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- Content type:
- Institution
Little Farm Pre- School and Nursery
62 Ratanui Road, Paraparaumu
- Content type:
- Institution
Boys' Education: Good Practice in Secondary Schools
Published: 01 Jul 2008
This Education Review Office report provides schools and policy makers with examples of how 10 New Zealand secondary schools successfuly support boys' education. The schools in this study were selected on the basis of their good overall levels of student achievement, previous positive ERO reports and their well-developed pastoral care and support strategies. Five boys' schools and five coeducational schools are used as case studies
- Audience:
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Boys' education
- Pastoral care
Managing Professional Learning and Development in Primary Schools
Published: 01 May 2009
This is one of two national reports by the Education Review Office (ERO) on how well schools manage teachers’ PLD. This one about PLD in primary schools and the other is on secondary schools.
This report discusses how well primary schools:
• plan for PLD;
• build a culture in which teachers learn and develop; and
• monitor the effectiveness of teachers’ learning and development.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Professional capability
- Primary
Managing Professional Learning and Development in Secondary Schools
Published: 01 May 2009
This is one of two national reports by the Education Review Office (ERO) on how well schools manage teachers’ PLD. This one is about PLD in secondary schools and the other is on primary schools.
This report discusses how well secondary schools:
• plan for PLD;
• build a culture in which teachers learn and develop; and
• monitor the effectiveness of teachers’ learning and development.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Professional capability
- Secondary
Preparing and supporting new principals - a guide for school boards
Published: 13 Jul 2023
ERO looked at how new principals are doing in their first five years in the role. We found that new principals are not always well prepared, and many are not confident about their new range of responsibilities. School boards can make a big difference in setting new principals up for success.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
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
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
Should children in NZ start school on their fifth birthday or with their friends? New research finds benefits of starting school with friends
Published: 02 Jun 2022
New research, published today, from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that children starting school at the same time can have many benefits for children, whānau and schools.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
What drives learning in the senior secondary school?
Published: 30 May 2018
This evaluation studies effective practice in schools’ senior curriculum. It contributes to the review being undertaken by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). The Ministry-led review focuses on the implementation of NCEA as the national assessment system for the senior years of secondary schooling.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Secondary
- Curriculum
- Pedagogy
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)
- Learning
- Pathways
Raising achievement in primary schools ALiM and ALL
Published: 26 Jun 2014
This national report is a companion report to Raising achievement in primary schools. It presents further findings of how some of the primary schools were using the Ministry-funded support projects - Accelerated Learning in Mathematics (ALiM) and Accelerated Learninig in Literacy (ALL) to accelerate progress and raise achievement.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Raising achievement
- Accelerated learning
- Mathematics Support Teachers (MST)
ERO releases new report on specialist day schools
Published: 13 Jun 2024
In a review of specialist day schools the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that the quality of education for students at specialist day schools is generally strong and that many of these schools are also playing a critical role as experts in supporting disabled learners in non-specialist school settings.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
How ERO reviews schools/kura (English-medium)
Published: 31 Mar 2021
This section is for English-medium schools, kura, private schools and homeschoolers working with us during a review.
- Audience:
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Basic page
Promoting Success for Māori Students Schools’ Progress
Published: 10 May 2010
This 2010 report evaluates how schools have promoted success for Māori students since ERO’s previous national report in 2006. The success of Māori students at school is a matter of national interest and priority. ERO has published five national evaluation reports on this topic since 2001. These have identified system-wide issues and recommended steps to be taken by schools and by the Ministry of Education to promote success for Māori in education.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Students
- Māori student achievement
Improving Guidance and Counselling for Students in Secondary Schools
Published: 10 Dec 2013
The Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project aims to improve the mental health of young people aged 12 to 19 years. One initiative of this project is a national evaluation of the current provision of guidance and counselling in schools.
The Education Review Office (ERO) evaluated how well 44 schools and five wharekura provided guidance and counselling for students.
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Guidance
- Counselling
- Secondary
- Mental health
New school principals need more support, particularly new principals in small schools, ERO research shows
Published: 13 Jul 2023
Principals are crucial to the quality of education. A growing number of principals across New Zealand are new to the role. In 2023, more than a third of principals have been in the role for less than five years, an increase from a quarter in 2014. New research from ERO has found that only a quarter of new principals feel prepared when they start.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
- Topics:
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
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
Someone to talk to: Evaluation of Counselling in Schools - Counselling
Published: 10 Sep 2024
The Education Review Office looked at the effectiveness of Counselling in Schools, how well it reached the students it is targeted at, the impact it had, and some lessons for counselling programmes in the future. We found that counselling improves students’ mental health, and we also saw some encouraging signs of improved learning and wellbeing more widely.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research