Mangorei School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 9 months of the Education Review Office and Mangorei 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 

Mangorei School, located in New Plymouth, caters for students in Year 1 to 8.

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

• strengthen community partnerships, community, and staff capabilities
• develop a relevant, place-based curriculum
• strengthen hauora and wellbeing practices for students and staff.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the delivery of the school’s localised curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to determine the impact of teaching, learning and curriculum delivery on achieving equity and excellence for all learners.

The school expects to see:

• equity and excellence for students and accelerated progress for learners working toward curriculum expectations
• whānau group inquiry evidencing evaluation into the impact of deliberate actions and strategies on achieving the school’s identified priorities
• cohesive school development and curriculum plans reflecting continuous improvement of the localized curriculum.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to achieve equity and excellence for all learners:

• school personnel and trustees collectively pursue the school’s vision, goals, and achievement targets to promote equitable and excellent outcomes for learners
• the capability and practice of teachers and support staff is well supported through participation in relevant professional learning and development (PLD) and opportunities to share and inquire into key curriculum areas
• the learning environment reflects the school’s shared values and promotes the positive and purposeful engagement of students
• assessment systems, processes and practice enable the school to track, monitor and respond to the needs of individual learners. Information provided to the board of trustees ensures their resourcing decisions reflect the needs of staff and students.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• reviewing and revising the school development plan and curriculum plan to reflect current effective practice and new approaches in delivery of literacy and culturally responsive practice
• continuing to engage staff in PLD to build professional capability and practice in delivery of the school’s localised curriculum
• gathering inquiry information from whānau groups to inform evaluative insights into the impact of changed practice and strategies on outcomes for learners.

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

18 May 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