Ako
Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua wishes to support our whanau to always be successful in life and in education, without compromising our wawata (dreams), our tikanga or our reo to achieve this.
In 2004, the Ngati Whatua Education (Ako) Strategy was released to realise the educational aspirations of Ngati Whatua iwi, hapu, whanau and tamariki. Currently, the Runanga are updating it to reflect the needs of Ngati Whatua in 2011 and beyond, and plan the actions needed to assist in achieving better outcomes in education.
We are pleased to share with you the results of our recent Akō survey which ran officially from October until the beginning of December.
This feedback will contribute to the development of the Akō Strategy and help us to determine the actions we need to take to assist whānau in education success.
Thank you for your tautōkō with this mahi.
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Background
A Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education was signed in December 2002 to enhance educational outcomes for Ngati Whatua. The objectives are to:
- Increase opportunities for involvement in education by Ngati Whatua and Maori whanau within the rohe of Ngati Whatua;
- Improve the quality of education services provided through the Crown’s education network;
- Improve communication between the Crown and the Runanga as Treaty partners;
- Increase opportunities for the education sector in the rohe of Ngati Whatua to strengthen knowledge of Ngati Whatua tikanga and to ensure this is authentically expressed and practised by those who provide education services with the rohe.
