Review 30 August 2023
LatestTe Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Kaiaua 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
Kaiaua School is located in the coastal village of Kaiaua within the boundaries of Ngāti Paoa, the local iwi. It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The current principal has been in the role for five years.
Kaiaua School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
- ensure high levels of progress and achievement by fostering a community of learners
- develop positive working relationships to support learner outcomes
- sustain a safe and inclusive culture in which the customs and values foster success.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the use of strategies to identify and respond to student learning needs, including the use of the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
- to ensure teaching is more strongly targeted to student learning needs
- to more accurately measure and respond to student progress.
The school expects to see a greater number of students at risk of underachieving making accelerated progress.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the use of strategies to identify and respond to student learning needs:
- Strong community relationships that enrich the curriculum for students.
- The development of strong systems to promote a positive, inclusive culture for learning.
- Teachers use of a wide range of resources and innovations to respond to student learning needs.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
- strengthening teaching practices that contribute to well designed and purposeful learning programmes that better promote student achievement
- reviewing and modifying assessment systems to ensure a greater focus on the tracking and monitoring of student progress though the learning progressions.
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
30 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