Review 6 December 2022
LatestTe Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and New River Primary 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
New River Primary provides education for students from Years 1 to 6 in Invercargill city. The student population is diverse (culturally and educationally) and with a high number of students who are English language learners. In 2021, a new principal was appointed.
New River Primary’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
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that students will experience success as themselves through culturally responsive practices
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to continue to build a quality learning environment that enables students to make accelerated progress in literacy and numeracy
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to continue to build collaborative community connections so that children’s learning is reinforced at home.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on New River Primary’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to raise student achievement in mathematics by empowering students to become confident, connected, life-long learners in an environment which promotes manaakitanga, and to build amongst staff a shared approach to evaluation.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
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for all students to achieve success in mathematics
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staff have not had a shared evaluation approach to follow
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leaders want to know which practices and programmes are most effective in raising student achievement.
The school expects to see all staff having a shared understanding and use of rigorous evaluation and that students who need to, are making accelerated progress in mathematics.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal to raise student achievement in mathematics by empowering them to become confident, connected, life-long learners in an environment which promotes manaakitanga, and to build amongst staff a shared approach to evaluation.
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Pastoral care of students and staff and their families and strong relationships at all levels of the school including external agencies that support students’ wellbeing and learning.
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Focus to ensure students’ wellbeing and needs are met (social, emotional, spiritual and physical) to prepare them for learning.
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Transition programme for students into, through and out of the school which particularly benefit those with additional needs.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
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further strengthening teaching practice to raise students’ understanding of and achievement in mathematics
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the development of a process to ensure consistent understanding and implementation of rigorous evaluation across the school.
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
6 December 2022
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