Te Kura o Te Moutere O Matakana

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. 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 Te Moutere o Matakana ki te moutere o Matakana, ki Tauranga Moana. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga ki ngā uri o ngā tau 1 ki te 8. Kei raro te kura i te maru o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ā, ka arahina, ka whiwhi rauemi hoki i ngā wā e tika ana, hei hāpai, hei whakatairanga hoki i ngā tino putanga ki ngā uri. 

Ko te pūrongo ‘Mana Uri’ nei, koia te tuarua o ngā pūrongo e rua i whakaputaina ai, mai i te marama o Whiringa-ā-nuku, i te tau 2023. I arotahi te pūrongo tuatahi ki te taha kāwana, me te whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture. Ka arotahi tēnei o ngā pūrongo ki te kounga o te whakaako me te ako, ki te marautanga, ki ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga, tae atu hoki ki ngā whakaritenga matua ka whai ake mō te whakapai tonutanga. 

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te tautoko o te whānau i te tū o ngā uri hei kaitiaki o te moutere o Matakana? 

He tino hononga papai tō te kura ki ngā whānau, ā, ka whai wāhi mātātoa rātou ki te ako a ā rātou tamariki. 

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Ko ngā akomanga he taiao akoranga papai e aro nui ana ki ngā hononga atawhai me ngā hononga manaaki. Ka kitea te whakaute o ngā taunekeneke ki waenga i ngā uri me ngā kaiako i roto i ngā akomanga katoa. E tino mōhio ana ngā uri ki ngā mahinga o ia rā, ā, ka aro papai ki ngā tūmanako nui i whakatakotohia ai e ngā kaiako. He pai te mahi takitahi me te mahi takirōpū o ngā uri, tae atu hoki ki ngā horopaki ako ngātahi. Ko te kaha o te akiaki me te tautoko i te kura, e āta whakatairanga ana i te ako a ngā ākonga. 

Kua whakaritea e ngā kaiako ngā taiao akomanga ātaahua e whakaatu ana i te tini o ngā kupu kōrero, ā, e whakaongaonga ana i ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā ākonga, e tautoko ana hoki i te ako. Ko ngā whakaaturanga ātaahua ki ngā pakitara, me ngā rauemi ā-akomanga, ngā wāhi ako hoki i āta whakaritea ai – tae atu hoki ki te whakamahinga o te hangarau mōhiohio – e hāpai katoa ana i te whai wāhi nui o ngā uri ki ngā akoranga. Ko ngā whakaaturanga o ngā mahi a ngā ākonga, e tohu ana i te manawa whakahī o ngā ākonga mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga. 

Kei te pai te ārahitanga o ngā mahere akomanga i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. Ka whakatutuki ngā kaiako katoa i ngā mahere paetawhiti, i ngā mahere ā-kōwae, me ngā mahere o ia rā. Ka kitea hoki te whakamahere mō ngā tūmomo matea o ngā ākonga, inarā i te pāngarau. Kei te piki haere te whakamahi a ngā kaiako i ngā paetae ākonga ki te whakamōhio i ngā whakaakoranga o ia rā, me te aro atu ki ngā matea ako ake o te uri. 

Kua whakawhanakehia e te kura ngā hononga whai hua, hononga whai pūtake ki ngā mātua me te hapori. Whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ai ki ngā mātua i ia te wā, hei hāpai i te whai wāhi mai o ngā whānau ki ngā akoranga a ngā uri me te ao o te kura. Ka noho rāhiri te kura, ā, he whānui ngā tūmomo whai wāhitanga ki te tūhono ki ngā kaupapa me ngā huihuinga i te kura. Ko te hononga papai ki waenga i te kāinga, i te kura, me te hapori, e whakatairanga ana i te aro nui a ngā ākonga ki te ako. 

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Te whakatō me te whakapūmau i te whakapai tonutanga. Ko tētahi wero tonu, ko te āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā putanga e takunetia ai mō ngā kōkiritanga e hāpai ai i te whai wāhi mai o ngā ākonga me te whakapiki ake i ngā paetae a ngā uri, ā, kia āta whakatōngia aua tūāhuatanga puta noa i te kura. Me whai wāhi ki aua whakaritenga, ko:

• te whakaoti wawe i te marau ā-kura, me te whakatau kia āta tautuhia ngā tūmanako nui mō te whakaako me te ako, mō ngā whakaritenga aromatawai, me ngā rautaki e whakatairanga ake ai i ngā paetae ākonga
• te whakapakari i te māramatanga me te whakamahinga o ngā paetae ākonga, hei whakamōhio i ngā mahere i ngā akomanga, me ngā pūrongo ki te poari me te hapori; me
• te whakapakari i ngā tukanga e aromātai ōkawa ai i te whai huatanga o ngā kōkiritanga ā-kura, me te pūrongo i taua tūāhuatanga hei wāhanga tonu o te tukanga arotake whaiaro. 

