Manaaki Tauira

Manaaki Tauira O Aotea (formerly Whanau Advisory Group)

Aotea College Manaaki Tauira O Aotea is a collective of Students, Parents/Board of Trustees representatives, teachers and Senior Leadership members of the College. Its aim is to provide advice and guidance to the college and community in assisting them to:

• Foster quality engagement between the school and its Maori community in order to raise Maori student achievements
• Improve the wellbeing of Maori students by building safe, supportive, inclusive communication between school management and Maori students within the school

The Aotea College Manaaki Tauira O Aotea was formed in June 2010. One of its first tasks was to gain some understanding from the school's Maori student community about what it was that their school could do for them. Alongside the Ministry of Education a survey of 186 students who identified as Maori was conducted. The feedback from this survey provided Manaaki Tauira O Aotea with information enabling it to implement events and strategies towards addressing some of the common themes/issues in the feedback.

The group meet Wednesdays during term time, view the meeting dates on the calendar. Nau mai haere mai ki a tatou katoa

All whanau are welcome to attend these Hui.

If you would like to attend or discuss issues to do with your child who is or will be a student at Aotea College contact:

Deputy Principal Kathleen Kaveney, kv@aotea.school.nz or phone 04 237 3166