W Education Hostel - 27 April 2018
Published: 27 Apr 2018
ERO visited W Education Hostel in February 2018.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- School hostels
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Tū Toa Hostel - 27 April 2018
Published: 27 Apr 2018
ERO visited Tū Toa Hostel in March 2018.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- School hostels
Te Kainga Wānanga - 27 April 2018
Published: 18 Apr 2018
ERO visited Te Kainga Wānanga in March 2018.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- School hostels
Te Kainga Huarahi - 27 April 2018
Published: 27 Apr 2018
ERO visited Te Kainga Huarahi in February 2018.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- School hostels
Literacy and Mathematics in Years 9 and 10: Using Achievement Information to Promote Success
Published: 03 Jul 2012
This evaluation looked at how effectively schools use literacy and mathematics achievement information to improve learning for Years 9 and 10 students. The evaluation found that improvements are needed in most secondary schools’ practice with these students. It identifies the actions which school leaders, boards of trustees and teachers can take to help Years 9 and 10 students to be engaged, active and successful learners.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Achievement
- Assessment information
- Secondary
- Students
Keeping children engaged and achieving through rich curriculum inquiries
Published: 29 Nov 2018
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 more, in which the proportion of students in the upper primary years (Years 5 to 8) achieving at or above the expected standard had increased. In each case, achievement levels were also above average for the decile.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Engagement
- Achievement
- Curriculum
- Raising achievement
Raising student achievement through targeted actions
Published: 18 Dec 2015
In 2015, ERO investigated target setting in both primary and secondary schools. We focused on the extent to which targeted actions of schools supported accelerated progress for students at risk of not achieving.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Raising achievement
- Achievement
- Primary
- Secondary
Directions for Learning: The New Zealand Curriculum Principles, and Teaching as Inquiry
Published: 22 Jul 2011
In November 2007, a revised curriculum was launched for use in New Zealand schools. The New Zealand Curriculum is a statement of official policy related to teaching and learning in English-medium schools in New Zealand. The requirement for schools to implement The New Zealand Curriculum came into effect on 1 February 2010.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Curriculum
Purposeful education pathway
Published: 04 Sep 2017
The setting of academic goals that build toward purposeful educational pathways and career options begins early at McAuley High School and supports student choices throughout their schooling.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Improvement
- Relationships
- Evaluation
- Curriculum
- Teaching
- Video
- Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua
The New Zealand Curriculum Principles: Foundations for Curriculum Decision-Making
Published: 19 Jul 2012
This is ERO’s second national evaluation report looking at the extent to which the principles of The New Zealand Curriculum are evident in schools’ curricula and enacted in classrooms. The curriculum principles are intended to be the basis of curriculum decision-making at schools.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Curriculum
- Diversity
- Community
- Demographics
Promoting Pacific Student Achievement
Published: 01 Jun 2010
This 2010 report is the second the Education Review Office has published on the educational achievement of Pacific students in New Zealand schools. The evaluation looked at the achievement, engagement and presence in school of Pacific students, and progress made in the three years since the previous report.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Pasifika
- Group Special Education (GSE)
Teaching approaches and strategies that work
Published: 24 Nov 2017
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). We wanted to learn more about any short-term interventions or long-term strategies that may have been influential in bringing about these positive achievement trajectories. We have shared and discussed our findings from some of the 40 schools we visited.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP)
- National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA)
- Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Teaching strategies that work - Reading
Published: 14 May 2018
The Education Review Office (ERO) has released the latest in its Teaching Strategies that Work series. “Keeping children engaged and achieving in reading” is a description of strategies used by primary schools which have significantly improved their students’ achievement in reading.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Reading
- Engagement
- Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
- National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA)
- Accelerated learning
Educationally powerful connections with parents and whānau
Published: 09 Nov 2015
In this report, the Education Review Office (ERO) evaluated how well 256 schools worked with parents and whanau to respond to students at risk of underachievement. We looked for examples where schools had specifically worked with parents and whānau to accelerate and support progress and improve achievement.
- Audience:
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- At-risk students
- Evaluation
- Whanaungatanga
- Accelerated learning
- Pasifika
Teaching strategies that work - Mathematics
Published: 20 Feb 2018
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 more, in which the proportion of students in the upper primary years (Years 5 to 8) achieving at or above the national standard had increased. In each case achievement levels were also above average for the decile.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Engagement
- Achievement
- Mathematics
- National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA)
- Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Working with the National Standards within the New Zealand Curriculum
Published: 09 Aug 2010
ERO evaluated preparedness to work with the National Standards within The New Zealand Curriculum in 228 schools during Terms 1 and 2, 2010. ERO found that most schools were well prepared or had preparation under way, and in many cases the preparations focused on aligning existing benchmarks and expectations with the standards.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Curriculum
- Self-review
Opportunity to learn: a sense of urgency
Published: 04 Sep 2017
In responding to its unique context Invercargill Middle School adopted a range of approaches to accelerate learning. Teachers share a collective commitment to making the most of every learning opportunity.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Improvement
- Leadership
- Curriculum
- Teaching
- Evaluation
- Video
- Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua
Mathematics in Years 4 to 8 Developing a Responsive Curriculum
Published: 01 Feb 2013
This report is one of a series of evaluations ERO has undertaken on how schools are working with the National Standards within The New Zealand Curriculum. In this evaluation ERO used the mathematics learning area and associated standards to look at what schools were doing to raise the achievement of students in Years 4 to 8.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Mathematics
- Curriculum
- Raising achievement
- Achievement
Progressions
Published: 04 Sep 2017
Students and teachers at Stonefields School describe how they use ‘learning progressions’ to build students assessment capabilities and teachers opportunities to be responsive to learner needs.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Improvement
- Curriculum
- Teaching
- Evaluation
- Video
- Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua
Strengthening curriculum: inquiry maths
Published: 04 Sep 2017
An analysis of achievement data and a desire to introduce more culturally responsive pedagogies into the classroom were triggers for introducing an inquiry -based approach to the teaching of mathematics at Manurewa Central School.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Improvement
- Curriculum
- Inquiry
- Teaching
- Evaluation
- Professional capability
- Evaluation indicators
- Video
- Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua