Each Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako sets shared goals, or achievement challenges based on the particular needs of its children and young people. Once these have been endorsed by the Minister of Education, the Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako works with students, their parents, whānau, iwi and communities to achieve those challenges. Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako are a part of Government’s Investing in Educational Success (IES) initiative.
Benefits of joining a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako
By collaborating and sharing expertise, students’ learning pathways are supported and their transition through the education system improved. This approach also provides more opportunities for parents, families and whānau and communities to be involved with their children and young people's learning.
Read about Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako in the Auckland region:
Schools and/or kura within a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako are funded to allow teachers time to work together on meeting the achievement challenges, drawing on each other’s skills, knowledge and experience.
Boards of trustees choose whether their school/kura will join or form a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako. Early learning and post-secondary education providers can also join voluntarily.
- Joining or forming a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako
- Support available for schools and kura
- Check out some achievement challenges
Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako across the country as of August 2016 - see how many have been formed in your area
On Tuesday, 6 September 2016, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a further 31 Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako .
See the previous announcements on the forming of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako