Coroglen School

The same report — the board assurance report of 23 November 2022 — 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:

Safety checking of employees has not been completed to meet the expectations of the Children’s Act 2014.

The board has since addressed the area 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 27 — 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. August 2017

   36

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 September 2017

This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.

What ERO wrote in its latest report

This is ERO’s report of 23 November 2022 — “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 15 months of the Education Review Office and Coroglen 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

Coroglen School is a small rural school located south of Whitianga near State Highway 27. The school provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school motto ‘from the land our strength’ continues to underpin the school curriculum together with the ‘5 C’ values of ‘curiosity, creativity, confidence, consideration and capability’.

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

Student Achievement – to continually improve literacy and numeracy achievement, specifically for those students at risk of not achieving.

Wellbeing - to provide a safe, encouraging learning environment to enhance student achievement.

Local Curriculum – to foster co-operative learning within the school, community and local iwi while developing a greater cultural awareness in our students.

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

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the local curriculum is engaging and improving outcomes for learners.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

most students are achieving at appropriate levels, and results are equitable

the evaluation process will gather evidence to inform further refinement of the local curriculum.

The school expects to see:

a curriculum that interacts regularly with local places and resources

student voice indicating increased levels of engagement, connection and a stronger sense of identity

excellent levels of achievement.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:

a culture where learner wellbeing is promoted and diversity is valued through whānau -like relationships

teaching practice that employs a range of strategies and interventions to support student progress

a strong sense of community, whānau connection and learning focused networks that support and respond to the individual needs of learners.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

planning and implementing a localised curriculum that responds to community aspirations and connects students to their environment

growing teaching approaches that foster opportunities to implement contextual learning opportunities within the local environment and across a range of learning areas.

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.

Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

23 November 2022

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 →