Strathmore School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 20 months of the Education Review Office and Strathmore 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

Strathmore School is located in Tokoroa and caters for learners in Years 1 to 6. Since the last ERO review in 2020 a new principal has been appointed and there have some staffing changes. The school ‘REAL’ values of Respect, Excellence, Attitude and Leadership are well-established and highly visible in the school.

Strathmore School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

• uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi, inclusively value and embrace Māori, including everyday tikanga and Te Reo Māori, identity all cultures, recognising our Pacific cultures, and create a supportive whānau / community environment

• ensure our ākonga, with their whānau & community, will reach their educational potential with high aspirations, by reducing barriers, maximising learning opportunities, to become self-managers and life-long learners

• ensure ākonga, kaimahi, whānau and community are provided a culturally, physically, emotionally and spiritually safe environment where everyone can build resilience, confidence and cultural identity

• provide engaging learning opportunities so that our ākonga, with the support of whānau / aiga, koputangata, will attend school regularly.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well student achievement is being accelerated to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• accelerate levels of engagement and achievement levels for at risk learners

• strengthen teacher efficacy in accelerating learner progress

• strengthen student efficacy and ownership of their learning journey

• build internal evaluation practice across the school.

The school expects to see:

• improved achievement outcomes for all learners across the school

• accelerated progress for priority learners and progressively addressing any disparity in achievement for groups of learners

• a continuation of the school’s culturally responsive teaching and learning journey.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to accelerate student achievement to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners:

• an inclusive, culturally responsive learning climate, reflective of the school community and values

• systems to promote student wellbeing, participation, and outcomes for students with additional needs

• partnerships with parents and whānau that are focused on learning and school direction

• leaders and teachers are focused on developing engaging learning programmes.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• professional learning to further promote culturally responsive teaching and learning

• revisiting the approach to setting targets, planning and reporting to focus on accelerated progress for all learners

• professional learning to continue strengthening teacher and student efficacy.

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.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

14 April 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