Campbells Bay School

Campbells Bay School

School Evaluation Report

Tēnā koutou e mau manawa rahi ki te kaupapa e aro ake nei, ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa. Mā wai rā e kawe, mā tātau katoa.

We acknowledge the collective effort, responsibility and commitment by all to ensure that the child remains at the heart of the matter.

Context 

Campbells Bay School is on the North Shore of Auckland. It provides education for learners in Years 1 to 6. The school’s mission is to grow active learners who strive to be the best they can be. A new principal was appointed in May 2023.

There are three parts to this report.

Part A: A summary of the findings from the most recent Education Review Office (ERO) report and/or subsequent evaluation. 

Part B: An evaluative summary of learner success and school conditions to inform the school board’s future strategic direction, including any education in Rumaki/bilingual settings. 

Part C: The improvement actions prioritised for the school’s next evaluation cycle. 

Part A: Previous Improvement Goals 

Expected Improvements and Findings 

Since the previous report in November 2022, ERO and the school have worked together to evaluate how well the school is providing authentic learning opportunities to develop an expanded understanding of mātauranga Māori, and for all learners to flourish in a culturally responsive curriculum.

The school expected to see:

Culturally responsive teaching, learning and curriculum that enable seamless transition learning points.

  • A cohesive te ao Māori programme has been implemented as part of the localised curriculum and includes clear progressions for learning. 
  • Kapa haka has been integrated into curriculum learning time to give it equal status and mana; all Year 4 to 6 learners are engaged in weekly te ao Māori learning. 
  • Increased engagement from whānau Māori is evident.

An explicit focus on all learners feeling a strong sense of belonging, identity, and inclusion.

  • The localised curriculum enhances learners’ sense of belonging, knowledge and understanding.
  • An English Language Intensive Programme has been implemented to meet the needs of a growing number of learners requiring foundational English language skills.

Full and systematic effect being given to Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the curriculum.

  • Knowledge and use of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori across the school has increased through an active commitment to ongoing learning and implementation of new programmes.
  • The school has established a genuine partnership with mana whenua Te Kawerau ā Maki.

Other Findings 

During the course of the evaluation, it was found that partnership with mana whenua to design a local curriculum is providing a genuine pathway of teaching and learning that is culturally responsive for all learners.

The greatest shift that occurred in response to the school’s action has been the increase in teachers’

confidence and capability in te reo me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori to enrich the curriculum; this has led to increased engagement by learners and staff and positive feedback from whānau.

Part B: Current State 

The following findings are to inform the school’s future priorities for improvement.

Learner Success and Wellbeing 

Learner outcomes are increasingly equitable and excellent.
  • Most learners achieve at or above the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and mathematics.
  • Learners needing additional support are engaged in learning and make good progress; they benefit from systems that ensure their learning needs are identified and addressed. 
  • Learners report a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing; they understand their cultures are valued and confidently participate and make contributions in a range of contexts. 
  • The large majority of learners attend school regularly; regular attendance exceeds the 2024 Ministry of Education target.

Conditions to support learner success

Leadership is improvement-focused and appropriately pursues strategically selected goals and targets.
  • Decision making by leaders is well considered and research based, ensuring consistent, quality teaching and learning across the school. 
  • Leadership builds and sustains high levels of relational trust, collaboration and communication focused on improved professional practice to ensure effective implementation of quality teaching. 
  • Leaders use a suitable range of quality evidence about learners’ progress and achievement to evaluate the implementation of strategic targets and inform future priorities. 
Respectful, increasingly collaborative learning environments encourage learners to be engaged, make progress, and achieve. 
  • Teachers use an appropriate range of strategies that engage students in learning and increase their understanding and knowledge; learners have many opportunities to experience success across the breadth of the curriculum.
  • Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are increasingly woven through all aspects of the school’s curriculum, reflecting the school’s strategic commitment to partnership with mana whenua.
  • Leaders and teachers affirm and provide appropriate support for the significant number of English language learners in the school to learn and make good progress in their learning. 
Well-aligned systems, structures and practices support success and improvements over time.  
  • The board collaborates strategically with school leadership to support and implement the school’s vision and values and achieve agreed goals and targets; it appropriately aligns resourcing to support learner-focused improvement goals and strategies.
  • School leaders and staff are highly reflective and make good use of wellbeing and learning information to improve school systems and practices.
  • The school has a clear commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi; continuing to strengthen staff knowledge and capacity in tikanga Māori and te reo Māori supports learners’ sense of belonging and inclusion.

Part C: Where to next? 

The agreed next steps for the school are to: 

  • plan and implement a professional learning focus for sustaining high levels of student engagement and achievement in literacy
  • continue to embed effective and coherent teaching and learning practices that sustain learner progress and achievement across the curriculum
  • further refine assessment tools, strategies and processes to monitor and report the progress of learners, including those identified with additional needs 
  • provide more opportunities for learners to take ownership of their learning, progress and achievement.

