ki te whakarato i te mātauranga kura kaupapa Māori ki tō rātou rohe.
Me whakapakari ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro me te aromātai o roto. E whakawhanake tonu ana te whānau whakahaere i tō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. Kāhore ngā kaiārahi o te kura i ū ki tētahi rārangi mahi kia arotakengia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te kura i ia te wā. Nā tēnā, kāhore ngā kaupapa here katoa kia whakahoungia ki te wā, kāhore rānei e hāngai ana ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Kua tīmatahia ngā kaiārahi ki te whakatika i taua tūāhuatanga. Kua whakapuakihia tētahi pūnaha aru hou, ā, i tēnei wā kei te arotake, kei te whakamana hoki rātou i ngā kaupapa here. Ka whakatairangatia te waiora me te haumaru o ngā ākonga, tae atu hoki ki tā rātou ako, i te wā e āta whakatinanahia ana ngā pūnaha whai hua.
Me whakapai ake i ngā mahi aromatawai, me te aroturukitanga, te pūrongo hoki i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga. Kāhore i te riterite ngā mahi aromatawai i te kura. Me whakamōhio i te whānau whakahaere i ia te wā mō te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā ākonga, hei hāpai i a rātou i roto i ā rātou whakataunga. Ka taea te whakatairanga ake tonu i ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga mā ngā mahi aromatawai e whai hua ana.
I mua i te arotake, 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 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 ākonga:
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te tumuaki kia haere tonu ngā mahi ki te taha o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai kia whāia, hei whakatairanga tonu i ngā huarahi ako, hei āta whakatau i te whakatakotoranga o ngā tukanga papai.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
3 Mahuru 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Taumarunui |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 3118 |
| Te tūmomo kura | He kura tuatahi (Tau 1-8) |
| Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 72 |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 72 |
| Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua |
| Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | Hōngongoi 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 3 Mahuru 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2012 |
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. The ERO reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
‘Mai te mātāpono ki te ara rau, hei raukura mō tōna iwi’
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is located near the banks of the Whanganui River in Taumarunui. The kura provides full immersion Māori education for students in Years 1-8. They also cater for wharekura students in Years 9-14 as an off-site satellite arrangement with Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui utilise Te Kura Pounamu and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa to fully deliver their National Certificates in Educational Achievement (NCEA) programme. The kura has an application pending with the Ministry of Education for Wharekura status.
Students show genuine aroha and happiness in all aspects of learning.
Students are caring, considerate and cooperative. They are immersed in an environment that promotes aroha, tiakitanga and manaakitanga. Tuākana display kindness to their teina and support them to be active participants in learning activities. Students take on leadership roles through leading mihimihi, karakia and supporting teina. They show enthusiasm and are determined to succeed in their learning. Kaiako create opportunities that promote joy and laughter through collaborative games and friendly competition. Whānau and kaimahi support students to take responsibility for their learning. Whānau hui are well attended where discussions about student aspirations, the curriculum and student’s future pathways are robust. Students are eager and show a love for learning.
Students are immersed in te reo and tikanga Māori. Karakia, mihimihi, waiata and mōteatea are an integral part of daily practice. Classroom lessons are well planned and there are individual learning programmes for students requiring additional support. Kaiako use a range of strategies that support student language development. They are positive role models of te reo Māori. The kura strategic vision prioritises quality te reo by kaiako and has a focus on whakangungu reo within the whānau. Students highly value te reo Māori as the language of communication.
Student learning is based on and around the knowledge of whānau, hapū and iwi. Kaiako plan for and provide regular occasions to visit sites of significance and to connect students to local iwi history and pūrākau. Learning about the histories of Te Atihaunui-A-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the marae are an integral part of learning. Kaiako provide positive guidance and encouragement to students to maintain high standards in their interactions with others. Unity and honesty are values instilled in students and whānau. Whānau are actively involved in kura operations and provide valuable curriculum support. Raukura are returning in supportive roles to help in the kāuta and on the paepae. Students exhibit personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi.
Students acknowledge their place in Te Ao Māori and the wider world. Students know who they are and where they come from and that they whakapapa to the whenua, to their kaimahi and peers. Kaiako make use of the traditional knowledge of kuia and koroua. Students have a good understanding of tikanga and kawa and can recite karakia and mōteatea with confidence. Kaiako create situations to further enhance students’ connection to the local environment and to deepen their knowledge in local Māori history. Whānau provide occasions for students to grow an understanding of their place in the wider world by extending their learning opportunities beyond Taumarunui. Students have a clear understanding of who they are and how they connect to others.
