Projects

Enhancing Māori and Pacific student achievement

The Pro Vice Chancellor (Equity) and Pro Vice Chancellor (Māori) offices have collaborated to strengthen the evidence base for student equity programmes at the University. A new role of Equity Analyst has been established to enhance student achievement through strategic analysis, evaluation and reporting of Tuākana academic mentoring programmes. Catherine Dunphy, previously team leader for the University’s Mentoring and Tutoring Education Scheme (MATES) programme has returned to the University to undertake this work.

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Undergraduate Admissions and Equity Taskforce

The Undergraduate Admissions and Equity Taskforce was established by the University Council on the recommendation of Senate in December 2007 to consider and report by March 2008 on the equity implications of extending limited entry to all undergraduate qualifications.

A working group of Equal Opportunities Committee members was established to implement Recommendation 21: That the Equal Opportunities Committee (now the Equity Committee) be asked to recommend a set of consistent policies and practices, to be used in University targeted admission schemes.

The report of this group was published on 31 March, 2008.

Read the Undergraduate Admissions and Equity Taskforce Report:

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Women Returning to Work Project

The needs analysis underlying the Women Returning to Work Project, a joint initiative between the Association of University Staff (AUS), Human Resources (HR) and Equity Office, was completed in 2007.

The implementation phase is under way and includes ongoing compilation of a database of women and men who are returning to work from parental leave. These staff are also invited to quarterly networking meetings for updates on policy and legislative changes.

Mini-refrigerators have been purchased and are being lent to breast feeding mothers.

An information package was developed in consultation with Communications and Marketing.

A legal opinion is being sought of the feasibility of deducting early childhood education fees before tax.

Research-related initiatives are being pursued.

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The University of Auckland Review of Early Childhood Education Centres, Facilities, Services, Kōhanga Reo and Kōhungahunga

 

Progress report on the implementation of recommendations from the ECE Strategic Review.

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ECE Reference Group

The ECE Reference Group terms of reference, membership and minutes of their meetings can be accessed here

 

 

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A review of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centres was conducted in 2008.

pdf Strategic Review ECE (3.5 MB PDF)

Early Childhood Education Review update

Recommendation 5.1 of the Strategic Review of ECE Centres, Services, Facilities, Kōhanga Reo and Kōhungahunga noted:
“That each ECE centre, Kōhanga Reo and Kōhungahunga aim to be a “Centre of Innovation” within 10 years. (The Centres of Innovation (COI) Programme is a strategy to improve ECE quality by innovative teaching and learning processes in early childhood services.)

Unfortunately this programme is no longer available as confirmed on the Educate ECE government website:
“The Centres of Innovation (COI) Programme was established as a strategy to improve the quality of early childhood education. COI were part of the (ECE) strategic plan, Pathways to the Future: Ngā Huarahi Arataki (2002). In Budget 2009 it was announced that the COI programme will end on 30 June 2009.

www.educate.ece.govt.nz/Programmes/CentresOfInnovation.aspx

Guidelines for Children on Campus (53KB PDF)

 

Māori and Pacific recruitment strategy

A Māori and Pacific student recruitment strategy is being developed in an inclusive manner. This strategy will support the achievement of enrolment targets identified in the Equity Taskforce Report and take a case management approach to target groups.

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Review of Equity Groups at The University of Auckland

This review identified equity groups at The University of Auckland and specified which equity groups will be the focus of programmes and those for which there will be other means of achieving equity outcomes.
 

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Creating an inclusive teaching and learning environment for students with impairments

In 2009 the Equity Office initiated the review “Creating an inclusive teaching and learning environment for students with impairments” to create awareness for, and identify student and staff perceptions of, current practices and structures that support inclusive teaching and learning within The University of Auckland. The report below provides the results of this review in four sections, together with a summary of key information and next steps.

 





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