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It's with great sadness we announce the passing of Lynne Guy
29 Apr 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Lynne Guy, a valued member of the Ko Taku Reo senior leadership team and a long-standing contributor to Deaf Education in New Zealand. Lynne passed away suddenly on Friday evening, following a short battle with cancer.
Read articleRelationships and Sexuality Education is now available for public feedback
29 Apr 2025
The draft framework for teaching Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is now available for public feedback. It outlines proposed RSE teaching for each year from Years 0 to 13, aiming to ensure content is age-appropriate, evidence-informed, internationally comparable, and clearly structured. The Ministry is seeking community input to help refine the framework, which will be part of the new health and physical education curriculum, available in 2026 and mandatory from 2027.
Read articleEnrolled School ERO Update
11 Apr 2025
We’re delighted to share a positive update on our ongoing journey of growth and improvement at Ko Taku Reo. As part of our commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for all our ākonga, we recently welcomed the Education Review Office (ERO) to visit our Enrolled School provisions. Their visit focused on how we’ve progressed since our last evaluation, and we’re proud to report that significant steps forward have been made.
Read articleCommissioner Update - Term 1
11 Apr 2025
As Term 1 comes to an end, I wanted to give you an update on what we have been up to.
Read articleAnnual Implementation Plan - Progress in Term 1 2025
10 Apr 2025
The Annual Implementation Plan - Progress in Term 1 2025 outlines key achievements and milestones reached during the first term, highlighting progress toward strategic goals and areas for continued focus.
Read articleTerm 1 Whānau Newsletter - 10 April 2025
10 Apr 2025
We're pleased to share our "Belonging" quarterly newsletter with you and hope you enjoy reading this selection of stories from across our school community this term.
Read articleUnderstanding Language Deprivation
26 Mar 2025
Language Deprivation is a significant issue facing our deaf ākonga, so an action in the 2024 Implementation Plan was created under Goal 2: Create and socialise the definitions of Language Deprivation and Language Delay.
Read articleExecutive Principal Vacancy Now Open!
25 Mar 2025
The opportunity to apply for the Executive Principal position is now open and will close on 23 April. We encourage you to share this exciting role with your networks to help us find the best candidate.
Read articleExecutive Principal recruitment committee meeting
19 Mar 2025
The Executive Principal recruitment committee met on Tuesday, the 11th of March.
Read articleExecutive Principal recruitment update
28 Jan 2025
Tēnā koutou katoa, I hope everyone has had a restful break and a great start to 2025. With term one about to start, I would like to give our school community an update on the recruitment of the new Executive Principal.
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