Tūturu
Tūturu – Bridging the gap between education and health
Tūturu is proud to have hosted an afternoon of professional learning development bringing together secondary schools and youth agencies for a valuable session on evidence-based best practices to support the wellbeing of young people. Tūturu is dedicated to integrating the best practices, evidence-based tools, curriculum materials, and staff training from the health sector into schools, with the goal of promoting student hauora (wellbeing).
Kim Gotlieb added, “At WSA hui, we’re strengthening connections between the education and health sectors to better support the hauora of young people. We bring expertise from the health sector that can be readily implemented in education. We are much stronger when we collaborate and have a shared understanding of Youth Development, and how we can work together to enhance this. It makes sense to share what we know works.”
The Tūturu team at Mirror works with schools in Otago to deliver a Whole School Approach to Wellbeing.
What is it?
Tūturu is a systems change project which helps New Zealand schools take meaningful action to improve the wellbeing of their students. With Tūturu, your school will establish an ecosystem of support for student wellbeing – developing taiohi agency, critical thinking skills, decision-making confidence; and offering proactive support to young people who need it. Tūturu’s first area of focus is alcohol and other drugs.
Why is it needed?
Currently, there is massive variation in how well New Zealand schools prepare their students for a healthy and successful life in the modern world. Alcohol and drugs are part of the world we live in. All young people will need to make decisions about them. We can help our taiohi to do this by building their knowledge, values, and competencies such as critical thinking.
Schools that join Tūturu have access to:
- Professional learning & development for school staff & Boards of trustees
- Specialist training for Pastoral staff
- Support to identify areas of development
- Access to resources including curriculum resources
- Flexible & responsive project work
- The latest wellbeing information & resources
- Ongoing support
“It has given us the opportunity to have conversations about AoD in education settings and as a result has given us the ability to create change in a challenging area.
It has affirmed our philosophical base and helped build and increase our focus on protective factors and positive mindsets.”
- Comment from school leaders in the NZCER Final Evaluative Report 2020