“The Valley of Life Long Learners”

Our school values represent what we believe to be the most important attributes that our learners should leave our school with. Our values are shaped in collaboration with our students, our staff, our Board and our community through regular consultation. Our values underpin everything that we do here at Te Akau School.

Respect - aroha ki te tangata
As a Te Akau Learner we believe that showing respect means looking after our people, our place and our things. We encourage our learners to be caring and considerate of each other, of our whenua (land) and of our school property.

Resilience - kia kaha mahia to mahi
As a Te Akau Learner we believe that showing resilience is when we keep on trying, even when things get tough. Showing resilience means persevering with our learning, with our peers and with anything that can challenge us.

Responsibility - kia mau to tikanga
As a Te Akau Learner, we believe that being responsible means looking after each other and being accountable for our own actions. Our learners are encouraged to be organised and ready for their learning, as well as being responsible for their own actions. Being responsible for our learning means planning, setting goals and working hard to achieve to the best of our ability.

Recognition and reward
We recognise students who demonstrate our school values through our 'Te Akau Tokens' reward system and our weekly prize draws. Te Akau Tokens are used by staff to recognise and encourage positive behaviour within our learning community.

Positive Behaviour for Learning
Te Akau School is proud to be a PB4L school. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) is a long-term, evidence-based framework led by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. It is adapted from the international Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) model. The program focuses on supporting school environments, systems, and teaching practices to support positive behaviour choices.