Wesley Primary School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and Wesley Primary 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 

Wesley Primary School | Te Kura Tuatahi o Wēteri is a Year 1 to 6 school in Mt Roskill Auckland, an area of planned present and future urban development.  As part of a staged redevelopment to cater for anticipated population growth in the area, the school will move to a newly built teaching and learning space in 2023. The school hosts a satellite class for Central Auckland Special School (CASS).

“We are empowered, respectful, responsible learners – ki te whakamana, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga ma tātou” are the values which guide the school’s strategic planning and everyday operations. 

Wesley Primary ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• strengthen kaiako and kaiawhina capability to lead learning
• empower tauira (students) to lead their learning
• grow whānau and hapori (community) partnerships.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of the Wēteri Marau local curriculum and changes to teaching in a modern learning environment on learner progress and achievement.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• teachers are developing their teaching practices in the Wēteri Marau local curriculum to build learner empowerment and improve learning outcomes for all
• the new classrooms provide innovative ways for teachers and learners to engage in teaching and learning.

The school expects to see:

• teachers as leaders of learning by actively participating in professional learning and development
• greater opportunities for learners to create, share and lead learning which reflects their culture, language and identity
• the continued strengthening of whānau and community partnerships which support and celebrate learning and wellbeing.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the impact of the Wēteri Marau local curriculum and changes to teaching in a modern learning environment on learner progress and achievement.

• learners experience a school climate which is positive and culturally sustaining to promote engagement and learning
• Māori learners are well supported to achieve success with a strong secure sense of their cultural identity
• a commitment by the board, school leaders and teachers to deliver a responsive Wēteri Marau local curriculum which reflects the strengths and needs of the community.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• professional learning and development for teachers to assist with the transition to the new classroom spaces and ways of working
• strengthening whānau and community partnerships which focus on hauora and celebrate learning success
• embedding a culture of evaluation and analysis which draws information from a range of sources to support the development of the Wēteri Marau local curriculum.

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.

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

9 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