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On your marks ... get set... go! A tale of six schools and the digital technologies curriculum content

Published: 23 Jan 2020

ERO conducted case studies of six schools’ implementation of the digital technologies curriculum content in Term 1, 2019. Schools that had successfully integrated the curriculum had leaders who promoted a growth mindset for teachers and looked to integrate digital technologies into existing curriculum. Timely professional development for teachers and positive community connections also enhanced schools’ ability to integrate the digital technologies curriculum.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: New Zealand Curriculum; Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko; Information and Communications Technology; Literacy

Promoting wellbeing through sexuality education

Published: 12 Sep 2018

This report provides findings from ERO's evaluation of how well schools were promoting and supporting student wellbeing through sexuality education.

It includes high-level findings, examples of good practice and recommendations for schools and policy audiences. It is accompanied by a series of short publications for whānau, students, and trustees.

Brochures aimed at students, whānau and Boards of Trustees are also available.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Wellbeing; Sexuality; Health and Physical Education; Curriculum; Stewardship; Leadership; Capability; Evaluation; Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT)

Professional Learning and Development in Schools

Published: 02 Dec 2019

How well were school leaders determining Professional Learning and Development priorities and evaluating its impact?

ERO spoke with school leaders responsible for planning Professional Learning and Development (PLD) and looked at a variety of documents in 242 state or state-integrated schools (excluding kura) reviewed in Terms 3 and 4, 2018. ERO made an overall judgment about how well school leaders were determining PLD priorities and evaluating the impact of PLD.

Audience:: Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Schools; School leaders; Literacy; International education

Partnerships between home and community

Published: 04 Sep 2017

This school seeks every opportunity to connect with the groups within its multicultural community to support those groups to connect to one another as well as engage with the school and their children’s learning.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Relationships; Evaluation indicators; Leadership; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

Opportunity to learn: a sense of urgency

Published: 04 Sep 2017

In responding to its unique context Invercargill Middle School adopted a range of approaches to accelerate learning. Teachers share a collective commitment to making the most of every learning opportunity.

Audience:: Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Leadership; Curriculum; Teaching; Evaluation; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

Own it fix it learn from it

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Interruptions to learning are deliberately minimised. When the behaviour of individual students threatens to disrupt the learning of others, the individualized approach and resourcing enables engagement in learning to continue. This video was filmed at Invercargill Middle School.

Audience:: Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Leadership; Evaluation; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

Opportunity to learn: a collaborative learning community

Published: 04 Sep 2017

In improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, leaders and teachers are working to develop safe, collaborative environments where every learner (teachers and students) can access the thinking of others to strengthen their knowledge and understanding.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Collaboration; Professional capability; Evaluation indicators; Leadership; Equitable outcomes; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

Stewardship: strategic resourcing

Published: 04 Sep 2017

At Manurewa Central School, careful financial management over many years has enabled the provision of high quality facilities and resources that enhance the school environment and learning opportunities available to students and their families and whanau and the community.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Stewardship; Resourcing; Evaluation indicators; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua