School Improvement Framework
Published: 19 Feb 2024
The School Improvement Framework is for use throughout your school’s evaluation cycle as part of Te Ara Huarau.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
- Topics:
- Schools
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Science in secondary schools: a guide for teachers
Published: 21 Apr 2021
To support leaders and teachers to review and strengthen the science learning opportunities they provide, ERO explored the strategies and approaches that a selection of schools had taken to increase students’ engagement in science. This short guides draws on this work to help secondary school teachers think about how they can support stronger science teaching and learning in their school.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Science
- State schools
- Integrated schools
- Schools
Science in primary schools: a guide for leaders
Published: 20 Apr 2021
To support leaders and teachers to review and strengthen the science learning opportunities they provide, ERO explored the strategies and approaches that a selection of schools had taken to increase students’ engagement in science. This short guides draws on this work to help primary school leaders think about how they can support stronger science teaching and learning in their school.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Science
- Integrated schools
- Schools
- State schools
Kiwisport in Schools - 2010
Published: 26 Nov 2010
Kiwisport is a government initiative aimed at increasing opportunities for school-aged children to participate in organised sport.
In Terms 2 and 3, 2010, the Education Review Office evaluated the use primary and secondary schools made of Kiwisport funding, and the benefits and challenges of the initiative identified by schools.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Kiwisport
- Sport
- Regional Sports Trusts
KiwiSport in Schools - 2012
Published: 18 Oct 2012
KiwiSport is a government initiative established in 2009 to increase opportunities for school-aged children to participate in organised sport. This report presents the findings of a questionnaire ERO gave to schools about the impact of KiwiSport funding.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Kiwisport
- Sport
- Regional Sports Trusts
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
Whole school buddy system
Published: 04 Sep 2017
At Otumoetai Intermediate, all teachers are engaged in differentiated professional learning and development. Those with similar goals are ‘buddied’ with another staff member.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Improvement
- Professional capability
- Evaluation indicators
- Leadership
- Video
- Improvement in Action Te Ahu Whakamua
Schools' Provision for Gifted and Talented Students
Published: 01 Jun 2018
In 2008 the Education Review Office evaluated schools’ provision for gifted and talented students.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
- National Administrative Guidelines (NAGs)
Learning in a Covid-19 World: How school leadership rose to the challenge
Published: 10 Dec 2020
Principals and school leaders have taken on a lot of responsibility during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Education Review Office interviewed principals and board chairs and surveyed 1777 principals across the country from May through to September 2020 to understand how they have responded. This summary highlights how those school leaders rose to the challenge.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- COVID-19
- Leadership
- Schools
- School leaders
A guide for parents and whānau on supporting science in primary school
Published: 12 Apr 2021
Learning science in the primary school years helps children become better problem solvers and critical thinkers. This short guide aims to help parents and whānau of children in primary school to understand why science matters for this age group, know what to expect for science teaching and learning for their child, and think about how they can support their child’s science learning journey.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Science
- Schools
- Guides for parents
Learning in a Covid-19 World: The Impact of Covid-19 on Schools
Published: 19 Jan 2021
To understand what the challenges of Covid-19 were in 2020 and how schools responded, the Education Review Office spoke to schools and surveyed over 2500 principals and teachers across the country. This report presents our findings on how Covid-19 impacted students, teachers and schools, how schools responded and what they learnt, and the challenges schools expect they might face in future alert level changes.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- COVID-19
- Schools
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Covid-19: Impact on schools and early childhood services - Interim Report
Published: 28 Aug 2020
ERO has a comprehensive and fast-tracked work programme underway to understand the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on students, services and schools, and on teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand in the English and Māori medium education sectors.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- COVID-19
- Early childhood services
- Schools
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Schools' Provision for Gifted and Talented Students: Good Practice
Published: 01 Jun 2008
In 2008 the Education Review Office evaluated schools’ provision for gifted and talented students.
School boards of trustees, through their principals and staff, are required to use good quality assessment information to identify students who have special needs (including gifted and talented), and to develop and implement teaching and learning strategies to meet the needs of these students.
A group of schools was particularly effective in providing for gifted and talented students and ERO has set out their good practice in this report.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
- National Administrative Guidelines (NAGs)
Towards equitable outcomes in secondary schools: Good practice
Published: 29 May 2014
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. ERO visited seven of these schools to find out the secret to their success.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Secondary
- Good practice
- Community
- Culture
- School community
The Collection and Use of Assessment Information: Good Practice in Primary Schools
Published: 01 Jun 2007
ERO evaluated the collection and use of assessment information in schools in 2006. The evaluation concluded that more work can be done to improve assessment practice in schools. This report builds on this finding by giving examples of good practice in the collection and use of assessment information in primary schools. The report also includes three detailed case studies.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Good practice
- Assessment
Evaluation at a glance: What ERO knows about effective schools
Published: 09 Mar 2011
Evaluation at a Glance: What ERO Knows About Effective Schools explores five themes from a cross-section of ERO's evaluations in primary and secondary schools over the past four years:
- A focus on the learner
- Leadership in an inclusive culture
- Effective teaching
- Engagement with parents, whānau and communities
- Coherent policies and practice in a cycle of continuous self review
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Evaluation
- Schools
- Community
Board Employment Responsibilities Linking Charter Targets to Appraisal in Primary Schools
Published: 27 Feb 2013
This is the first in a series of evaluations related to principal and teacher appraisal in New Zealand schools. These evaluations are intended to provide information to help boards and school leaders strengthen appraisal practice and links with school development to improve outcomes for their students.
- Audience:
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Board of Trustees
- Appraisal
- Improvement
- Accountability
- Quality of teaching
Seven Christchurch schools work together to make a difference for their learners
Published: 10 May 2021
The Education Review Office (ERO) has today launched a report showing how seven Christchurch schools improved outcomes for learners through innovation and working together.
The group of schools, forming a community of practice called Kahukura, identified a need in their community to better support their students’ wellbeing and learning.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
- Topics:
- Collaboration
- Decision making
- English-medium
- Evaluation
- Guidance
- Improvement
- Intermediate
- Internal evaluation
- Knowledge building
- Primary
- Relationships
- School leaders
- Schools
- Secondary
- Students
- Teachers | Kaiako
- Teaching
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Learning in a Covid-19 World: How schools have stepped up to support students and whānau
Published: 10 Dec 2020
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruption for students across New Zealand, due to lockdowns, social distancing and ongoing uncertainty. The Education Review Office interviewed 750 schools and surveyed over 2500 principals and teachers across the country, from May through to September 2020, to understand how they have responded. This summary highlights how schools have supported students and their whānau in the face of Covid-19.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- COVID-19
- Schools
- Parents
- Whānau
- Students
Effective school evaluation: how to do and use internal evaluation for improvement
Published: 19 Nov 2015
This guide to using internal evaluation for improvement purposes is published jointly by ERO and the Ministry of Education as a companion to School Evaluation Indicators: Effective Practice for Improvement and Learner Success and is supported by Internal Evaluation: Good Practice.
- Audience:
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Evaluation
- Internal evaluation
- Pasifika
- English-medium
- Raising achievement
- Improvement