He Whakataki
Introduction
This website has been designed to utilise features of the Tū Rangatira Maori Medium Educational Leadership Ministry policy document to conduct an inquiry based on two approaches:
Tū Rangatira: He Tirohanga Whānui - Vision pg 10
E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea
He Korowai
The guidelines for Tū Rangatira are based on the metaphor of the korowai. Regarded as a taonga tuku iho, a treasure handed down from generation to generation, the korowai has a strong parallel with the whakataukī - E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.
The concept of the korowai provides the guidelines with their three key aspects: te aho tapu, whenu and ngā aho.
Tū Rangatira: Nga Mātāpono Ārahi - Guiding Principles pg 11
Tū Rangatira is guided by four underlying principles:
Māori potential All Māori learners have unlimited potential.
Cultural advantage All Māori learners have a cultural advantage in that they are Māori.
Inherent capability All Māori learners are inherently capable of achieving success as Māori.
Mana motuhake All Māori learners have the right to live and learn as tangata whenua of Aotearoa.
Te Aho Tapu - Focus on Learners pg 13
Whenu - Seven Key Areas of Leadership pg 12
Aho - Seven Key Areas of Focus pg 12
Structure
*Using the whenu and aho of Tū Rangatira, there are forty nine intersection cells which relate to specific goals and leadership practices. The Tū Rangatira, Tū Pakari Ai – Leadership Practice Inquiry proposes a set of self-reflection questions centred on the description of leadership at each intersection point. These questions invite the leader to question the effectiveness of current leadership practice in the kura and identify for themselves where leadership can be enhanced or improved.