Te Kura Maori-a-Rohe o Waiohau

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 hapū me ngā iwi.

2 Te Horopaki

“He iti nā Tūhoe e kata te pō”

E tū ana Te Kura Māori o Waiōhau ki te taha o te marae o Waiōhau, i Waiōhau tonu. I tuwhera tuatahitia i te tau 1893, i Te Houhī. Whakawhiti ai ngā uri ki te kura i ia rā, mai i ngā tāone maha e pā tata ana. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kua whakatūngia tētahi tumuaki, ā, koia nei tōna tū tuatahi hei tumuaki. I tēnei wā, he Kaiwhakahaere Manatū ā-wā hoki ki te kura, hei tautoko i te poari kaitiaki. Me whakaoti i tētahi tino take e pā ana ki ngā hanganga whare.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā uri i te angitu?

E ako ana ngā uri ki tētahi kura e ahu whakamua ana ki te whakarato i ngā tūāhuatanga e tautoko ai i tā rātou eke angitu.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E whai wāhi nui ana ngā uri ki tētahi taiao e whakamana ana i ō rātou hononga ā-ahurea. Ka ako rātou i ngā tūāhuatanga katoa e pā ana ki te whārua o Waiōhau, tae atu ki ngā tino hītori me ngā kōrero tuku iho e whakamana ana i tō rātou tuakiri. Kua pou herea ngā taumahi katoa ki te reo me ngā tikanga o Te Rohe Pōtae o Tūhoe. Ka arahina ngā whakaritenga whakaako, whakaritenga ako hoki ki te oati, ki ngā mauri e waru, ā, ki te marautanga ā-kura hoki. E poipoia ana ngā taunekeneke whakaute ki te aroha, ki te manaakitanga, me te kaitiakitanga. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā uri ki ngā hononga papai ki te taha o ō rātou hoa me ētahi atu. Kua āta whakatōngia ngā tikanga e pā ana ki ngā karakia Ringatū. He maha ngā wā ka ārahi ngā tuākana o te wharekura i ngā tino whakaritenga o ia rā. Kei te mauritau, kei te whakaute hoki ngā uri.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Me whakapakari ake i ngā whakaritenga kāwanatanga. Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ētahi whakaritenga kāwana papai, me hāpai tonu i te whai wāhi atu me te mahi tahi. Ko te pakari o ngā tukanga rautaki me ngā tukanga whakamahere ā-tau e hāpai ana i te aroturukitanga o ngā whāinga pae tawhiti me ngā whāinga pae tata, ā, e ārahi ana tētahi mahere mahi i ngā mahi me ngā rārangi wā a Te Poumarumaru. Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ētahi kaupapa here me ētahi tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ki tā Te Poumarumaru kua tae ki te wā kia arotakengia. Ko te whai wāhi tonu ki ngā awheawhe a Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa ka hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā mōhiotanga o ngā kaitiaki me ā rātou whakaritenga kāwanatanga. He mea nui kia whakawhanake tonu ngā poumarumaru i tō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga. Kāhore anō ngā kaitiaki kia āta hāpai ake i ngā wawata e pā ana ki te ako a ngā uri.

Ka whiwhi ngā uri i te ārahitanga e aro pū ana ki te whakatairanga ake i ā rātou whakatutukitanga. E tohu ana ngā pūrongo o tēnei wā i te tangongitanga o ngā paetae a ngā uri, puta noa i te kura. Ahakoa kua ahu whakamua ētahi o ngā rōpū uri, he iti rawa. Ka tohu ētahi o ngā whakaritenga whakaako i te whai wāhi iti noa o ngā uri. Tērā ētahi whakatutukitanga a ngā uri o te wharekura. Ka toro atu ki te reo o ngā uri mō te āhua o te ako, heoi ki tā ngā kaiārahi o te kura, e tika ana kia hāngai ake ai te titiro ki te whakapai ake i te whakaako me te ako. Me whiwhi ngā uri tokomaha i ngā hōtaka tautoko kua whakahāngaitia ake ki a rātou anō. Me tahuri wawe, me teitei hoki ngā tūmanako ki te whakatere ake i te ako. Kua whakatutukihia e ngā kaimahi te ako ngaio me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e pā ana ki te aromatawai me te whakaōrite. He mea nui kia whakatinanahia taua tautoko o waho ki ngā whakaritenga, kia ū ai te whakaemitanga me te tātaritanga o ngā hōtuku, me te aronga anō hoki ki te whakapiki ake i ngā paetae uri. Kei te whakawhāitihia te ako, te ahu whakamua, me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā uri.

Ahakoa te auau o ngā hui a ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga, he iti noa ngā whakaaturanga o te aromātai hōtaka i whakaratohia ai. He mea nui kia whakaaro huritao ngā kaimahi ki ngā tūāhuatanga i whai hua ai, ki ēnā hoki kīhai i whai hua, ā, ki ngā mahi ka whāia tonuhia kia piki ake ai te kounga o te hōtaka. Ka whakapakari taua tūāhuatanga i te aromātai, ā, ka āta whakatau hoki i te whiwhinga o ngā uri i ngā akoranga e aro nui ana ki ō rātou matea.

