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At Manurewa West Primary School the old way of doing maths was thrown out, and the standardised maths assessment was rewritten to reflect real-life contexts and cultures of the school, student achievement has shot through the roof. In fact, it's moved from 42 % to 79 % in 2021.
The driving force behind this is one of the school's deputy principals, Shea Bowden.
And she's received recognition for the work she's done, this week winning the Primary School Apple at this year's National Excellence in Teaching Awards.
She joins Kathryn to talk about how the programme was built and tailored to her school and the boost its had for the children - not just in maths - but in other areas of their education.
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