Review 3 April 2024
Latest1 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 arahina ana Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi e te whānau, ā, e tū ana ki te taha o te marae o Pūtiki me te awa o Whanganui. E whakarato ana te kura i te mātauranga kaupapa Māori ki ngā ākonga o ngā tau 1 ki te 8, ā, e arahina ana e ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Kua āta whakatōngia ngā mātauranga o te rohe ki tā rātou marau, ā, koia anō hoki te aronga o ngā wheako ako.
3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai
He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā āk0onga i tō rātou manawa whakahī ki ō rātou hononga ki Whanganui me Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi?
He manawa whakahī tō ngā ākonga ki te tū hei kawau mārō o Whanganui me Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi.
4 Ngā Whakaaturanga
Te Ira Tangata
‘Rukutia te awa nui, kei reira te ara kupu matua.’
Kua waihangatia e te whānau tētahi taiao e whakatinana ana i te Whanganuitanga me Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangitanga. Ka ako, ka whakapuaki hoki ngā ākonga i ō rātou māramatanga ki ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā pūrākau, ngā waiata, me ngā kaupapa whakahirahira o Whanganui e whakatairanga katoa ana i ngā tū hononga. Ka whai pānga nui te marae me ngā tikanga o te takiwā ki ngā whakaritenga me ngā māramatanga o ngā ākonga. Ka āta whakapuakihia ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga o te whānau, hei whakatairanga ake i ngā wheako o ngā ākonga. Ka whakatinana te whānau me ngā ākonga i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki te mauritau, ki te aroha, me te tiaki, puta noa i ngā taumahi o ia rā. E puāwai ana ngā ākonga i roto i te Whanganuitanga me Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangitanga.
Te Reo
‘Kei te pakinga o te ngutu te ora o te reo o Whanganui’
E rumakina ana ngā ākonga ki te reo Māori o Whanganui, ā, he māoriori, he mātau hoki tā rātou whakaputa i tō rātou reo ā-iwi, mā roto mai i te tangongitanga o ngā horopaki. Ka whakatauira māoriori ngā kaiako i te reo Māori o Whanganui, ā, ka whakamahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e hāpai ana i ngā ākonga. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te ako me te taki a ngā ākonga i ngā pao, i ngā tauparapara, i ngā ruruku, me ngā karakia. Ka whakamahia ki ngā horopaki tūturu, ā, ka arahina, ka whakapuakihia e ngā ākonga ō rātou pūkenga, ō rātou mōhiotanga, me tō rātou wahapū ki te taha o te whānau. Ka hapahapai ngā ākonga i te reo ā-iwi, i ngā kīwaha, me ngā whakataukī, ngā kīanga hoki o Whanganui. Ka wahaina e te tamaiti te mita, ngā kīwaha, ngā whakataukī me ngā kīanga o Whanganui.
Ngā Iwi
‘Puritia tō mana, kia mau, kia ita.’
Kei te tū pakari ngā ākonga i roto i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki ō rātou tātai hono, me ngā tūmanako, ngā wawata hoki o te whānau, te hapū, me te iwi. E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki ō rātou hononga ki ngā hapū me ngā iwi o Te Awa Tupua. Ka toro atu rātou ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira o te rohe o Whanganui, hei whakahōhonu ake i ō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou hononga. He hononga ā-whakapapa ki waenga i te whānau, ki ngā marae hoki o Te Awa Tupua. Ka tautāwhi, ka whakakotahi hoki i ngā ākonga me ngā whānau nō waho atu i te rohe o Whanganui. E hāpaitia ana tā rātou whai wāhi mai ki te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori me ngā tikanga o Whanganui. Kua whakapakarihia ngā hononga ki ētahi atu kura Māori o Whanganui, o te Kāhui Maunga, me ngā kura kaupapa Māori. E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki ō rātou tuakiritanga, me ō rātou hononga ki Whanganui, ki ētahi atu hoki.
Te Ao
‘Ko te hīkoi te whenua ki te mata o Taumata Karoro’
Ka tūmāia ngā ākonga i roto i te ao Māori. Kei te pakari tō rātou tuakiri, ā, ka wahapū rātou i tō rātou tū, i te taiao hoki ki Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi. Ka taea e ngā ākonga te kōrerorero, te whakamārama hoki i ngā kaupapa hītori whakahirahira me ngā tīpuna rangatira o Whanganui. He ngākau titikaha ō rātou ki te ārahi me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā kaupapa i te marae, i te kura, me te hapori, ā, ka tautoko rātou i tō rātou rohe. E mōhio ana ngā ākonga ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae, tae atu hoki ki tō rātou taiao.
