Titahi Bay North School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report 

Background

This Profile Report is the result of the Education Review Office and Titahi Bay North 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 

Titahi Bay North School situated in Titahi Bay, Porirua provides education for students in Years 1 to 8 in Māori and English medium. There have been three changes of principal in recent time. The new principal, appointed to start beginning of 2024 and the board are supported by a commissioner, to effect a change programme for school operation and establish optimum teaching and learning conditions. 

Titahi Bay North School’s strategic priorities for learners are to:

• design and deliver the school curriculum in both Māori and English medium
• have their learning team nurture positive relationships with students and whānau
• communicate, co-operate and have clear processes, procedures and practices in place for school operation.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well improved school conditions, including leadership, teaching and learning practices impact on the wellbeing, progress and achievement of all ākonga. 

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to: 

• improve the engagement, progress and achievement outcomes for all ākonga
• facilitate greater use of achievement information to meet the needs of all ākonga
• strengthen leadership and stewardship internal evaluation processes to support and inform ongoing school improvement.

The school expects to see:

• schoolwide consistency in effective teaching, learning and assessment practices
• continued improvement in teacher data literacy and assessment practice
• leadership for learning, resulting in effective decision-making and resourcing that significantly improves the school’s performance and ākonga outcomes.

Strengths 

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to increase the wellbeing, progress and achievement of ākonga:

• learners experience positive relationships with peers and staff
• established school values that supports cultural capital and the mana of ākonga and whānau
• engagement with external support to facilitate improvement in leadership and decision-making.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• improving schoolwide consistency in effective teaching, learning and assessment practices that result in improved achievement and equitable outcomes for all ākonga
• reviewing assessment practices and use of reliable achievement information to inform planning and reporting, for improved outcomes for all ākonga
• strengthening capacity for effective leadership, resulting in improved and sustainable school performance.

ERO has concerns about 

The urgent need to:

• implement robust evidence-based systems and processes to enable the board and school leadership to effectively use, report and scrutinise wellbeing, progress and achievement information schoolwide
• ensure governance and leadership understand legislative requirements to bring about and sustain school conditions that ensure the health and safety of all students. 

Recommendation

ERO recommends that the school continues to access the New Zealand School Trustees Association’s training for boards. This should provide support to understand roles, responsibilities and legislative requirements, focused on improved, sustainable outcomes for ākonga and embedding effective stewardship and leadership.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all ākonga. 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

27 May 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