Kiwitea School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report  

Background 

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

Kiwitea School is located north of Feilding and caters for students in Years 1 to 8. 

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

• to provide excellent teaching and learning through a variety of engaging and meaningful learning contexts and opportunities  
• to grow and maintain family-like relationships between home and school in our rural environment that are focused on learning  
• to provide an environment where we all CARE and the wellbeing and success of all learners is supported and promoted.  

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

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

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:  

• the school is seeking to further develop and document their localised curriculum. ERO and the school will work together over time to evaluate the impact of these changes on learner outcomes. 

The school expects to see:  

• equitable and excellent outcomes for learners and accelerated progress for students working toward curriculum expectations 
• effective teacher practice, reflecting agreed expectations for teaching, learning and curriculum delivery 
• the localised curriculum is well documented reflecting the school’s key priorities and new approaches as these are introduced and embedded into practice. 

Strengths  

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes through delivery of their localised curriculum: 

• leaders, trustees, and staff develop and pursue relevant plans and targets to achieve their shared vision for learner success 
• learners are provided with a wide range of curriculum experiences and activities to support their engagement at school 
• classroom environments, underpinned by CARE values, encourage the purposeful engagement of students in learning. 

Where to next? 

Moving forward, the school will prioritise: 

• provision of professional learning and development for teachers aligned to priorities in mathematics, literacy and further development of the localised curriculum 
• reviewing and reintroducing the school’s professional growth cycle to support the ongoing capability building of staff 
• documenting changes to the Kiwitea School curriculum that establishes agreed expectations for delivery of their localised curriculum. 

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 

​​10 April 2024​   

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