Pahiatua School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Pahiatua 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

Pahiatua School, located in Pahiatua, provides education for learners in years 0 to 8.

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

• to raise the overall student achievement, reduce disparity and extend students to the best of their ability
• create a well-resourced, safe and caring environment that invites, supports and excites learning
• celebrate and enhance the cultural diversity and uniqueness of Pahiatua School
• ensure teachers and support staff maintain a high level of delivery and continue to provide programmes that are engaging and effective
• through regular self-review ensure that the BOT is well informed about the effectiveness of the learning programmes, finance, property, and their legal obligations.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively over time the Writing Programme is being implemented, embedded and sustained so that all learners are equipped with effective skills, knowledge and strategies for sustained improvement.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

• that leaders and teachers have identified through schoolwide data that there is a need to improve achievement in writing school wide so that all learners are equipped with effective skills, knowledge and strategies for sustained improvement
• to further strengthen and build teacher’s knowledge and professional practice to improve student achievement outcomes in writing.

The school expects to see accelerated progress and sustained improvement in writing schoolwide through the building of teachers’ knowledge and professional practice, and learners equipped with effective skills, knowledge and strategies.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how effectively over time the Writing Programme is being implemented, embedded and sustained so that learners are equipped with effective skills, knowledge and strategies for sustained improvement:

• a collaborative learning culture that ‘puts learners at the heart of all we do’ and prioritises the acceleration of achievement of all learners in writing
• a highly committed Board of Trustees that strategically and effectively resources teaching and learning in writing
• committed partnerships with whānau and community that actively prioritise the learning of all tamariki.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• collaboratively writing and implementing the plan to guide the ongoing evaluation of the Writing Programme
• continuing to strengthen and grow quality teaching practice to support the progress and acceleration of all tamariki 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.

Kathy Lye
Acting Director Review and Improvement (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

21 March 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