1. Whānau education action planning
Whānau and Careers: models of success
March 2015

2. What is a WEAP?
A WEAP or “Whānau Education Action Plan” is a tool designed to map education goals and define a set of actions, timeframes and responsibilities regarding how the WEAP will be implemented

3. What’s involved in making a WEAP?
A short series of solutions focussed conversations with whānau
Focus on what’s important and what really matters.
Whānau define their goals and aspirations, what is happening in reality and discussing the opportunities and take action.
Goals and actions form a WEAP document.
WEAPs are regularly reviewed to ensure the goal is achieved.
Talk to each other for 2 minutes each about your aspirations for your children
QUESTION:
How many of you have committed your aspirations to paper and put it on the wall at home?
How many of you have shared your aspirations with your childs school? Their grandparents? YOUR CHILDREN?

4. GROWing a WEAP Jaqi – check out page 18
Goals
Reality
Options
Way Forward
WEAP
Jaqi – check out page 18
If you want to use the GROW tool or the WEAP tool please do
Hone and Mihirangi
10 minutes: Set the scene – demonstrate S-F in action with role play by coaches
All PFW
1 hour: Small groups: Practice 3 WEAP conversations – decide whose going to be the champion, interviewee and observer with a SF trained coach.
15 minutes each to practice using GROW tools and developing WEAP
5 minutes feedback each to the big group
Jaqi
Check in ‘fist of 5’ how are you feeling?

6. WEAP picture to insert

7. 7 Principles of Solutions Focussed Coaching
You don’t have to understand the cause of the problem to solve it
There is no such thing as never and always
If something works do more of it
If something does not work, stop it
Great changes come from small steps
People are wonderfully resourced
Give praise and acknowledge success
10 MINUTES – give examples

8. How can a WEAP help education success?
A WEAP clearly informs educators of whānau and student education goals, aspirations and expectations
When whānau share their plan for education success they are more likely to achieve their goals collectively
A WEAP can help keep students on track and responsible for their learning
Information

9. Who can champion a WEAP?
NGO’s Whānau, Agencies, Social Services, Attendance services, youth workers, iwi, youth services, schools-teachers, ancilliary staff, parents… ANYONE with a bit of training
Example of WEAP champion at BOIC - click and BOIC DVD 5 minutes will play

10. Whānau WEAP Ngāti Wai Iwi Champions 3 WEAP workshops
18 champions trained
2015: Kaumatua champions, refresher and new WEAP champions training
Whānau WEAP
Brief talk about Ngati Wai and introduce Lisa and Hohi to talk about and show their WEAPs

11. Microsoft Engineering Excellence
Achieving Success
“Every child deserves a champion — an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.”
Rita F. Pierson, educator
Go to TED website for full 7 minute speech
Wrap up – Questions 5 minutes
Acknowledgements: Careers NZetc
Microsoft Confidential