Horeke School Annual Plan

Horeke School Annual Plan 2026

 Summary of the plan

Our annual plan for the upcoming year is centred on creating a dynamic and relevant educational experience for our pupils. This plan encompasses multiple facets, with a primary focus on improving assessment practices, implementing a local curriculum for relevance, nurturing students' self-awareness and self-efficacy in learning and behaviour, and ensuring that our literacy and numeracy pedagogy aligns seamlessly with these objectives.

Where we are currently at:

As of now, Horeke School is facing several challenges that necessitate significant improvements in various aspects of its educational programme. Here's an overview of the school's current status:

Developing clear and consistent data tracking :
Horeke School is developing clear and consistent formative  data regarding student performance and progress . This data implementation ( BSLA  -  Reading,  Snapshot- Maths and E Astle - writing)   is allowing the school to make   informed decisions, track student growth, and assess the effectiveness of teaching strategies.This is to accelerate student  achievement
Local Rich Curriculum Implementation:
To continue to develop a curriculum more relevant to the pupils, the school recognises the importance of implementing a local, culturally rich curriculum. This approach can engage students by incorporating local culture, values, and community-specific knowledge into the learning process. This development is in line with the curriculum lead from M.O.E

Accelerated Learning Goals:
Horeke School aims to raise academic standards and facilitate accelerated learning for its students. Achieving this goal requires a comprehensive overhaul of pedagogy, teaching practices, and assessment methods. 
Staff Training and Professional Development (PLD):
 The training they currently have is based on Hitt programme which dissects what effective teaching pedagogies are that accelerate pupil learning
Staff members at Horeke School require training and professional development to address gaps in curriculum and pedagogy knowledge.  The school has attended and held maths PLD at school for the new Maths curriculum

How will our targets and actions give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

By continuing to establish and strengthen relationships with the community. Iwi and whanau by

By holding hui to discuss curriculum development and school initiatives 
Ensuring the local curriculum  holding  local kawa, tikanga of Horeke
Embed the teaching of Te Reo in the curriculum.
Continue our to contribute to Te tiriti o Mangungu

 

 

 

      Strategic Goal 1
To grow a connected community in order to increase engagement and success
 
Annual Target/Goal:

To implement a local curriculum plan to increase relevance and academic achievement.
 
Actions

Detail the key actions you’ll take this year to reach your annual target listed above
Who is Responsible
Resources Required
Timeframe

This is optional however is useful to help with your planning
How will you measure success?

Think about what you expect to see at the end of the year and detail the measurements you’ll use to check on your progress. You’ll want to reference the success measures from your strategic plan template.

 Work with M.O.E  Curriculum Lead to develop a local curriculum
 Darron Tawhai - Gillies
 Continued PLD support from the ministry of education.

 Access external PLD to support above if needed

 

 1 year
 Present a plan to the stakeholders of the school.

 

 

  Continue to embed school values into the school
 Darron Tawhai Gillies
  Planning of values in school curriculum

Create logos through a competition

Facilitate logos and values on walls and documentation

 

 6 months 
 The pupils and staff will display the values in school so they are obvious to who is in the kura.

Developing to values to decrease incidences of behaviour

Plan and hold two school events that involve the community either school events and or fundraising. 
 Staff 

Board of Trustees

 
  Planning Meetings , funds to run events 

Te tiriti o Mangungu Play

 Quiz night 

Matariki Celebration Event at night.

School  Gala Market Day.

 

 1 year
 To have two events that are held in Horeke that involve the hapu o te rohe.

Noted community support ie attendance at Quiz night  

Kuia and Kaumatua Hangi

 To involve local groups or members of the community in the school curriculum
 Local groups

  Darron Tawhai - Gillies

 Staff

 

  Land to sea connection - water clarification project

Local town hall for local art and sport groups to work with children.

Resources that the groups need. 

Meetings to finalise content and resources
 1 year
Wall display of land to sea

 Have evidence or assessment of pupils and the learnings they get from working with groups

 

 

      Strategic Goal 2
Te Reo and Tikanga 
Annual Target/Goal:

To continue to increase the time of Te Reo being spoken at school and the use of local tikanga. 

(This is your target/goal for this year working towards one of the high-level tangible steps laid out in the strategic plan)
What do we expect to see by the end of the year?

(What expectations do you have for this target for this year? What evidence will you see? This can flow on from the expectations listed in your strategic plan for the full 3-years.)
 An increased use of Te Reo spoken around the school  increased the capacity of the staff to kōrero māori.
Actions

Detail the key actions you’ll take this year to reach your annual target listed above
Who is Responsible
Resources Required
Timeframe

This is optional however is useful to help with your planning
How will you measure success?

