- Published: 30 May 2018
What drives learning in the senior secondary school?
This evaluation studies effective practice in schools’ senior curriculum. It contributes to the review being undertaken by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). The Ministry-led review focuses on the implementation of NCEA as the national assessment system for the senior years of secondary schooling.
- Published: 11 Apr 2018
Resource Teachers: Learning and behaviour governing and managing RTLB clusters
The findings of this evaluation highlight improvements to the quality and consistency of the RTLB service, especially in overall governance and management.
- Published: 22 Mar 2016
Early mathematics: a guide for improving teaching and learning
This guide describes how children can be supported to become confident and capable mathematical learners in the early years.
- Published: 21 Mar 2016
Wellbeing for success: a resource for schools
Wellbeing for success: a resource for schools has been developed to help schools evaluate and improve student wellbeing. It highlights the importance of schools promoting the wellbeing of all students as well as the need for systems, people and initiatives to respond to wellbeing concerns for students who need additional support.
- Published: 29 Feb 2016
Meeting requirements for children’s safety and wellbeing in ECE
This report highlights how early childhood services keep up to date with changing regulations and legal requirements in order to effectively manage for children’s safety and wellbeing.
- Published: 14 Mar 2014
Your child's education
These booklets have been written for everyone who parents a child - those who have care and responsibility for children attending a school. The booklets include questions you can ask, as well as general information that you may find useful. Click on the booklet to read and download.
Your child's education is an overview of education in New Zealand, from early childhood education through to secondary school. The information and questions are a useful insight into what education looks like in New Zealand and the opportunities available to your child.
- Published: 10 Jul 2013
Including Students with High Needs Primary Schools
This ERO evaluation reports on primary schools' progress in relation to the Government's Success for All policy. Success for All is about getting all schools to demonstrate inclusive practice for students with special needs.
- Published: 30 Jun 2010
Including Students with High Needs
ERO evaluated how well schools included students with high needs. Approximately three percent of the student population have significant physical, sensory, neurological, psychiatric, behavioural or intellectual impairment. ERO’s evaluation showed that approximately half of the schools in the study demonstrated inclusive practice, while 30 percent had ‘pockets of inclusive practice’ and 20 percent had few inclusive practices.
- Published: 01 Jun 2007
Early Childhood Education: A Guide for Parents
This 2007 ERO report is to help parents make an informed decision about selecting an early childhood service to suit them and their children. It identifies types of early childhood services and ways in which parents can help their child settle into a service.
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In this section of our website you'll find our education system evaluations, effective practice reports, resources and guides. These are produced by Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre and Te Pou Mataaho | Evaluation and Research Māori.
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