Te Mana Raupō Kāhui Ako
A story about looking at achievement challenges in a new way.
Kindercare Strickland Street, Christchurch, is one of 21 early learning services (ELS) participating in Te Mana Raupō Kāhui Ako, with six primary and one secondary school.
Achievement challenges set in Kāhui Ako are based on student achievement data, which is a different approach to assessment than is traditionally used in ELS. It created an opportunity for the services to think creatively about how they might contribute useful and relevant information to the achievement challenge.
The ELS approached the primary schools in the Kāhui Ako with two questions:
- What are the major challenges limiting ākonga success?
- How many children achieve a successful transition into school?
The analysis of the information gathered identified a shared challenge for all – the consistent, successful, and positive transition of children to school.
As an early learning sector and working in partnership with the schools, a specific achievement challenge for ELS was developed. Te Whāriki is providing the framework for the inquiry – with the objective being to develop an ELS-based strategy to enhance transitions to school and kura.
Te Mana Raupō Kāhui Ako is committed to this shared achievement challenge and has recently made the strategic appointment of an Across Service ECE Coordinator. This coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of this achievement challenge.
They will also support the place of ELS as applicable within the additional four achievement challenges in the Kāhui Ako. Having this resource allows the time for a designated person to facilitate changes for success that will benefit all tamariki within Te Mana Raupō.
For more information about Te Mana Raupō Kāhui Ako, see: Te Mana Raupō community of learning | Kāhui Ako – Profile and contact details.
About this resource
Teachers keep Te Whāriki at the forefront as they focus an achievement challenge on consistent, successful, positive transitions of children to school.