Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School
437 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch
- Content type:
- Institution
Our Lady Sacred Heart School (Epsom)
Te Uho O Te Nikau Primary School
221 Flat Bush School Road, Flat Bush, Auckland
- Content type:
- Institution
Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
Bullying Prevention and Response Guide Schools' Awareness and Use
Published: 09 Feb 2015
Children at many schools in New Zealand experience bullying. The Bullying Prevention Advisory Group, set up by the Secretary for Education, has developed a resource called Bullying prevention and response: A guide for schools.
ERO asked 129 schools reviewed during Term 3, 2014 about their use of the guide. Most schools were aware of the resource and more than a third had used it. Schools most commonly used the guide as a tool to review their bullying policies and procedures.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Bullying
Including Students with Special Needs: School Questionnaire Responses
Published: 01 Apr 2012
This report, Including Students with Special Needs: school questionnaire responses presents the findings from a questionnaire completed by schools reviewed in the first two terms of 2011. It is based on schools’ own views of how well they include children with special needs.
- Audience:
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Special education
- High needs
- Inclusive practices
- Questionnaire
- Teacher aides
- Special education needs coordinators (SENCO)
Supporting school improvement through effective teacher appraisal
Published: 16 May 2014
In 2013 the Education Review Office (ERO) evaluated the quality of teacher appraisal systems in schools using online surveys of principals and information from 200 school reviews. This report presents the findings of ERO’s evaluation of schools’ approaches to teacher appraisal.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Appraisal
- Teachers | Kaiako
- Self-review
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
Child Youth and Family Residential Schools - November 2016
Published: 28 Nov 2016
ERO evaluated the quality of education at the Child Youth and Family (CYF) residential schools. CYF residential schools provide education for young people in Youth Justice and Care and Protection services.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
Education on the East Coast: Schools and Kura Kaupapa Māori
Published: 01 May 2011
This cluster evaluation highlights improvements in the overall performance of the six kura kaupapa Māori and 12 English-medium schools on the North Island’s East Coast. This report highlights some significant changes in these schools over the last 14 years.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- East Coast region
- Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa
- English-medium
Child Youth and Family Residential Schools - September 2010
Published: 21 Sep 2010
This report combines the findings of individual reviews completed for seven schools located in Child Youth and Family residences. These residences cater for adolescents with serious criminal or welfare issues and education is a very important part of their rehabilitation and support. ERO found that the CYF residential schools provided a good education for students with very few areas needing improvement.The report includes recommendations for how residential schools may extend current practices to further improve teaching.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
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
Secondary Schools Pathways for future education, training and employment
Published: 25 Jun 2013
This report follows on from ERO’s 2012 report on careers education, Careers Information, Advice, Guidance and Education (CIAGE) in Secondary Schools. This second report investigates how well 74 secondary schools have prepared their students for future opportunities in education, training and employment.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Career education
- Careers Information Advice Guidance and Education (CIAGE)
- Youth Guarantee Programme
- Service Academies
- Secondary-Tertiary Programmes (Trades Academies)
Supporting school improvement through effective principal appraisal
Published: 16 May 2014
This report presents the findings of ERO's 2013 evaluation of principal appraisal in primary and secondary schools.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA)
- Board of Trustees
Inclusive practices for students with special education needs in schools
Published: 05 Mar 2015
This report examines how well students with special education needs are included in New Zealand schools. The report provides an update on progress towards meeting the Government target that, by the end of 2014, 80 percent of New Zealand schools will be doing a good job and none should be doing a poor job of including and supporting students with disabilities.
- Audience:
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Inclusive practices
- Peer support
- Special education needs coordinators (SENCO)
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
Sharing the mahi - ERO New Schools Operating Model Newsletter - July 2021 - Issue #5
Published: 08 Jul 2021
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Evaluation at a Glance: Transitions from Primary to Secondary School
Published: 10 Dec 2012
This national report combines current research with findings from recent ERO reports about students' transitions between and through schools. The report discusses the important pastoral care and learning support processes needed for successful transitions.
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Evaluation
- Pastoral care
- Education transitions
- Vulnerable learners
- Diversity
- Community