Te Kura Amorangi o Whakawatea

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, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi. 

2 Te Horopaki 

E tū ana Te Kura Amorangi o Whakawātea ki te hapori o Mangakōtukutuku, ki Kirikiriroa. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga rumaki reo Māori o te Taumata 1 (80-100%), mō ngā tamariki 125, mai i ngā tau 1 ki te 8. He kōhanga reo anō hoki e tū ana ki te kura, hei hāpai i te whakawhitinga papai a ngā mokopuna ki te kura. Ko ngā uara o te kura, me ngā pūmanawa e hiahiatia ana mō ngā tamariki, e whakapuakihia ana ki Ngā Manu Amorangi. Ko tētahi o ngā kaupapa matua a ngā whānau, kia ako ā rātou tamariki mā te reo Māori. 

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai 

He pēhea rawa te whai huatanga o ngā tamariki ki te whakatutuki i ngā putanga e hiahiatia ana i te marau ā-kura?

E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ngā pūmanawa, i ngā waiaro, me ngā uara e whai pānga matua katoa ana ki te eke angitu. 

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga 

E rumakina ana ngā tamariki ki ngā wheako ako hōhonu. He pakari te whakatauira atu a ngā kaiako i te reo Māori. Ko te reo Māori te reo whakaako me te reo whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Ka ahu mai ngā kaupapa i ngā mātauranga Māori, i ngā uara Māori, me te tirohanga Māori anō hoki ki te ao. Ka whai pānga matua ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, ngā waiata, me ngā mōteatea ki ngā ritenga i te kura i ia rā. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki i roto i te ao Māori, ā, he pakari tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā kaupapa i te hapori. Kei te piki haere te whakatinanatanga o ngā tamariki i ngā pūmanawa o Ngā Manu Amorangi, ā, ka ngana, ka noho ngākau nui hoki rātou ki te ako. Ka tū pakari ngā tamariki hei uri Māori. 

Ka whakatinanahia ngā tūmanako nui e pā ana ki te whakaako me te ako, puta noa i te kura. Kei te matawhānui ngā mahere, ā, he mahi ngātahi e whakatakoto ana i te hōhonutanga o ngā hōtaka akoranga me ngā whai wāhitanga, mō ngā tamariki katoa. Ka whai pānga ki tēnā, ko te whai huatanga o te whakamahi i te hangarau mōhiohio, me te whakatinanatanga i te ako matihiko. Kua pou herea te papai o ngā taunekeneke me ngā hononga ki te ahurea o te whakaute. He ātaahua te whakatakotoranga o ngā wāhi. Kei te huhua te reo, kei te moroki, kei te aro atu hoki aua wāhi ki te taha matihiko, ā, e poipoi ana i te tangongitanga o ngā rōpū ōkawa me ngā rōpū ōpaki, ā, e kaha whakaatu ana i ngā mahi a ngā tamariki. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki, ka kōkiri i a rātou anō, ā, ka whai wāhi nui ki te taiao ako e poipoi ana i a rātou. 

He pai te ahu whakamua me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā tamariki. Kei te mōhio ngā kaiako ki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i te mātauranga, tae atu hoki ki ngā whakaritenga ako ka whai ake mā rātou, me ngā tūāhuatanga hei whakawhānui ake. Ka tātarihia ngā hōtuku paetae, ā, ko te ahu whakamua o rātou ngā tamariki e āta poipoia ana, ka pūrongohia ki ngā kaiārahi o te kura i ia wāhanga. I te mutunga o te tau 2023, neke atu i te 90% o ngā tamariki i eke ki tua atu i ngā tūmanako o te kura mō te Reo ā-Waha, te Pānui, me te Tuhituhi. He tata ki te 88% o ngā tamariki i whakatutuki i ngā tūmanako i roto i te Pāngarau. He mahere ako takitahi mā ia tamaiti hei āta hāpai ake ki te kōkiri i tāna ake ahu whakamua. Ko ngā hōtuku i te tīmatanga o te tau 2024, e tohu ana i te ahu whakamua tino pai a ngā tamariki i roto i te Reo ā-Waha me te Pānui. E ahu whakamua ana ngā tamariki ki te hiranga. 

He pai te mahi ngātahi a ngā kaiārahi, hei whakatairanga i te taiao papai mō ngā tamariki me ngā kaiako. Kua roa te tumuaki e mahi ana ki te kura, ā, he pakari ia ki te whakapūmau i te tirohanga o te kura. He kaha te rōpū kaiārahi ki te tautoko, me te poipoi hoki i ngā pūkenga ārahi me ngā whakaritenga whakaako e whai hua ana. E hāpai ana ngā pūnaha pakari me ngā whakaritenga whai hua i te rere pai o ngā whakahaeretanga i te kura i ia rā. Kua āta whakatinanahia te huringa tupu ngaio, ā, e akiaki ana i te pakirehua me ngā whakaaro huritao o ngā kaiako, me te whai pānga hoki o ērā ki te whakapai ake i te whakaako me te ako. E puāwai ana ngā tamariki mā roto mai i tētahi taiao e whakawhanake ana i tō rātou pitomata. 

