Support Staff

Kia ora e te whānau,

Today I would like to acknowledge some of the most amazing people at Maungaraki School. Our Support Staff are an incredible asset to our school who do not get recognised as often as they should for the incredible work that they do.

This group of people are kind, thoughtful and always have the best interests of children at heart. The way in which our support staff care for our learners is incredible. I have seen countless times where these wonderful people have supported students to feel safe and comfortable as they take risks with their learning. They fix bumps, help guide, encourage, set goals, motivate and engage our children. They are truly the HEART of our school. 

Our support staff are experts. They work seamlessly across our classrooms running a wide array of programmes to support learning. The Support Staff here work in a wide range of ways to help the school run the way it does. The range of roles they carry out is amazing. On any given day they hold crucial roles in the education of our students.These roles are often unseen and are compounded by a school funding system that makes it difficult to pay them fairly.

Without this special group of people Maungaraki School could not be the place it is. He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tānagata.

Nga Mihi Nui,
Shane Robinson