Support the development of family/whānau support groups
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Building strong community networks’
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Create support groups
Create support groups
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Seek feedback from whānau
Seek feedback from whānau
Staff at Lincoln School talk about their commitment to working in partnership with whānau and how they seek feedback on what is working well, and what can be improved.
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Support home-school relationships
Support home-school relationships
Diana Tregoweth outlines some of the approaches used to support families.
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Establish collaborative partnerships
Establish collaborative partnerships
We’ve got to stop thinking we know what whānau want and just ask. Because whānau will tell you, as a school, an institution, it’s what you do with that after they say it which is the important step.
And it’s how we ask, and it’s how often we ask. And it’s how many opportunities we provide for people to be safe in terms of responding openly, honestly, and frankly about what we are doing.
Benita Tahuri and Keriana Tawhiwhirangi
Useful resources
Useful resources
Supporting rangatahi with common-sense solutions
Read time: 5 min
John Murdoch, Newlands College Deputy Principal, reflects on his school’s experience setting up a whānau advisory group.
Publisher: Ministry of Education NZ
Next steps
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