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Deaf Community Engagement – Strategic Plan

16 May 2025

We invite members of the Deaf community to share their thoughts on our strategic direction for the next three years.

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Exciting New Resource for Whānau: "Understand Your Child’s Learning"

12 May 2025

The Ministry of Education launched a new parent website called Understand Your Child’s Learning. We’ve taken some time to explore the site and wanted to share it with you. This user-friendly portal is a great tool to help you better understand your child’s learning journey. While designed for mainstream education, it still provides helpful explanations and resources designed to support whānau and students.

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Executive Principal recruitment committee update - 1 May 2025

09 May 2025

The Executive Principal recruitment committee update for 1 May 2025 regarding the Executive Principal recruitment.

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Policies for review in Term 2 2025

08 May 2025

Parents, staff, and board members are asked to review policies and procedures each term. For a list of policies and procedures for review, see term 2, 2025.

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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.

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Relationships 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.

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Enrolled 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.

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Commissioner 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.

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Annual 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.

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Term 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.

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