Learning-focused culture

Learning-focused culture

​Me whakawhanake i tētahi ahurea akoranga e arotahi ana ki ngā āhuatanga o te whakaaro nui, o te whai wāhi, o te aroha, o te mahi ngātahi me te noho haumaru.

Develop a culture that is focused on learning, and is characterised by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration and safety

This means:

• Develop learning-focused relationships with learners, enabling them to be active participants in the process of learning, sharing ownership and responsibility for learning.
• Foster trust, respect and cooperation with and among learners so that they experience an environment in which it is safe to take risks. 
• Demonstrate high expectations for the learning outcomes of all learners, including for those learners with disabilities or learning support needs.
• Manage the learning setting to ensure access to learning for all and to maximise learners’ physical, social, cultural and emotional safety.
• Create an environment where learners can be confident in their identities, languages, cultures and abilities.
• Develop an environment where the diversity and uniqueness of all learners are accepted and valued.
• Meet relevant regulatory, statutory and professional requirements.

Evidence/Strategies:

• Hub Learning Coach
• Relational approaches to teaching
• Backfill Principal
• Academic mentoring
• Learning conversations
• Relational pedagogy
• Cultural responsiveness
• I have prepared a number of reviews in 2018 with an emphasis to ensure that the schools curriculum responds to the government initiatives for meeting the needs of our Maori and Pasifika students.  The following link to a Careers Self Review & Gifted and Talented Self Review.
• Interactive teaching and learning opportunities 
• Te Kotahitanga, Ka Hikitia and Kia Eke Panuku