St Michael's School (Taita) - 07 Jun 2023
Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within two years of the Education Review Office and St Michael’s School (Taita) 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
St. Michael’s School is an integrated catholic character school situated in Taita, Lower Hutt providing educational opportunities to students in Years 0 to 8.
St Michael’s School (Taita)’s strategic priorities to improve outcomes for learners are:
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to maintain a school culture that is inclusive, physically and emotionally safe and intentionally welcoming to all
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for all students to progress and achieve in relation to their expected levels within the New Zealand Curriculum
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to enhance teaching practices so that student engagement, progress and success improved for all students.
You can find a copy of the school’s charter, strategic and annual plans on St Michael’s School (Taita)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to identify and evaluate the impact of strategies that impact positively of the engagement and achievement of students with Pacific heritage. It is looking to further integrate these into the delivery of the school’s local curriculum.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is a desire to:
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raise the achievement and mana of Pacific students – over 90% identify as being of Pacific heritage and for many English is a second language
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identify the teaching strategies that have resulted in a positive shift in student achievement recently
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evaluate the impact of recent teacher professional development targeted at raising the achievement of students with Pacific heritage.
The school expects to see students are actively engaged in their learning, achieving educational success and who demonstrate pride in their unique identity, language and culture. It also expects to see increased integration of effective teaching strategies into classrooms and throughout the school by staff.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to effectively integrate effective teaching practices into the delivery of its local curriculum:
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provision of a caring and culturally appropriate environment where the culture of all students is valued and celebrated, especially that of Pacific students
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a local curriculum that is strongly aligned to the culture and wellbeing of students
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leadership that brings out the strengths and builds on the potential of all
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strong teacher/student relationships that are well established and support student wellbeing.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
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provision of support to staff to identify teaching strategies that have most impact on Pacific students
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development of a shared understanding of these effective practices among staff
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the implementation of key strategies into teaching and learning programmes throughout St Michael’s School to raise attendance and achievement levels.
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
St Michael's School (Taita) - 07 Jun 2023
Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2022 to 2025
As of May 2022, the St Michael’s School (Taita) 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 St Michael’s School (Taita) 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.
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