Key Documentation
Thinking Skills
Inclusive Language for Identifying Needs and
Planning for Support
We use specific inclusive language and a range of aspects when identifying needs and planning inclusive support strategies, as outlined below.
Te Tūāpapa
The information gathered about the strengths, needs and progress of ākonga supports collaborative decision making.
GROW model
We adopt the GROW approach to coaching, grounded in understanding present realities, while focusing on desired, achievable outcomes.
We use the Circle of Control and Influence as a tool to support our work. Whatever the circumstances, we have the freedom, "to choose our attitude,” and this cannot ever be taken away from us. Viktor Frankl
We have control over our
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Mindset
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Emotions
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Actions
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Ideas
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Mistakes
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Behaviour
How we present information is just as important as what we present. ChangeKidsLives.org
Circle of Control and Influence
Bilingual Assessment Service
If a student has been in the New Zealand school system for at least two terms and you have already provided extra support through ESOL funding and are still concerned about the student, you may be able to apply for a bilingual assessment.
A bilingual assessment will assess a student’s functioning and achievement in their first language, and collect information about social and emotional health, and other factors which might be affecting their performance at school.
The Bilingual Assessment Service (BAS) is delivered by the RTLB. Over 75 RTLBs around the country are trained to do these assessments. They work with a bilingual support person and will recommend ways to help support the student.
A bilingual assessment can distinguish between language learning needs, additional special learning needs and social/emotional needs, through dual assessment in the student's first language and English.
The BAS is funded by the Ministry of Education; there is no cost to your school. Prior approval must be received, from the Ministry of Education, before carrying out the assessments.
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