Students actively engage in planned learning experiences and activities. Their holistic wellbeing is enhanced in an environment conducive to learning. Regular routines are well established. Strategies are in place to support and prompt students to lead their own learning. They can confidently articulate their learning needs and their future goals and interests. Kaiako are caring and enthusiastic in their interactions with students. Kaiako hold regular hui where they reflect on what is going well in teaching and learning and what they need to work on in the future. Kaiako have had a focus on improving the teaching and learning in Pānui and Pāngarau. The end of 2023 and 2024 progress and achievement data in these areas show many Year 8 students succeed at kura expectations. Students enjoy a learning programme that is relevant to their needs and interests.
Students demonstrate a desire to succeed at kura and in the community. An action plan has been established for the successful operation of the wharekura. Wharekura teina are progressing well in Pānui and Pāngarau. Their progress is well monitored. Wharekura tuākana are flourishing. They are happy confident and secure in who they are. They embrace leadership opportunities and undertake these with pride. Kaiako endeavour to provide a learning programme responsive to individual’s needs. A process to monitor the effectiveness of the learning programme is in place and there is evidence to show improvements have been made. Kaiako are supported professionally to further develop their competence. There has been significant roll growth in the wharekura prompting the need to increase staffing. Students learn in a positive environment that promotes them as leaders.
The tumuaki is focused on improving curriculum areas and teaching practice. He is proactive in building capability through targeted professional development. the tumuaki is committed to attaining suitable programmes and resources for the kura. Collegial relationships and practices between kaimahi and leadership are positive. Kaimahi are highly supportive of the tumuaki. There is an opportunity to further develop leadership practices across the kura to a more distributive approach. Student benefit from effective leadership practice.
The whānau are dedicated to the provision of kaupapa Māori education and are actively engaged in kura operations. They bring a range of useful skills and experience to their governance role. Many have a long association with the kura and all are highly committed to the kaupapa and the realisation of the kura vision and whānau aspirations. Strategic and annual planning is improvement focused and identifies how goals will be achieved. Students benefit from whānau whakahaere who are determined to provide kura kaupapa Māori education in their rohe.
Self-review and internal evaluation practices require strengthening. Whānau whakahaere continue to develop understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Kura leaders have not maintained a schedule of regular review of kura policies and procedures. Consequently, not all policies have been kept up to date or reflect current legislation. Leaders are in the early stages of rectifying this. A new tracking system has been introduced and they are in the process of reviewing and ratifying policies. Student wellbeing, safety and learning is enhanced when efficient systems are fully implemented.
Assessment practice and monitoring and reporting of student progress and achievement requires improvement. Assessment practice is not consistent across the kura. Whānau whakahaere need to be regularly kept informed of student progress and achievement to assist them in their decision making. Outcomes for students can be further enhanced through effective assessment practices.
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 they must:
ERO and the Tumuaki recommend continuing to work with Te Runanga Nui to fulfil the identified key next steps to further enhance learning pathways and ensure good processes are in place.
Rita Walker
Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
3 September 2024
| Location | Taumarunui |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 3118 |
| Kura type | Full Primary (Years 1-8) |
| Kura roll | 72 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 72 |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua |
| Review team on site | July 2024 |
| Date of this report | 3 September 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, December 2018; Education Review, May 2015; Education Review, May 2012 |
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki te tāone o Taumarunui. E whai hua ana te whakapuakitanga o ngā ākonga i ō rātou oranga ā-tinana, ā-wairua hoki. Ka tūmāia ngā ākonga ki te whai kawenga. Ka kitea tō rātou manawa whakahī mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. Ka whakaatu hoki ngā ākonga i ō rātou ngākau whakahihiko ki te ako. Ka whakaaro huritao te whānau, ā, ka arotahi hoki rātou ki te whakapai ake.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, ko Te Rākeitanga.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki te tāone o Taumarunui. E whai ana te kura i ngā tikanga whakaaro a Te Aho Matua, ā, e whakarato ana i te mātauranga ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 8. Ka puritia hoki ngā ākonga wharekura e te kura, mā tētahi whakaritenga whakamarumaru i raro i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa, i Taupō. He āhuatanga tēnei whakaritenga o te pātuitanga o ngā kura Te Aho Matua e hāpai ana i te whakapuakitanga o te marau. Kua waihanga tonuhia e te whānau ngā huarahi mō ngā ākonga i Taumarunui, mā ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata tonu o ngā kuia me ngā kaumātua. Mai i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kua ahu whakamua te whakawhanaketanga mātauranga me te ārahitanga.
Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga te ngākau pono me te ngākau tapatahi i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu.
