Marshall Laing School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and Marshall Laing 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

Marshall Laing School is a contributing primary school located in Lynfield, Auckland. School values are based around four pou - whakawhanaungtanga, manaakitanga, rangitiratanga, mōhiotanga. Marshall Laing School is a member of the Lynfield Kāhui Ako.

Marshall Laing School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• whakawhanaungatanga - to create strong connections with the community based on learning-centred relationships

• mōhiotanga - to continue to deliver a local, future-focused curriculum that secures success for everyone

• rangatiratanga - students at the centre Improved outcomes for or for all learners based on equity and excellence

• mōhiotanga - professional development in the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum, te reo, and the refreshed curriculum to ensure Marshall Laing School continues to deliver quality programmes based on its local curriculum.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate core curriculum initiatives which support all learners in their engagement, progress and achievement for excellent and equitable outcomes.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• improved outcomes for all learners based on equity and excellence is a strategic priority

• the analysis of achievement data enables school leaders to identify priority learners and develop specific targets to accelerate their learning

• teachers and leaders are committed to working with parents and whānau to strengthen learning focused partnerships.

The school expects to see:

• teachers continuing to make effective use of assessment information to identify learning needs and utilise teaching practices which accelerate learning

• strengthening evaluation of initiatives through the analysis of achievement data to inform ongoing refinements to the curriculum, planning and teaching

• learning-focused partnerships that promote whānau engagement in the learning journey

• improved learner attendance, engagement and achievement.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate core curriculum initiatives which support all learners in their engagement, progress and achievement for excellent and equitable outcomes.

• effective teaching practices within a developing local curriculum to promote equitable and excellent learner outcomes

• commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, coaching and teacher-led inquiry

• established school-wide processes for analysing achievement information and using this evidence-based approach to inform strategic priorities

• collaborative leadership and dedicated staff who are committed to improving learner achievement.  

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• setting high and aspirational achievement targets with a sustained focus on equity of outcomes for all learners including identified priority learners

• continuing to use a broad range of evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives through teacher led inquiry

• strengthening learning focussed relationships with whānau

• monitoring the success of engagement and attendance initiatives.

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 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