Sherwood School (Hawkes Bay)

The same report — the board assurance report of 22 April 2024 — 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:

assurance that trial evacuations have occurred [Reg 29 Fire, Safety, Evacuation Procedures and Evacuation Scheme Regulations 2018]

safety checking of workforce; obtaining work history and evidence of risk assessment. [Children’s Act 2014]

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 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. October 2018

   26

   Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 December 2018

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 22 April 2024 — “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 16 months of the Education Review Office and Sherwood School (Hawkes Bay) 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

Sherwood School (Hawkes Bay) is a rural school for students from Years 1 to 8. The school vision is ‘passion for learning in a rural environment‘.

Sherwood School (Hawkes Bay) ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:

to grow confident, empowered students

to respond to the uniqueness and diversity of all students to reach their potential.

You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Sherwood School (Hawkes Bay) website.

ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively teaching practices and learner agency impacts on engagement and improves outcomes for all, particularly for students with diverse learning needs.

The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:

to promote and sustain equitable and excellent learning outcomes for all learners to reach their full potential

to strengthen engagement in learning, developing student agency and self- efficacy for all learners.

The school expects to see:

adaptive, responsive teaching practice that effectively supports all learners’ strengths and needs within an inclusive learning environment

those learners with additional learning needs are provided with effective support to learn and progress at an appropriate pace

learners demonstrate high levels of engagement and agency in their learning

assessment for learning used to inform teaching and learning to support improvement of outcomes for all learners.

Strengths

The school can draw from the following strengths in its goal to have effective teaching practices and learner agency for improved engagement and outcomes:

positive relationships and connections to the local community through the focus of an Enviroschool and student-led learning opportunities

a collaborative teaching team that builds capacity and capability through targeted professional learning to reduce barriers to education and support access to learning for all

leadership in strengthening policies, programmes and practices to promote learners’ wellbeing, inclusion, and confidence in their identity, language and culture.

Where to next?

Moving forward, the school will prioritise:

professional learning to strengthen effective teaching practice to meet the diverse needs of learners including English Speakers of Other Languages

improved recognition and response to the needs of diverse learners to support successful outcomes in learning and wellbeing

using assessment information to better plan, evaluate progress and adapt teaching practice to respond to learners’ strengths and needs.

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

22 April 2024

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 →