Ka manaaki, ka whai whakaaro nui ngā ākonga, ā, he ngākau mahara hoki ō rātou. Ka kawe rātou i ā rātou ake akoranga. Ka kitea te manawa whakahī ō ngā ākonga mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga. Ko te ako a ngā ākonga i ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. Ka whakamana ngā ākonga i ō rātou tuakiri, ā, ka kitea anō hoki te pai o ō rātou kiritau. E whakarato ana te whānau i tētahi wāhi e mau ana i te manaakitanga me te tautoko mō ā rātou tamariki. E poipoia ana te waiora o ngā ākonga ki ngā uara o te aroha, te tiaki me te manaaki. Ka whakanuia e ngā ākonga te whai wāhi mai o te whānau ki ā rātou akoranga. Ka kitea tō rātou tino māramatanga ki te whanaungatanga i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu. Ka whakarangatira, ka whakamihi hoki ngā ākonga i ō rātou hoa me tō rātou whānau.
E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi taiao e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te riro ngā pūkenga kia whai hua ai tā rātou whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori. E whakapono ana te whānau, ko te reo Māori te mauri o te kura. E āhei ana ngā ākonga ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori, puta noa i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka rere māhorahora ngā whakawhitinga whakaaro ki waenga i te whānau me ngā ākonga. E whakamahi ana te whānau i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki ki te whakapūmau i te reo Māori, tae atu ki te whakatipu pātaka kōrero, me Te Ātaarangi, ngā wānanga, me ngā hui ā-whānau. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga ki ngā kaupapa pērā i ngā pōwhiri, ngā karakia, me Ngā Manu Kōrero. Ka rongo rātou i ngā āheinga reo me ngā tauira reo e pā ana ki ngā horopaki ōkawa. E whanake ana ngā ākonga kia mātau, kia pakari hoki tā rātou whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori.
E whakaatu ana ngā ākonga i te manawa whakahī mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. He tātai whakapapa ō te nuinga o ngā ākonga ki ngā iwi nui e toru o te rohe, arā, ki a Ngāti Tūwharetoa, rātou ko Ngāti Maniapoto, ko Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi. Ka taea e ngā ākonga te āta tāutu ō rātou hononga ā-whakapapa, ā, kei te mārama rātou ki te āhua o tō rātou whai wāhi nui ki te ao whānui tonu o ō rātou nei hononga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi. E whakarato ana te whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā ākonga ki te ako i ō rātou tātai whakapapa. E hāpaitia ana te whai wāhi mātātoa o ngā ākonga ki ngā kaupapa katoa i te marae. Kei te tino mārama rātou ki tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. Ka whai wāhi atu hoki te kura ki Te Taiopenga, arā, ki te whakataetae kapa haka o te rohe o Waiariki me Tūwharetoa. Ka whai wāhi atu hoki rātou ki ngā kaupapa a te hapori, tae atu ki ngā kaupapa hākinakina. Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga tō rātou tino aronga toi whenuatanga.
E toro atu ana ngā akoranga a ngā ākonga ki ngā pūnaha mātauranga Māori, ā, e arotahi ana ki te āhua o te whakatinanatanga o aua tūāhuatanga ki ngā horopaki o te ao hurihuri nei. He whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te tūhura i ngā take e pā ana ki te taiao, me te whai pānga o ēnei ki tō rātou awa me tō rātou whenua. Ka āta whakarite te whānau kia āhei ai ngā ākonga ki te whakapā atu ki te whānuitanga o ngā rauemi me ngā hangarau e hāpai ai i tā rātou whakatewhatewha i ngā tikanga whakauka e tauwhiro ana i te taiao māoriori. Ko ngā māra i whakatakotohia ai, ko te tiaki hoki i ngā kararehe ētahi kaupapa e hāpai ana i ngā ākonga ki te whai whakaaro ki te oranga o te ao me te whai pānga matua o aua āhuatanga ki a rātou ko ō rātou whānau. Ka whakamahere te whānau hei āta whakarite i te noho mārama o ngā ākonga ki te tūnga o ngā atua Māori, me tō rātou whai pānga nui ki ngā take taiao. Ka taea e ngā ākonga te tūhonohono ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki ō rātou tūnga anō hoki hei kaitiaki.
