OUR KĀHUI AKO
OUR KĀHUI AKO
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A Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako is a group of education and training providers that form around children and young people's learning pathways, and work together to help them achieve their full potential.
Kumeroa School belongs to the Tararua Kāhui Ako.
The Tararua Kāhui Ako comprises of 13 schools; one year 9-13 College with twelve contributing full primary schools, including one state integrated full primary school.
The Tararua Kāhui Ako covers a wide geographical area. The college and three primary schools are within the Pahiatua township, with nine primary schools placed within a 55km radius of Pahiauta. Many schools are rurally located, or in smaller townships. The schools range in roll size from approximately 10 – 380 students, with the majority of schools considered small rural schools, with less than 100 students.
The Tararua Kāhui Ako caters for approximately 1300 students. Between 2011-2015 overall student roll numbers have remained generally stable. Over the same period of time the percentage of Māori students has increased by 7%.
The following schools form the Tararua Kāhui Ako: Alfredton, Ballance, Eketahuna, Hillcrest, Kumeroa-Hopelands, Makuri, Mangatainoka, Pahiatua, Papatawa, Pongoroa, St Anthony’s, Tararua College, Woodville
99071-ACHCHA.pdfThe Tararua Kāhui Ako has developed from the Bush Principals’ Association which has an established history of working together collegially. As part of the Association, Principals meet to discuss general educational developments, and those issues and/or initiatives directly impacting on the Bush District.
All principals are committed to regularly attending and actively participating in meetings. Principals have established strong protocols with guiding principles, which encourages high relational trust and professional integrity within the group:
Our Guiding Principles: Relational Trust Honest collaboration Strong leadership capabilities Enriching and celebrating education Connectedness with the wider community Respectful, professional integrity Accelerate educational achievement
Change for improvement is the central purpose of the Community Evidence-Informed Conversations about Data;
As a network of leaders, we are passionate about developing our collegial community into one of collaboration which focusses on enriching, accelerating and celebrating the learning and education of all our learners.
We recognise that we, and our teaching staff, are learners too. We understand that through collaboration, we have the ability to build teachers’ individual and collective capabilities and capacities to meet the diverse needs of our students.
We acknowledge that we have the internal capacity within our teaching and learning community, to collectively and effectively respond to the needs of all our students.
Representatives from Boards of Trustees attended an initial meeting of the Tararua Kāhui Ako. Each Board voluntarily formed the Kāhui Ako with other interested schools. Since the initial expressions of interest, three additional schools within the district have joined the Kāhui Ako. Boards of Trustees have been kept informed of the process and progress to date via their respective principals.
We have utilised the knowledge and resources of external agencies; Ministry of Education, New Zealand Trustee Association and the Education Review Office, to support us during the consultation, approval, and development phases of the pathway to our Kāhui Ako.
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