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Talanoa Ako - Pacific Talk About Education and Learning (TA PTEL)
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Talanoa Ako Pacific Talk About Education and Learning (TA PTEL) is a suite of programmes led by Strategy and Integration, Pacific Team in Ākonga and Community Delivery, Te Pae Aronui.
The flagship programme Talanoa Ako undertook a longitudinal study using Pacific methodologies to engage Pacific voice from parents, learners, families, and educators in Pacific education.
The study's insights have prompted the development of 12 programmes directly addressing the needs of Pacific communities, as well as the creation of TA PTEL (Talanoa Ako Pacific Talk About Education) resources.
The Team utilises Matamoana: As and By Pacific Theory and Approach to enhance Pacific learners' achievement and attendance.
Other resources
Talanoa Ako response to COVID-19 - case studies
On 25 March 2020, Aotearoa New Zealand, went into COVID-19 lockdown. At Alert Level 4, people had to stay home, no gatherings were allowed, and all public places were closed.
Realising that community partners could not deliver the Talanoa Ako programme face-to-face as they had normally, the Parent Information and Community Intelligence (PICI) Strategy and Integration team, at the Ministry of Education quickly considered alternative delivery options. The PICI team understood Pacific parents and families wanted to know how best to support their children’s education at home.
These Talanoa Ako COVID-19 case studies show the different and innovative ways Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga|Ministry of Education responded to urgent Pacific community needs and maintained their commitment to the community.
The approaches and activities undertaken form the basis for lasting positive change for families taking part in the Talanoa Ako programme.
We want to acknowledge the Talanoa Ako partners and teachers who shared their stories with us. These people participated enthusiastically and candidly throughout the COVID-19 repurposing. Their support and willingness to provide feedback to Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education made it possible to develop these case studies.
Download documents
Talanoa Ako Response to COVID-19 - case studies
Talanoa Ako Response to COVID-19 - case studies (PDF, 4 MB)
Talanoa Ako programme innovation - supported learning in Pacific homes during the COVID-19 lockdown 2020
Talanoa Ako programme innovation COVID-19 (PDF, 736 kB)
Fast response of Talanoa Ako to urgent Pacific community needs in the first COVID-19 lockdown 2020
Fast response of Talanoa Ako COVID-19 (PDF, 521 kB)
Mana of the Pacific
Mana of the Pacific brings together inspirational proverbs and beautiful photographs that highlight the wisdom, resilience, and innovation of Pacific peoples.
Created to share and celebrate the strengths of the Pacific, each pack contains nine posters from Mana of the Pacific (2021).
These posters, which support and encourage all learners, help instil an appreciation of Pacific knowledge and strengths.
You could use them to:
- decorate your walls
- strengthen the cultural pride of your Pacific learners
- inspire all learners in your classes with the wisdom contained in the proverbs
- link directly to learning activities (such as social studies themes, oral presentation tasks, and exercises linked to geography, environment, culture, language, and leadership).
Source: Mana of the Pacific (2021) by A. Movono & R. Scheyvens. Published by Potton & Burton.
Mana of the Pacific poster pack (PDF, 16 MB)
Additional hard copies
The Mana of the Pacific poster pack can be ordered in the following ways:
- Schools - please order from Down the Back of the Chair, using reference MOEA0301
- Communities - please send an email request to [email protected]