E hāpaitia ana te kōkiri a ngā ākonga i ō rātou ake huarahi ako. He pai te hāngaitanga o ngā hōtaka akoranga me ngā tūmanako o te whānau. E arotahi ana te whānau ki te whakapai ake i ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga. Ka pūrongotia te ahu whakamua o ia ākonga ki tōna ake whānau. Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau tētahi tukanga whakahaere whanonga e hono pū ana ki ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Nā tēnei, ka hāngai ake te whanonga o ngā ākonga ki ngā uaratanga o te kura. Ka toro atu ki te tautoko o waho i ngā wā e tika ana mō rātou ngā ākonga hei hāpai ake. Kei te harikoa ngā ākonga, ā, kei te whai wāhi mātātoa hoki rātou ki ngā akoranga.
Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ākonga o te wharekura ki ngā hōtaka whakaakoranga papai e arotahi atu ana ki ngā whakatutukitanga. Ka kōkiri rātou i a rātou anō i roto i ngā akoranga, ā, he pakari anō hoki rātou ki te whakamahi i ngā tūmomo hangarau matihiko. He tau ngā whakaritenga i whakatakotohia ai e te whānau, hei āta whakatau i te pai o ngā putanga mātauranga ki ā rātou ākonga o te wharekura. Kei te tākare ngā ākonga tuākana ki te ako.
E whakawhanake ana te whānau i tā rātou tukanga arohaehae mā ngā kaiako. He hiahia tō rātou kia āta hāngai tōtika taua tukanga ki te horopaki o te kura mā te aronga ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o ā rātou whakaritenga. E whakarite ana rātou ki te whakaoti me te whakapuaki i te tukanga arohaehae hou ā te tau 2019. Mā tēnei, ka puta ngā tino mōhiohio e whai hua ai ki te hāpai i ā rātou tukanga arotake whaiaro.
Ka whakamahere nahanaha te whānau. Ka arotahi ki te whakamahi i ngā whakaritenga whakaaro huritao hei hāpai i te aronga whakamua e ahu mai ana i ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga. Ka whai te whānau me ngā kaiako i ngā tukanga e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te tāutu me te whakatutuki i ngā wero. Kua tāutuhia, kua whakatinanahia hoki e rātou ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki ngā mahi aroturuki, pūrongo hoki, ā, e whakapuakihia ana ēnei i ia te wā hei whakamōhio i ngā whakataunga.
Ka mahi ngātahi, ka whakamana hoki ngā kaiārahi o te kura. Kua whai hononga papai te tumuaki whakakapi ki te whānau, ngā ākonga, me ngā kaiako. Kua whakatupu tonu, kua whakapakari tonu ia i ngā mahi whakahaere o ia rā, tae atu hoki ki ērā e pā ana ki te ārahitanga o ngā whakawhanaketanga mātauranga.
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 taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakawhanake tonu te whānau i ā rātou whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromātai o roto, tae atu hoki ki te whakatinanatanga o tā rātou tukanga hou e pā ana ki ngā mahi arohaehae.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki te tāone o Taumarunui. E whai hua ana te whakapuakitanga o ngā ākonga i ō rātou oranga ā-tinana, ā-wairua hoki. Ka tūmāia ngā ākonga ki te whai kawenga. Ka kitea tō rātou manawa whakahī mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. Ka whakaatu hoki ngā ākonga i ō rātou ngākau whakahihiko ki te ako. Ka whakaaro huritao te whānau, ā, ka arotahi hoki rātou ki te whakapai ake.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui i roto i ngā tau e toru, arā, ko Te Rākeitanga.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
13 Hakihea, 2018
Te tūwāhi | Kei Taumarunui | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 3118 | |
Te tūmomo kura | He kura tuatahi (Tau 1 – 8) | |
Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura | 42 | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 27 Tama tāne 15 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
Ngā āhuatanga motuhake | Te Aho Matua | |
Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake | 16 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018 | |
Te rā o tēnei pūrongo | 13 Hakihea, 2018 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Whakatū | Pipiri 2015 Haratua 2012 Poutū-te-rangi 2008 |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is located in Taumarunui. Students effectively display physical and spiritual well-being. Students confidently accept responsibility. They exhibit personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi. Students show that they are highly motivated learners. Whānau are reflective and focussed on improvement.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is in Taumarunui. The kura follows the philosophy of Te Aho Matua and provides education for students from Years 1 to 8. Wharekura students are retained in the kura through an off-site satellite arrangement with Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tūwharetoa in Taupō. This arrangement is part of the Te Aho Matua kura network to support curriculum delivery. Whānau have continued to create pathways for students in Taumarunui based on the hopes and aspirations of kuia and kaumātua. Since the previous ERO review in 2015, there has been some progress around educational development and leadership.
Students demonstrate honesty and fairness through their interactions with others.
