Strengthening Practice, Strengthening Identity: My Growth Cycle 2026
🌱 My Growth Cycle 2026 This year, my professional growth cycle is grounded in a purpose that sits at the heart of our kura: Ensuring our learners experience success as Māori. This is not just a goal — it is a responsibility. It requires us to reflect deeply on our practice, strengthen our capabilities as educators, and ensure that every decision we make supports our students' identities, languages, and cultures. 🎯 A Clear Focus for 2026 My focus for this year is to strengthen teacher capability and accelerate Māori student achievement in pānui, tuhituhi, and kōrero . To achieve this, I am working across three key areas: Developing clear progression frameworks from Years 1–8 Strengthening culturally responsive teaching practices Enhancing assessment for learning (AFL) to better respond to learner needs. This work is grounded in the understanding that progress does not happen by chance — it happens through deliberate, informed, and responsive teaching. 🧠 Building Capability Th...