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Wellington secondary provision – update
03 Oct 2024
At the end of August we confirmed plans to set up a new Deaf Bilingual secondary provision in Wellington. The provision will open in 2025 and be based at Tawa College.
Read articleStructuring for growth
24 Sept 2024
Ko Taku Reo has conducted a review of its cultural roles and identified a need to evolve. The Deaf Strategic Lead and Māori Strategic Lead positions, which were initially strategic in nature, now require a stronger operations focus to meet the current needs of the school. As a result, these roles have been disestablished to better support future direction and three new cultural practice roles identified.
Read articleKo Taku Reo Sumner campus - community gardens
20 Aug 2024
We have been fortunate to have two community gardens on our Sumner Campus. The first, known as the Sumner Food Forest, is situated between the resident houses and the van Asch stairs. The second garden is located just off the back field at the corner of Truro Street and Heberden Avenue.
Read articleKo Taku Reo Sumner campus – dogs on site
20 Aug 2024
We are aware members of the community have been walking their dogs through our Sumner campus for a number of years. Our staff and permanent student residents who are onsite throughout the school year have reported various incidents which have involved dogs on our site.
Read articleRoyal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report
26 Jul 2024
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 articleOur Pedagogical Approach
05 Jul 2024
What is pedagogy? Pedagogy is the method of how teachers teach both in theory and practice. At Ko Taku Reo, we know that our ākonga (learners) have learning needs that all children have, as well as specific learning and access needs that are particular to Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) ākonga (see Diagram 1).
Read articleNZSL@School funding
30 Apr 2024
This message is to update you on the current status of NZSL@School funding for 2024.
Read articleChief Ombudsman's published report
06 Mar 2024
Last week the Chief Ombudsman published a report of an investigation into a complaint made by Deaf Aotearoa about the Ministry of Education's strategy to progress NZSL in education. The report has a number of recommendations for the Ministry.
Read articleAssistive Technology Service over the Christmas Holidays
07 Dec 2023
The final day for dispatching orders will be Wednesday, December 20th, 2023. Any orders placed after that date will be processed and dispatched on the 11th of January, 2024.
Read articlePreserving Memories: Share Your Story with Us!
30 Aug 2023
We recently shared updates about the removal of some of our buildings from the Christchurch campus. The Gym is one that holds many memories, and we want to capture your memories before it becomes part of history.
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