Students are caring, thoughtful and considerate. They take responsibility for their own learning. Students display personal pride in their achievements. Students learning who they are and where they come from is a priority for whānau. Students value their identity and display positive self-esteem. Whānau provide a caring and supportive environment for their children. Students’ wellbeing is nurtured in an environment based on Māori values such as aroha, tiaki and manaaki. Students value whānau involvement in their learning. They demonstrate a clear understanding of whanaungatanga in their interactions with others. Students honour and acknowledge their peers and whānau.
Students are immersed in an environment where they are acquiring skills to be effective communicators in te reo Māori. The whānau believe that te reo Māori is the life force of the kura. Students are able to use te reo Māori across a range of different situations. Conversations flow naturally between whānau and students. Whānau apply a variety of strategies to sustain te reo Māori including whakatupu pātaka kōrero, Te Ātaarangi, wānanga and hui whānau. Students participate in occasions such as pōwhiri, karakia and Manu Kōrero. They are exposed to language functions and patterns specific to formal events. Students are developing as competent and confident communicators of te reo Māori.
Students exhibit personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi. The majority of students affiliate to the three prominent iwi of the area which are Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto and Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi. Students are able to clearly identify their whakapapa connections and understand how they fit into the wider world of whānau, iwi and hapū relationships. Whānau provide opportunities for students to learn about their ancestral links. Students are supported to actively participate in all marae activities. They have a clear understanding of their role as tangata whenua. The kura participate in Te Taiopenga, the kapa haka competition for Te Waiariki and Tūwharetoa. They also attend community based activities including sporting events. Students demonstrate a strong sense of belonging.
Students’ learning embraces Māori knowledge systems with a focus on how these work within contemporary settings. They have opportunities to explore environmental issues and how these impact on their river and land. Whānau ensure students have access to a range of resources and technology to support their investigation of sustainable practices that protect the natural environment. The establishment of gardens and the nurturing of animals provide contexts where students learn that being considerate of other life forms has a direct impact on them and their whānau. Whānau plan to ensure students understand the place of atua Māori and the impact they have on environmental issues. Students are able to make connections between themselves and their role as kaitiaki.
Students are supported to be independent learners. There is good alignment between learning programmes and whānau expectations. Whānau are focused on improving outcomes for students. Individual student’s progress of learning is reported to their whānau. Whānau have implemented a behaviour management process that is linked directly to the principles of Te Aho Matua. This ensures that students behave according to the values of the kura. External assistance is sought when necessary for students requiring additional support. Students are happy and actively engaged in learning.
Wharekura students experience good teaching programmes that are focussed on achievement. They are independent learners and confident with electronic learning devices. Whānau have sound practices in place to ensure good educational outcomes for their wharekura students. Senior students are enthusiastic learners.
Whānau are developing their appraisal process for kaiako. They want to ensure that this process accurately reflects the kura context with a focus on improving the quality of their practice. They have planned to complete and apply the new appraisal process in 2019. This will provide valuable information that will contribute to their self-review processes.
The whānau are strategic planners. There is a focus on using reflective practices to support the future direction based on outcomes for students. Whānau and kaiako follow processes that enable them to identify and address challenges. They have defined and implemented monitoring and reporting expectations that are regularly shared to inform decision making.
Kura leaders are collaborative and empowering. The acting tumuaki has established positive relationships with whānau, students and kaiako. He has continued to grow and strengthen the day to day management practices including guiding and leading educational developments.
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:
ERO recommends that the whānau continue developing their internal evaluation practices, including the implementation of their new appraisal process.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is located in Taumarunui. Students effectively display physical and spiritual well-being. Students confidently accept responsibility. They exhibit personal pride in their whānau, hapū and iwi. Students show that they are highly motivated learners. Whānau are reflective and focussed on improvement.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
13 December 2018
| Location | Taumarunui | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 3118 | ||
| Kura type | Full Primary (Year 1-8) | ||
| Kura roll | 42 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 27 Boys 15 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua | ||
| Review team on site | 16 October 2018 | ||
| Date of this report | 13 December 2018 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Establishment Review | May 2015 May 2012 March 2008 | |
Kia noho ohooho tōna āhuatanga i roto i ngā mahi waihanga o tōna ao.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki te tāone o Taumarunui, ā, he mātauranga rumaki reo Māori tēnei mō ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 12. E tū ana ki te whakaminenga o ngā iwi o Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, me Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi. Ko ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua, ko te reo Māori, ko ngā tikanga Māori hoki te tūāpapa o ngā akoranga katoa. Ka noho pūmau te whānau ki te whakarato ki ā rātou tamariki tētahi tino taiao ako o te ao Māori ka toro atu ki ngā tūmomo horopaki katoa.
