Raumati Beach School

School Evaluation Report

Tēnā koutou e mau manawa rahi ki te kaupapa e aro ake nei, ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa. Mā wai rā e kawe, mā tātau katoa.

We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.

Context

Raumati Beach School is located on the Kapiti Coast and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school’s vision of learning together for tomorrow is supported through the values of Kotahitanga (learn together), Hauora (wellbeing), Manaakitanga (respectful and kind) and Pākikitanga (curiosity).

There are two parts to this report.

Part A:  An evaluative summary of learner success and school conditions to inform the school board’s future strategic direction, including any education in Rumaki/bilingual settings. 

Part B: The improvement actions prioritised for the school’s next evaluation cycle. 

Part A: Current State 

The following findings are to inform the school’s future priorities for improvement.

Learner Success and Wellbeing 

Most learners make sustained progress and achieve well in reading and mathematics.

• Achievement information for 2023, show that most learners achieved at or greater than the expected curriculum levels in reading and mathematics; improved outcomes for all in writing remains a focus for teachers.
• Strengthening the use of achievement information to inform teaching practice and improve equity of outcome for Māori learners, particularly in writing, is a school priority.
• Attendance information from 2023 shows a small majority of learners attend school more than 90% of the time; close monitoring and support is provided by leaders and teachers to improve the attendance of learners.

Conditions to support learner success

Leaders foster a collaborative teaching culture and continually work towards high quality teaching and learning outcomes.

• Leaders set improvement goals and targets with a focus on increasing the progress and achievement of learners at risk of not achieving.
• Clear expectations for high quality, inclusive teaching and learning practices are monitored; knowing the impact of these practices on learner's progress and improvement is strengthening.
• Professional learning needs of staff are well supported and resourced to improve student attendance and learning outcomes.

Teachers are strengthening responsive teaching and assessment practices that are consistent and cohesive across the school.

• Staff know learners well and work together to provide purposeful and challenging learning opportunities for all learners.
• Learners engage, inquire, and apply new learning within a supportive, positive learning environment.
• Leaders and teachers are strengthening the way they collect, analyse and interpret data to better inform teaching and learning.

The school has well aligned systems and practices to support a planned, collaborative approach to improvement and for learner success.

• Parents and whānau are respected for what they bring to their child’s learning and their views are actively sought to guide ongoing development and strategic improvement.
• Leaders act on evidence gathered through evaluation to make improvements, including regular monitoring and reporting of student attendance, progress and achievement to the board.
• The board, leaders and staff continue to actively strengthen partnerships with whānau and mana whenua, to support Māori learners achieving educational success as Māori.

Part B: Where to next?

The agreed next steps for the school are to:

• strengthen use of achievement information to inform responsive teaching practices and improve achievement outcomes for all learners, particularly in writing 
• further develop effective and cohesive teaching practices that enable learners to identify what their next learning steps are and how to go about achieving these
• further develop relationships and partnerships with parents and the wider community, using the skills they bring to enhance student learning and improve attendance.

The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows:

Within six months:

• conduct a survey with students to enable teachers to identify learner attitudes, strengths and needs that need to be considered
• critically evaluate teaching and learning practices to support and promote improved outcomes for all learners, particularly in writing
• work with parents to engage and share aspirations for all learners and assist understanding about the correlation between attendance and academic progress and achievement.

Every six months:

• moderate, monitor and report on the progress and achievement of all learners, with a focus on all learners succeeding in writing 
• review and report the effectiveness of responsive practices, through teacher observation, collection of learner voice and learner outcomes to plan future actions
• meet and work alongside parents and whānau to sustain active participation in the planning and decision-making of the school.

Annually:

• analyse and report schoolwide achievement data to the board, to strategically plan actions that will improve achievement and outcomes for all learners 
• conduct a wellbeing survey with learners to assist with evaluating the extent of engagement and participation in learning 
• gather and review parent, whānau and mana whenua voice on the success of partnerships with the school and engagement with their children’s learning.

Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:

• all learners can talk about their learning, next steps and what they have achieved
• consistency of effective and responsive teaching, learning and assessment practices schoolwide, resulting in improved achievement outcomes for all learners, particularly in writing
• improved and sustained levels of engagement with parents, whānau and mana whenua, with increased participation in the decision-making process of the school.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.

Me mahi tahi tonu tātau, kia whai oranga a tātau tamariki
Let’s continue to work together for the greater good of all children

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

14 June 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