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Equity, Equity index, Futures, Ministry of Education, Natone Primary School, Spring 202221 Sep 2022

Removing stigma, empowering kids – hopes for the new Equity Index

From 2023 the decades old decile system will be replaced with the equity index (EQI), with support increasing by $75m per annum. Daryl Aim, the tumuaki at Natone Park School in Waitangirua in east Porirua, spoke to Ako about the impact of the old system and what the new system means for the future.

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Aotearoa New Zealand's histories, archaeology, Artists in Schools, Auckland, Autumn 2022, Balmoral School, History, I ngā wā o mua, May Road School, Tāmaki Makaurau18 Jul 2022

The place we stand – connecting to the land in Tāmaki Makaurau

Exploring local history is one way schools can connect to the new Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum. Ako caught up with two Auckland schools who are uncovering local history right under their feet.

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activism, Climate change, Conor Twyford, Environment, Environment issue, Mātauranga Māui, Summer 202123 Mar 2021

Conor Twyford talks to Ako about climate activism

Conor Twyford, the new Community Organiser at NZEI Te Riu Roa, talks about the work she’s doing and how she’s supporting members to get active on climate change. “If we’re going to tackle the big issues like climate change,” Twyford says, “we need to do it in community, we need to do it together.”

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Books, Hamilton, Language, Librarians, Literacy, Michelle Simms, School libraries, Summer 2020, Support staff, Te Totara Primary School, Video19 Feb 2020

To literacy and beyond: Te Totara School

Michelle Simms, the librarian at Te Totara Primary School, talks about some of the ways she supports literacy at the school.

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Language, Manurewa, May Road School, Nerra Lealiifano-Tamarua, Samoa, Samoan, Summer 2020, Video19 Feb 2020

“Speaking my culture”

Nerra Lealiifano-Tamarua considers herself blessed.

“I am one of the lucky generation of Pasifika New Zealanders who learned to walk in two worlds. I’m confident and successful as a Samoan and as a Kiwi – and that’s what I want for the students I teach.”

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Api Nathan, Language, Māori immersion, Otari School, Summer 2020, Te reo Māori, Wellington19 Feb 2020

Jumping into Māori immersion learning at Otari School

A number of mainstream schools like Otari School can date their Māori immersion units back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, developing alongside the Kura Kaupapa Māori movement.

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Beginning teachers, Community, Eryn Street, New educators, Papakowhai School, Porirua, Video, Winter 201915 Aug 2019

Building bridges at Papakowhai School

“The relationship between the teacher and the student is one thing, but it’s so much richer when the community is backing that student as well,” says Eryn Street, a teacher at Papakowhai School in Porirua.

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Amie Roberts, Community, Owhiro Bay School, Video, Wellington, Winter 201915 Aug 2019

Building bridges at Owhiro Bay School

For Amie Roberts, a New Entrants/Year 1 teacher at Owhiro Bay School in Wellington, community means that teachers, parents and families are all working together to support the child in a holistic way, be it social, emotional, developmental or academic. “We’re a team,” she says.

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Community, Kapa haka, Kapanui School, Video, Winter 201914 Aug 2019

Kapa haka at Kapanui School

For nearly a decade, Kapanui School in Waikanae has been using kapa haka as a way of building community in and around the school – and the benefits have been extraordinary for both Māori and non-Māori students.

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Digital learning, Don McLean, Hampden Street School, Nelson, Student agency, Summer 2019, Video4 Feb 2019

Student-led learning in Nelson

Student motivation, behaviour and progress have shot up since Hampden Street School in Nelson introduced greater student agency.

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