The Ministry of Education's four focus areas for Ka Hikitia, and priorities for action in each focus area, are set out in the following table.
| Focus area |
The "priorities for action" in this focus area are: |
| Foundation years |
- participation in high-quality early childhood education
- effective transitions to school
- strong early literacy and numeracy foundations
- effective home-school partnerships focused on learning.
|
| Young people engaged in learning |
- effective teaching and learning for Māori students in years 9 and 10
- effective professional development and accountable leadership
- increased student involvement in and responsibility for decision-making about future education pathways
- improved whānau-school partnerships focused on presence, engagement, and achievement.
|
| Māori language in education |
- strong establishment processes for Māori-medium schools
- effective teaching and learning of, and through, te reo Māori
- strengthening the supply of quality teachers
- building the evidence base for mātauranga Māori.
|
| Organisational success |
- strong leadership in Māori education across the Ministry of Education and the education sector
- more confident Ministry people working closely with Māori
- increased Ministry accountability for outcomes
- use of evidence of what makes the greatest difference for, and with, Māori.
|
Source: Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success, Ministry of Education.
The Ministry has noted that "levers" for achieving these changes are:
- increasing the professional learning and capability of teachers;
- focusing on responsive and accountable professional leadership;
- setting and resourcing priorities in te reo;
- increasing whānau and iwi authority and involvement in education; and
- strengthening inter-agency collaboration.
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