Are you looking to offer wider curriculum choices to the students and ākonga from your school or kura? Now is the time to consider joining Kōtui Ako VLN Secondary for 2026.
What are the benefits?
Schools gain access to a wide range of programmes, including NCEA.
This is particularly beneficial where:
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a student has a passion for a particular subject/course;
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a student needs access to a subject specialist;
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a student has a timetable clash;
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viability of numbers makes it difficult for a school to offer a particular course;
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there is no qualified teacher for that subject/level at the school
What is involved for students/ākonga?
Students are required to
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attend a 1 hour, video conference lesson, with their e-teacher each week, via their own digital device;
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access and engage with the follow-up learning tasks and assessments provided by the e-teacher, via an online medium, e.g Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, email etc.
What is involved for schools and kura?
Becoming a member of Kōtui Ako VLN involves a membership and resourcing commitment each year. In return a school has the opportunity to access all of the courses that the virtual learning network has to offer.
Membership Costs:
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0.08 FTTE + $2000
Resourcing contribution:
• an e-teacher (a teacher capable of teaching one course online; 4-5 hrs/week = 0.2 FTTE)
• an e-dean (a person/teacher for pastoral support/liaison for your students taking part)
For more information:
Visit our website: kotuiako.school.nz
Contact: Amanda King, e-Principal Secondary, [email protected]