Te Kauhua

This clip shows what Taihape Area School has done to create links between the school and its community, to establish a partnership, thereby giving effect to the requirements in TheNew Zealand Curriculum to accommodate local needs and consult with the community.

In this clip we hear a range of perspectives on what is needed to sustain the changes made at Taihape Area School. Participants discuss the importance of putting students first, and engaging with the community.

This clip looks at changes that Taihape Area School made to its timetable, option lines, and the structure of lessons – in order to better engage Māori students.

In this clip, we see different stakeholders discussing the benefits of change at Taihape Area School.

The eleven clips featuring Taihape Area School show the positive impact of change (led by the principal) on the school.

In this clip, the principal shares his thinking about how a school can undertake a programme of change that stems from curriculum and pedagogy, and what the leader’s role is, especially in terms of promoting a school-whānau partnership.

The stakeholders in this clip are the principal, three teachers and two senior students. They compare the more traditional approach to teaching and learning with the new approach at Taihape Area School.

In this clip, we see an example of iwi and whānau being involved at Taihape Area School, with obvious benefits in terms of Māori students being engaged in their learning, and achieving.

This clip explores the benefits (for all) of having a genuine partnership between school, students, and whānau/iwi.

This clip, about changes at Taihape Area School, focuses on the importance of engaging Māori students, in order to keep them at school.