Te Kura o Matihetihe

Ngā Kitenga Arotake Report

1 He Kupu Arataki

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

2 Te Horopaki 

E tū ana Te Kura o Mātihetihe ki Mitimiti, e whakateraki ana i te whanga o Hokianga, ki te tai hauāuru o Te Tai Tokerau. He hononga ā-whakapapa ō ngā pouako me ngā uri tokomaha ki te hapū o Te Hokokeha me Te Tao Māui. Nō te tau 2018 te kura i whakatōpū atu ai ki Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa. He kura hiato mō ngā uri o ngā tau 1 ki te 15, ā, i tēnei wā e whakarato ana i te mātauranga ki ngā uri 17 o ngā tau 1 ki te 8. He manawa whakahī tō Te Kura o Mātihetihe mō ngā hītori me ngā mōhiotanga o te hapori, ā, ka whakamahi i aua mātauranga hei tūāpapa mō ngā akoranga. He hou te heamana o Te Poumarumaru

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai 

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā uri i te whai tukuihotanga me tā rātou whakaaweawe?

E whakawhanake ana ngā uri i tō rātou ūkaipōtanga mā te manawa whakahī, te ngākau titikaha, me te ngākau māhaki.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga 

Ka whai wāhi atu ngā uri ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako e whakatairanga ana i tō rātou tuakiri, tō rātou reo, me ngā tikanga. Kua pou herea te marau ā-kura ki te tirohanga Māori ki te ao. Kua whakahāngaitia ngā akoranga ki te hapori, ā, e whai pānga nui ana ki te motuhaketanga o te noho ki Mitimiti. Ko ngā whakaritenga whakaako, whakaritenga ako, me ngā horopaki e whakapakari ana i te tuakiri o ngā uri me ō rātou hononga ki Te Hokokeha rāua ko Te Tao Māui. E hāpaitia ana ngā uri kia whanake ai rātou hei kaitiaki o ō rātou hapū. Kua whakatinanahia ngā hononga pakari ki te kotahitanga, te whakaute, te whanaungatanga, me te aroha. Ka aro nui ki te reo Māori me te mita o te iwi. Ka kōrero ngā pouako katoa i te reo Māori. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā uri hei ākonga, ā, kei te tau rātou i roto i te tangongitanga o ngā horopaki ako ā-ahurea. 

Kei te tino mōhio ngā pouako ki ngā pūmanawa, ngā ngākau nuitanga, me ngā matea o ngā uri. Ka ārahi Te Ara Toa i ngā mahi aromatawai me ngā mahi aromātai, hei aroturuki i ngā paetae a ngā uri mā ngā putanga ā-ahurea e whai hua ana. Ka hāpai ngā pouārahi i ngā pouako ki te aromatawai me te tātari i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae a ngā uri, me te whakamahere hei whakatere i te ako a ngā uri i ngā wā e tika ana. E whakaatu ana ngā hōtuku i te kura i te whakawhanaketanga papai o ngā uri i roto i ngā tukuihotanga, ā, kei te ahu whakamua, kei te whakatutuki papai hoki i te Kōrero, te Pānui, me te Tuhituhi. Ka whakamahia te tātaritanga o ngā hōtuku paetae uri hei whakamōhio i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga ka whai ake, hei tautuhi anō hoki i ngā wāhanga e tika ana kia whai atu ngā pouako i ngā akoranga ngaio. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā uri i roto i ngā tukuihotanga me te mātauranga. 

E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i te āhua o te whai mātātoa atu a ngā pouārahi i te tirohanga me te whāinga o te kura mō ngā uri. Ahakoa kei te taratahi te wāhi tū o te kura, ahakoa ngā wero ki te rapu i ngā kairīwhi, ka whai wāhi tonu ngā pouārahi me ngā pouako ki ngā whai wāhitanga ako me ngā akoranga whai hua e kōkirihia ana e Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa . Ko te whakapakari i ngā pūkenga o te whānau, o Te Poumarumaru, o ngā pouako hoki, ka whakatutukihia mā te rangahau, te pakirehua, me te kōtuitui ki ngā pou mātauranga me ngā mātanga. Ko te whakawhanaketanga torowhānui o ngā uri kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga a ngā pouārahi o te kura. 

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Ko te whakamārama tonu i ngā tūranga me ngā kawenga mahi, me te mahi mārohirohi hei Poumarumaru tētahi kaupapa matua kia whakawhanake ake. I te wā i te kura Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kāhore i te pakari te arotake whaiaro o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, ā, kāhore anō ētahi kia arotakengia mō te wā roa. Whai muri mai i taua wā, kua arotakengia e Te Poumarumaru ngā kaupapa here maha e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Tāpiri atu ki tēnā, me whakapakari ake i te whakamahere rautaki me te whakamahere ā-tau, hei āta whakatau i te aronga nahanaha kia whai hua ai ngā whakahaeretanga i te kura me te whai wāhi nui a te whānau. 

