“Aroha ki te tangata…ahakoa ko wai”
(Indicators)
(Descriptors)
Respect
and Kindness
Accepting Diversity
Confident in different Roles
and Contexts
Empathy and Understanding
Effective Communication and
Interaction
Kakano
Tipu
Kohuri
Kahikatea
The learner is oblivious to the needs of
others, and as yet is unable to display a
kind, caring, and respectful attitude
towards them.
The learner is beginning to realise that
others have needs and is becoming
aware of the importance of being kind,
caring, and respectful towards others.
The learner is able to use their
initiative and display a kind, caring, and
respectful attitude independently
towards others at all times.
When exposed to a diverse range of
people the learner is unwilling to
communicate or interact. They reject
and are closed minded of ideas, beliefs
and practises that are different to
their own.
The learner has yet to develop the
necessary skills and is also unwilling to
assume various roles in any context.
The learner is curious about diverse
groups and individuals. They will
exchange simple communications when
prompted and guided. They are
suspicious of unfamiliar idea, beliefs
and practises.
The learner is beginning to develop the
skills for various roles and will
participate with support and
encouragement in familiar contexts.
The learner understands the
importance of the needs of others and
with support is able to display a kind,
caring, and respectful attitude towards
them.
The learner is willing to communicate
and interact with diverse groups and
individuals when encouraged. They are
curious about new ideas, beliefs and
practises.
The learner is inconsiderate of others
feelings and opinions. They are not
active listeners and display egocentric
tendencies. They may offer negative
opinions.
The learner is beginning to show
consideration of others feelings and
opinions. They are learning to become
active listeners and with guidance may
offer an opinion to emotional issues and
needs.
The learner is unaware of how their
words and actions affect others and
frequently puts self interest first.
They have difficulty listening actively
and are not competent negotiators.
They will share their own ideas but
show little interest in others ideas.
They find compromise difficult. They
can be cooperative on their own terms.
The learner is developing an awareness
of how their words and actions affect
others. They are learning to be active
listeners and participators. They are
learning to cooperate in groups, to
share their own ideas and accept
others ideas. They are beginning to
ask appropriate questions.
The learner has developed and is
beginning to use with emerging
confidence the skills required for a
variety of roles. They will participate
in familiar contexts independently and
unfamiliar contexts with support.
The learner is able to relate to and is
considerate of others feelings and
opinions. They are active listeners.
They may independently offer an
opinion to emotional issues and needs.
The learner is aware of how their
words and actions affect others, they
are growing up. They are active
listeners and are able to share their
ideas confidently. They are beginning
to develop negotiating and reasoning
skills. They work cooperatively in
groups and endeavour to be positive.
The learner seeks out and is able to
interact and communicate positively
with a diverse range of people. They
are respectful and open minded to
ideas, beliefs and practises that are
different to their own.
The learner is willing, skilled and
articulate in assuming a variety of roles
in a range of familiar and unfamiliar
contexts. They have the ability to
adapt and be versatile depending on
the situation.
The learner has compassion and is
considerate to others feelings and
opinions. They are active listeners with
a high level of sensitivity and
enthusiasm. They can offer an
unbiased opinion to emotional issues
and needs.
The learner shows high levels of
awareness of how their words and
actions affect others. They have
sound foundations of how to
communicate and interact effectively
though negotiation, sharing ideas,
reasoning, active listening, questioning
and compromising in all contexts in a
positive way.