Newsletter - September 2021
Published: 03 Sep 2021
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Content type:
- Basic page
Published: 03 Sep 2021
Published: 06 Apr 2023
Published: 12 Apr 2021
To support teaching science in the early years, ERO talked to 147 early childhood services across New Zealand to find out what is happening for learners, and to identify good practice. This short guide draws on this work to help early childhood education leaders and kaiako understand what makes a difference for science in early childhood education and identify how they could strengthen science teaching and learning in their service.
Published: 31 Mar 2021
Our Leadership Team includes the Chief Executive/Chief Review Officer and Deputy Chief Executives.
Published: 12 Jul 2018
In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).
Published: 06 Apr 2021
This code of conduct is for all Education Review Office staff and reinforces the spirit of service that we demonstrate in the way we carry out our work. It outlines expectations of us as public servants to act with professionalism and integrity and to carry out our official duties honestly, faithfully and efficiently, respecting the rights of the public and our colleagues.
Published: 18 May 2021
In June 2020, ERO published the report Overseas Trained Teachers: Adjusting to living and working in New Zealand. The report focused on the experiences of Overseas Trained Teachers (OTTs), who had recently arrived, in adjusting to working and living in New Zealand.
Given the Covid-19 global pandemic has placed strict restrictions on New Zealand’s borders, ERO returned to the same OTTs to check on how they were coping with the pandemic.
Published: 13 Apr 2021
Ngā Ara Whai Hua: Quality Framework for Evaluation and Improvement in Early Childhood Services outlines our approach to review and evaluation for accountability and improvement.
Published: 07 Dec 2022
Published: 06 Apr 2021
Te Pou Tūārongo focuses on developing professionals and refining methodologies for Māori immersion education.
Published: 04 Mar 2021
ERO reviews all early childhood services, kōhanga reo, schools and kura to help their learners flourish. We focus on what’s working well for learners/ākonga and what can improve.
Published: 24 Nov 2021
This work explores global best practice for measuring education system change. It considers the variation found between different approaches to measuring education system change, looking particularly at how select individual countries and multilaterals each approach this. This work will also consider what can support countries to monitor education performance.
Published: 15 Apr 2021
We have moved to a more developmental approach to evaluation, supporting each school’s improvement over time. This evaluation approach to school improvement is called Te Ara Huarau, previously known as the New Schools Operating Model.
Published: 27 Jun 2023
This guide is for educators and providers that work with young people in Alternative Education. It shares what we heard from the young people, educators, and providers we talked to in Alternative Education, what we found out about what good provision looks like, and the changes to provision that we are rec
Published: 12 Apr 2021
Learning science in the preschool years helps children become better problem solvers and critical thinkers. This short guide aims to help parents and whānau of children in early childhood education 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.
Published: 13 Sep 2022
Poutama Reo is a framework that provides a progressive pathway for English Medium schools to review and improve their provision of te reo Māori language school wide.
Published: 31 Mar 2021
Learn about our review process for Ngā kōhanga reo. Find out what you need to do and the resources you need such as the assurance statement.
Published: 16 Sep 2007
In this report, the Education Review Office (ERO) has identified examples of good practice in teaching and learning in kura kaupapa Māori that operate in accordance with Te Aho Matua. In this report ‘kura’ is used to refer to these kura kaupapa Māori.
Published: 18 May 2021
Published: 13 May 2019
This report presents our findings from a student survey about how well their schools prevent and respond to bullying.