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A Great Start? Education for Disabled Children in Early Childhood Education - summary

Published: 28 Sep 2022

Quality early childhood education (ECE) affects how well all children do at school and in life – from academic achievement and earning potential to health and wellbeing. Quality ECE supports children to develop the social, emotional, communication, cognitive, and motor skills which enable them to thrive. This is particularly critical for disabled children as it sets the foundation for their future learning.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Supporting Collaboration in Action - Kahukura Community of Practice

Published: 18 May 2021

Evidence demonstrates that collaboration between schools, focused on improving teaching and learning outcomes, has a positive impact on raising student, school and system performance. Schools who share knowledge and work together are more effective in improving the quality of teaching, learning, and supporting school development. They can also help bolster the education system as a whole.

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

Content type:: News article

New ERO research finds targeted programmes successful in supporting NCEA students after lockdown

Published: 25 Aug 2021

A new report from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that tailored programmes were successful in supporting Auckland NCEA students learning after lockdown last year.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: News article

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

ERO staff to comply with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order and 2022 booster amendment

Published: 11 Nov 2021

In late 2021 ERO’s Chief Executive, Nicholas Pole, has given his assurance that only staff who comply with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order will be permitted to visit schools and early learning services from Monday 15 November 2021. By 1 January 2022, only fully vaccinated staff will be able to work at or visit schools and early learning services.

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

Content type:: News article

Education For All Our Children: Embracing Diverse Ethnicities - Summary

Published: 15 Mar 2023

As New Zealand’s schools become more diverse there is an exciting opportunity to look again at what we teach and how we teach. Many schools are already changing to embrace diverse ethnicities, but more change will be needed. This summary of our Long-Term Insights Briefing highlights options for change to make Aotearoa New Zealand a great place to learn for our children and young people from ethnic communities.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

An Alternative Education? A guide for school leaders

Published: 27 Jun 2023

This guide is for school leaders who have, or are considering referring learners to Alternative Education.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

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

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

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Published: 09 Mar 2020

ERO is now resuming longitudinal (1 to 2 year) reviews but will not be restarting other individual school education reviews and reporting until later in the year. However, we do want to capture the learning and innovation that is happening in the sector at this time.

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

Content type:: News article

About us

Published: 04 Mar 2021

The Education Review Office | Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga (ERO) is the New Zealand government’s external evaluation agency that informs and facilitates improvement in early learning services, kōhanga reo, puna kōhungahunga, kura and schools.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Basic page

The Impact of Covid-19 on Teachers and Principals - Summary

Published: 06 Dec 2021

This short summary of our longer report Learning in a Covid-19 World: The Impact of Covid-19 on Teachers and Principals looks at the impact of Covid-19 on teachers and principals – including how Covid-19 has impacted enjoyment in work and workload. It also sets out examples of how schools can prepare for 2022 and what supports will be needed for teachers and principals.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: COVID-19; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Rethinking Governance Indicators for Effective School Review

Published: 28 May 2021

Wylie reports that there is very little research on the relationship between school governance and student learning. She suggests two reasons for this: (i) governance boards are not an essential feature of effective schools and (ii) it can be hard to separate the contribution of boards from that of school leaders, particularly where a board is school- based.

Audience:: Academics

Content type:: Basic page

An Alternative Education? A guide for educators and Alternative Education providers

Published: 27 Jun 2023

This guide is for educators and providers that work with young people in Alternative Education. It shares what we heard from the young people, educators, and providers we talked to in Alternative Education, what we found out about what good provision looks like, and the changes to provision that we are recommending.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

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

Seven Christchurch schools work together to make a difference for their learners

Published: 10 May 2021

The Education Review Office (ERO) has today launched a report showing how seven Christchurch schools improved outcomes for learners through innovation and working together.

The group of schools, forming a community of practice called Kahukura, identified a need in their community to better support their students’ wellbeing and learning.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Schools

Content type:: News article

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

Challenging behaviours in New Zealand classrooms at critical levels

Published: 28 Mar 2024

New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that disruptive behaviour in New Zealand’s classrooms is worse than other countries, is a rapidly growing problem, and is getting in the way of learning.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: News article

Working with ERO during COVID 19

Published: 01 Feb 2022

We understand the importance of continuing the mahi and we have developed approaches to work safely with schools, kura and early learning services in all phases of the Covid 19 Protection Framework, including onsite and in person visits under Red and Orange.

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

Content type:: News article

Education For All Our Children: Embracing Diverse Cultures - Summary of draft for consultation

Published: 22 Nov 2022

Aotearoa New Zealand is becoming more ethnically diverse, and this change is fast. It is critical that education meets the needs of all our children and this draft summary for consultation looks at the experiences of learners from ethnic communities, and considers what is needed to better support them in the future.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Time to Focus: Behaviour in our Classrooms

Published: 28 Mar 2024

Good classroom behaviour is critical for creating learning environments in which students can learn and achieve, and teachers can be most effective. But ensuring positive behaviour isn’t just up to schools – it requires shared responsibility and deliberate, joint actions. This report describes the challenging behaviours teachers face in schools, the impact of those behaviours, and recommendations for action. Our companion good practice report also shares examples of how teachers and schools can effectively manage behaviour.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Social Workers in Schools

Published: 29 Nov 2019

This ERO qualitative case study report undertaken on behalf of Oranga Tamariki captures the voices of children and their whanau who were recipients of the Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) service. SWiS is a government funded, community social work service provided in most English and Māori medium, decile 1-3 primary and intermediate schools.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Social Workers in Schools (SWiS); Social workers; Primary; Intermediate; Pastoral care; Case study; Resilience; Therapeutic care and education (TEC)