Future Action
ERO decides its future action based on the outcome of the Education Review. Changed circumstances may lead to a review earlier than indicated.
Kumēa te paetawhiti kia tata - Draw closer the distant horizon
Whakamaua te paerewa kia tīna - Hold firm all that affirms
Tukuna te paehiranga kia topa! - Let excellence soar!
There are three options for the timing of the next ERO Education Review:
- over the course of one-to-two years – Education Review: Arotake Paetawhiti
- in three years – Education Review: Arotake Paerewa
- in four-to-five years – Education Review: Arotake Paehiranga.
Decisions will be based on the criteria cited in these procedures. The criteria are designed to facilitate national consistency.
ERO expects to review most schools again in three years.
The decision about the timing of a review will be made by each review team in consultation with a Review Services Manager (RSM) and/or the National Manager. The return date will be stated in the unconfirmed report.
Where a longitudinal review is being recommended to the RSM or National Manager, the coordinator may discuss the timing of the next review with the board chairperson, board of trustees and principal before the unconfirmed report is sent to the school.
Next ERO review over the course of one-to-two years
(longitudinal review)
Criteria for Decision
ERO will decide to carry out another review over the course of one-to-two years where there is evidence that gives ERO cause for concern about the education and safety of students with regard to one or more of the following:
- Student engagement, progress and achievement
- Māori student engagement, progress and achievement
- Provision of effective teaching
- Leadership and management
- Governance
- The provision of a safe and inclusive school culture
- Engagement of parents, whānau and communities.
In addition, ERO will return over the course of one-to-two years where, in ERO’s view, the board needs external intervention at either a statutory or lower level to bring about the desired improvement.
Furthermore, if a Limited Statutory Manager (LSM) or commissioner or other Ministry of Education intervention was in place at the time of the review or is being recommended, the timing of the review is decided case-by-case in consultation with a National Manager Review Services.
Factors that may influence the duration of a longitudinal review will include the extent to which the school has:
- useful or appropriate documented plans for improvement
- a likelihood of stable governance and management over the next two years
- a board focus on improvement
- evidence of self review practices that are helping to lift student achievement and are likely to support school improvement.
Next ERO review in three years
The majority of schools will come into this category.
Criteria for Decision
ERO will decide to carry out the next review in three years where ERO finds that the school’s curriculum is effective in promoting student learning - engagement, progress and achievement and many of the following are evident:
- Learners are actively engaged in their learning and are progressing well
- Māori learners are actively engaged in their learning and are progressing well and succeeding as Māori
- There is a culture of high expectations for students and staff
- There is evidence of critical reflection and self review which supports improvement
- Leadership and management are effective
- Teaching is effective and makes good use of student achievement information
- The school has taken all reasonable steps to provide a safe and inclusive environment
- Governance is effective
- The school is effective in engaging the community in the life of the school
In addition the school demonstrates:
- that it has established processes for conducting and using self review
- good performance in relation to the Six Dimensions of a Successful School and ERO’s evaluation indicators and ERO has no material concerns.
Next ERO review in four-to-five years
Criteria for Decision
ERO will decide to carry out the next review in four-to-five years where ERO finds that the school's curriculum is consistently effective inpromoting student learning - engagement, progress and achievement (see
Evaluation Indicators for School Reviews, p7), and all of the following are evident:
- Learners are actively engaged in their learning and are progressing very well,
- Māori learners are actively engaged in their learning and are progressing very well and succeeding as Māori
- There is a culture of high expectations for students and staff
- There is a school-wide culture of rigorous critical reflection and ongoing self review which supports improvement
- Leadership and management are highly reflective, strategic and effective
- Teaching is highly effective and makes very good use of student achievement information
- The school has taken all reasonable steps to provide a safe and inclusive environment
- Governance is highly effective
- The school is highly effective in engaging the community in the life of the school.
In addition the school demonstrates:
- high quality, self review that is contributing to sustaining the school’s positive performance and continuous improvement
- high quality performance in relation to the Six Dimensions of a Successful School and ERO’s evaluation indicators and ERO has no material concerns.
Note: Schools not complying with the National Standards would not meet the criteria for a 4-5 year review return.
Please read
ERO School Reviews and the National Standards - Questions and Answers (on this website).