Broadlands School

Broadlands School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Broadlands 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

Broadlands School is a rural school situated within the Reporoa Valley midway between Taupō and Rotorua and provides education for learners in Years 1-6.

Strategic Priorities

Broadlands School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

  • to provide an inclusive, equitable and culturally responsive school culture that builds high trust partnerships with whānau

  • to provide all tamariki and whānau with an identifiable and coherent learning pathway which optimises learning opportunities and achievement for all

  • to provide a creative, innovative and well-balanced learning environment that is responsive to the learning needs of all tamariki

  • to achieve excellence in all areas of school-life through a virtues-based culture.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well deliberate and responsive teaching processes in the school contribute to achieving valued outcomes for all learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

  • the focused opportunity to strengthen capacity for teaching and learning in writing, and coherent practices across the school

  • to effectively target acceleration of learner progress for at risk and under achieving learners

  • to establish systems and processes for robust and collective monitoring of learner progress to maximise impact for all learners.

The school expects to see planned improvements in deliberate responsive teaching and learning processes schoolwide, resulting in improved outcomes for priority learners.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to improve approaches to teaching and learning of writing.

  • Expertise within the school to lead and support improvement.

  • Professional, collaborative and motivated leadership and staff who demonstrate high expectations for every learner.

  • A virtues-based culture which fosters wellbeing and high levels of engagement for all learners.

  • A well-established plan for improvement that clarifies actions and provides indicators of success.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

  • professional learning to support teachers to strengthen processes and practices for monitoring and responding to the needs of all tamariki

  • collective professional learning to strengthen and embed teaching practices that have the greatest impact for tamariki

  • engaging whānau and community in building high trust learning partnerships to improve learning outcomes for all tamariki.

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.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

2 August 2022

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

Broadlands School

Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2021 to 2024

As of September 2021, the Broadlands School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:

Board Administration

Yes

Curriculum

Yes

Management of Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Personnel Management

Yes

Finance

Yes

Assets

Yes

Further Information

For further information please contact Broadlands School Board of Trustees.

The next Board of Trustees assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.

Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

2 August 2022 

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