Review 30 June 2023
LatestTe Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within 14 months of the Education Review Office and Lakeview 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
Lakeview School, located in Masterton, Wairarapa, provides education for learners from Years 1 to 8.
Lakeview School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
- to strengthen teacher practice
- to foster staff and student wellbeing
- that students and teachers will develop culturally responsive practice
- to increase community engagement.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Lakeview School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively interventions and programmes accelerate the progress and achievement of all students in literacy, with particular focus on priority learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
- that the school has identified the need to comprehensively review the effectiveness of literacy programmes at all levels of the school
- that it will support leadership to align systems and processes, strengthen curriculum delivery and teacher practice, and lift the literacy achievement of all learners.
The school expects to see that this evaluation will inform and further support the board, leadership and staff in decision-making, strategic planning, and the embedding of high-quality schoolwide evaluation, focused on the continuous improvement in literacy and outcomes for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively interventions and programmes are accelerating the progress and achievement of all students in literacy, with particular focus on priority learners:
- a positive value-based culture focused on supporting all literacy learners is highly evident throughout the school community
- a staff committed to the strategic direction of the school, open to professional learning in literacy and to making changes to their practice
- fully embedded te reo and tikanga Māori, and a clear commitment to culturally responsive practices woven through all curriculum areas, especially literacy.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
- the development of a thoughtful, strategic framework to guide and implement school-wide literacy learning focused on accelerating the progress and achievement of all students
- strengthening learning partnerships with whānau and the community to engage, inform and involve them in the new literacy approach.
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 June 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