Inquiry Question 1: Collaborate with your school's leadership team and colleagues to identify areas where your inquiry will make a powerful contribution to the wider school and cluster community.

Our school Goal for this year is:

Goal 1 Maori Achievement

To raise Maori student achievement and cultural visibility. 

That 85% of Maori students will achieve NCEA L2.

                                                                                                                                                                          

Goal 2 Literacy and Numeracy

By the end of Year 10, 80% of students will be reading at or above the expected level

By the end of Year 10, 70% of students are writing at or above the expected Curriculum Level.

By the end of Year 10, 70% of students are achieving in Mathematics at or above the expected Curriculum Level.

That 90% of Year 11 students will achieve NCEA Literacy.

That 90% of Year 11 students will achieve NCEA Numeracy.

Goal 3 Student Wellbeing

Increasing Student, Family, and Community Engagement with Schools Student Support Network.

Goal 4 Teacher Wellbeing

All teachers at Tamaki College will be well supported so that their practice meets the needs of their students. 

 

Our Mathematics Department goal for this year is:

By the end of Year 10, 50% of students are achieving in Mathematics at or above the expected Curriculum Level (PAT: stanine 4-6 or higher). 

At least 80% of Year 11 students will achieve NCEA Numeracy.

Year 13s to leave college with sufficient maths skills to get into their chosen vocational pathway.

By looking at both goals, I have decided to focus on year 11 students to make a powerful contribution to school goals as well as Department goals.

Collaborating:

I spoke to 4 members of Middle and senior management to discuss my inquiry.

HOD Mathematics

• Literacy Strategies/skills.

• Sharing blog during department meetings.

• Differentiated teaching techniques.

• Sharing resources.

• Numeracy contribution.

• Maori learner’s achievement and career pathways.

Deputy Principal

• Numeracy contribution.

• Achieving in Mathematics and choosing the year12 pathway is a contribution towards student wellbeing.

• Sharing ideas is powerful towards teacher well-being.

• Maori learners' identity and career pathway.

 

Executive Dean

• Meeting the learners' pastoral needs.

• Collaborating with literacy skills.

• Meeting the learners’ wellbeing.

 

            Mrs. Mele Suipi Latu

• Meeting the ESOL learners’ learning styles.

• Meeting the ESOL learners’ wellbeing.

• Scaffolding strategies.

 

After meeting the above leaders I started my inquiry with confidence.

My Inquiry is for year 11Mat (General Mathematics class) is that there will be internals for targeted Maori students and the rest of the students to can gain Numeracy with at least 16 credits. This also provides a pathway into year12 using literacy strategies and skill practice.

 

By the end of the year, the Maori (targeted students) and the rest of the class can experience success in their learning by achieving numeracy and fulfilling their part of the contribution to passing NCEA L1 by using literacy strategies and skill practice.