School-based support for tamariki and rangatahi
Tautoko is PACT’s school-based mentoring and support service for tamariki and rangatahi who need extra support to work through challenges, strengthen wellbeing, and stay engaged in school.
For over 30 years, PACT has walked alongside young people and whānau in South Auckland. Through trusted relationships in schools, we support tamariki and rangatahi who may be facing challenges with emotional regulation, friendships, behaviour, family stress, or engagement in learning.
Where We Work
PACT currently provides Tautoko support across 11 schools in South Auckland:
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Papatoetoe High School
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Papatoetoe Intermediate
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Papatoetoe East School
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Papatoetoe Central School
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Papatoetoe South School
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Target Education
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Papatoetoe North School
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Southern Cross Campus
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Otahuhu Primary School
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Otahuhu Intermediate School
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Papakura Intermediate School
What Tautoko includes
Tautoko may include one-to-one mentoring, small group support, help with emotional regulation, confidence and friendships, transition support across school years, whānau engagement, practical support, advocacy, referrals, and targeted classroom-based programmes.
At Papatoetoe High School, Tautoko also includes support from PACT’s Whānau Connector, registered Social Worker Max Stowers. This role provides responsive support for rangatahi and whānau facing more complex challenges, including advocacy, safety planning, restorative hui, and connection with other services where needed.
How we work
Through our partnership with Lighthouse Leaders NZ, PACT is integrating the Lighthouse framework into Tautoko. This bicultural, strengths-based approach helps us walk alongside tamariki and rangatahi in ways that build trust, recognise strengths and strengthen agency.
Tamariki and rangatahi are supported to identify their strengths, set meaningful goals and develop their own Leadership Development Plan. The plan captures their goals, practical next steps and the support needed to help them move forward.
At the centre of the framework is wairuatanga, alongside the guiding pou of Atua, Āta, Ako and Aroha.
Drugwise & Your Choice
As part of our school-based support, PACT also delivers Drugwise and Your Choice for Year 9 students at Papatoetoe High School.
Drugwise helps rangatahi understand the risks and consequences of drugs and alcohol, while building practical strategies for making safer choices and looking after themselves and their peers.
Your Choice explores healthy relationships, including consent, respect, boundaries, communication, and personal safety.
Get in touch
If you are a school, agency, or whānau wanting to find out more about Tautoko or discuss support for a young person, please get in touch. We’d be glad to kōrero with you.