productive partnership

This report complements another report entitled Partners in Learning: schools’ engagement with parents, whānau and communities.

This report deals with a major evaluation by the Education Review Office (ERO) in 2007. Their approach consisted of meetings and discussions with school personnel, parents, whānau, and communities across the country.

Iwi education partnerships are relationships that iwi, or iwi-based organisations, have with the Crown to improve Māori education outcomes. The partnerships allow iwi to work together with the Ministry to design and implement education solutions.

In Ilam's school story, you'll hear how they made changes to bring about more effective teaching and learning.

Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the Māori medium curriculum, which outlines what students will learn through the medium of Māori language. The curriculum is founded on the Treaty of Waitangi, and is expressed through the vision of students achieving their full potential.

Responding to “demanding constituents” has been the catalyst for changes in teaching practice at Henderson Intermediate - changes achieved through a process of reflecting upon the evidence available and responding to student need.

Evidence of successful approaches motivated a change in practices across the whole school.

Providing opportunities for student voice informed and encouraged changes in teacher practice.

Henderson Intemediate responded to whānau requests for reporting in a form that met their needs.

An idea from whānau became the basis of a successful intervention to tackle attendance issues.