Review Cycle

Tamariki School has the following self review cycle:

We review an aspect of either literacy or numeracy each year. Other learning areas of the New Zealand curriculum are scheduled on a review cycle.

Once the review has been conducted, it may highlight strengths within the school and also identify areas for development. These areas are defined and a plan of action is implemented.

Year	Focus	Focus Curriculum area
2015	Early Literacy	Science
2016	Digital learning in Math	The Arts
2017	How effective is the school being in accelerating learning and adding value for the 2017 writing target groups. Mid year 2017 report to BOT regarding writing Overview of PLD wrtiting	Health and PE 2017 Health Review
2018	Either Literacy or Numeracy – focus question to be determined	Technology
2019	Either Literacy or Numeracy – focus question to be determined	Social sciences

For new teachers who haven't been through a self review (and current teachers - to remind us of the process) the following questions might help you understand some of the kinds of questions which we might ask ourselves as part of the review process: We define our question, we look outwards, we gather information, we drill deeper, we analyse. The inquiry process itself will often pose new and ongoing questions as we reflect.

Planned review schedule

• What is our review focus?

• What indicators will we use?

• Who will be involved?

• How long will we take?

• When will we start?

• What will we gather?

• What resources will we use?

• How will we document our review?

Plan for change

What did we learn?

What decisions did we make and why? What changes do we need to make to our practice?

What will be the impact of these changes on people, processes, resources, or the environment?

How will these changes benefit children and their learning?

Who will be responsible for initiating the changes?

What is the time frame for implementation?

How will we monitor the impact of these changes?