2010 CONDENSED ERO REPORT

Isleworth School caters for a diverse range of Year 1 to 6 students. The school has extensive and well kept grounds and a good range of facilities and resources. These include a new library.

Since the 2006 ERO review, the board, principal and staff have continued to make improvements to the quality of education their students receive.

The school provides students with a supportive and stimulating learning environment. The active promotion of the school's values fosters a positive learning culture.

Most students achieve well in literacy and numeracy, and some achieve very well. Students achieve best in reading. Overall patterns of student achievement have improved over the last three years.

Students clearly benefit from:

• many well planned and focused classroom programmes
• the overall quality of literacy teaching
• the steps teachers take to actively involve students in learning, to make learning meaningful and to foster their independence
• the additional learning support given to identified students, and
• improvements to teaching that arise from professional development and learning

The school is well led and managed. The principal, with the support of senior staff, provides strong professional leadership. They are helping to foster ongoing improvements to teaching and learning. Such improvements include the wider use of teaching approaches that help students to become confident and capable of lifelong learners.

The school's ongoing programme of self review is systematic and regular. These planned reviews often result in the development of recommendations and action plans focused on improving teaching programmes.

The board governs the school well. They, with the support of the principal, play a key role in setting direction, supporting staff and student as well as reviewing progress towards the school's strategic goals.

The board, principal and ERO agree that the next steps for the school are to consolidate and build on recent curriculum initiatives and refine some aspects of self review.

If you would like a copy of the full report, please contact the school or visit the ERO website www.ero.govt.nz

Isleworth School

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