YOU SO KNOW Responding to Diverse Cultures With Aotearoa being more ethnically and culturally diverse than ever before, ERO has undertaken work to understand examples of good culturally responsive teaching in early childhood education. ERO’s report, Responding to Diverse Cultures: Good Practice in Homebased Early Childhood Services, looks at how children’s cultures and languages can be reflected in everyday practice, supporting their learning and wellbeing. We know that good education is not one-size-fits-all, and when working with children and families that are a different cultural context to their own, kaiako need to take deliberate actions to respond to the child’s unique way of being, knowing, and doing. Culturally responsive teaching affirms and builds on children’s cultures and languages to promote rich, relevant learning experiences. Drawn from home-based ECE settings, this new report is a collection of useful examples to inspire and motivate kaiako to grow their ability in culturally responsive teaching. Reminder about the availability of EAP services There are free (centrally funded) services for all staff (incl. regular relievers and admin) will continue to be available until June 2022. Up to three one-on-one counselling sessions available, either face-to-face or by phone. These services are not replacing existing services, but supplementing them. Information on the Ministry’s wellbeing package:https://www.education.govt. nz/covid-19/advice-for-everyone/ workforce-wellbeing-package/ Further detail available here: https:// www.eapservices.co.nz/ Mandatory reporting requirements for dismissals The Teaching Council in their December e-newsletter reminded all educational leaders, such as centre managers / owners their legal requirements under section 489 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act) regarding dismissals and mandatory reporting. If you’ve needed to dismiss a teacher from their teaching position this year for any reason, you will need to fill in a mandatory report through the Teaching Council. Please note, you do not need to complete a mandatory report for a teacher who has resigned, unless there was a conduct or competence issue raised within the last 12 months. For more information on when and how to submit a mandatory report, go here, https://teachingcouncil.nz/professionalpractice/competence-concerns/reporting-aconcern/#mandatory Principles of Practice - Education Evaluation for Improvement in Schools and Early Childhood Services In November 2021, the Education Review Office (ERO) published Principles of Practice: Education Evaluation for Improvement in Schools and Early Childhood Services as one of the suite of resources developed to support education evaluation practice. These Principles of Practice guide the thinking and practice of ERO evaluators as they work with schools and early childhood services in their external evaluation role and support the development of internal evaluation capacity. The concepts of Whakawhanaungatanga, Mahi Tahi and Poutokomanawa in ERO’s internal strategy He Taura Here Tangata, guide how ERO evaluators undertake their education evaluation work. The Principles of Practice can also be used in early childhood services as a resource to support internal evaluation and their evaluation work with ERO evaluators. To find out more and read the document, go here, https://ero.govt. nz/our-research/principles-of-practiceeducation-evaluation-for-improvementin-schools-and-early-childhood-services March 2022 { 14 }
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