Grey Lynn School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 8 months of the Education Review Office and Grey Lynn 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 

Grey Lynn School caters for ākonga in Years 1 to 6. The community believes that Grey Lynn students will be inspired to have a curiosity of learning for life, and have the mindset, knowledge and values to thrive and contribute with heart to their future world. Mō tōu mā, mō tōu kainga, mō tōu Āo – For yourself, for your whānau, for your world.

Grey Lynn School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• Ako - Learning: Growing Potential - Dreaming Big
• Mahi Tahi - Collaboration: Together we go further
• Te Āo Huri Huri - Future Focused: Creating my place in the world.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Grey Lynn School’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively it grows and enacts its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te āo Māori and mana whenua focused on positive learner outcomes.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• belonging is a vital part in the condition required for learning
• knowing and respecting ākonga bicultural heritage connects them to their past, present and future.

The school expects to see powerful learning connections, communications and relationships to support and enrich ākonga through:

• a focus on embedding te āo Māori principles into the school
• developing a mana whenua focus into the local curriculum
• establishing evaluative tools to determine the school’s commitment to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the goal of evaluating how effectively it grows and enacts its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te āo Māori and mana whenua.

• The school is continuing to strengthen inclusive practices including a specific focus on Māori and Pacific ākonga.
• The school is continuing to strengthen school-wide leadership and is improving and strengthening teaching capability and capacity to deliver equitable outcomes.
• Community collaboration is strengthening to enrich opportunities for ākonga to become confident, connected, actively involved learners.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• continuing to grow practice and pedagogical excellence through a culturally responsive curriculum
• celebrating the community’s rich and diverse cultures to strengthen engagement and ākonga outcomes
• continuing to build ākonga understanding of the importance of the protecting the world they live in.

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

29 August 2023 

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