Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi arotake tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.

E aromātai ana te arotake tāpiri i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te arotake mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua arotake.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

Ko tēnei arotake tāpiri i whakaritea i runga o te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua arotake. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei arotake, ko te titiro ki:

• te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga, tae atu ki te ārahitanga
• te whai huatanga o te whakahaeretanga me te whakaritenga a te whānau, tae atu ki te arotake whaiaro, me
• ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari ki tua atu i te kura tuatahi i Brockville, ki Ōtepoti. He āhua hou tonu te whānau, ā, e ako tonu ana rātou ki te whakahaere i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Whai muri i te arotake a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, tokorua ngā kaiako hou i whakatūngia ai. Kei te tautoko tonu, kei te ārahi tonu hoki ngā kaimahi o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i ngā kaiako me te whānau, i roto i ngā wāhanga katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga.

Kua whakapai ake ngā kaiako me te whānau:

• hei whakatairanga ake i te kounga o ngā hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki, tae atu ki ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai
• hei whakahono i te marautanga ki Te Whāriki
• i te whakatau whakaritenga a te whānau, me tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā wheako akoranga a ngā tamariki
• i te whakapā atu a ngā kaimahi me ngā kaiako ki te tautoko ngaio e hāngai pū ana ki a rātou
• i te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

He whakamārama

I tāutu te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, ko ngā āhuatanga hei whakawhanake ake, ko ngā taunekeneke, ko ngā kai pai me ngā inu pai, ko ngā whai wāhitanga kore mō ngā tamariki ki te rongo me te whakamahi i te reo Māori ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki, ā, ko te noho wātea mai hoki o ngā rauemi ako.

Ngā wāhanga e pai ana te whakahaere

I ngā wā katoa, ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakatairanga ngā kaimahi me ngā mātua i te reo Māori, mā te kōkiri i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, me te kōrero anō hoki ki ngā tamariki i roto i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakawhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori, mā te whakamahi i ngā kupu māmā me ngā kīanga māmā. E tīmata ana ngā tamariki ki te āta kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga whakaongaonga. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi ako o roto, o waho hoki, ā, e whai pānga ana ēnei ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki, ki Te Whāriki, ā, ki te ao Māori anō hoki. Kua whakaritea te wāhi ako kia āhei ai ngā tamariki ki te whakapā atu ki ngā rauemi. E hāpai ana ngā mahinga i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā mahi akuaku me ngā mahi tiaki a ngā tamariki. Ko te oranga kai me ngā whiringa o ngā kai pai tētahi āhuatanga matua o te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka rongo nga tamariki i te ngako/putake, i te kiko me te ngahau hoki i roto i a ratou mahi/akoranga.

He pakari, he whakawhirinakitanga hoki tō ngā hononga o ngā tamariki ki ngā pākeke. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā mātua, ā, ka hāpai rātou i ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā me ngā hōtaka akoranga. Ko te whai pūtake o ngā taunekeneke, ko te kaha hoki o te poipoi e hāpai ana i ngā hononga ka whakatairanga ake i ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau. He tau ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.

Te whakamahere me te aromātai

He whakamārama

I tāutu te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kāhore he mahere, he mōhiohio aromatawai hoki hei hāpai i te pākiki o ngā tamariki, i te reo Māori, i te ako hoki a ia tamaiti, ā, ko te ngoikore o te ārahitanga te take i pēnei ai.

Ngā wāhanga e pai ana te whakahaere

Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o te whakamahere hōtaka me te aromatawai. Nā te tautoko o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, nā te whakatūnga anō hoki o ngā kaiako hou e rua, kua pai ake te whakamahere me te aromatawai. Kua whakaritea ngā tukanga e hāpai ana i te whakaritenga me te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakamahia Te Whāriki hei whakamahere i ngā hōtaka, ā, ka whakaatuhia kia kite ai te whānau i tēnā e ākona ana e ngā tamariki. E ākina ana te whai wāhi mātātoa mai o te whānau ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro, ā rātou kōrero urupare hoki mō te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakaatu ngā kaimahi i ngā mahi a ngā tamariki, puta noa i te kōhanga reo. E wātea ana ki ngā mātua ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te ako a ā rātou tamariki. He kaha ake te tūmāia, te ārahitanga anō hoki a ngā kaiako. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā te whakapaitanga ake o ngā mahi e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai.

