Pou Whirinaki

Our role as Pou Whirinaki is to support schools to identify and use information to address patterns of moderate and irregular attendance for ākonga in
years 1 –12.

In this role, we will use information from a range of sources to understand the drivers of absence across the kura community.

The data support function of our role includes:

Working with whānau communities to understand their experiences, recognise the importance of the identity, language, and culture.
Supporting kura community to analyse and understand irregular and moderate absence data and information.
Utilising data and information to identify where attitudes, behaviours, systems, and processes affect engagement and attendance.