Auckland+South+draft+Action+Plan


 * **Auckland South Regional Strategy Group cluster ****2011 action plan **  **Date: **   **Updated: **  ||

· Develop strategies specific to their region to improve education for gifted and talented students: · Become familiar with the GATE website and associated smart tools, and online community · Align approaches to GATE in schools with Ka Hikitia, the Pasifika Education Plan, NCEA, National Standards and areas of government priority · Grow coherence and coordination of approaches between schools and: o Professional Learning and Development providers, Ministry regional education and performance groups (EPGs), GAT stakeholder providers , Local industry and businesses · Explore ways of disseminating and sustaining best practice within the region, including regional symposia and online communities · Identify and support potential schools which may take a regional cluster leadership role · Contribute to and attend the National GATE hui ||
 * ==== ** Purpose of the RSG ** ====


 * ** Government Priorities ** || ** Regional strategic goals ** || ** Associated tasks ** || ** Responsible ** || ** Timeframe ** || ** Success indicators ** || ** Review of outcomes ** ||
 * Raising the achievement of gifted and talented students; particularly Maori and Pasifika students in rural and/or low socio-economic areas

Building whole school capability in a sustainable way that allows schools to self-manage their requirements under National Administrations Guideline 1 (iii) c

Support the implementation of National Standards and gathering of baseline data that allows for the longitudinal tracking of students’ achievement Support the implementation of Collaborative service delivery across numerous providers that provides a continuum of support (driving whole school capability) ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Goal: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Develop a database of: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Purpose: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">To create and encourage opportunities for: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The database would be no way promote any one school or expert, nor endorse the quality assurance of what each would provide but instead create a network for schools to seeking support in a particular area to make initial contact with those who are offering advice, guidance and professional support. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Schools would need to seek references to attest to the quality of the provision they would be seeking. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The NZ curriculum (2007) and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ka Hikitia 2008- 2012
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">external GATE experts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">School GAT practitioners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Community GAT support organisations and initiatives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">programme and practice sharing and collaboration between schools and community organisations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">contact and access to GATE experts in the Auckland region