Te Kāhui Tai Kura o Te Hiku

The Kahui Ako is a government 'Educational Initiative' focused on:

• improving outcomes for all students
• encouraging co-operation between schools
• creating better teaching and leadership pathways
• supporting teacher led innovation of new practice

There are 214 Kahui Ako spread across NZ involving 1161 schools/kura. Our Kahui Ako is Te Kāhui Tai Kura o Te Hiku. It is a roopu that represents 19 Te Hiku Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Schools. 20 ECE and Kohanga Reo, 5 iwi and a host of other organisations and groups.

The 'Achievement Challenges' of the Kahui Ako:

Goal 1: To strengthen students’ engagement with their schooling. 

Goal 2: To lift the achievement of all students in writing. 

Goal 3: To lift achievement at NCEA Level 2.

To meet these challenges, the goal is to actualize the voice of our children, our community and our culture within our kura. To develop a 'Teaching and Learning' context across our kahui that is built on a foundation/ teacher inquiry of:

• Quality Teaching and Learning (Elise Broadwith - Kaingaroa & Shelly Dormer - Taipa)
• Hauora - Harry Kapa (KTA College)
• Effective Transitions - Clarrie Yates (KTA College)

Those leading each group have been employed by the Kahui Ako to be the across-school teachers. My role is the in-school Kahui Ako teacher and our school will be part of the Quality Teaching and Learning inquiry.

To find out further information, please find the links to the Kahui Ako meetings that have taken place this year. The achievement challenge and strategic plan are attached.

Kahui Ako Orientation Meeting 1 - Feb 15th

Kahui Ako - Meeting 2 - March 7th