Āhuatanga Ako
‘Ka whakaihiihi te hinengaro, te wairua hoki o ā tātou tamariki i te putanga atu ki ngā wāhi whānui, ako ai’
Kei te harikoa, kei te tākare hoki ngā ākonga ki te ako. He pai tā rātou mahi takitahi me tā rātou mahi takirōpū. He mātau, he māia hoki rātou, ā, ka taea e rātou te wahapū ā rātou akoranga. Ka patapatai ngā kaiako hei whakatau, hei whakawhānui hoki i te māramatanga me ngā whakaaro o ngā ākonga. Ka kitea ki ngā ākonga me ngā kaiako tō rātou manawa whakahī mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga, mō ngā whakatutukitanga hoki o ētahi atu. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki kia whai wāhi nui ngā ākonga ki ngā akoranga. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga, ā, ka whakarato i tētahi taiao ako pakari e tautoko ana i te ākonga. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā ākonga ki ā rātou akoranga.
Te ārahitanga me te whakahaeretanga
‘He marae hei kura, he kura hei marae’
Kua whakapakarihia e ngā kaiārahi te aromātai o roto o ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā. Ko te reo me ngā tikanga o Whanganui me Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga. Ka whakatewhatewha, ka aromātai hoki ngā kaiārahi i ngā matea ako ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Kua whakarite te whakawhanaketanga ngaio hei whakatutuki i ngā matea i tautuhia ai ki ngā kaimahi. Nō nā noa nei te katoa o te poari i whakatūngia ai. E mahi ana rātou ki te taha o ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te whakawhanake i te aronga rautaki hou mō te kura. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnā, ko te arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e hāngai ana ki a rātou anō, me te āhua tonu o ā rātou kaupapa matua. E whakawhanake ana rātou i ngā kōkiritanga hou, mā te tautoko me te ārahitanga o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. Ka rongo ngā ākonga i te tautāwhi me te tautoko ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou hononga ki ō rātou whakapapa o Whanganui, ki ngā kōrero tuku iho anō hoki.
Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake
Nō nā noa nei te nuinga o ngā kaitiaki poari i whakatūngia ai. E mahi ana rātou ki te taha o ngā kaiārahi o te kura ki te whakawhanake i tētahi aronga rautaki hou mō te kura. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnā, ko te arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga kia hāngai ai ki a rātou anō, ki ā rātou kaupapa matua hoki. Ka whai hua ngā ākonga mā te ārahitanga mātātoa, mā te ārahitanga pakari hoki.
Ko tō te whānau wawata kia whakatupu rātou i tō rātou kura, kia tū hoki hei wharekura. He whāiti noa ngā whiringa mō ngā ākonga, kia haere tonu ai te ako rumaki reo Māori ki Whanganui. E takune ana te whānau kia whakarato tonu rātou i te tino mātauranga o Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, tae noa atu ki te Tau 13.
Me whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga aromatawai. I tēnei wā, he whāiti noa te aromatawai i te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae ākonga. Tē taea te whakatau te tika o ngā hōtuku e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua me ngā paetae ākonga. Ka whai hua ngā kaitiaki mā te whiwhi i ngā tātaritanga e pā ana ki te tae ā-tinana o ngā ākonga ki te kura, ki te ahu whakamua, me ngā paetae, hei hāpai i a rātou ki te whakatau whakaritenga e whai mōhiohio ana. Me whiwhi hoki ngā kaimahi i aua mōhiohio hei ārahi i ngā whakaritenga whakaako, whakaritenga ako hoki ka whai ake.
5 Te Whakatau 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
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga rātou ko Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, ko Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa hoki, kia mahi te whānau ki te taha o Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa 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
3 Paengawhāwhā, 2024
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kura
Te tūwāhi Kei WhanganuiTe tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga 4160Te tūmomo kuraHe kura tuatahi Tau 1-8Te tokomaha o ngā ākonga o te kura130Ngā hononga ā-iwiMāori 130Ngā āhuatanga motuhakeTe Aho MatuaTe wā i te kura te rōpū arotakeWhiringa-ā-rangi 2023Te wā o tēnei pūrongo 3 Paengawhāwhā 2024Ngā pūrongo o mua Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 2014; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 20101 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 Kaupapa Māori o Te Atihaunui-ā-Paparangi is a whānau led kura that is located next to Pūtiki marae and the Whanganui River. The kura provides a kaupapa Māori education for Years 1-8 students and is guided by the principles of Te Aho Matua. Localised knowledge is embedded in their curriculum and is a focus for learning experiences.
3 Evaluation Focus
How well do students show pride in their connections to Whanganui and Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi?
Students are proud exponents of Whanganui and Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi.
4 Findings
Te Ira Tangata
‘Rukutia te awa nui kei reira te ara kupu matua.’
