develop, implement, and evaluate systems, processes and practices to promote ongoing improvement.Įarly childhood services are required to undertake review and evaluation as part of their licensing requirements (GMA5 home-based and GMA6).develop effective planning, coordination and evaluation of curriculum, teaching and learning to promote equitable outcomes for all children.Te ara poutama (Education Review Office, 2020) highlights the importance of leadership to successful internal evaluation.Įffective leaders need to have a thorough understanding of the regulations and internal evaluation approaches. Leadership and successful internal evaluation What are you giving priority to and how well are you doing in implementing a curriculum that focuses on those things? Evaluation can help you know that. And it’s about being really clear about what matters most for them and their learning.

It’s about recognising and responding to the children who come to your service, who they are, and all that they bring with them – their languages, their cultures, and their unique identities. It’s about working in partnership and all children having opportunities to learn. It’s about all children thriving and experiencing success. It’s about doing the best for your children and their whānau. You then know what are the things you need to work on to improve and what are the things that are going really well that you can celebrate. So engaging in internal evaluation supports your improvement journey. Sandra Collins, Methodology Manager, Education Review Office: Evaluation, whether it’s done by people within your service or people like ERO external to your service, it helps you identify what is going well, what your strengths are, and what you can do better. Sandra Collins head and shoulders facing the camera Aspiring for excellence and equitable outcomes is always front and centre. Effective internal evaluation is always driven by the motivation to improve.Įffective evaluation requires us to think deeply about the data and information we gather and what it means in terms of priorities for action.īy questioning ourselves, we keep the focus on our learners, particularly those for whom current practice is not working. The next step is determining what changes are needed to improve quality. It is about finding out what is and is not working, and for whom. promote equitable outcomes for all children.Internal evaluation findings are used to: The Education Review Office (ERO) defines internal evaluation as the use of robust processes to systematically inquire into and evaluate the effectiveness of policies, programmes, and practices. Internal evaluation assists leaders and kaiako to evaluate the quality of their curriculum whāriki and plan for future action. Internal evaluation is an integral part of each early learning setting’s curriculum planning and implementation practices. Supporting infants through everyday interactions Using Te Whāriki to reflect on learning progress Reflection and self-assessment: He māpuna te tamaiti Infants and toddlers: He māpuna te tamaiti The role of the kaiako: He māpuna te tamaiti Social and emotional competence: He māpuna te tamaiti Learning outcomes contributing to curriculum design Professor Claire McLachlan Te Whāriki (2017) Playcentre – whānau-led early childhood education serviceĪssessing progress against learning outcomes Leadership for learning webinar recording Pathways to school and kura webinar recording He kauhaurangi, he awheawhe Webinars and workshops Webinars and workshops

Emergent task planner online