Mā te whakapai ake i aua tūāhuatanga matua, tērā te whakatau anō hoki pea i te toitūtanga me te kounga kairangi o ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga, me te whakapai ake hoki i ngā putanga ki ngā ākonga. 

5 Te Whakatau a Te Poumarumaru ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari me ngā tumuaki 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;
• te rēhitatanga o ngā kaiako;
• ngā tukanga ki te whakatū kaimahi;
• te whakaunu, te aukati, te pana me te whakarerenga.
• te taetae atu ki te kura
• te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaupapa here a te kura i ngā herenga o te Children’s Act 2014. 

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakatutuki wawe te kura i tētahi marau ā-kura. 

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

21 Haratua 2024

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

Te tūwāhiKei te moutere o MatakanaTe tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga 1811Te tūmomo kuraHe kura tuatahi (Tau 1-8)Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura26Ngā hononga ā-iwiMāori 26Ngā āhuatanga motuhakeNgā Kura ā IwiTe wā i te kura te rōpū arotakeHui-tanguru 2024Te wā o tēnei pūrongo 21 Haratua 2024Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake MātaurangaArotake Mātauranga – Mana Poumarumaru Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2018

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. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi. 

2 Context 

Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana is located on Matakana Island in the Tauranga harbour. The kura provides education for uri from Years 1-8. Under the leadership of Ngā Kura ā-Iwi o Aotearoa Incorporated, the kura receives guidance and resources as needed to support and promote positive outcomes for uri.

This ‘Mana Uri’ report is the second of two published reports since October 2023. The first report focused on governance and compliance with legislative requirements. This report focuses on the quality of teaching and learning, the curriculum, and outcomes for students as well as key next steps for ongoing improvement.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well does the whānau support uri in their role as kaitiaki o Te Moutere o Matakana?

The kura enjoys a good relationship with whānau who are active participants in their child's learning. 

4 Findings

Classrooms are good quality learning environments that feature warm and caring relationships. Respectful interactions between uri and with teachers are evident in all classrooms. Uri know daily routines well and respond positively to the high expectations set by teachers. Uri work successfully alone, in pairs, and in cooperative learning situations. An encouraging and supportive school tone enhances student learning. 

Teachers have established attractive, print-rich classroom environments that stimulate student interests and support learning. Attractive wall displays and well-organised classroom resources and learning areas including the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT), support uri to engage in learning. Displays of students’ work reflect the pride that students take in their achievements. 

Classroom planning adequately guides programme implementation. All teachers complete long-term, unit, and daily plans. There is some evidence of planning for the differentiated needs of students, particularly in pāngarau. Teachers are increasingly using student achievement information to inform day to day teaching and to respond to the specific learning needs of uri. 

The school has developed positive and constructive partnerships with its parents and the community. There is regular communication with parents to be involved in uri learning and the life of the kura. The kura is welcoming and there are a range of opportunities to be involved in school activities and events. A positive relationship between home, school and community promotes student engagement in learning.

Key Next Steps

Embedding and sustaining ongoing improvement. An ongoing challenge is to ensure that the intended outcomes of initiatives to engage students and raise uri achievement are completed, fully embedded school wide. This should include:

• completing the marau-a-kura with urgency and ensuring it identifies clear and high expectations for teaching and learning, assessment practice and strategies to lift levels of student achievement
• strengthening the interpretation and diagnostic use of student achievement information to inform classroom planning and reporting to the board and community; and
• strengthening procedures for formally evaluating the effectiveness of school-wide initiatives and reporting this as part of the self-review process.

Improving these key aspects are likely to ensure sustainable high-quality teaching and learning and improved outcomes for students.

5 Poumarumaru Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the evaluation, the board of trustees and principals completed the ERO Te Poumarumaru Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklists. In these documents the 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 manangement.

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 recommends that the kura complete the Marau-a-Kura with urgency.

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

21 May 2024

7 Information about the kura

LocationMatakana IslandMinistry of Education profile number1811Kura typeFull Primary (Years 1-8)Kura roll26Ethnic compositionMāori 26Special featuresNgā Kura ā-IwiReview team on siteFebruary 2024Date of this report21 May 2024Most recent ERO report(s)
 Education Review - Mana Poumarumaru, October 2023; Education Review, April 2018