Ko ngā wawata o te whānau me ngā kaimahi mō ngā ākonga:
Ka kitea te manaakitanga me te whanaungatanga ki ngā taunekeneke katoa ki te kura. Ka ngākau nui ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga ki ngā hononga hei tuakana, hei teina, ā, ka whakatairanga tēnei i te mana o te katoa. He pakari ngā ākonga ki te whai i te whānuitanga o ngā mātauranga, ā-ahurea, ā-tangata, ā-hākinakina hoki ki Taumarunui, ki tua atu hoki. Ka tautoko te whānau me ngā kaimahi i a rātou anō ki te whakarato i ngā wheako akoranga e whai pūtake ana.
He māia, he pūkeke, he manawa popore hoki ngā ākonga.
He pēhea rawa te āta kite i te noho pūmau o ngā ākonga i a rātou e manaaki ana, e noho manawa popore ana, e mahi ngātahi ana hoki ki ētahi atu?
I ngā wā katoa ka whakaatuhia e ngā ākonga tā rātou noho pūmau ki tō rātou ngākau tapatahi ake i a rātou e manaaki ana, e noho manawa popore ana, e mahi ngātahi ana hoki ki ētahi atu.
He māhorahora te whakapuaki o ngā ākonga i te manaakitanga. Ko te pai o te noho o te tuakana me te teina e whai wāhi matua ana ki te ao o te kura i ia rā. Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i te aroha me te whakaute i roto i ngā taunekeneke katoa, i a rātou hoki e ārahi ana i ngā taumahi me ngā tūmomo kaupapa. Ka whakapūmau, ka whakapakari hoki ngā hui ā-kura me ngā moe kura i ngā hononga e ngākau nuitia ana e te whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā ākonga o te kura. Ko Ngā Hōia te kaupapa o te marautanga i te kura katoa e whakapakari ana i te manawa whakahī me te whakahere o ngā ākonga. He pārekareka ki ngā ākonga ngā whai wāhitanga ki te whakatairanga i te mana o ētahi atu.
E tino puāwai ana ngā ākonga ki tētahi taiao e tino whakamana ana i te reo Māori. Ka whai wāhi, ka ngākau nui hoki te whānau ki ngā whai wāhitanga ako reo Māori ki te kura. Kei ngā ākonga katoa te whānuitanga o ngā taumahi e wātea ana ki a rātou, ā, e whakatairanga ana ēnei i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori. Ko ētahi o ēnei ko ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, ngā waiata, ngā pao, me ngā haka. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā ākonga ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki ki ngā kaimahi, ā, ki a rātou anō hoki. Ka whakapūmau rātou i te whakamahinga o te reo ki te taiao o te kura. E māia ana ngā tauira ki te whakatangatawhenua i te reo Māori.
He mauritau ngā ākonga, ā, ka rongo i tō rātou manawa whakahī ake mō tō rātou tuakiri. Ka whai wāhi rātou ki ngā kaupapa o te marae e whakakoia ana i tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga. Mā ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea hoki, e āhei ana ngā ākonga te ako i ngā honotanga ki ngā iwi e toru, kei tēnei takiwā. Ka mihimihi ngā ākonga ki a rātou anō, ā, ka tū pakari ki te taki i ō rātou pepeha. Ka whakarākei tēnei āhuatanga i tō rātou mana, tō rātou ihi, tō rātou wehi me tō rātou wana hoki. Ka whakamana ngā ākonga i te whakapapa, ā, ka āta tuituia e ngā kaimahi aua hononga ki te marautanga. Ka whakatauira te whānau me ngā kaimahi i tō rātou manawa whakahī mō ō rātou ake hapū me ō rātou ake iwi i a rātou e whakatairanga anō hoki i tō rātou hononga ki ngā iwi e toru. Kei te pakari haere ngā ākonga hei māngai mō ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi.
Kei te tupu haere ngā ākonga hei kaitiaki i te kura, ki tua atu hoki. Ka ākina ngā ākonga e ngā kaimahi me te whānau kia tū hei kaitiaki. Ka whakarato rātou i ngā wheako e whai pānga ana ki ngā ākonga, ā, kia mārama ai rātou ki a rātou anō, ki ō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki. Ka kitea ki te taiao o te kura te tuakiri o ngā ākonga, ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. He pārekareka ki ngā ākonga ngā wheako me ngā mōhiotanga e whakapuakihia ana e ngā kaumātua o te rohe nei. Ka noho pūmau te whānau me ngā kaimahi hei kaitiaki o Te Aho Matua, me te whakarato i tētahi tino tūāpapa ahurea ka manaakitia, ka tiakina hoki e ngā ākonga. He aronga toi whenuatanga tō ngā ākonga, ā, he pakari hoki tō rātou tū ki tō rātou ao.
