Tumuaki and principals are invited to connect their SMS to Te Rito to ensure learner information travels with them when they change schools.
It will be several years before all kura and schools are onboarded and can use Te Rito but this critical step will secure learner information before end-of-year transitions.
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What is Te Rito and how will it help?
Te Rito is a national information-sharing platform that enables ākonga and learner information to follow them throughout their education.
Te Rito will give you more information and free up your time to focus on what matters – understanding the strengths, aspirations and needs of your ākonga and learners to help them succeed.
The long term aim of Te Rito is to connect ākonga and learner information from early learning to post-secondary education.
In time, Te Rito will make it possible for an increasingly rich record of information to travel with ākonga and learners throughout their education journey.
Consistent, accessible ākonga and learner information will enable:
- informed decision-making
- better support for ākonga and learners in your care
- purposeful collaboration with whānau and families, Kāhui Ako and other educators in your network.
From 2023 we will begin connecting kura and schools to Te Rito, starting small and expanding the coverage as we learn what works best for kaiako and teachers, tumuaki and principals. We will adapt the technology and support for Te Rito as we go.
Note that early learning services will not be included in the initial rollout.
Developed with educators, for ākonga and learners
We've developed Te Rito with educators, to put the power of accessible, accurate and safe ākonga and learner information into local educators' hands.
Ākonga and learner information is at the heart of the learning journey.
As an educator, you know that the more you understand your ākonga and learners, the better you can support them - valuing and respecting the things that make them unique.
You know that important information can be lost when ākonga or learners change kura or schools.
Consistent, accessible ākonga and learner information enables:
- collaboration
- informed decision-making
- better support for ākonga and learners in your care.
When information travels with ākonga and learners, a continuous, strengths-based record of learning builds in richness over time.