Enhancing learning by strengthening networks that constantly foster the development of student well-being.
Belief:
If students are positive, have a strong sense of identity and belonging and connect well with others they will achieve high levels of success.
Theory of Improvement:
Wellbeing is vital for student success. Student wellbeing is strongly linked to learning. A student’s level of wellbeing at school is indicated by their satisfaction with life at school, their engagement with learning and their social-emotional behaviour.
Strategic Goal:
Kāhui Ako Leaders will show fidelity to the agreed tools and collation method for Wellbeing data. This data will feed forward to strategic actions by the Kāhui Ako. Kāhui Ako wide professional learning on relational practices to enable hauora practices in all kura that support the premise that ākonga and kaiako are free from racism, discrimination and unconscious bias. The Kāhui Ako will effectively collaborate with outside agencies to work with whānau and kura to provide wrap-around support for vulnerable ākonga across our Kāhui ako.
Supporting Documents:
Actions
2021
| Explore and use NZCER wellbeing tools. | Carry out and respond to the “Wellbeing at school” survey. | Carry out and respond to the “Me and My School” survey. |
| Kāhui Ako wide professional learning on relational practices to enable hauora e.g restorative practices, digital citizenship, brain research. | Kāhui Ako wide professional learning on relational practices to enable hauora e.g restorative practices, digital citizenship, brain research. | Kāhui Ako wide professional learning on relational practices to enable hauora e.g restorative practices, digital citizenship, brain research. |
| Identify challenges our kura face in ensuring that all ākonga and kaiako are free from racism, discrimination and unconscious bias. | Develop across context conversations in all kura that support the premise that all ākonga and kaiako are free from racism, discrimination and unconscious bias. | Begin to use practices in all kura that support the premise that ākonga and kaiako are free from racism, discrimination and unconscious bias |
| Establish relationships with outside agencies to work with whānau and kura to provide effective wrap-around support for vulnerable ākonga. | Establish Kāhui-wide protocols for working with outside agencies to work with whānau and kura to provide effective wrap-around support for vulnerable ākonga. | Effectively collaborate with outside agencies to work with whānau and kura to provide wrap-around support for vulnerable ākonga across our Kāhui ako. |
SUCCESS MEASURES:
- Kura will engage with the NZCER wellbeing surveys to identify their school wide goals – then use these measures as on-going evidence of wellbeing improvement
- Annual Term 2 attendance data and on-going stand down and suspension evaluation will demonstrate that progress is being made with overall student wellbeing. The Lunch in Schools programme will also be considered as a success measure for wellbeing
- Partnerships with Learning Support Coordinators have strengthened when working with kura and whānau of targeted ākonga
- Partnerships with local agencies have strengthened across the Kāhui Ako as determined by the Domain 5 of the Kāhui Ako Development Maps A guide to support the development of a collaborative practice in Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako (education.govt.nz)
- Partnerships with whānau have strengthened as evidenced by increased engagement in each Kura