He pai ake te māramatanga o te whānau ki ngā mahi ka whakahaere i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ko tētahi kaupapa matua i tēnei wā, ko te whakakaha ake i te whai wāhi mai o te whānau. He hihiri tō te whānau, nā te pai o ngā whakarerekētanga kua tutukihia mō ngā tamariki i roto i ngā marama e ono kua pahure ake nei. Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga.

Ngā whakaritenga matua ka whai ake

Kāhore he rautaki mō te aroturuki i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e aromātai ana i te whai huatanga o ngā hōtaka akoranga ki te hāpai me te whakatairanga i te reo o ngā tamariki. Tē taea e te whānau te whakatau i te riterite me te mārohirohi o te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki.

Kei te whanake tonu te whakamahere rautaki. Kua whakawhanakehia te mahere ā-tau, ā, e mau ana i ngā whāinga rautaki matua me ngā whāinga ā-tau. Engari, kāhore te whānau e tāutu ana i ngā wātaka, ngā rauemi, me ngā tāngata e kawe ana i ngā mahi, ā, i tētahi aromātai hoki o te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ā rātou whāinga. Kāhore i te whānau tētahi aronga i whakatakotohia ai mō meāke nei.

Kei te whanake tonuhia te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore anō te whānau kia whakamahi i te arotake whaiaro hei rautaki ki te āta aromātai me te āta whakapai ake i te kounga o te mātauranga me te atawhai o ngā tamariki.

Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

He whakamārama

He maha ngā take herenga ā-ture i tāutuhia ai e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i te pūrongo o te tau 2015. I hāngai aua take ki te kounga o ngā mahere, te hāngaitanga ki ngā angamahi a Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me Te Whāriki, te kounga o ngā mahere me ngā whai wāhitanga ako mō ngā tamariki, me ngā whakaritenga whakahaere a te whānau

Ngā wāhanga e pai ana te whakahaere

He pai te ahu whakamua a te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā take herenga ā-ture i whakatakotohia ai ki te pūrongo o mua. E arotahi ana ngā kaimahi ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, ā, ka whakahāngai rātou i ā rātou mahi ki Te Whāriki. Kua whakanui ake hoki rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga ako mō ngā tamariki i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. E whai hua ana ngā tamariki i te whakapaitanga ake o ngā putanga ako.

Kua whakaritea ngā tino mahi whakahaere o ngā pūmanawa tāngata. He arohaehae whaiaro, he arohaehae ā-whānau hoki kei te tukanga arohaehae. He pai te āta whakamahinga a te whānau i ngā mōhiohio o te arohaehae, hei whakatau i te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā te mātau o ngā kaimahi i āta whakangungutia ai.

4 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

ū tonu te whānau ki ngā tino hononga mahi ki te taha o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, hei āta whakapūmau tonu i ngā whakaritenga papai i roto i ngā āhuatanga katoa o te kōhanga reo.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari ki Brockville, i Ōtepoti. He maha ake ngā whai wāhitanga i whakamaheretia ai mā ngā tamariki, he maha ake hoki ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā pākeke kia whanake ai te pākiki ki te ako, me tō rātou tū pakari, tū mātau anō hoki hei Māori. E tino tautokona ana te whakawhanaketanga o te whānau e ngā kaimahi o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo.

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

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

31 Whiringa-ā-nuku, 2016

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary review is undertaken at the discretion of the Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori in the Education Review Office (ERO).

A supplementary review evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO review and/or any additional areas identified since that review.

Terms of Reference

This supplementary review is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report. The terms of reference for this review are to investigate:

• the quality of the learning programme including leadership
• the effectiveness of whānau management and practice including self review, and
• areas of non-compliance.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari is adjacent to the local primary school in Brockville, Dunedin. The whānau is relatively new and still learning how to manage their kōhanga reo. Since the 2015 ER0 review two new kaiako have been appointed. Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) personnel continue to support and guide the kaiako and the whanau in all areas of operations.

