Coatesville School

The same report — the board assurance report of 4 August 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.

ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:

ensure that the swimming pool fence meets the requirements set out in the MOE’s safety at the pool building Code (including the new clause F9 for pool fencing).

The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified.

Read this board assurance report on ero.govt.nz →

The roll ERO recorded, and when

ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 252 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.

1. March 2018

   261

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 21 May 2018

2. November 2013

   267

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 February 2014

We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.

What ERO wrote in its latest report

This is ERO’s report of 4 August 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.

Background

This Profile Report was written within 9 months of the Education Review Office and Coatesville School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz

Context

Coatesville School on Auckland’s North Shore caters for children in Years 1 to 6. The school’s mission is for everyone at Coatesville School to ‘Aim, Strive, Achieve.’ Key to achieving this for all children are the values of respect, responsibility, and reflection. The vision aims to nurture children to be successful, well-rounded learners who are confident, passionate, creative and self-directed.

Coatesville School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

student learning: enhance effective teaching & learning using specific learning programmes to support learning outcomes for all students

student engagement: enhance effective teaching & learning by gaining a deeper understanding of the needs of individual learners - their strengths, their interests, their culture and their competencies - to support learning outcomes for all students

student and staff wellbeing: strengthen understanding and support for individual wellbeing of students and staff to support learning outcomes for all students

school partnership: strengthen relationships, a sense of ‘family’ connection and a sense of belonging for all school stakeholders.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Coatesville School’s website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how to effectively enhance reading and writing through the implementation of a literacy learning programme helping to create equitable outcomes for all students.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:

focus on empowering student learning

create a greater understanding and implementation of highly effective literacy strategies

focus on accelerating literacy achievement across the school.

The school expects to see students who are:

passionate and excited about learning and motivated to make progress

self-directed and take an active role in their learning

confidently working towards fulfilling the learning expectations set for them and achieving success.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to effectively enhance reading and writing through the implementation of a literacy learning programme helping to create equitable outcomes for all students.

staff who are passionate about literacy teaching and readily bring their knowledge to programmes

students who have a wealth of experience and knowledge to support literacy learning

parents/caregivers who are supportive of their children’s literacy learning and the school

board of trustees who are proactive in supporting learning programmes with resourcing, staffing, professional learning, and development.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

a review of literacy programme planning by team members including formal feedback from staff

implementing literacy learning progressions by using up to date curriculum guidance to ensure clarity, cohesion and agreement

assessment and reporting by focusing on the consistency of procedures designed to generate effective progress information for all learners.

ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.

Shelley Booysen Director of Schools

4 August 2023

About the School

The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home

Read this report on ero.govt.nz →