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Christchurch Deaf Community Engagement
05 Jun 2025
Nicki Morrison, Denise Powell, Sarah de Heer, and Michaela Allen would like to extend a huge thank you to the 25-30 members of the Christchurch Deaf Community who attended the strategic plan consultation session on Tuesday night.
Read articleExecutive Principal Recruitment Committee - Update #3
27 May 2025
The meeting's purpose is to discuss the updated schedule for the recruitment process and agree on the candidates to be selected for the screening round.
Read articleOnline Learning Services
26 May 2025
The Online Learning Service focuses on building connections and whanaungatanga between students and their online teacher.
Read articleDeaf 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.
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 articleExecutive Principal Recruitment Committee - Update #2
09 May 2025
The Executive Principal recruitment committee update for 1 May 2025 regarding the Executive Principal recruitment.
Read articlePolicies 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.
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 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.
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