Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within sixteen months of the Education Review Office and David Street 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
David Street School is located in Morrinsville and provides education for students in Years 1-6. The school has a close relationship with kaumatua, whānau and has developed strong links across the community. The school’s vision is based on Kia Maia and supports an inclusive and welcoming culture of learning.
David Street School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
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strengthening and personalising each learner’s connection with our vision, values, and beliefs to improve wellbeing for all
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empowering staff to respond to the cultural contexts of every learner
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maximising the capacity of teachers, leaders, students, and the community as learners
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growing a shared belief in and understanding of our David Street School Curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on David Street School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how responsive and effective the local curriculum is in improving outcomes for all learners, with a particular focus on student engagement, wellbeing, and achievement. Further strengthening positive partnerships for learning with parents and whānau is a continued priority for the school.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
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the opportunity it provides to maintain a strategic focus on the holistic needs of all learners and uphold the school’s commitment to ‘Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti aroha o tatou mahi – let the uniqueness of the child guide our work’
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the school’s commitment to working with parents and whānau to strengthen reciprocal learning partnerships and improved outcomes for all learners.
The school expects to see further actions implemented to enhance the effectiveness of the school’s local curriculum and enable increased engagement, confidence and success for all learners.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve outcomes for all learners through a responsive curriculum:
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leadership of learning that collaboratively develops and pursues the school’s vision and promotes effective communication, collaboration, risk taking and openness to change
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well-established planning that clarifies actions for improvement, builds collective capacity and contributes to effective evaluation of the school’s curriculum and teaching
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a positive culture for learning that addresses the needs of all learners in inclusive and responsive ways.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
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continuing to strengthen processes and strategies to ensure that all students (especially target students and those with additional needs) have equitable opportunities to learn and succeed
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continuing to strengthen assessment practices to be student centred and clearly aligned to the school’s valued outcomes
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continuing to review the local curriculum to enhance innovation, collaboration, and engagement of the whole school learning community.
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
23 June 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