Clifton Terrace School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within twelve months of the Education Review Office and Clifton Terrace 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 

Clifton Terrace School is located in Nelson and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The vision to ‘expand the horizons of all who are connected with the kura’ is enacted through the values of ‘Respect, Inclusiveness, Sustainability and Excellence’. The school is part of the Kāhui Ako ki Whakatū.

Clifton Terrace School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are the following:

• Through embedding the 6 principles of Culturally Responsive Practice across the school all students are able to access the New Zealand Curriculum.
• Mauri Ora, student engagement and transition.
• Manaakitanga – relationships to earn respect for themselves, others and the environment.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively initiatives in the teaching of mathematics are improving learning and teaching outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

• improve outcomes for all students, with particular emphasis on moving those from the expected level to above level
• provide a structured, consistent and cyclical approach to teaching mathematics
• promote the enjoyment of mathematics learning and teaching.

The school expects to see increased achievement outcomes and positive attitudes towards mathematics learning and teaching.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively mathematics initiatives are improving learning and teaching outcomes for all learners, particularly those who need extending:

• Effective pedagogical knowledge across the teaching teams.
• A highly reflective school culture that is improvement focused, based on current research and best practice.
• Strong leadership with a clear vision for supporting and building a consistent understanding of and approach to teaching of mathematics, leading to higher achievement.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• continuing to build capacity and shared understanding of best teaching practices, particularly in mathematics
• allowing and supporting teachers to know about and reflect on practices to ensure current processes are effectively meeting the needs of 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.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

26 July 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