Patutahi School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 8 months of the Education Review Office and Patutahi 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 

Patutahi School is a small rural school located 15 km from Gisborne and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. A new principal was appointed in Term 3, 2021. The school is proud of its reciprocal relationships with whānau, community and Te Whānau a Kai iwi. The school values of Tuakiritanga, Manaakitanga, Ngākau Titikaha, Kaitiaki and Te Whānau-a-Kiatanga support and guide learning, decision making and actions.

Patutahi School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• all learners will experience personalised success in the curriculum

• to develop, grow and implement a localised curriculum that reflects the values and aspirations of learners, whānau/hāpori and Te Whānau-a-Kai iwi

• creating a new vision for the kura

• connecting ā whānau, ā hāpori.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the localised curriculum supports all learners to experience personalised success.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the focused opportunity it provides to:

• grow and fulfil the aspirations of learners, whānau and iwi through Te Whānau-a-Kaitanga

• enhance effective and consistent teaching, learning and assessment practices across the school

• improve outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners.

The school expects to see responsive and effective teaching and learning programmes that embody Te Whānau-a-Kaitanga, resulting in every learner achieving personalised success.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to ensure that every learner achieves personalised success through the implementation of responsive and effective practices that embody Whānau-a-Kaitanga.

• Committed and collaborative leaders and staff focused on every learner achieving success.

• Established, valued and supportive relationships with learners, whānau and iwi.

• Internal and external expertise to support and enhance teaching and learning practices, and Te Whānau-a-Kaitanga.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through:

• staff professional learning to enhance consistency of teaching, learning and assessment practices

• understanding and empowering the aspirations of learners, whānau/hāpori and Te Whānau-a-Kai iwi

• prioritising implementation of the localised curriculum

• continuing to partner with whānau, community and iwi to support valued outcomes for all 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.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

9 February 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