Midhirst School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background 

This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and ​Midhirst 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 

Midhirst School is located in a rural setting near Stratford, Taranaki. The school caters for students in Years 1 to 8. 

​​Midhirst School​’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are: 

• raising achievement through enhanced learning, transitions and supporting the learner through coaching 
• strengthening cultural understanding and partnerships with parents and the community 
• enhancing learning by strengthening networks that consistently foster the development of wellbeing 
• enhancing learner agency within localised curriculum. 

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

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

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:  

• leaders have guided and continue to implement changes in delivery of their literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice. ERO and the school will work together to evaluate the impact of these changes to teaching, learning and outcomes for learners. 

The school expects to see: 

• a well-designed curriculum reflecting national and local priorities that achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners 
• effective teacher practice matched to the school’s shared expectations in delivery of literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice 
• implementation of a schoolwide te reo Māori strategy. 

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes for learners: 

• school conditions encourage positive learner engagement  
• organisational processes and practices support a collaborative response in meeting the needs of learners 
• identified and established curriculum priorities are well considered, suitably lead, and appropriately resourced to support implementation and impact positively on outcomes for learners 
• leaders, staff, and trustees demonstrate their collective pursuit in achieving their shared community vision for learner success. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward: 

• leaders will continue to provide professional learning and development for staff aligned to their identified priorities in literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive practice 
• leaders and teachers will further develop processes and practice to support reporting against year level progressions aligned to implementation of their Korowai curriculum 
• ongoing inquiry evidence will be gathered over time to support systematic evaluation into the impact of changes to teacher practice and 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 

​​14 December 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