Personal Development Plans, Learning Support and Extension

Personal Development Plan (PDP)

A Personal Development Plan (PDP) is a document formulated in a three way discussion involving the student, their parents and their tutor. It is designed to establish a common understanding of each student’s individual needs and expectations of the year ahead.

The process encourages students to focus on their wellbeing; identify their strengths and weaknesses; to formulate realistic but challenging goals; to establish a balance of academic, co-curricular and out of school commitments; to promote development in all four dimensions of school life (intellectual, physical, cultural/creative and emotional/ spiritual) and to identify strategies to develop students’ the skills and dispositions of the Rangi Graduate Profile.

The PDP process offers parents the opportunity to be involved in the decision-making related to their daughter’s education while helping to establish the vital triangle of cooperation between student, home and school. It also allows the tutor to get to know the student within her family context.

See The Hub for more information on PDPs or speak to your daughter’s tutor.

Learning Support and Extension

It is important that our students are successful and feel motivated. Our learning support programmes offer support and extension for students with specific needs.

Sometimes students require additional help with their studies. Through the Learning Centre, students are offered a variety of support including individual or small group tuition in reading and language skills and Mathematical Development Assistance. Support and specialist tuition is also provided for students having difficulty coping with the regular classroom programme. Tutoring can be arranged in all subjects.

Peer tutoring can be arranged in most subjects, and students can be helped with study skills and time management. Some students may need to have an adjusted timetable and assistance is available for students who have difficulty sitting examinations. Where the school incurs additional cost for specific support, these may be passed on to the parents.

High Performance Learning (HPL)

Rangi Ruru also provides for the needs of highly able students to ensure that ability is translated into high achievement. Support is provided through the HPL Coordinator who facilitates specialist support and extension.

Pathways and Careers Advice

Pathways and careers counselling is available to all students and a careers education programme is offered to all students in Years 10 to 13.

Parents are welcome to come in with their child or to phone the Pathways and Careers Strategist to discuss their child’s next steps. We would also like to hear from you if you can offer students work experience and the opportunity to gain knowledge of life outside of school.