Kāhore ētahi o ngā whakaritenga whakaako e whai hua ana. He mea nui kia tino whai wāhi nui ngā uri ki ngā horopaki ako e tika ana. Tērā ētahi tauira o te whakaako papai e āta whakaaweawe ana i te tikanga ako o te kura whānui. E tika ana kia whakapakarihia e te ārahitanga te māramatanga me te whakatinanatanga o te katoa i ngā whakaritenga whakaako e whai hua ana, kia tino puāwai ai te ako a ngā uri. E tautoko ana ngā whakaaturanga o te aromātai o waho i taua tūāhuatanga. Kāhore anō kia whakatinanahia te pitomata o ngā uri ki te ako.

5 Te Whakatau a Te Poumarumaru ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei:

• 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 tae ā-tinana atu a ngā ākonga ki te kura

• ngā kaupapa here o te kura, me te whakatutukitanga o ērā i ngā tikanga e pā ana ki te Children’s Act 2014.

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te tumuaki te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• mahi Te Kura Māori ā-rohe o Waiōhau ki te taha o te Kaiwhakahaere Manatū ā-wā 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

19 Mahuru, 2023

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura

Te tūwāhi	Kei Waiōhau
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	2062
Te tūmomo kura	He kura ā-iwi
Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura	77
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori
Ngā āhuatanga motuhake	Ngā Kura ā Iwi
Te wā i te kura te rōpū arotake	Paenga-whāwhā 2023
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	19 Mahuru 2023
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2012

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

“He iti nā Tuhoe e kata te pō”

Te Kura Māori-ā-Rohe o Waiohau is located next to Waiohau marae in Waiohau. It originally opened at Te Houhi in 1893. Uri travel daily from a number of local towns to attend the kura. Since the previous ERO review, a first time tumuaki has been appointed. A Limited Statutory Manager (LSM) is presently in place to support the board of trustees. A significant property issue requires completion.

3 Evaluation Focus

To what extent do uri demonstrate success?

Uri learn in a kura that is working towards providing the conditions that support them to succeed.

4 Findings

Uri experience an environment that affirms their cultural connections. They learn about life in Te Whārua o Waiohau, including significant history and stories that affirm their identity. Te reo me ngā tikanga o Te Rohe Pōtae o Tuhoe underpin all activities. Te oati, ngā mauri e waru, and the marautanga-a-kura,  guide teaching and learning practices. Aroha, manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga underpin respectful caring interactions. Uri experience positive relationships with their peers and others. Ringatū karakia practices are embedded. Tuākana from the wharekura regularly lead significant daily practices. Uri are settled and respectful.

Key next steps

Governance practices require strengthening. While some good governance practices are in place, participation and collaboration needs improving. Sound strategic and annual planning processes support the monitoring of long and short-term goals and a workplan guides poumarumaru activities and timeframes. While some health and safety policies and procedures are in place, Poumarumaru acknowledged that these are due for review.  Ongoing participation in New Zealand School Trustee Association (NZSTA) workshops should help grow trustee knowledge and governance practices.  It is important that poumarumaru continue to develop their understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Trustees are yet to effectively support the asiprations for uri learning.

Uri experience leadership determined to raise their achievement. Present reporting shows that uri achievement across the kura is variable. While there have been gains for some groups of uri, these are minimal. Some teaching practices showed limited levels of uri engagement. There is some success for Wharekura aged uri. While uri voice on learning is gathered, kura leaders acknowledged there needs to be a more focused approach to improving teaching and learning. Tailored support programmes are essential for a number of uri. Relentless urgency and high expectations are required to accelerate learning. Kaimahi have undertaken professional learning and development in assessment and moderation. It is vital that this external support is transferred into practice to ensure data collection and analysis is well embedded and focused on lifting uri achievement. Uri learning, progress and achievement is limited.

Although kaimahi hold regular hui to discuss the learning programme, only limited evidence of programme evaluation was provided. It is important that kaimahi reflect on what the successes were, what did not work and what needs to happen to improve the quality of the programme. This will strengthen evaluation and ensure that uri experience learning that is responsive to their needs.

Some teaching practices are ineffective. It is important that uri are highly engaged in relevant learning contexts. There are some good existing teaching examples that can positively influence kura wide pedagogy. It is vital that leadership strengthen collective understanding and application of effective teaching practices to maximise uri learning. The external evaluation findings support this. Uri learning potential is yet to be realised.

5 Poumarumaru Assurance on Legal Requirement

During the evaluation, ERO checked at the following areas:

• 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

• attendanace

• school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014.

6 Recommendation

ERO and the tumuaki developed the following recommendation:

• that Te Kura Māori-ā-rohe o Waiohau work with the Limited Statutory Manager to to address the key next steps identified in this report.

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

19 September 2023

7 Information about the kura

Location	Waiohau
Ministry of Education profile number	2062
Kura type	Kura-ā-iwi
Kura roll	77
Ethnic composition	Māori
Special features	Ngā Kura-ā-Iwi
Review team on site	April 2023
Date of this report	19 September 2023
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review, December 2019; Education Review, June 2015; Education Review, April 2012