He tautōhito ngā mema o te poari, ā, he pai tā rātou whakatutuki i ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. Ka ū ngā kaitiaki poari ki te kōtuitanga o ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga e arotahi ana ki te whakawhanaketanga torowhānui o ngā tamariki. Whiwhi ai rātou i ngā mōhiohio whai hua i ia te wā, mō te whakawhanaketanga o te marau me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Kua pai tā rātou aronga atu ki te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga mōhiohio e hāpai ana i te whakatairanga tonutanga. Ka tautoko ngā kaitiaki poari i te tumuaki i roto i tōna tūnga me tōna whakawhanake tonutanga. He kaha te whakawhirinakitanga, te whakaute me te tauutuutu o ngā hononga, puta noa i te kura. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki, ā, e whai wāhi nui ana ki ō rātou hononga me ā rātou akoranga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me whakamahi tonu i ngā aromātai o roto i te whai hua kia ukauka ngākaupai tonu ki te whakawhanake ngā tamariki ki runga i ngā hua akoranga. 

5 Te Whakatau a te Poari ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua i te aromātai, i whakatutukihia e te poari kaitiaki me te tumuaki he Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Poari 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

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te tumuaki te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia whakawhanakehia e te poari me ngā kaiārahi tētahi mahere ka whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia. 

Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi 
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

27 Hereturikōkā 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. The ERO reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi. 

2 Context 

Te Kura Amorangi o Whakawātea is in the Melville suburb of Hamilton. The kura provides Level 1 (80-100%) immersion Māori education for 125 tamariki from Years 1 to 8. A kōhanga reo is also based on site to support the successful transition of mokopuna to kura. Te Manu Amorangi expresses the kura values and the desired attributes for tamariki. Whānau priorities include wanting their tamariki to learn in and through te reo Māori.

3 Evaluation Focus 

How effectively do tamariki achieve the desired outcomes of the marau-a-kura?

Tamariki are developing attributes, attitudes and values fundamental to realising high achievement.

4 Findings

Tamariki are immersed in rich learning experiences. Te reo Māori is modelled competently by kaiako. It is the language of instruction and communication. Kaupapa are based on Māori knowledge, values and a Māori world view. Karakia, mihimihi, waiata and moteatea are an integral part of kura daily rituals. Tamariki are confident in te ao Māori and competently participate in community events. Increasingly, tamariki demonstrate Manu Amorangi attributes and are engaged and motivated to learn. Tamariki are confident in their identity as Māori.

High expectations for teaching and learning are consistently practised across the kura. Thorough planning is collaborative and results in rich learning programmes and opportunities for all tamariki. This includes the successful use of information communication technologies (ICT) and the implementation of digital learning. A culture of respect underpins positive interactions and relationships. Environments are beautifully presented. They are language rich, modern and digital, cater for a variety of formal and informal groupings and display tamariki mahi proudly. Tamariki are settled, independent and engaged in a nurturing learning environment.

Tamariki are progressing and achieving well. Kaiako know tamariki academic progress, their next steps for learning and where they can be further extended. Achievement data is analysed and progress made by targeted tamariki is reported to kura leaders each term. Over 90% of tamariki achieve above kura expectations in Reo a Waha, Pānui and Tuhituhi at the end of 2023. Close to 88% of uri met expectations in Pāngarau. Uri requiring additional assistance to accelerate their progress have individualised learning plans. The start of 2024 data shows that tamariki are progressing very well in Reo a Waha and Pānui. Tamariki are working towards achieving excellence.

Leaders work collaboratively and constructively to promote a positive environment for tamariki and kaiako. The long serving tumuaki strongly upholds the vision for the kura. The leadership team is supportive, nurtures leadership capability and effective teaching practice. Strong systems and efficient practices support the smooth daily operation of the kura. The well implemented professional growth cycle encourages kaiako inquiry and reflection that is contributing to improved teaching and learning. Tamariki thrive in a proficient environment that develops their potential.

Board members are experienced and undertake their roles and responsibilities well. Trustees maintain cohesive systems and processes focused on tamariki holistic development. They receive useful and regular information about curriculum development and tamariki progress. They are well positioned to make informed decisions that lead to ongoing improvement. Trustees support the tumuaki in her role and ongoing development. Relationships are highly trusting, respectful and reciprocal which permeates throughout the kura. Tamariki are secure and engaged in their relationships and learning. 

Key Next Steps

Kura leaders should continue to use the successful internal evaluation systems in place to sustain the good practices occurring and to continually improve outcomes for tamariki. 

5 Board Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the evaluation, the board of trustees and principal completed the Board 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 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 and certification 
• processes for appointing staff 
• stand-downs, suspensions, expulsions and exclusions 
• attendance 
• compliance with the Children’s Act 2014.  

6 Recommendation

ERO and the tumuaki developed the following recommendation that the board and leaders develop a plan to address the key next steps identified in this report. 

Rita Walker 
Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

27 August 2024

7 Information about the kura