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Tool launched to improve outcomes for Māori students

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1455" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;SND15-wk1-self&lowbar;review-NZSTA-logo&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND15-wk1-self review-NZSTA-logo" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"208" &sol;>A self-review tool to help boards of trustees to improve outcomes for M&amacr;ori students by evaluating and improving cultural responsiveness in their school has just been jointly launched by the Ministry of Education and NZSTA&period; <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Haut&umacr; &&num;8211&semi; M&amacr;ori cultural responsiveness self review tool for boards of trustees&comma; is designed to enable boards of trustees to assess their own and their schools&&num;8217&semi;&comma; effectiveness in creating a supportive environment for M&amacr;ori learners and to make changes that will improve outcomes for M&amacr;ori students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It aims to help boards develop practical steps to create an environment in their school that meets the needs of M&amacr;ori students and the school&&num;8217&semi;s M&amacr;ori community&comma; delivers engaging education and strong student outcomes&comma; and enhances M&amacr;ori students&&num;8217&semi; identity&comma; language and culture through access to high quality teaching&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The self-review tool has been jointly developed by NZSTA and the Ministry of Education&comma; and is part of the framework of Ka Hikitia – The M&amacr;ori Education Strategy&comma; which sets the direction for improving how the education system performs for M&amacr;ori students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The printed Haut&umacr; resource will be supported by a nation-wide series of face-to-face workshops to be delivered free of charge to boards of trustees by NZSTA in Terms 2 and 3 as part of NZSTA&&num;8217&semi;s professional development programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This approach promotes NZSTA&&num;8217&semi;s vision of all schools being effectively governed by a board of trustees whose primary focus is every student achieving their highest possible educational potential&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Copies of Haut&umacr; will be mailed out to the board of trustees of all state and state integrated schools through the board chair in early May&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>School trustees can register for Haut&umacr; workshops <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;training&period;nzsta&period;org&period;nz&sol;find-a-course" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here<&sol;a>&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Rosie Clarke

Rosie is the managing editor here at Multimedia Pty Ltd, working across School News New Zealand and School News Australia. She has spent 10+ years in B2B journalism, and has spent some time over the last couple of years teaching as a sessional academic. Feel free to contact her at any time with editorial or magazine content enquiries.

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