Saturday, May 26, 2018

Beyond National Standards

Workshop - Tauranga School

Not that useful - about where the principal came from and planning

Tauranga School Inquiry Journey

Exciting and cool to see schools doing some cool stuff

Feels like going back to old days inquiry where you have an outcome where the students create something to make their environment better


Workshop - environments

Make a list of the activities that you would like to achieve in the space

What furniture do you need to need - teaching tables etc

create zones to move between
Kiwi - quiet zone
Fantail Zone - social zone mat area
Kea Zone - discovery area

Loved this workshop got some cool ideas for our new space

Monday, May 21, 2018

Assessment and Reporting Group

Thursday 17th May 2018 - Assessment and Reporting Group Meeting

This afternoon the newly formed Assessment and Reporting group met to begin discussions on how we want to change our assessment and reporting styles with the abolishment of National Standards.  

In attendance were Gary, Glenys, Amy, Vanessa, Nikki, Linda, Susan, Joanne and myself.  

Gary started by explaining the Ministry’s position on the scrapping of National Standards including the expectations for reporting to the Ministry that are still in place and legislation reform.  He then initiated discussion around the concept of why we wanted to change the way we do things at Torbay. We split into a couple of groups and made notes on this question.

Upon coming back together it was evident that groups shared some similar ideas with some caveats in place, for example we all wanted to stop labelling children as Well Below, Below, At etc.  but identified a need to still be honest with parents about a child’s progress. There was consensus on making sure that changes did not add to teacher workload and discussion on involving the community, including students, on what reports may look like.  Topics including anniversary reporting, and assessing and reporting on the wider curriculum were also discussed.





Our next steps are to consider how to consult with colleagues and our wider community and to research into how other schools do their assessment and reporting.

First Aid Training


Character Strengths

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