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New Executive Principal Announcement
04 Sept 2025
Ko Taku Reo has an exciting announcement: the new Principal for Ko Taku Reo is Deaf and comes to us from Australia, with experience in Deaf education in Australia. Her name is Amy Geue. I'd now like to hand over to Amy to introduce herself to you all.
Read articleKura Community Conduct Expectations
22 Aug 2025
We would like to issue a reminder of our Kura (School) Community Conduct Expectations.
Read articleWhat services is Ko Taku Reo - Deaf Education NZ funded to deliver?
20 Aug 2025
Understandably, an ongoing pain point for parents is understanding what services Ko Taku Reo can offer their child. Many of these services have eligibility criteria. We want to explain these services for parents and stakeholders, including their funding by the Ministry of Education.
Read articleRoyal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report
10 Jun 2025
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care released its final report on Wednesday 24 July. The report is available on the Royal Commission’s website at www.abuseincare.org.nz.
Read articleSenior Leadership Appointments
09 Jun 2025
We have some important updates to share about our senior leadership team.
Read articleExciting 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.
Read articleIt'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 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 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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