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Professional Learning and Development in Schools

Published: 02 Dec 2019

How well were school leaders determining Professional Learning and Development priorities and evaluating its impact?

ERO spoke with school leaders responsible for planning Professional Learning and Development (PLD) and looked at a variety of documents in 242 state or state-integrated schools (excluding kura) reviewed in Terms 3 and 4, 2018. ERO made an overall judgment about how well school leaders were determining PLD priorities and evaluating the impact of PLD.

Audience:: Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Schools; School leaders; Literacy; International education

Wellbeing for success: a resource for schools

Published: 21 Mar 2016

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.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Wellbeing; Mental health; Resilience; Whanaungatanga; Hauora; Health and Physical Education; Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB)

Raising achievement in primary schools

Published: 30 Jun 2014

This national report presents the findings of how well a sample of primary schools were taking actions to increase the number of students achieving 'at' or 'above' national standards.The findings show that half of the schools in the evaluation had used deliberate actions to support students to accelerate progress and sustain achievement.

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Raising achievement; Primary; Equitable outcomes; Accelerated learning; Evaluation indicators; Education outcomes

Including Students with High Needs Primary Schools

Published: 10 Jul 2013

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.

Audience:: Education; Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: High needs; Special education; Inclusion; Ethical standards; Stand Children's Services Tu Maia Whanau; Inclusive practices; Group Special Education (GSE); Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB); Primary

Learning in a Covid-19 World: Supporting Secondary School Engagement

Published: 19 Jan 2021

This report explains strategies for supporting secondary students’ engagement during the Covid‑19 pandemic. These strategies include re-engaging students who present with wellbeing concerns or show signs of disengagement. The report also includes some innovative actions schools used to promote student engagement after the first lockdown in 2020.

Audience:: Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: COVID-19; Secondary; Engagement; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

On your marks ... get set... go! A tale of six schools and the digital technologies curriculum content

Published: 23 Jan 2020

ERO conducted case studies of six schools’ implementation of the digital technologies curriculum content in Term 1, 2019. Schools that had successfully integrated the curriculum had leaders who promoted a growth mindset for teachers and looked to integrate digital technologies into existing curriculum. Timely professional development for teachers and positive community connections also enhanced schools’ ability to integrate the digital technologies curriculum.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: New Zealand Curriculum; Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko; Information and Communications Technology; Literacy

Learning in residential care: They knew I wanted to learn

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Children and young people who are placed in Oranga Tamariki residential care are among the most at risk of poor outcomes later in life. Education can change that. This report looks at the quality of education for students in Oranga Tamariki Care and Protection and Youth Justice residences and how it can be improved.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Students talk about learning in residential care

Published: 01 Jul 2021

ERO looked at the quality of education for students in Oranga Tamariki Care and Protection and Youth Justice residences. During this, ERO talked to students about their learning in residential care. This short and easy to read guide is aimed at students in residential care and contains information on what students like them told us about their learning.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Learning in residential care: A guide for social workers

Published: 01 Jul 2021

This short guide is for social workers that work with students in residential care. It draws from our report Learning in Residential Care, ‘They knew I wanted to learn’, sharing what we heard when we looked at the quality of education in Oranga Tamariki residential care, what research tells us about good education provision for these students, and actions social workers can take to strengthen teaching and learning in residential care.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Learning in Oranga Tamariki Residential Care - Summary

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Children and young people who are placed in Oranga Tamariki residential care are among the most at risk of poor outcomes later in life. The education students receive in residence has the power to change their lives. ERO reviewed how well education is going in these settings. This summary describes what we found and our recommendations. This accompanies the full report Learning in residential care: They knew I wanted to learn.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Learning in residential care: A guide for parents and whānau

Published: 01 Jul 2021

This short guide is for parents and whānau of students in residential care. It draws from our report Learning in Residential Care, ‘They knew I wanted to learn’, sharing what we heard when we looked at the quality of education in Oranga Tamariki residential care, what research tells us about good education provision for these students, and actions whānau can take to support students’ learning in residential care.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Learning in residential care: A guide for leaders and teachers

Published: 01 Jul 2021

This short guide is for leaders and teachers that work with students in residential care. It draws from our report Learning in Residential Care, ‘They knew I wanted to learn’, sharing what we heard when we looked at the quality of education in Oranga Tamariki residential care, what research tells us about good education provision for these students, and actions leaders and teachers can take to strengthen teaching and learning in residential care.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Science in Years 5 to 8: Capable and Competent Teaching

Published: 01 May 2010

This Education Review Office report provides examples of good practice in science teaching for Years 5 to 8, in 13 New Zealand state schools. The evaluation included intermediate schools, contributing schools, full primary schools and a Years 7 to 15 secondary school.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Literacy and numeracy; Literacy

Te Kura Huanui: The treasures of successful pathways

Published: 08 Jul 2021

Te Kura Huanui: The treasures of successful pathways and supporting documentaries explore the Māori-medium education pathway, through a rich collection of interviews and research conducted in partnership with early founders, whānau, leaders, graduates, kaiako, kaimahi and kaumatua.

Audience:: Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Best practice; Community; Diversity; Equitable outcomes; Immersion; Inclusion; Identity; Kōhanga Reo; Kauapapa Māori; Kura; Knowledge building; Māori-medium; Mātauranga Māori; Māori student achievement; Māori parents and whanau; Māori learners; Māori immersion; Māori Education Evaluation; Manaakitanga; Māori; Literacy and numeracy; Methodology; Te Kōhanga Reo; Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust; Te reo Māori; Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa; Teachers | Kaiako; Teaching; Tikanga Māori; Te ao Māori; Wellbeing; Whānau; Whanaungatanga; Children's success

Ko te ako i ngā whare haumaru: He aratohu mō ngā mātua me ngā whānau

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

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

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)

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

Ko te ako i roto i ngā Whare Haumaru o Oranga Tamariki

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing