Publications: National evaluations

In this section you'll find ERO's evaluation indicators and frameworks, national evaluations, effective practice reports, resources and guides, corporate publications and guides for parents. Use the search box at the top right or the filters below to find what you're looking for. 

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1. Awareness and confidence to work with Te Whāriki (2017)

   • Publication Date: 12 July 2018
   • Print version available: No

   In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/awareness-and-confidence-to-work-with-te-whariki-2017/

   

2. Teen Parent Units

   • Publication Date: 5 July 2018
   • Print version available: No

   The Education Review Office (ERO) reviews Teen Parent Units (TPUs) on a three‑year cycle. During March and April, 2017 ERO investigated the quality of education provided by TPUs and the extent to which they supported positive outcomes for TPU students and their children.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/teen-parent-units/

   

3. What drives learning in the senior secondary school?

   • Publication Date: 30 May 2018
   • Print version available: No

   This evaluation studies effective practice in schools’ senior curriculum. It contributes to the review being undertaken by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). The Ministry-led review focuses on the implementation of NCEA as the national assessment system for the senior years of...

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/what-drives-learning-in-the-senior-secondary-school/

   

4. Teaching strategies that work - Reading

   • Publication Date: 14 May 2018
   • Print version available: No

   The Education Review Office (ERO) has released the latest in its Teaching Strategies that Work series. “Keeping children engaged and achieving in reading” is a description of strategies used by primary schools which have significantly improved their students’ achievement in reading.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/teaching-strategies-that-work-reading/

   

5. Responding to Language Diversity in Auckland

   • Publication Date: 29 April 2018
   • Print version available: No

   Auckland is New Zealand’s most culturally diverse city, with over 100 ethnicities and more than 150 languages spoken on a daily basis. How are schools and early learning services in Auckland responding to this increasing cultural and language diversity? This question was the basis for a new evaluation published by...

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/responding-to-language-diversity-in-auckland/

   

6. Evaluation at a glance: A decade of assessment in New Zealand Primary Schools - Practice and trends

   • Publication Date: 24 April 2018
   • Print version available: No

   High quality assessment and evaluation allows us to focus on student progress and outcomes at classroom, school and system levels. It helps teachers, schools and systems to report on student achievement across points in time, and provide information for parents, trustees and the public about the quality of education.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/evaulation-at-a-glance-a-decade-of-assessment-in-new-zealand-primary-schools-practice-and-trends/

   

7. Resource Teachers: Learning and behaviour governing and managing RTLB clusters

   • Publication Date: 11 April 2018
   • Print version available: Yes

   The findings of this evaluation highlight improvements to the quality and consistency of the RTLB service, especially in overall governance and management.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/resource-teachers-learning-and-behaviour-governing-and-managing-rtlb-clusters/

   

8. Leading Innovative Learning in New Zealand Schools

   • Publication Date: 4 April 2018
   • Print version available: No

   The Education Review Office (ERO) visited 12 schools to see how they were preparing their students as 21st century learners. Leaders were innovative, rethinking and transforming teaching and learning to equip students with the knowledge, skills and qualifications required for their future.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/leading-innovative-learning-in-new-zealand-schools-april-2018/

   

9. Newly Graduated Teachers: Preparation and Confidence to Teach

   • Publication Date: 8 December 2017
   • Print version available: No

   In this evaluation, ERO met with newly graduated teachers (NGTs) and leaders in early learning services and schools to find out how confident and prepared NGTs were as a result of their ITE programme.

   https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/newly-graduated-teachers-preparation-and-confidence-to-teach/

   

10. Teaching approaches and strategies that work

    • Publication Date: 24 November 2017
    • Print version available: No

    This evaluation looks at teaching approaches and strategies used in schools where there has been a significant increase in the number of students at or above National Standards in the upper primary school years (Years 5 to 8).

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/teaching-approaches-and-strategies-that-work/

    

11. Year 9 Plus 2016 – the first year (Year 9)

    • Publication Date: 24 July 2017
    • Print version available: No

    Year 9 Plus is an educational concept developed by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) to improve the chances of educational success of one cohort of participating students, and better their future life opportunities.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/year-9-plus-2016-the-first-year-year-9/

    

12. Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in NZ Schools and Early Learning Services

    • Publication Date: 11 April 2017
    • Print version available: No

    In late 2015, the Cabinet Social Policy Committee asked ERO to assess ‘the current status of food, nutrition and physical activity in schools and early childhood services’ and to report on Health Promoting Schools that were included in the sample.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/food-nutrition-and-physical-activity-in-nz-schools-and-early-learning-services/

    

13. Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years)

    • Publication Date: 9 February 2017
    • Print version available: No

    Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first two to three years.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/extending-their-language-expanding-their-world/

    

14. Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako in action

    • Publication Date: 25 January 2017
    • Print version available: Yes

    This is the first of a series of iterative reports which draw together what ERO knows about CoL | Kāhui Ako, as they move from establishment to implementation. This report is based on information collected from schools (that are already members of a CoL | Kāhui Ako) during their regular...

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/communities-of-learning-kahui-ako-in-action/

    

15. Appraisal as a catalyst for improved learner outcomes

    • Publication Date: 14 December 2016
    • Print version available: No

    The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (the Council) was established on 1 July 2015 to replace the New Zealand Teachers Council.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/appraisal-as-a-catalyst-for-improved-learner-outcomes/

    

16. Child Youth and Family Residential Schools

    • Publication Date: 28 November 2016
    • Print version available: No

    ERO evaluated the quality of education at the Child Youth and Family (CYF) residential schools. CYF residential schools provide education for young people in Youth Justice and Care and Protection services.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/child-youth-and-family-residential-schools-3/

    

17. School Leadership That Works

    • Publication Date: 7 November 2016
    • Print version available: No

    This evaluation report illustrates the leadership domain of ERO’s School Evaluation Indicators in practice by:

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/school-leadership-that-works/

    

18. Early Learning Curriculum

    • Publication Date: 31 October 2016
    • Print version available: No

    This retrospective study synthesises findings from 17 national reports about curriculum implementation in early learning services, published over the last 10 years.

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/early-learning-curriculum/

    

19. An evaluation of Stand Children's Services: Children's Villages

    • Publication Date: 1 September 2016
    • Print version available: No

    Until recently children with behavioural and social needs were referred to and attended one of six health camps situated across New Zealand. Each of the six health camps had an associated school attached. In 2008 ERO evaluated the quality of provisions for children at the health camps and identified significant...

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/an-evaluation-of-stand-childrens-services-childrens-villages/

    

20. Vocational pathways: authentic and relevant learning

    • Publication Date: 30 May 2016
    • Print version available: Yes

    ERO evaluated how well 35 secondary schools were using Vocational Pathways. While most schools knew about and were using the pathways, they were not fully realising the initiative’s potential. Vocational Pathways can be a valued part of a school’s curriculum for all students when used as more than just an...

    https://www.ero.govt.nz/publications/vocational-pathways-authentic-and-relevant-learning/