Mangatawhiri School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

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

Mangatawhiri School is located 10km south of the Bombay Hills in a rural community. The school provides education for students in Years 0 to 8 and promotes the values of respect, responsibility and resilience. 

Mangatawhiri School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to support:

• wellbeing for success
• learner agency
• structured literacy.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how wellbeing for success is embedded into curriculum planning and design to improve student outcomes.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• this is consistent with the strategic direction of the school
• further development is needed to embed wellbeing into the curriculum
• a kāhui ako goal is to improve wellbeing within schools.

The school expects to see:

• curriculum planning and development inclusive of wellbeing and culturally responsive practices
• strengthened systems, processes and resources to support the growth of learners
• a sense of connection to the wider community and mana whenua.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate curriculum planning and design to improve student outcomes:

• classroom learning culture that is well-established and consistently characterised by the school values
• a broad range of learning opportunities to support student progress and achievement
• effective leadership across the school that supports ongoing review and improvement
• well-established cycles of tracking student progress and achievement, with support systems in place for all learners.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• implementing a resiliency programme throughout all year levels
• investigating the use of te whare tapa whā in a culturally responsive plan
• utilising a culturally responsive framework to identify and plan next steps
• continuing to build partnerships that support learner outcomes.

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.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

28 March 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