NZQA registered unit standard
26696 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of inclusive education for Pasifika children
in an ECE service
Level
6
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard, in the context of an
early childhood education (ECE) service, are able to: discuss
current thinking around inclusive education for Pasifika
children; identify and discuss the roles of agencies in
supporting inclusive education for Pasifika children with special
learning needs; and critique and reflect on current inclusive
education policies and procedures and their relevance for
Pasifika children with special learning needs.
Classification
Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Pacific Early
Childhood Education: Curriculum
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for those who are student teachers, trainee managers,
or supervisors of Pasifika children in ECE services.
2
An early childhood education (ECE) service may include a centre-based service,
hospital-based service, or home-based service. The home-based service may be
nominated by the child’s parent, be the child’s own home, or the home of the
educator.
Evidence of one type of service is required in this unit standard.
3
Educator may be persons and groups including teachers, supervisors, co-ordinators,
whānau/families, and nannies who are involved in the learning and development of
children.
Evidence for one type of educator is required in this unit standard.
4
The philosophy of inclusion provides the opportunity for young children with special
needs to attend an early childhood service they would attend if they did not have a
disability.
5
People seeking credit for this unit standard will be required to show that their
demonstration of the evidence requirements arises from teaching and/or practicum
experience in an ECE service, through observing and implementing Te Whāriki and
current legislative requirements relating to curriculum.
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SSB Code 130301
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NZQA registered unit standard
26696 version 3
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Definitions
Three 'broad age groups' are defined in Te Whāriki for children. These are
overlapping age categories and are defined as:
infant – birth to 18 months;
toddler – one year to three years;
young child – two and a half years to school entry age.
Pasifika children are pre-school members of Pasifika communities in New Zealand,
and may include but are not limited to – Cook Islands Māori, Fijian, Niuean, Samoan,
Tokelauan, Tongan, Tuvaluan.
Pasifika families and communities in this standard refers to aiga potopoto, fanau,
kaiga, kainga, kopu tangata, magafaoa, mataqali and includes Pasifika parents,
families, and other community groups and/or persons associated with ECE services.
Special learning needs refer to communication and oral language disorders, physical
disabilities, giftedness.
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Legislation and Conventions include but are not limited to:
Care of Children Act 2004
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989
Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Act
2008
Education Act 1989
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Human Rights Act 1993
Privacy Act 1993
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) 1989
Vulnerable Children Act 2014
and subsequent amendments.
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References
Education Council New Zealand, The Education Council Code of Ethics for
Certificated Teachers; available at http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/content/codeof-ethics-certificated-teachers.
Ministry of Education, Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood
Exemplars – Books 1-20 (Wellington: Learning Media, 2004-2009); available at
http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-learning/ececurriculum/assessment-for-learning/.
Ministry of Education, Including Everyone: Te Reo Tātaki: Meeting Special Education
Needs in Early Childhood (folder and video) (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Much More Than Words: Monitoring and encouraging
communication development in early childhood (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o
Aotearoa. Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington, Learning Media, 1996); available
at http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-learning/ececurriculum.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26696 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Discuss current thinking around inclusive education for Pasifika children in an ECE
context.
Range
evidence of at least one category or a group from any category, or across the
categories is required in this standard.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Inclusive education within an ECE context is defined.
1.2
Philosophy of inclusive education is discussed in terms of ECE pedagogy.
1.3
Discussion summarises key policy and guideline statements in Te Whāriki in
relation to inclusive education.
1.4
Discussion includes an understanding of Pasifika cultural beliefs and values
regarding inclusive education for Pasifika children.
Outcome 2
Identify and discuss the roles of agencies in supporting inclusive education for Pasifika
children with special learning needs in an ECE context.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Agencies that support inclusive education are identified and their roles are
discussed in terms of children with special learning needs and their families.
2.2
The ways in which these agencies meet the needs of Pasifika children with
special learning needs and their families are discussed.
Outcome 3
Critique and reflect on current inclusive education policies and procedures and their
relevance for Pasifika children with special learning needs in an ECE service.
Range
evidence of an individual child, one category or a group from any category, or
across the categories is required in this standard.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Policies and procedures for inclusive education are critiqued in terms of
relevance for Pasifika children with special learning needs and their families.
3.2
Policies and procedures for inclusive education are reflected on in terms of their
relevance for Pasifika children with special learning needs and their families.
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Policies and procedures for inclusive education are reflected on in terms of the
role of the educator and the strategies that may be employed.
may include but is not limited to – communication and
collaboration with parents, child, Pasifika communities, agencies;
assessment approaches; advocacy.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
9 December 2010
31 December 2017
Revision
2
8 December 2011
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
3
20 August 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0182
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016