Clayton Park School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background 

This Profile Report was written within 10 months of the Education Review Office and ​Clayton Park School​ working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz 

Context 

Clayton Park School provides education for students from years 1 to 8 and is located in Wattle Downs, south Auckland. Since the last ERO review in 2016, two school leaders have been appointed to the senior leadership team. 

The school’s vision is ‘Discoverers, Connectors, Creators’. Its values are aroha, respect, integrity, initiative, industry, safety and engagement in learning (ARISE).  

​​Clayton Park School​’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to promote: 

• quality teaching and learning 
• future focussed creators of learning 
• culturally responsive relationships. 

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on ​Clayton Park School​’s website. 

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the quality of effective teaching and a responsive curriculum and its impact on learner progress and achievement. 

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to: 

• further develop teachers’ capacity to respond effectively to students’ achievement data 
• build teacher capability to use effective teaching and learning strategies 
• effectively meet whānau, parent and community aspirations for students’ success. 

The school expects to see improvement in students’ achievement and success and teachers consistent use of effective teaching strategies to engage all learners. Teachers will engage students in their learning with a relevant local curriculum, collaborative inquiry and increased student agency. 

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support improvements to effective teaching and a responsive curriculum on learner progress and achievement: 

• a positive school culture that supports students’ voice and agency 
• the provision of a range of learning opportunities in the curriculum to engage students in their learning 
• a strong commitment to te Tiriti o Waitangi that values te Ao Māori within the school 
• teachers who are committed and responsive to students’ learning needs 
• established systems and processes to support students hauora and learning. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• embedding effective literacy strategies schoolwide to improve students’ access to the curriculum and to improve their achievement 
• continuing to develop a meaningful and responsive curriculum to actively engage and challenge students in their learning. 

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.  

​​​Shelley Booysen​
Director of Schools​ 

​​3 May 2024​ 

About the School 

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home 

The school has a Māori bi-lingual unit, Te Pikinga Poutama, for learners in years 6 to 8 and a Rumaki Reo for years 0 to 5.