Support and Resources for the Community
Portfolio Minister - Minister of Education
Scope of appropriation
Expenditure on policies and programmes focused on the community’s knowledge of, and participation in, the education system. This includes engaging with, providing information and support to, and delivering education courses to, the community.
Output performance measures and standards
| Performance Measures |
Budget Standard |
Actual Performance |
| Development and Evaluation of Community Policy |
| Refer to the Development and Evaluation of Student Intervention Policy section on page 82 of this report for information on the Ministry’s policy performance. |
| Engagement and Provision of Information to the Community – Community Based |
| Community-based support programmes for parents, families and whānau are operating in communities that have been identified as priority by Government. |
100% |
Achieved
The Ministry is working with 52 iwi to develop shared investment work programmes that are focused on raising achievement for and with Māori learners, their families, whanau and iwi. A number of iwi have agreed work programmes in place; others are either in negotiation or have not yet identified activity with the Ministry.
Pouwhakataki held:
- 66 hui on literacy and numeracy in the home
- 97 hui on early childhood education engagement
- 117 hui on National Standards
- 92 hui on NCEA/Youth Guarantee.
Each of the four regions (Northern, Central North, Central South and Southern) meet regularly with community groups and schools to ensure that Ministry policy is well understood and initiatives are being implemented effectively.
Talanoa Ako (Pacific Education Talk) and contracted radio programmes were used as a key way of reaching Pasifika. |
| Programmes are delivered and administered by the Ministry as per the agreed work programme. |
100% |
100% for most areas of work. |
| Priority communities are satisfied with quality of engagement in community-based support programmes. |
Feedback collected |
Feedback from Pouwhakataki hui is as follows:
Literacy/Numeracy: 87% better informed, 87% confident and better equipped to help their child.
Early childhood education engagement: 97% better informed, 98% confident and better equipped to help their child.
National Standards/Ngā Whanaketanga: 95% better informed, 94% confident and better equipped to help their child.
NCEA/Youth Guarantee: 98% better informed, 94% confident and better equipped to help their child.
Fono participants are satisfied with the information and engagement provided and the follow-up of key actions arising from fono and engagement. This has translated into progress against the targets of the Pasifika Education Plan.
Pasifika groups are satisfied with Talanoa Ako (Pacific Education Talk) news magazine and our provision of radio air time to Pasifika audiences. Combined, these have raised awareness about the Ministry’s work and the Pasifika Education Plan. A survey has been developed for the next edition of Talanoa Ako for more feedback.
Milestone reports received from our radio contracts and feedback from the community about the radio programmes are positive. |
| Engagement and Provision of Information to the Community – Target Groups |
| Māori communities have access to advice and support for improving Māori achievement. |
100% |
Investment continues in:
- iwi relationships
- Māori organisation relationships
- research and evaluation initiatives to engage, support and provide appropriate information for whānau and iwi.
|
| Fono participants are satisfied with the information and engagement provided and the follow-up of key actions arising from the fono. |
Feedback collected |
Fono participants were given the opportunity to evaluate the fono by rating structure, content, presentations and discussion sessions. Of the 430 participants, 161 evaluation forms were completed in the Northern Region and Central South.
| % |
Fono structure and content |
Presentations and discussions |
| Excellent |
39 |
44 |
| Very good |
33 |
38 |
| Good |
14 |
11 |
| Satisfactory |
11 |
4 |
| Poor |
3 |
3 | The majority of participants rated the fono structure and content highly and only three per cent rated it as unsatisfactory. The same results were reflected with presentations and discussions |
| Contracts for service and agreements between the Ministry and iwi align with Ka Hikitia - Managing for Success and meet the required contract management standards of the Ministry and the respective iwi and meet programme objectives. |
100% |
All contracts are aligned with Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success and meet the required contract management standards of the Ministry. |
| Activities occur at the time agreed between the Ministry of Education and iwi organisations and/or community providers. |
100% |
All activities between the Ministry and service providers occurred within agreed timeframes. |
| Provision of Services to the Community |
| Programmes are delivered and administered by the Ministry as per the agreed work programme. |
100% |
Pouwhakataki programmes were delivered as planned.
- Reading together – 36 hui.
- Whānau Plan Initiation – 33 hui.
Each of the four regions (Northern, Central North, Central South and Southern) meet regularly with community groups and schools to ensure that Ministry policy is well understood and initiatives are being implemented effectively.
The Atawhaingia Te Pā Harakeke programme has not been delivered as per the agreed work programme. Weeks two to four of intake training programme number 21 in Dunedin were completed. Intake training number 22 did not eventuate. |
| Provider groups, families and whānau are satisfied with training and assistance provided. |
Feedback collected |
Feedback from Pouwhakataki programmes is as follows:
Reading Together: 99% better informed, 99% confident and better equipped to help their child’s reading.
Whānau Plan Initiation: 93% satisfied the plan was helpful, 93% confident to use in future.
Fono participants are satisfied with the information and engagement provided and the follow-up of key actions arising from fono and engagement |
| Activities occur at the time agreed between the Ministry of Education and iwi organisations and/or community providers |
100% |
Achieved |
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The increase in the 2010/11 appropriation compared with 2009/10 expenditure was mainly due to delays in programmes for parents, families and whānau during the previous year, which had been undergoing changes to align with the implementation of National Standards.
This appropriation was reduced during 2010/11 owing to a combination of
- a transfer to departmental output expense Support and Resources for Teachers for the Student Achievement Function
- changes to cost allocations between departmental output expense appropriations
- a transfer of funding from the previous financial year after a delay in developing support material on the National Standards for parents, family and whānau.
Expenditure at 30 June 2011 was less than budget mainly owing to:
- delays in finalising contracts related to programmes for parents, families and whānau, and for collaboration
- between early childhood education services and other health, education and social services
lower than expected costs for community information programmes.