Me whakatau Te Poumarumaru kia āta whāia te tukanga ōkawa mō ngā amuamu. Ko te tikanga mā taua mahi, ka whakatutukihia ngā kawenga ‘hei kaituku mahi pai’, ā, ka āta whakaū anō hoki i te noho mārama me te noho riterite o ngā whakataunga mā ngā kaimahi me te whānau.

5 Te Whakatau a Te Poumarumaru ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e Te Poumarumaru me te pouārahi he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a Te Poumarumaru 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:

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

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

• te haumaru aronganui o ngā ākonga (tāpiri atu ki te ārai i ngā mahi whakawetiweti me ngā mahi whakaaito)
• te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā ākonga
• ngā rēhita a ngā kaiako
• te tukanga whakatū kaimahi
• te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga
• te tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura
• te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaupapa here o te kura i ngā tikanga o te Children's Act 2014. 

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi ngātahi Te Poumarumaru me te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia. 

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

27 Pipiri 2024 

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi. 

2 Context 

Te Kura o Mātihetihe is in Mitimiti on the West Coast, north of the Hokianga Harbour. Many of the kaiako and uri whakapapa to the hapū Te Hokokeha and Te Tao Māui. The kura has been affiliated to Ngā Kura-ā-Iwi o Aotearoa since 2018. The kura is a composite Years 1-15 school and currently provides education for 17 uri in Years 1-8. Te Kura o Mātihetihe prides itself in local history and knowledge and use this as a basis for learning. There is a new presiding chair on the Pomarumaru.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do uri demonstrate cultural autonomy and influence?  

Uri are developing their sense of ūkaipotanga with pride, confidence and humility. 

4 Findings

Uri engage in a variety of learning experiences that promote their identity, language and tikanga. The marau ā-kura is underpinned by a Māori world view. Learning is localised and relevant to the unique way of life in Mitimiti. Teaching and learning practice and contexts strengthen uri identity and connections to Te Hokokeka and Te Tao Māui. Uri are supported to develop as kaitiaki of their hapū.  Strong relationships are characterised by inclusivity, respect, whanaungatanga and aroha. Te reo Māori and the mita of the iwi is prioritised. Kaiako are all speakers of te reo Māori. Uri are confident learners who are at ease in a range of cultural learning contexts. 

Pouako know uri strengths, interests and needs well. Te Ara Toa guides assessment and evaluation practices to monitor uri achievement in valued cultural outcomes. Pouārahi support pouako to assess and analyse uri progress and achievement and to plan for acceleration of uri learning if required. Kura data shows most uri are developing well culturally and progressing and achieving well in Kōrero, Panui and Tuhituhi. Analysis of uri achievement data is used to inform next steps teaching and learning and to identify areas where pouako professional learning is required. Uri are confident culturally and academically.  

Whanaungatanga underpins how leaders actively pursue the kura vision and goals held for uri. Although geographically isolated and challenged to find relief staff, leaders and kaiako participate in learning opportunities and valuable courses facilitated by Ngā Kura-ā-Iwi. Building whānau, poumarmaru and pouako capability is carried out through research, inquiry and networking with relevant educationalists and experts. Uri holistic development is at the centre of kura leaders' decision making. 

Key Next Steps

Continuing to clarify roles and responsibilities and working constructively as a Poumarumaru is a priority for development. At the time ERO was onsite, self-review of policies and procedures were not robust, with some not having been reviewed for some time. The poumarumaru has since reviewed several health and safety policies. In addition, strategic and annual planning need strengthening to ensure a systematic approach to efficient kura operations and constructive whānau. 

The poumarumaru need to ensure that the formal complaints process is closely followed. This should fulfil its responsibilities as a ‘good employer’ and ensure transparency and consistency of decision making for staff and whanau.

5 Te Poumarumaru Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the evaluation, the poumarumaru and pouārahi completed the ERO Te Poumarumaru Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents they attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:

• board administration
• curriculum
• management of health, safety and welfare
• personnel management
• financial management
• asset management.

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

• emotional safety of students (including prevention of bullying and sexual harassment)
• physical safety of students
• teacher registration
• processes for appointing staff
• stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions
• attendance
• school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.

6 Recommendation

ERO recommend that the poumarumaru and whānau work collectively to address the key next step identified in this report. 

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

27 June 2024

7 Information about the kura