The Effective Teaching Profile consists of six elements.
- Manaakitanga – teachers care for their students as culturally located human beings above all else.
- Mana motuhake – teachers care for the performance of their students.
- Nga whakapiringatanga – teachers are able to create a secure, well-managed learning environment.
- Wananga – teachers are able to engage in effective teaching interactions with Māori students as Māori.
- Ako – teachers can use strategies that promote effective teaching interactions and relationships with their learners.
- Kotahitanga – teachers promote, monitor and reflect on outcomes that in turn lead to improvements in educational achievement for Māori students.