The agreed actions for the next improvement cycle and timeframes are as follows:

Within six months:

  • develop an implementation plan to guide teacher professional learning focused on further strengthening student engagement, achievement and progress in literacy
  • review assessment tools, strategies and processes to ensure clarity and cohesion for teachers and learners
  • implement strategies to support learners to reflect on their learning and monitor their strengths and next steps for improvement. 

Every six months:

  • continue to analyse and monitor student progress and achievement information to inform and refine teaching and learning to sustain high levels of engagement, attendance and achievement. 

Annually:

  • evaluate schoolwide progress and achievement in literacy, including that of identified learners; use this data to report to the board, and to strategically plan further improvement actions
  • collect a range of feedback to review and evaluate the effectiveness of assessment tools, strategies and practices used across the school
  • review and evaluate the impact of professional learning on coherence of teacher practice and learner outcomes. 

Actions taken against these next steps are expected to result in:

  • engaged learners who reflect on their learning, monitor their strengths and identify next steps for improvement
  • sustained attendance levels that continue to meet and exceed attendance targets
  • schoolwide consistency in the planning and implementation of literacy teaching and learning programmes
  • strengthened assessment strategies, tools and processes used to extract the best information to support continued acceleration of students’ achievement.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.

Me mahi tahi tonu tātau, kia whai oranga a tātau tamariki
Let’s continue to work together for the greater good of all children

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

11 December 2024 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement.  educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Campbells Bay School

Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2024 to 2027

As of August 2024, the Campbells Bay School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:

Board Administration

Yes

Curriculum

Yes

Management of Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Personnel Management

Yes

Finance

Yes

Assets

Yes

Further Information

For further information please contact the Campbells Bay School Board.

The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.

Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

11 December 2024 

About the School 

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Campbells Bay School 

Provision for International Students Report

Background

The Education Review Office reviews schools that are signatories to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

Findings

The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020. The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code. 

At the time of this review there were fourteen international students attending the school and no exchange students.

International students benefit from the positive and inclusive relationships evident throughout the school. They are successfully transitioned into the school and well supported to succeed in their learning. International students receive effective pastoral care, participate fully in all areas of school life and make good progress.

The school’s internal evaluation process for international students continues to be thorough. The school’s provision for international students is regularly reviewed and school governance and leadership are well informed about international students’ wellbeing, learning and engagement.

Shelley Booysen
Director of Schools

11 December 2024 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home 

Campbells Bay School

Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report

Background

This Profile Report was written within six months of the Education Review Office and Campbells Bay School working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website www.ero.govt.nz

Context 

Campbells Bay School is a large school on the North Shore of Auckland which provides education for students in Years 1-6. The school’s vision is ‘growing learners for life who strive for excellence’. The values that underpin the school’s culture are resilience, respect, and kindness.

Campbells Bay School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:

  • ensure exceptional student achievement

  • provide rich learning opportunities for students.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Campbells Bay School’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school is providing authentic learning opportunities to develop an expanded understanding of mātauranga Māori and for all learners to flourish in a culturally responsive curriculum.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to: 

  • provide all learners with a strong sense of belonging, identity, and inclusion

  • develop use of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori by all learners, teachers and families

  • support equitable, informed teaching practices by viewing learning through a Māori holistic lens.

The school expects to see:

  • culturally responsive teaching, learning and curricula that enable seamless transition learning points

  • an explicit focus on all learners feeling a strong sense of belonging, identity, and inclusion

  • full and systematic effect being given to Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the curriculum.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to provide authentic learning opportunities to develop depth and understanding of mātauranga Māori and for all learners to flourish in a culturally responsive curriculum:

  • leaders who consistently prioritise and plan for school improvement

  • a school-wide commitment to continuous improvement to enhance student outcomes

  • teachers who use effective teaching strategies and practices in adaptive ways.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

  • supporting teachers to grow their confidence and capability in te reo me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori to enrich the curriculum for the benefit of all learners

  • designing and implementing a local curriculum, in partnership with mana whenua, that provides a genuine pathway of teaching and learning that is culturally responsive for all students.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

30 November 2022 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement.  educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Campbells Bay School

Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2022 to 2025

As of July 2022, the Campbells Bay School, School board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:

Board Administration

Yes

Curriculum

Yes

Management of Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Personnel Management

Yes

Finance

Yes

Assets

Yes

Further Information

For further information please contact Campbells Bay School, School Board.

The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.

Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

30 November 2022 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Campbells Bay School

Provision for International Students Report

Background

The Education Review Office reviews schools that are signatories to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

Findings 

The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020.  The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code and has completed an annual self-review of its implementation of the Code.

At the time of this review there were three international students attending the school and no exchange students.

The school has effective systems and strategies in place to support the education and pastoral care of international students.  International students actively engage in regular classroom programmes and high-quality English language learning programmes and are encouraged to participate in co-curricular activities. Open communication and regular interactions with parents and families support positive home-school relationships and develop quality partnerships for learning. 

Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

30 November 2022 

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home