Chisnallwood Intermediate

Chisnallwood Intermediate

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within twelve months of the Education Review Office and Chisnallwood Intermediate 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 

Chisnallwood Intermediate is located in East Christchurch and provides education for students in Years 7 and 8.

Chisnallwood Intermediate’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

  • Writing focus with a particular emphasis on Māori, Pacific and boys
  • Cultural consciousness - focus on identity, language and culture of Māori and Pacific students
  • Wellbeing for all students.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the PaCT Writing Tool contributes to improved achievement of writing.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

  • address the identified need to effectively support the successful engagement and learning needs of students in writing, with a focus on culturally responsive practices that will support Māori and Pacific learners, particularly boys
  • support students achieving successfully in all learning areas, linking to the school’s focus on localised curriculum and student wellbeing
  • continue to build teachers’ pedagogical understanding and practice, particularly in writing.  

The school expects to see increased levels of engagement and students taking greater ownership for their own learning, particularly for the identified groups. Student outcomes will show accelerated achievement in writing. Teachers will have extended capability to evaluate the worth and merit of their current practices and identify what needs to change.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to:

  • collaborative schoolwide approach to targeted learning programmes, using carefully considered strategies and specific PLD
  • strong leadership that provides guidance and support to grow teacher capability and capacity
  • using learner voice effectively to articulate their learning and next steps.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

  • continue to integrate writing across the school’s curriculum, with a specific focus on local and NZ Aotearoa history
  • building further teacher capacity, with an emphasis on understanding the NZ Aotearoa history curriculum.

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.

Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

8 July 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

Chisnallwood Intermediate

Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2021 to 2024

As of September 2021, the Chisnallwood Intermediate School Board of Trustees has attested to meeting the following regulatory and legislative requirements. The Board of Trustees’ response is:

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 Chisnallwood Intermediate School Board of Trustees.

The next Board of Trustees assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements is due in December 2024

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

Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

8 February 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

Chisnallwood Intermediate

Provision for International Students Report

Background

The Education Review Office reviews schools that are signatories to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

Findings 

Chisnallwood Intermediate School has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self review of its implementation of the Code. 

At the time of this review there was one international student attending the school, and no exchange students. 

The school has well established systems and processes in place to effectively support its international students. There are designated staff who regularly check on the wellbeing and learning of the international students. The board is kept well informed about the provision for international students and how well the school is meeting its obligations for providing a supportive learning environment.

Regular communication with caregivers and family ensures that the learning and pastoral care needs of students are closely monitored. Any concerns or issues are quickly addressed, and families kept well informed.

Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

8 July 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