The kaiako and whānau have made improvements to:

• raise the quality of children’s learning programmes including planning and assessment

• linking curriculum to Te Whāriki

• whānau decision making and participation about children’s learning experiences

• staff and kaiako access to focused professional support

• whanau participation to manage the kōhanga reo.

3 Findings

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Background

The 2015 ERO report identified interactions, healthy food and drink, lack of opportunities for children to hear and use te reo Māori in a variety of settings and access to learning resources as areas for development.

Areas of progress

Children consistently hear te reo Māori at kōhanga reo. Kaimahi and parents promote te reo Māori by initiating conversations and speaking with children in the daily programme. Kaimahi support children to communicate in te reo Māori using basic words and phrases. Children are beginning to speak te reo Māori with confidence.

Children participate in a stimulating learning programme. Kaimahi provide a wide variety of indoor and outdoor learning activities based on children’s interests, Te Whāriki and te ao Māori. The learning environment is organised to allow children to access resources. Routines provide children with developing good hygiene and personal care. Nutrition and healthy eating options are an integral part of the daily programme. Children experience purposeful, meaningful and fun in their learning.

Children experience strong and trusting relationships with adults. Parents are actively involved and support the daily operations and learning programmes. Meaningful and nurturing interactions contribute to relationships that enhance outcomes for children and their whānau. Children are settled in the kōhanga reo.

Planning and Evaluation

Background

The 2015 ERO report identified lack of planning and assessment information to support children’s curiosity, te reo Māori language, and their individual learning as a result of poor leadership.

Areas of progress

Children are at the centre of programme planning and assessment. The support of TKRNT and appointment of two new kaiako has led to improvements in planning and assessment. Processes to support the establishment and delivery of the learning programme are in place. Te Whāriki is used to plan programmes and are displayed for whānau to see what children are learning. Whānau are encouraged to actively contribute ideas and feedback about the learning programme. Kaimahi display children’s work in the kōhanga reo. Parents have access to information about their children’s learning. There is greater confidence and leadership amongst the kaiako. Children benefit from improved planning and assessment practices.

Whānau have a better understanding of how to manage their kōhanga reo. A current priority is to improve whānau participation. Whānau are excited about the positive changes that have occurred over the last six months for children. Children are the priority in decision making.

Key Next Steps

There is no strategy in place to monitor children’s te reo Māori development. Kaimahi do not evaluate the effectiveness of learning programmes to support and enhance children’s language. The whānau can not be assured that children’s language development is consistent and constructive.

Strategic planning is still developing. The annual plan has been developed with key strategic and annual goals. However the whānau does not identify timeframes, resources, personnel responsible and an evaluation of progress towards meeting their goals. The whānau does not have a planned direction for the future.

Self-review is still developing. The whānau has yet to make use of self-review as a tool to effectively evaluate and improve the quality of its education and care for children.

Areas of non-compliance

Background

A number of non-compliance issues were identified by ERO in the 2015 report. These were focused on the quality of planning and alignment to the National Kōhanga Reo and Te Whāriki frameworks, the quality of planning and learning opportunities for children and whānau management practices.

Areas of progress

The whānau has made positive progress in addressing the non-compliance issues in the report. Kaimahi are focussed on the kaupapa of te kōhanga reo and align their actions to Te Whāriki. They have also increased learning opportunities for children in the learning programme. Children gain from improved learning outcomes.

Sound human resource management practices are in place. The appraisal process includes self-appraisal and whānau appraisal. The information in the appraisal is used well by whānau to make decisions about professional development for kaimahi. Children benefit from well trained and knowledgeable kaimahi.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• Whānau will maintain a strong working relationship with TKRNT to ensure good practices are sustained at all levels of the kōhanga reo.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari is in Brockville, Dunedin. Children have more planned opportunities and increased interactions with adults to develop as curious learners, confident and knowledgeable about their identity as Māori. Whānau development is well-supported by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust personnel.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaari will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

31 October 2016 

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