Whānau have created an environment that reflects Whanganuitanga and Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangitanga. Students learn about and espouse their understanding of Whanganui kōrero tuku iho, pūrākau, waiata and significant events that enhance connections. The marae and local tikanga are a strong element of student practice and understanding. Whānau knowledge and skills are utilised to enhance student's experiences. Whānau and students apply their knowledge of mauri tau, aroha and tiaki in everyday activities. Students thrive in Whanganuitanga and Te Atihaunui-ā-Paparangitanga.
Te Reo
'Kei te pakina o te ngutu to ora o te reo o Whanganui’
Students are immersed in te reo Māori of Whanganui and use their dialect naturally and competently in multiple contexts. Kaiako naturally model te reo Māori of Whanganui and use a range of strategies that support students. Strategies include students learning and reciting pao, tauparapara, ruruku and karakia. These are used in authentic contexts with students leading and sharing their skills, knowledge and oracy with the whānau. Students uplift the dialect, kīwaha, whakatauki and kīanga of Whanganui. Ka wahaina e te tamaiti te mita, ngā kīwaha, ngā whakatauki me ngā kīanga o Whanganui - The dialect of Whanganui is etched in the hearts of the students.
Ngā Iwi
‘Puritia tō mana kia mau kia ita’
Students are secure in their knowledge of ancestral links and the hopes and aspirations of whānau, hapū and iwi. Students are aware of their connections to hapū and iwi of Te Awa Tupua. They visit places of cultural significance within the Whanganui area to deepen their understanding of their connectedness. Whānau are connected through whakapapa and the marae of Te Awa Tupua. Students and whānau from outside of Whanganui feel included and valued. They are supported to contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and tikanga of Whanganui. Connections with other kura Māori of Whanganui, Kāhui Maunga and kura kaupapa Māori have been strengthened. Students know who they are and their connections to Whanganui and others.
Te Ao
‘Ko te hikoi te whenua ki te mata o Taumata Karoro’
Students stand confidently in te ao Māori. They are secure in their identity and can articulate their place and environment in Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi. Students can discuss and explain significant historical events and tipuna rangatira of Whanganui. They confidently lead and participate on the marae, in kura and in the hāpori they attend and support their rohe. Students know who they are and where they are from, they are aware of their environment.
Āhuatanga Ako
‘Ka whakaihiihi te hinengaro, te wairua hoki o a tatou tamariki I te putanga atu ki ngā wāhi whānui ako ai’
Students are happy and enthusiastic learners. They work well independently and collaboratively with others. They are competent and confident and can articulate their learning. Kaiako use questions to confirm and extend student understanding and thinking. Students and kaiako show pride in the accomplishments of themselves and others. Kaimahi use a raft of strategies to engage students in learning. Routines are well established providing a secure and supportive learning environment. Students are well engaged in their learning.
Leadership/Governance
‘He marae hei kura, he kura hei marae’
Leaders have strengthened internal evaluation of day-to-day operations. Whanganui and Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi reo and tikanga is at the forefront of decision making. Leadership investigates and evaluates the professional learning needs of kaiamahi. Professional development is organised to meet identified kaimahi needs. The board are all newly elected. They are working with kura leaders to develop the new strategic direction for the kura. This will be inclusive of reviewing policies and procedures that reflect who they are and what their priorities are. They are developing new initiatives with the support and guidance of Te Runanganui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori. Students feel encouraged and supported to strengthen their links to their Whanganui whakapapa and history.
Key Next Steps
Most of the board are newly elected. They are working with kura leaders to develop the new strategic direction for the kura. This will be inclusive of reviewing policies and procedures that reflect who they are and what their priorities are. Students will benefit from active, capable leadership.
Whānau aspire to grow their kura to include a Wharekura. Students have limited options for further education in full immersion te reo Māori schooling in Whanganui. The whānau intention is to continue to provide a strong Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi education through to Year 13.
Assessment practices need improving. Current assessment of student progress and achievement is limited. Reliability of student progress and achievement data cannot be assured. Trustees would benefit from regularly receiving analysed attendance, progress and achievement information about students to assist them to make well informed decisions. Kaimahi also need this information to guide next steps for teaching and learning.
5 Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements
During the evaluation, ERO checked 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
- attendance
- school policies in relation to meeting the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014
6 Recommendation
ERO, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Atihaunui-ā-Paparangi and Te Rūnanganui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori recommends the whānau work with Te Runanga Nui to continue to address the key next steps identified in this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
3 April 2024
7 Information about the kura
LocationWhanganuiMinistry of Education profile number4160Kura typeFull Primary Years 1-8Kura roll130Ethnic compositionMāori 130Special featuresTe Aho MatuaReview team on siteNovember 2023Date of this report3 April 2024Most recent ERO report(s)Education Review, January 2018; Education Review, November 2014; Education Review, November 2010