- Published: 12 Sep 2018
Promoting wellbeing through sexuality education
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.
- Published: 04 Sep 2017
Stewardship: informed decision making
At Manurewa Central School, the relationship between the principal and trustees is described in terms of how trust and confidence is built through effective listening and transparent reporting, interrogation and discussion of information.
- Published: 04 Sep 2017
Stewardship: strategic resourcing
At Manurewa Central School, careful financial management over many years has enabled the provision of high quality facilities and resources that enhance the school environment and learning opportunities available to students and their families and whanau and the community.
- Published: 04 Sep 2017
Stewardship: working relationships
At Invercargill Middle School, the way in which school trustees and leaders work together fosters an appreciative and respectful environment that acknowledges the contributions of everyone in the learning community.
- Published: 07 May 2015
Careers education and guidance: Good practice
The report focuses on good practice and showcases 10 secondary schools with high quality careers education. It identifies factors that contribute to high quality careers education and guidance in New Zealand secondary schools.
- Published: 01 Nov 2013
Priorities for Childrens Learning in Early Childhood Services: Good Practice
This good practice report presents examples from five early childhood services where priorities for children’s learning were well considered and reflected on.
- Published: 25 Jun 2013
Secondary Schools Pathways for future education, training and employment
This report follows on from ERO’s 2012 report on careers education, Careers Information, Advice, Guidance and Education (CIAGE) in Secondary Schools. This second report investigates how well 74 secondary schools have prepared their students for future opportunities in education, training and employment.
- Published: 31 May 2013
Accelerating the Progress of Priority Learners in Primary Schools
This national report presents the findings of ERO’s recent evaluation about the extent to which primary schools were using effective strategies to improve outcomes for priority groups of learners. In this report ‘priority learners’ refers to Māori, Pacific, special needs, and students from low income families, who are not achieving at or above National Standards.
- Published: 27 May 2013
Priorities for Children's Learning in Early Childhood Services
This national report is one of two reports that present the findings of a 2012 national evaluation about curriculum priorities.
- Published: 01 Aug 2012
Careers Information, Advice, Guidance and Education (CIAGE) in Secondary Schools
This is ERO’s first national report on CIAGE since The Quality of Career Education and Guidance in Schools in 2006. In this evaluation ERO examined the approach of 44 secondary schools to CIAGE.
- Published: 02 Dec 2009
Reading and Writing in Years 1 and 2
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.
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