Review 12 February 2024
LatestTe Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within 24 months of the Education Review Office and Rutherford 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
Rutherford School is a Year 0-6 school in Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland. The school aims to provide an inclusive environment where tamariki can develop the learner qualities of resilience, courage, creativity, and critical thinking. These qualities aim to empower learners to have a positive influence on their world.
Rutherford School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
- embed effective and consistent teaching practices
- grow collaborative teaching practices that promote cohesion and student engagement
- strengthen our sense of community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Rutherford School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well assessment is used to support teaching and learning, ensuring equity and excellence for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
- to further strengthen teachers’ use of achievement information to adapt their teaching to support the needs of all learners and groups of learners who need targeted support
- to ensure a responsive curriculum which offers a broad range of experiences to support all learners to be successful
- teachers developing learning partnerships with learners and their whānau, to ensure aspirations are met and whānau are part of the learning journey.
The school expects to see improvement in teaching and learning practices built on positive culturally responsive relationships and partnerships, to ensure excellence and equity.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well assessment is used to support teaching and learning, ensuring equity and excellence for all learners.
- ongoing professional learning for staff focused on assessment for learning
- effective partnerships across the Kāhui Ako, with a commitment to the development of te reo Māori
- strong whānau partnership and community support
- an experienced leadership team who takes collective ownership for achievement and outcomes for learners
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
- teachers work collaboratively to review and streamline quality assessment practices through the school to enhance equity and excellence for ākonga
- teachers intentionally sharing assessment evidence so that learners can reflect on their learning and identify their next steps
- professional learning and development opportunities to build teacher capability in using assessment information to improve outcomes for all learners
- evaluate and adapt initiatives that make a difference for Māori learners.
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
12 February 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