Ka poipoia, ka hāpaitia hoki ngā ākonga kia eke angitu ai rātou i roto i ngā akoranga. He tau ngā ākonga ki te taiao o te kura, ā, ka whakakotahi, ka atawhai hoki tēnei. He painga anō tō te whakatūnga o tētahi puna kōhungahunga ki te taiao ako, ā, ka poipoi tēnei i te pakari o ngā ākonga kōhungahunga, inā koa, i a rātou e whakawhiti atu ana ki te kura. Waihoki, he whai wāhitanga anō hoki ki te puna mō ngā ākonga katoa ki te taunekeneke hei tuakana, hei teina hoki ki ngā reanga katoa. He tau ngā ākonga ki te kōkiri i ā rātou akoranga, ā, ka kitea tā rātou pārekareka ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou māramatanga hou ki ētahi atu. Ka whai hua ngā ākonga nā ngā hōtaka i āta whakamaheretia ai, i aromātaitia ai hoki, ā, e whakawero ana, e whakaongaonga ana hoki i ā rātou akoranga. Ka ngākau nui ngā ākonga ki te haere ki te kura.
E mōhio ana te whānau me te tumuaki o te kura, e rua ngā wāhanga matua hei whakawhanake. Ko aua wāhanga, ko:
Ka whakapūmau te whānau i te pakari o te arotake whaiaro i ia te wā. Ko te pai o ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā angamahi, ngā rārangi arowhai, me ngā hōtaka, i āta whai pānga ai ki te whakatakoto haere, te aroturuki, me te pūrongo hoki i ngā hononga ki te angitu o ngā ākonga. Ko Te Ohu Tautoko tētahi hua o te arotake whaiaro e whakamana ana i ngā mema o te whānau ki te whai wāhi mātātoa ki ngā momo kaupapa i te kura i ia rā. He pārekareka ki te whānau tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā wheako mātauranga, wheako ahurea hoki e whakaratohia ana mā ngā ākonga. Ka noho pūmau te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki tētahi tino taiao akoranga o te ao Māori ka toro atu ki ngā tūmomo horopaki katoa mā te manaaki, mā te whakaute hoki.
He manawa popore tō ngā kaiārahi o te kura, ka mahi ngātahi, ka whakamana hoki. Ka aroturuki ngā kaiārahi matua i ngā wāhanga matua hei whakawhanake, tae atu ki te whakatū ōkawa i tētahi wharekura. He tino pakari ngā hononga o te tumuaki. Ka whakatauira ia i ngā tino āhuatanga o te whanaungatanga, ā, ka toro atu ia ki āna hononga ki roto i te hapori o ngā kura, ki tua atu hoki o Taumarunui, hei hāpai i te tupu me te whakawhanaketanga o te kura. He pai tana whakawhanaketanga ki tōna tūranga, ā, ka kite tonu i tōna ngākau nui, tōna noho pūmau hoki ki te whakakoia i tētahi hapori ako e ahu mai ana i te reo Māori, i ngā tikanga Māori, me te kaupapa o Te Aho Matua.
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:
I whakaae ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, me te whānau kia toro atu te whānau ki te tautoko o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā wānanga e pā ana ki te marautanga Te Aho Matua me te whakatūnga o tētahi wharekura.
E tū ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui ki te tāone o Taumarunui. Ka whakaatuhia e ngā ākonga tā rātou noho pūmau ki tō rātou ngākau tapatahi ake i a rātou e manaaki ana, e noho manawa popore ana, e mahi ngātahi ana hoki ki ētahi atu. He pārekareka ki ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga ngā wheako akoranga e whai hua ana, ā, e whakamana ana hoki. He auau ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro, ā, ka whai pānga anō hoki ki te angitu o ngā putanga ākonga.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui, i roto i ngā tau e toru – arā, ko Te Rākeitanga.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
20 Haratua 2015
Kia noho ohooho tōna āhuatanga i roto i ngā mahi waihanga o tōna ao
To remain focused on the creation of their own world.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is in Taumarunui, and provides total immersion education for Year 1 to 12 students. It is located within a confederation of tribes, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi. Te Aho Matua principles, te reo Māori and tikanga Māori provide the foundation for all learning. Whānau are committed to providing their children with a strong te ao Māori learning environment that can be transferred across any context.
