Professional Learning & Development

We work to our values of Tapatahi (integrity), Whakaute (professionalism), Ngākaunui (commitment), and Māori (in thought and action) both within and across schools and kāhui ako. Through tailored PLD programmes we seed and nurture Kahungunu cultural capability at governance, leadership and teaching practice level, and support schools and kāhui ako to actualise Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Ngāti Kahungunu Mātauranga Strategy 2020, Kahungunu, Kia Eke within and across their schools. We facilitate the normalisation of Kahungunutanga through localised curriculum design. 

Kauwaka became a Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi endorsed PLD provider in early 2023 in the priority areas of cultural capability, local curriculum design, mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori. Our approach is Tiriti o Waitangi, Kahungunu and mokopuna-centric, supporting schools and kāhui ako with the approach and knowledge needed to: 

• Prioritise a curriculum, pedagogy and place-based learning experiences that celebrates the identity and mana of our marae and hapū as tangata whenua and kaitiaki taiao. 

• Create a curriculum rich in hapū reo, pūrākau and histories, that nurtures a love of learning in our tamariki-mokopuna and all learners.

• Advance iwi aspirations and mātauranga strategy documents.

• Actualise Te Tiriti o Waitangi at governance, leadership, teaching practice and curriculum levels.

Our team of experienced facilitators deliver professional learning and development to kāhui ako, schools and early learning services across Kahungunu and programmes are delivered with marae and hapū.