Welcome to Southern Region Te Kura 2011
What’s New for 2011
Our expectations to support our students achieve:
- Work returned every 2 weeks
- Work returned across all subjects to ensure curriculum coverage
- Students who receive Liaison Teacher visits are present for all appointments.
The whole school key initiatives for 2011, identified in our draft Charter and Annual Plan 2011:
Implementation of the new Student Management System: Our teachers will all be learning new skills.
Implementation of our Online Teaching and Learning Environment (OTLE): This will help us utilize technology effectively throughout the school. OTLE will replace Blackboard.
Standards Review: In 2011 Te Kura will be in the second year of a three year project to rewrite resources for the NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3 qualifications. This is in response to the review by the Ministry of Education and NZQA of NCEA level 1, 2 and 3 which has resulted in changes to the achievement standards at each level.
Implementation of National Standards: Te Kura will continue the implementation of National Standards during 2011. We will make sure that students, parents, families and whānau are clear about the student’s progress and achievement in relation to National Standards, and feel comfortable asking questions regarding how they can support their next steps.
Maori Responsiveness StrategyThis strategy is toengage, develop and support Māori learners to succeed as Māori. We are participating in a nation-wide initiative called HeKakano.
Regionalisation: We aimto network out from our regional offices to provincial centres.
Authentic Learning We want to provide authentic learning experiences wherever appropriate, beginning with the developmentof small, localised learning groups working with a learning advisor, and continuing professional development for teaching teams.
If you would like to provide feedback on any aspect of the key initiatives please go to our web site, where you will find a full copy of the document.
We welcome feedback on any aspect of your experience with Te Kura. Please feel free to contact the learning advisor or liaison teacher in the first instance.
Advisory Groups
Wherever possible, learning advisors located in Christchurch and Nelson, and liaison teachers will be in contact with students to arrange to meet in a central location on a regular basis. This will provide students with access to face to face help with their studies and allow them to develop an authentic learning plan.
Staffing
We welcome a number of new staff to the Christchurch office, and we farewelled Joanne Davies, Brenda Nisbet and Angela Garrity at the end of 2010. Claire Neiman, Kim Keegan and Nicola Anderson continue to work at Te Kura but they are now located in the Central South region.
Regional ManagerBeverley Jackson
KaiarahiNicholas Crossan
Team LeadersJoann Branthwaite, Year 1-6, Special Ed,
Marie Dawson, Year 7 – 10
Wendy Talbot-Aspin, Year 11- 13, Nelson
Averill Manning, Year 11-13, Christchurch
Sue Muers, Year 11-13, Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill
Liaison TeachersDerek MacLeod, Nelson/Marlborough
Julie Gorman, North Canterbury/West Coast
Murray Allison, South Canterbury/West Coast
Nick Bates, Otago/Southland
Events
To support achievement we have a series of events planned for term 1, starting with the “Ready, Set, Go 2011” series, outlined on the next page. Please mark these in your calendar or cellotape them to your fridge. We expect students to attend these events wherever practicable.
The first series of events feature meeting the teachers, setting up for the year and help getting started, motivational speakers, NCEA and Te AraHou information and afternoon activities. Details of the programmes will be sent out closer to the dates and learning advisors will also give students a phone call reminder.
We look forward to a productive year working together for the sake of our students.
Beverley Jackson
Southern Regional Manager
Term 1 Dates
(31st Jan – 15th April)
To support achievement we have a series of events planned for Term 1, starting with the “Ready, Set, Go 2011” series, outlined below. We expect students to attend these events wherever practicable.
The first series of events feature meeting the teachers, setting up for the year and help getting started, motivational speakers, NCEA and Te AraHou information and afternoon activities. Details of the programmes will be sent out closer to the dates and learning advisors will need to give students a phone call reminder. The dates below were included in the newsletter to families.
Christchurch / Feb 10th/11th / Years 7- 13 + Young Adults / Christchurch Polytechnic (CPIT)
Nelson / Feb 11th / Year 1 – 13 / Nelson Polytechnic (NMIT)
Timaru / Feb 14th / Year 10 – 13 / Caroline Bay Community Lounge
Invercargill / Feb 16th / Year 10 – 13 / Southern Institute of Technology
Dunedin / Feb 17th / Year 10 – 13 / Otago Polytechnic
West Coast / March 3rd / Year 10 – 13 / Koraro Learning Centre
Tutorials
In Christchurch for students studying Years 9 -13 work at CPIT
Date / Subject18th Feb / English
25th Feb / Maths
4th March / Sciences
11th March / Economics, Accounting, Computing, Spanish
18th March / English
25th March / Maths
1st April / Sciences
8th April / Economics, Accounting, Spanish, Computing
Location / Date / Subjects
Nelson / 11th March / English, Maths
Blenheim / 17th March / English, Maths
Nelson / 8th April / English, Maths
Southern Region Profile