Whānau and kaimahi aspirations for students include:
Manaakitanga and whanaungatanga are evident in all interactions at the kura. Kaimahi and students enjoy tuakana teina relationships that enhance the mana of all. Students confidently pursue a range of educational, cultural, social and sporting opportunities in Taumarunui and beyond. Whānau and kaimahi support each other to provide meaningful learning experiences.
Students are confident, determined and considerate learners.
How well do students show personal integrity while being caring, considerate and cooperative with others?
Students demonstrate consistently that they are faithful to their own sense of personal integrity while being caring, considerate and cooperative with others.
Students naturally express manaakitanga. Positive tuakana and teina roles are integral to the daily life of the kura. Students show aroha and respect in all their interactions, and when they lead activities and events. Hui-ā-kura, wānanga, moe kura reinforces and strengthens the relationships the kura whānau, kaimahi and students enjoy. Ngā Hōia, is a kura wide theme in the curriculum that strengthens student’s sense of pride and sacrifice. Students enjoy opportunities to enhance the mana of others.
Students are thriving in an environment that highly values te reo Māori. The whānau participate and enjoy te reo Māori learning opportunities in the kura. There are a range of activities available to all students that enhance their knowledge of te reo Māori. These include karakia, mihimihi, waiata, pao and haka. Students effectively communicate with kaimahi and each other in a range of contexts. Tuakana confidently reinforce the use of the language in the kura environment. Students are confident speakers of te reo Māori.
Students are self-aware and demonstrate personal pride in their identity. They participate in marae activities which affirm their sense of belonging. Students learn about their cultural links to the three iwi that occupy the area through waiata and mōteatea. Students mihimihi to each other and recite their pepehā with confidence. This enhances their mana, ihi, wehi, and wana. Students’ value whakapapa and kaimahi effectively integrate these connections into the curriculum. Whānau and kaimahi model pride in their own hapū and iwi while enhancing their connection to the three iwi. Students are becoming advocates for their whānau, hapū and iwi.
Students are growing in their role as kaitiaki in the kura and beyond. Kaimahi and whānau encourage students to be kaitiaki. They provide experiences that are relevant for student to understand who they are and where they are from. The physical environment of the kura reflects the identity of students, their whānau, hapū and iwi. Students enjoy experiences and knowledge shared by the local kaumātua. Whānau and kaimahi are committed to being guardians of Te Aho Matua and providing students with a strong cultural foundation to care for and protect. Students have a sense of belonging and confidence about their place in their world.
Students are nurtured and supported to achieve success in learning. Students are comfortable in the kura environment which is inclusive and welcoming. The puna kohungahunga onsite has added to the learning community and fosters the confidence of younger learners especially when they transition to the kura. Furthermore the puna is an opportunity for all students to interact as tuakana and teina with all ages. Students are comfortable in independent learning and show enjoyment in sharing new understandings with others. Students benefit from well planned and evaluated programmes that challenges and stimulates their learning. Students love going to kura.
The kura whānau and principal acknowledge that there are two key areas for development. These include:
The whānau maintain strong regular self review. Well-documented frameworks, checklists and programmes have made a significant contribution to recording, monitoring and reporting links to student success. The Ohu Tautoko is a result of self-review which empowers whānau members to play an active role in the everyday activities of the kura. Whānau enjoy and participate in the educational and cultural experiences provided to students. Whānau and kaimahi are committed to a strong te ao Māori learning environment that can be transferred across any context in a caring and respectful way.
Kura leaders are considerate, collaborative and empowering. Senior leaders monitor the key areas for development which includes the formal establishment of the wharekura. The principal has very strong networks. He models high levels of whanaungatanga and utilises his networks within the kura community and beyond Taumarunui to support the growth and development of the kura. He is developing well in his role and continues to show commitment and dedication to reaffirming a learning community based on te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and the kaupapa of Te Aho Matua.
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:
ERO, Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori (TRN) and the whānau agreed that the whānau seek support from TRN and participate in wānanga about the Te Aho Matua curriculum and the establishment of the wharekura.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui is located in Taumarunui. Students demonstrate well that they are faithful to their own sense of personal integrity while being caring, considerate and cooperative with others. Staff and students enjoy successful learning experiences that are mana enhancing. Regular self review practices contribute to successful student outcomes.
The next ERO review of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumarunui will be in three years – Te Rākeitanga – Expansive Evaluation.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
| Location | Taumarunui |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 3118 |
| Kura type | Te Aho Matua |
| Kura roll | 33 |
| Gender composition | Girls 18 Boys 15 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 33 |
| Special features | Te Aho Matua |
| Review team on site | 1 March 2015 |
| Date of this report | 20 May 2015 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Establishment Review March 2008 Education Review May 2012 |