Publications: Effective practice reports

In this section you'll find ERO's evaluation indicators and frameworks, national evaluations, effective practice reports, resources and guides, corporate publications and guides for parents. Use the search box at the top right or the filters below to find what you're looking for. 

Only current indicators and frameworks and other recent publications are published on this website. 

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1. Te Kahu Whakahaumaru – Ngā mahi a te rangai mātauranga Māori

   • Publication Date: 19 January 2021
   • Print version available: Yes

   I whāia tēnei arotake e Te Pou Mataaho, te rōpū arotake, rangahau hoki a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me Te Uepū ā-Motu, te rōpū arotake ā-motu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ki te whakaputa i tētahi kohinga taunakitanga e kitea ai ngā pānga tōmua o te Mate Korona ki te...

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/te-kahu-whakahaumaru-nga-mahi-a-te-rangai-matauranga-maori-2/

   

2. Learning in a Covid-19 World

   • Publication Date: 10 December 2020
   • Print version available: No

   In Aotearoa, Māori-medium education experienced significant disruption when the outbreak of Covid-19 forced kura to close their doors, and whānau and kaiako to adjust to home schooling and distance learning.

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/learning-in-a-covid-19-world/

   

3. Promoting wellbeing through sexuality education

   • Publication Date: 12 September 2018
   • Print version available: No

   This report provides findings from ERO's evaluation of how well schools were promoting and supporting student wellbeing through sexuality education.

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/promoting-wellbeing-through-sexuality-education/

   

4. Building genuine learning partnerships with parents

   • Publication Date: 19 July 2018
   • Print version available: No

   This report shares strategies and approaches from schools that had contributed to improving achievement by developing genuine learning partnerships with parents. It also includes some simple strategies a few of the schools used to involve parents more in supporting the things children were learning at school.

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/building-genuine-learning-partnerships-with-parents/

   

5. Appraisal as a catalyst for improved learner outcomes: two years on

   • Publication Date: 6 March 2018
   • Print version available: No

   In July 2015, ERO signed a three year Service Agreement with the Education Council to carry out teacher appraisal audits. This report presents our findings from the 2016-2017 audit.

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/appraisal-as-a-catalyst-for-improved-learner-outcomes-two-years-on/

   

6. Teaching strategies that work - Mathematics

   • Publication Date: 20 February 2018
   • Print version available: No

   This Education Review Office (ERO) report is one of a series of reports on teaching strategies that work. It features strategies and approaches that we observed in 40 primary schools selected from across New Zealand. These schools came from a database of 129 schools, all with rolls of 200 or...

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/teaching-strategies-that-work-mathematics/

   

7. Hauhaketia Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Kia Puāwai Ai: Unearth Our Ancestral Treasures So That We May Prosper

   • Publication Date: 24 November 2017
   • Print version available: No

   Evaluation insights by the Education Review Office (ERO), alongside contributions from the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (Te Kōhanga Reo Trust) and kōhanga reo whānau inform the findings of this report, which highlights effective practice in kōhanga reo, specifically the support children need to grow and thrive through a quality...

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/unearth-our-ancestral-treasures-so-that-we-may-prosper-2018/

   

8. Teaching approaches and strategies that work

   • Publication Date: 24 November 2017
   • Print version available: No

   This evaluation looks at teaching approaches and strategies used in schools where there has been a significant increase in the number of students at or above National Standards in the upper primary school years (Years 5 to 8).

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/teaching-approaches-and-strategies-that-work/

   

9. Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in NZ Schools and Early Learning Services

   • Publication Date: 11 April 2017
   • Print version available: No

   In late 2015, the Cabinet Social Policy Committee asked ERO to assess ‘the current status of food, nutrition and physical activity in schools and early childhood services’ and to report on Health Promoting Schools that were included in the sample.

   https://ero.govt.nz/publications/food-nutrition-and-physical-activity-in-nz-schools-and-early-learning-services/

   

10. Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years)

    • Publication Date: 9 February 2017
    • Print version available: No

    Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first two to three years.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/extending-their-language-expanding-their-world/

    

11. Appraisal as a catalyst for improved learner outcomes

    • Publication Date: 14 December 2016
    • Print version available: No

    The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (the Council) was established on 1 July 2015 to replace the New Zealand Teachers Council.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/appraisal-as-a-catalyst-for-improved-learner-outcomes/

    

12. Wellbeing for success: effective practice

    • Publication Date: 21 March 2016
    • Print version available: No

    In 2014, the Education Review Office (ERO) undertook an evaluation of the extent to which schools were promoting and responding to student wellbeing in primary and secondary schools. This 2016 effective practice report provides further detail about practices in selected schools that promote wellbeing for all students, and describes how...

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/wellbeing-for-success-effective-practice/

    

13. Accelerating student achievement: a resource for schools

    • Publication Date: 17 December 2015
    • Print version available: No

    This resource can be used with the School Evaluation Indicators. It brings together findings from ERO’s recent national reports to outline what works to accelerate progress for Māori students at-risk of underachieving in primary schools. We share approaches schools have taken where progress was accelerated and schools were able to...

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/accelerating-student-achievement-a-resource-for-schools-december-2015/

    

14. Internal evaluation: good practice

    • Publication Date: 19 November 2015
    • Print version available: No

    This good practice report showcases 13 schools and how they've used internal evaluation to change their practice to support students to achieve. The findings from this report have informed the joint Ministry of Education and ERO resource Effective School Evaluation: How to do and use internal evaluation for improvement.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/internal-evaluation-good-practice/

    

15. Secondary-Tertiary Programmes (Trades Academies) What works and next steps

    • Publication Date: 30 July 2015
    • Print version available: Yes

    The report examines how well 15 of New Zealand's Secondary-Tertiary Programmes (STPs or Trades Academies) are meeting the needs of students at risk of not staying or succeeding in education.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/secondary-tertiary-programmes-trades-academies-what-works-and-next-steps/

    

16. Careers education and guidance: Good practice

    • Publication Date: 7 May 2015
    • Print version available: No

    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.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/careers-education-and-guidance-good-practice/

    

17. Towards equitable outcomes in secondary schools: Good practice

    • Publication Date: 29 May 2014
    • Print version available: Yes

    This report presents examples of good practice in student engagement and achievement. The examples come from a sample of secondary schools, rated decile 5 or below with rolls of 200 students or more, who had better outcomes for students than other similar schools.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/towards-equitable-outcomes-in-secondary-schools-good-practice/

    

18. Making Connections for Pacific Learners' Success

    • Publication Date: 1 November 2013
    • Print version available: No

    This report discusses secondary schools where Pacific learners are achieving at or above the national norms for all students. It includes details of initiatives and good practice and how these work together to get great results.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/making-connections-for-pacific-learners-success/

    

19. Priorities for Childrens Learning in Early Childhood Services: Good Practice

    • Publication Date: 1 November 2013
    • Print version available: No

    This good practice report presents examples from five early childhood services where priorities for children’s learning were well considered and reflected on.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/priorities-for-childrens-learning-in-early-childhood-services-good-practice/

    

20. Stories of Resilience and Innovation in Schools and Early Childhood Services Canterbury Earthquakes 2010-2012

    • Publication Date: 16 June 2013
    • Print version available: No

    This national report gives an insight into what Canterbury schools and early childhood services experienced during and after the earthquakes. It tells their stories and gives good advice about emergency planning for others in the education sector.

    https://ero.govt.nz/publications/stories-of-resilience-and-innovation-in-schools-and-early-childhood-services-canterbury-earthquakes-2010-2012/