Weber School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within two years of the Education Review Office and Weber 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 

Weber School is a small rural school to the east of Dannevirke. It caters for learners in years 1 to 8.

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

• for students to experience a future focused curriculum that puts students at the centre through personalised learning programmes
• to provide effective teaching that equips students with the skills and attitudes to succeed.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the Weber School curriculum is supporting increased student engagement and learning outcomes, especially in writing.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• identify deliberate opportunities for students to extend their awareness and knowledge of local stories, histories, places and people
• understand how the local curriculum is supporting growth in student wellbeing, self-care and care for others.

The school expects to see students who are actively engaged in their learning and achieving increased educational success. Students who demonstrate pride in their unique identity, language, culture and place. A curriculum that has high expectations for students, including responsive pathways to the needs of all learners.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to further develop the Weber School curriculum to improve student outcomes in writing and its effectiveness in supporting student engagement and agency.

• a supportive community that values, supports and extends learners interactions, engagement and opportunities to learn
• effective teaching that results in positive outcomes for learners, especially in the areas of reading and mathematics.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• the review and development of a refreshed Weber School curriculum that engages and empowers students in their learning
• increased discussions between staff that result in informed changes to teacher practice
• increased student engagement and achievement in writing.

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

6 September 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