Springdale School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

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

Springdale School is located in the Piako district between Te Aroha and Morrinsville. It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school has strong links to its local community and is an active member of the Kaahui Ako o Te Aroha.

Springdale School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• to implement and deliver differentiated literacy and mathematics learning programmes catering for students’ needs, interests, and abilities

• to form positive partnerships between all stakeholders acknowledging Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively school programmes and practices are raising overall levels of achievement for all students. Building collective capacity in assessment practices and strengthening supportive partnerships for learning with parents, caregivers and whānau are ongoing priorities for the school.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• the opportunity it provides to address the school’s achievement challenges and improve academic success for a large number of identified students

• the school’s commitment to empowering parents, caregivers and whānau in reciprocal learning partnerships.

The school expects to see deliberate actions implemented to strengthen targeted teaching to accelerate learning for priority students.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to accelerate learning and raise achievement:

• a positive school culture and whānau environment that supports students’ engagement, participation, and sense of belonging

• the provision of staffing that enables smaller class numbers and personalised learning support.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• strengthening the analysis of data to inform responsive planning and targeted action for improvement

• continuing to grow teacher capability in assessment to meet the diverse needs of all learners and support accelerated outcomes

• further engaging with parents, caregivers and whānau to strengthen meaningful and responsive partnerships that support improved 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.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

12 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