As part of our Langa Ako initiative, our Pasifika initative were given the opportunity to run a PLD session with our staff during one of the newly acquired staff PLD Mondays.
Last year, we surveyed 100+ Pasifika students from across the school. Here are the stats of who they were:
We asked them a few questions, the first one being ‘What does success look like as a Tamaki student?’. The biggest indicator was NCEA and achieving success at 45% and over 70% believing it was academic success.
The next question was ‘What does success look like as Pasifika student’ and the results showed the opposite, that students believed that being successful related to culture values and identity.
The question was put to staff. How can we use what we know to support successful outcomes for our Pasifika kids?
Staff discussed in their groups how they felt about the data and what it meant to them and were shared this ppt to contribute their answers.
Reflection:
We touched on barriers to learning but ran out of time to go further into the information. Regardless of this, I felt positive that we could share our survey results and learnings with our staff as it is relevant to us and our journey. We also launched our website which was a good way to share our story with those who are new. Our aim is to equip all teachers of Pasifika learners with the tools and strategies to support our learners.
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| I just wanted a photo on the podium (I prefer to be behind the scenes!) |
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