NAG 1: CURRICULUM

TRENTHAM SCHOOL POLICY

ON

CURRICULUM/LEARNING

Reviewed by Leadership – May 2019

Reviewed by BOT – Aug 2022 Board Presiding Member: ________________________

Ratified by BOT – Aug 2019 Date: _______/_______/_________

Next Review Date – Aug 2025

RATIONALE

Trentham School will foster student achievement by providing a balanced curriculum in accordance with the New Zealand and Trentham School Curricula.

INTENT

To provide a foundation, in students’ first six/seven school years, for future learning and achievement.

To develop the knowledge, dispositions, confidence and independence needed by all students to compete successfully in a modern and ever-changing environment. This includes helping them to take increasing responsibility for their own learning.

To provide equal opportunities for all students through programmes that take into account their learning needs and interests

To provide quality teaching approaches and assessment strategies that enable all students to achieve to their potential.

GUIDELINES

Trentham School will: -

• Implement balanced and appropriate teaching and learning programmes which are consistent with the New Zealand Curriculum and reflect the Trentham School Charter and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

• Teaching approaches that consistently have a positive impact on student learning, as detailed in research, will be promoted. Evidence tells us that students learn best when teachers:

• create a supportive learning environment

• encourage reflective thought and action

• enhance the relevance of new learning

• facilitate shared learning

• made connections to prior learning and experiences

• provide sufficient opportunities to learn

• inquire into the teaching/learning relationship

• provide a problem solving approach to learning

• provide mixed ability grouping across the curriculum

• respect that learning does not just take place in the classroom

• all cultural needs are considered and planned for

• diversity is celebrated and supported

• provide opportunities to develop learner agency

• work collaboratively and take responsibility for all students

• provide extensive opportunities for students to collaborate
  

• Identify the barriers to learning and achievement and develop and implement strategies to overcome these.
  

• Regularly monitor and assess student achievement against objectives in the New Zealand Curriculum statements. Maintain up-to-date individual student records and regularly report to parents/caregivers.
  

• The values, key competencies, and learning areas will provide the basis for teaching and learning across the school. The school’s vision principles encompassed in GROW, alongside the cultural competencies will be integrated throughout instructional programmes. The Trentham curriculum will be dynamic, responsive, regularly built on and reviewed.
  

• Provide a secular education as required by the Education Act 1964 (Section 77). Not one particular religion will be favoured if providing any religious education. Teachers are able to teach about religions, so long as they teach students about beliefs rather than instruct them on what to believe. Student participation in any sort of religious education is voluntary. Students are able to opt out and will not be discriminated against.

• Document Statements of Intent in each area of the curriculum as follows; these are to be implemented by teachers and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

Assessment

Class Placement

English

English for Speakers of Other Languages (E.S.O.L.)

Health

Home Learning

Inclusion

Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Library/Information Resource Centre

Maori & Pasifika Student Achievement

Mathematics & Statistics

Physical Education (PE)/Sport

Performing Arts

Reading Recovery

Science

Social Sciences

Special Learning Needs

Sports Teams and Code of Conduct

Technology

Te Reo Nga Tikanga Māori

Visual Arts

• Comply with reporting procedures as documented in the National Administration Statements, Guideline 4.

CONCLUSION

All students will be engaged in a balanced curriculum, which enables them to learn and succeed now and in the future.