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Nihinihi Whenua – Valuing te reo Māori: Student and whānau aspirations

Published: 15 Sep 2020

This report provides a snapshot of student and whānau perspectives on the teaching of te reo Māori. It follows the June publication of Te Tāmata Huaroa, which provides a review of the current status of te reo Māori in English medium school settings.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Māori-medium; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te reo Māori; English-medium; Māori; Te Pou Mataaho | Evaluation and Research Māori

Te Muka Here Tangata – The strand that binds people

Published: 06 May 2021

This case study explores the impact of the 2020 Covid-19 events on Māori learners in English-medium schools, and the response of leaders, schools and communities in the Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Bicultural curriculum; Bilingual; East Coast region; English-medium; Cultural diversity; Māori student achievement; Māori parents and whanau; Schools; School community; Te reo Māori; Whānau; Wellbeing; Māori immersion; Māori; Manaakitanga; Inclusive practices; Inclusion; COVID-19; Principals' performance; School leaders; Teachers | Kaiako; Whanaungatanga

Collaboration in Action: Lessons from a Community of Practice

Published: 10 May 2021

This short report accompanies our report Exploring Collaboration in Action: Kahukura Community of Practice. It looks at the lessons that can be learnt from the Kahukura community of practice, drawing out key lessons on collaboration and providing seven key implications for schools who are interested in collaborating to consider.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; Collaboration; Decision making; English-medium; Evaluation; Guidance; Improvement; Intermediate; Internal evaluation; Knowledge building; Primary; Relationships; School leaders; Schools; Secondary; Students; Teachers | Kaiako; Teaching

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

Exploring Collaboration in Action: Kahukura Community of Practice

Published: 10 May 2021

ERO was approached by principals from Kahukura to document and evaluate their community of practice in Christchurch. This report identifies what is working well for this community of practice, areas where they might consider further enhancements, and lessons and insights into practices which could be shared with others.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Collaboration; Decision making; English-medium; Evaluation; Guidance; Improvement; Intermediate; Internal evaluation; Knowledge building; Primary; Relationships; School leaders; Schools; Secondary; Students; Teachers | Kaiako; Teaching; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

He Pou Tātaki: How ERO reviews hospital-based education and care services

Published: 31 Mar 2021

This document is the result of a collaborative effort between ERO and representatives from hospital-based education and care services. It will support improved service performance and accountability, and focuses on how well placed hospital-based services are to contribute to children’s learning, and promote their wellbeing.

Audience:: Early learning; Education

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Hospital-based education; Evaluation; Ngā Pou Here; Evaluation indicators

Responding to the Covid-19 crisis: Supporting Auckland NCEA students

Published: 25 Aug 2021

In 2020, Auckland students were particularly affected by Covid-19 and extra support was provided to them. Following this, ERO undertook an evaluation of three Te Kura programmes aimed at supporting Auckland NCEA students. This report outlines the findings of this evaluation - including the reach and impact of the programmes, and lessons for future responses.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; Whānau; COVID-19; English-medium; Learning; Māori; Māori ākonga / learners; Māori and Pacific learners; National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA); Pasifika; Students; Teaching; Wellbeing

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

Identity

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Māori educators and a Māori student draw from their own experiences to discuss the concept of identity and the central role schools play in the identity development of Māori students.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Identity; Māori; Equitable outcomes; Evaluation indicators; Culture; Language; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

School Evaluation Indicators

Published: 31 Mar 2021

The Education Review Office (ERO) first introduced evaluation indicators in 2003, revising them in 2010. This new version reflects a deepening understanding of how schools improve, and the role that evaluation plays in that process. It also reflects a strengthened relationship between ERO’s approaches to evaluation in English-medium and Māori-medium settings. It supports external and internal evaluation of schools.

Audience:: Education; Schools

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Evaluation indicators; Indicators

Strengthening curriculum: inquiry maths

Published: 04 Sep 2017

An analysis of achievement data and a desire to introduce more culturally responsive pedagogies into the classroom were triggers for introducing an inquiry -based approach to the teaching of mathematics at Manurewa Central School.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Curriculum; Inquiry; Teaching; Evaluation; Professional capability; Evaluation indicators; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua

An inclusive learning community

Published: 04 Sep 2017

For McAuley High School, respectful caring relationships are at the heart of their learning community in setting the safe and supportive context in which teachers and learners engage and learn. The maintenance of such relationships involves every member of staff.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Inclusion; Teaching; Evaluation indicators; Manaakitanga; Whanaungatanga; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua