How we help

How we help

Purpose of He Pikorua

He Pikorua is the practice framework for Ministry and RTLB learning support practitioners

Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB)

Experienced and trained support

Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) are experienced teachers trained to support teachers to meet the needs of students whose achievement in learning and behaviour is not fully being realised.

Within the scope of RTLB practice is building teacher and school inclusive practice capability to find solutions that support years 0-10 students overcome substantial barriers to learning.

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He Pikorua underpins our practices so we can work together within the Learning Support Delivery Model to provide a coherent, evidence-based approach.

Here is an overview of the Learning Support Delivery Model
You can find more information about the Learning Support Delivery Model here

It guides us to focus less on services and criteria, and more on joining up services to support mokopuna and the adults around them in ways that build on their strengths.

Voice, choice and agency

Mokopuna, whānau and educator voices are critical to enabling progress and achievement. We work in partnership with mokopuna and the people closest to them. Mokopuna are supported to engage and learn when they have maximum opportunities to participate, contribute, respond, and share.

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Strengthening support across a range of needs

By sharing expertise, RTLB, specialist services and other agencies can help schools and early learning services get support to meet the diverse needs of all children and young people.
Solutions include changing classroom routines, and providing professional development to teachers… but they will always be based on what is best for children and young people.
Families and whānau are included in decisions so that support works for them and their tamariki. A child or young person may be involved with specialists at different times and in different ways, depending on what is best for mokopuna and whānau.
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As professionals RTLB enhance the learning outcomes and well-being of mokopuna by:

keeping mokopuna and their whānau at the center of everything we do
focusing on strengths and potential, to enhance the mana of the individual and their community
respecting and building on the diversity of expertise and knowledge across our teams
using evidence-informed strategies that are appropriate to the context
using a tiered system approach to our work, which focuses on strengthening adult capability.

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about whether a request for support to the RTLB service is right for your child.
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