Kereru School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 24 months of the Education Review Office and Kereru 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:

Kereru is a small, rural school located in Hawkes Bay and provides education for students in years 1 to 8. The ADORN values: Active, Determined, Organised, Respectful and Nurturing, foster the enactment of the school’s vision: -Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu - Adorn the bird with feathers so it may fly.

During 2022 the school underwent a complete rebuild. A new principal was appointed in Term 3, 2022.

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

• design a rich responsive curriculum

• personalise learning.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the school’s approach to personalised learning is supporting students to be active participants in their own learning to promote equitable outcomes.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the need to appropriately respond to the needs of individual learners in a multi-level classroom to ensure equitable outcomes for all.

The school expects to see:

• a consistent approach to assessment to inform teaching and learning

• a differentiated programme responsive to the needs of learners

• students knowing their next learning steps.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the school’s approach to personalised learning is supporting students to be active participants in their own learning to promote equitable outcomes.

• an involved and supportive parent and wider school community

• student access to a wide range of authentic experiences within the local community that support learning

• a school culture where tuakana teina is highly evident and promotes a sense of belonging.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• refining assessment and reporting processes and practices

• regular monitoring of student achievement and time for teachers to reflect and discuss individual learner progress

• supporting students to have a greater understanding of the social and emotional skills required to support their learning and wellbeing.

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

30 June 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