Nayland Primary School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within twelve months of the Education Review Office and Nayland Primary 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 

Nayland Primary is located in Stoke, Nelson and provides education for students in Years 1 to 6. The school has established Level 2 Māori immersion provision.

Nayland Primary’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

• positive progress in learning - equity and excellence
• strong sense of identity
• demonstrate resilience, integrity, confidence and empathy
• successful relationships.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the implementation of literacy practices is providing consistency for teaching and learning across the school and supporting the accelerated progress of those learners who need it.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to ensure:

• the achievement of those students who most need it, particularly Pacific students, is accelerated
• there is consistency in teacher practice to enable students to progress through the school and ensure prior learning is built on
• sustainability of good practice across the teaching teams, particularly for new staff.

The school expects to see continued rates of improved literacy over time. There will be a shared understanding and clear expectations for a balanced literacy programme that is consistently applied across the school.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the implementation of literacy practices is providing consistency for teaching and learning across the school and supporting the accelerated progress of those learners who need it:

• well-established support systems led by knowledgeable and collaborative leaders
• rigorous expectations and structures for knowing about children’s learning strengths and needs
• well-thought-out programmes, practices and resources for teachers, students and families to promote best practice and strengthen learning partnerships.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

• supporting teacher development through targeted professional learning and development to build capacity, provide clear expectations and consistency of practice across the school
• identifying priority students and putting in place systems to accelerate their progress with regular monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning.

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

7 June 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