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Schools’ Provision for International Students

Published: 28 Aug 2013

This national report is ERO’s seventh report about international students. This evaluation included 95 schools (both primary and secondary) and focused on five aspects in relation to international students – integration, progress and achievement, education programme, pastoral care, overall approach and self review.

Audience:: Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: International students; Integration; Progress; Achievement; Pastoral care; Curriculum; Te Marautanga o Aotearoa; International education

Evaluation at a Glance: Priority Learners in New Zealand Schools

Published: 12 Aug 2012

This report is the second in our Evaluation at a Glance series. It is a synthesis of material from 15 national evaluations and reports of good practice published in the last four years that, taken together, reveal three key issues facing New Zealand’s education system.

Audience:: Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Evaluation; Priority learners; Students

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

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)

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

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

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

Mathematics in Years 4 to 8 Developing a Responsive Curriculum

Published: 01 Feb 2013

This report is one of a series of evaluations ERO has undertaken on how schools are working with the National Standards within The New Zealand Curriculum. In this evaluation ERO used the mathematics learning area and associated standards to look at what schools were doing to raise the achievement of students in Years 4 to 8.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Mathematics; Curriculum; Raising achievement; Achievement

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

Responding to Covid-19: Supporting Auckland NCEA students - Summary

Published: 25 Aug 2021

This short summary accompanies the full report Responding to the Covid-19 crisis: Supporting Auckland NCEA students. It outlines the key findings from ERO’s evaluation of three Te Kura programmes aimed at supporting Auckland NCEA students following the lockdowns in 2020. This summary briefly lists who these targeted programmes reached, their impact, and lessons for responding to future lockdowns.

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

Science in The New Zealand Curriculum: Years 5 to 8

Published: 01 May 2012

In 2011, ERO evaluated the quality of science teaching and learning, its place within the curriculum and its relationship to literacy and numeracy teaching. The evaluation focused on Years 5 to 8 in 100 schools. This report documents the findings of this evaluation.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Curriculum; Literacy and numeracy; Good practice

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

Learning to learn

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Clarity of expectations within a supportive environment are key to scaffolding children into the behaviours of effective learners. Those expectations are realised through structures and processes that ensure everyone knows what to do to achieve success.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Purposeful education pathway

Published: 04 Sep 2017

The setting of academic goals that build toward purposeful educational pathways and career options begins early at McAuley High School and supports student choices throughout their schooling.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Reading and Writing in Years 1 and 2

Published: 02 Dec 2009

This Education Review Office (ERO) evaluation focused on how effectively reading and writing was taught in the first two years of schooling, and on how well teachers used assessment information to plan and evaluate their teaching.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Reading; Writing; Curriculum; National Administrative Guidelines (NAGs); Instructional teaching

Shared values

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Culturally responsive relationships and practices support and promote the development of learners’ confidence in their identity, language and culture. These relationships are explicitly acknowledged and understood by teachers and learners and contribute to an inclusive learning environment in which there are equitable opportunities to learn. This video was filmed at Invercargill Middle School.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Progressions

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Students and teachers at Stonefields School describe how they use ‘learning progressions’ to build students assessment capabilities and teachers opportunities to be responsive to learner needs.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Learners contribute to curriculum design

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Engaging in multiple strategies to elicit and respond to student voice ensures that students have direct input into curriculum design.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Building resilience and self efficacy

Published: 04 Sep 2017

Students acknowledge the role leaders and teachers play in instilling in them the self-belief to become confident, connected, actively involved, life long learners

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

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

Relationships for learning

Published: 04 Sep 2017

A learning community characterised by whanaungatanga and manaakitanga creates the challenge and support needed to develop learning to learn capabilities and achieve successful learning outcomes.

This video was filmed at McAuley High School.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Improvement; Relationships; Curriculum; Teaching; Evaluation; Whanaungatanga; Manaakitanga; Video; Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua