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Building genuine learning partnerships with parents

Published: 19 Jul 2018

This report shares strategies and approaches from schools that had contributed to improving achievement by developing genuine learning partnerships with parents. It also includes some simple strategies a few of the schools used to involve parents more in supporting the things children were learning at school.

Audience:
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research

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

Published: 05 Oct 2010

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. We visited 202 early learning services, 46 primary schools and 29 secondary schools in the first half of 2016.

We asked: How well does the service/school promote positive attitudes to physical activity, and food and nutrition to benefit children?

Audience:
Māori-medium
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Students
Māori student achievement

Covid-19 Learning in Lockdown

Published: 18 Jun 2020

ERO is undertaking a programme of work to learn the lessons from the lockdown and to support the education system, schools and early childhood centres to respond to the disruption to education caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a first stage of this work, ERO surveyed a sample of students and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This report sets out what we found about their wellbeing and experiences of learning and teaching during the lockdown.

Audience:
Early learning
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
COVID-19
Wellbeing
Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Poutama Reo provides unity of purpose in te reo Māori revitalisation

Published: 21 Sep 2022

Equity and excellence, barrier free access to Māori language, culture and identity for all students is a step closer with today’s launch of Poutama Reo the improvement journey for te reo Māori in English-medium schools. It will also benefit whānau, hapū and Iwi.

 

Audience:
Academics
Early learning
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
News article
Topics:
Te reo Māori
English-medium
Resources

It's Early Days for the New Digital Technologies Curriculum Content

Published: 31 Jul 2019

ERO examined what barriers and enablers have influenced schools’ preparation for implementation of the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Maihiko curriculum. The report also alerts school leaders to the need to engage with the curriculum content with the urgency required to meet the January 2020 deadline for implementation.

Audience:
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko

Stories of Resilience and Innovation in Schools and Early Childhood Services Canterbury Earthquakes 2010-2012

Published: 16 Jun 2013

This national report gives an insight into what Canterbury schools and early childhood services experienced during and after the earthquakes. It tells their stories and gives good advice about emergency planning for others in the education sector.

Audience:
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Resilience
Canterbury earthquakes
Emergency planning
Employment practices
Community
Wellbeing

Ko te ako i ngā whare haumaru: He aratohu mō ngā mātua me ngā whānau

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Audience:
Academics
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
At-risk students
Behavioural needs
Best practice
Boys' education
Child wellbeing
Culture
Education and care services
Education outcomes
Education transitions
Equitable outcomes
Good practice
High needs
Māori
Physical and emotional safety
Priority learners
Raising achievement
Social workers
Teaching
Te reo Māori
Transitions
Vulnerable learners
Wellbeing

Annual Report  2019-2020

Published: 11 Dec 2020

ERO publishes an annual report each year.

Our annual report sets out the operating context, our strategic direction, what we aimed to achieve over the previous 12 months, and what we did achieve.

It also outlines our role and the scope of our functions, reports on organisational health and capability, and includes our financial statements and service performance.
 

 

Audience:
Academics
Early learning
Education
Māori-medium
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Basic page
Topics:
Strategy
Achievement
Audit

Poutama Reo: tools to support your Te Reo Māori Improvement Planning

Published: 12 Sep 2023

Poutama Reo is clear and simple to use. However, the tools and resources within our Leaders Guide and Kit have been created to support schools to share the vision of Poutama Reo with their school community and get the most out of this engagement. 

    Audience:
    Academics
    Education
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    Basic page

    ERO Insights – Issue 3 2020

    Published: 10 Dec 2020

    Insights Newsletter from Nicholas Pole, Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Arotake Mātauranga | Chief Executive and Chief Review Officer

    Audience:
    Academics
    Early learning
    Education
    Māori-medium
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    News article
    Topics:
    COVID-19
    Te reo Māori

    ERO Insights - Issue 1 2020

    Published: 25 Jun 2020

    Insights Newsletter from Nicholas Pole, Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Arotake Mātauranga | Chief Executive and Chief Review Officer

    Audience:
    Academics
    Early learning
    Education
    Māori-medium
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    News article
    Topics:
    COVID-19
    Learning
    Information and Communications Technology

    The Key Competencies: Realising the Potential of the New Zealand Curriculum

    Published: 22 Nov 2019

    This is a companion report to Developing Key Competencies in Students Years 1 to 8. It explores current thinking about the importance of building the capabilities of young people. It outlines what the Key Competencies (KCs) are, why they are important, New Zealand’s journey with thinking about the nature and potential uses of KCs, and where this development fits in the international context.

    Audience:
    Education
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    Research
    Topics:
    Key competencies
    Curriculum
    Learning

    Missing Out: Why Aren’t Our Children Going to School?

    Published: 10 Nov 2022

    Going to school is critical for our children’s futures. The evidence is clear that every day of school matters, missing school leads to lower achievement.  In New Zealand, learners are expected to attend school every day the school is open. And yet many don’t. New Zealand has lower attendance than other countries and alarmingly attendance is falling.

    Audience:
    Academics
    Education
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    Research
    Topics:
    Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

    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

    Strategic Intentions 2020-2024

    Published: 30 Jun 2020

    The Education Review Office (ERO)'s Strategic Intentions 2020-2024 sets out our objectives and how ERO contributes to the Government's priorities for education.

    Audience:
    Academics
    Early learning
    Education
    Māori-medium
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    Basic page
    Topics:
    Strategy

    Insights from ERO's Chief Review Officer - July 2022

    Published: 28 Jul 2022

    Tēnā koutou  

    Our mahi is to inform and facilitate improvement in early childhood services, schools and kura. We do this through our institutional reviews and system-wide evaluation and research that is focused on the provision of education and the care of learners. As I periodically do through ERO’s Insights Newsletter, I want to share some of our findings with you.

    Audience:
    Academics
    Early learning
    Education
    Māori-medium
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    News article

    Our Leadership Team

    Published: 31 Mar 2021

    Our Leadership Team includes the Chief Executive/Chief Review Officer and Deputy Chief Executives.

    Audience:
    Academics
    Early learning
    Education
    Māori-medium
    Parents
    Schools
    Content type:
    Basic page