Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
Background
This Profile Report was written within twelve months of the Education Review Office and Albury 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
Albury School is a state co-educational school located in mid-Canterbury and caters for students in Years 1 to 6. The school is part of the Mackenzie Cluster of schools.
Albury School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
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to maximise our students’ potential through personalised learning
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for all students to achieve at or above expectations in writing
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to accelerate the achievement of all students identified as achieving below or at risk of falling below the expected level for reading.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plans on Albury School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to what extent the local curriculum and teacher practice lead to equitable and excellent achievement outcomes for all students at Albury School.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
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clearly outline next steps for learning to guide intentional acts of teaching
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develop a responsive accessible curriculum that provides students with a sense of identity linked to the local area
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explore thematic units of work which can cover achievement objectives from different curriculum areas.
The school expects to use the outcome of the evaluation to design an integrated local curriculum which enables all students to achieve excellent outcomes in literacy and across the curriculum.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal of developing a local curriculum and assessment practices:
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teachers share high, clear, and equitable expectations for supporting student learning, achievement, and progress
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internal evaluation practices support the gathering, analysis, and use of evidence of student learning and outcomes to improve individual and collective practice.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
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supporting teachers to grow their confidence and capability in developing curriculum programmes that reflect the local context
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embedding intentional teaching practices that include appropriate next steps for learning
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analysing achievement data to ensure that the programme promotes equity and excellence 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.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
16 June 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