Think about what you expect to see at the end of the year and detail the measurements you’ll use to check on your progress. You’ll want to reference the success measures from your strategic plan template.
 Staff to attend PLD to improve Te Reo speaking capacity,
Principal 
 Funding for PLD for staff development.
 1 year
 The staff speaking an increased level of Te Reo in class. Improved allocation of funding for amount of Maori being spoken at kura
 Noho at a local Marae,
 Principal and B.O.T
 Booking a marae, Funding for kai, usage of marae. Local kaumatua and kuia and members of the community.
 1 Year
  A video or slide show of the stay and increased engagement from the children.

Children display knowledge of curriculum.
 To improve capacity of pupils and staff on the Taumata
 Principal Staff and children
 Examples of whaikorero and mihi

 Having times during week of full immersion 
 1 Year
 Increased use of Te Reo for staff and pupils in full immersion.

Understanding of tikanga

Pupil involvement in Powhiri.

 
 To support and attend local Tangihanga
 Whole school
 Transport of children to Tangihanga

Funding for koha

Knowledge of tikanga
 I year
 Children and staff display tikanga and kawa of the marae.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Strategic Goal 3
Create an environment that accelerates student achievement
Annual Target/Goal:

To accelerate academic achievement across the school with a focus on  Writing Reading and Maths
What do we expect to see by the end of the year?

Raised achievement student achievement in terms of data in Reading Writing and Maths 
 
Actions

Detail the key actions you’ll take this year to reach your annual target listed above
Who is Responsible
Resources Required
Timeframe

This is optional however is useful to help with your planning
How will you measure success?

Think about what you expect to see at the end of the year and detail the measurements you’ll use to check on your progress. You’ll want to reference the success measures from your strategic plan template.
Continued PLD  support with  Ministry Curriculum Lead.
 Principal

Staff
Funding  PLD for assessment for learning.

Teacher only days/ Staff meetings for maths curriculum,  reporting to parents and new english curriculum

Involvement of outside agencies including Mana Potential, HITTs 
 1 year
 Accurate assessment that informs planning 

Assessment that involves the parents and pupils involved in their learning.

 Using maths curriculum in planning and teaching
 Implement a local curriculum to increase relevance for students.
 Principal
 Funding for PLD

Continue to work with Ministry and developing curriculum with 
 1 year
 Developed Graduate profile.

Completed action plan for local curriculum
To work with staff to ensure pedagogy aligns with the shift to towards a local curriculum
 Principal
 Funding for PLD 

Teacher only days

Observations and feedback

Team Teaching

 Staff meetings with teaching of science 

And teaching of instruction
 1 year
 Constructive staff feedback leading to progress in teaching and learning strategies.

Increased engagement in lessons and progress through data

 

 Continue to focus on literacy and Numeracy
 Principal
 PLd for teina maths and literacy strategies. PLd  days with Kathy Hancock M.O.E Curriculum lead
 I year
 Improved data results

Increased engagement in lesson

 

      Strategic Goal 4
Form a relationship based behaviour approach that enhances learning and regard for others
Annual Target/Goal:

To work with students around their self awareness and self efficacy in their learning and behaviour
What do we expect to see by the end of the year?

(What expectations do you have for this target for this year? What evidence will you see? This can flow on from the expectations listed in your strategic plan for the full 3-years.)

Students with an awareness of their learning and behaviour. Students to use self managing strategies to monitor behaviour.Less rate of behavioural incidence at Te Kura o Horeke
 
Actions

Detail the key actions you’ll take this year to reach your annual target listed above
Who is Responsible
Resources Required
Timeframe

This is optional however is useful to help with your planning
How will you measure success?

Think about what you expect to see at the end of the year and detail the measurements you’ll use to check on your progress. You’ll want to reference the success measures from your strategic plan template.
To implement self managing behaviour strategies.
Principal and staff 
 PLD on Mana Potential and Zones of regulation PLD days 

 Implement program School Wide

 Encourage pupils that they represent someone
 1 year
 Less behavioural  incidence

Increased attendance

More Positives entries in system
 To implement  values school wide 
 Principal and staff 
 Use of values in class assemblies and in actions. Recognise behavior through leadership.
 1 year
 More positive social interaction

Academic achievement

Increased engagement
To provide pupils and whanau with professional support through outside agencies 
 Principal 
 Ngapuhi Iwi services ,RTLB, and M.O.E through Learning Support.

Gather referrals and information through learning support
 1 year
 IIncreased whanau  interaction with the school.

Positive Role modelling 

Increased engagement
 To promote positive behaviour within and out of school
 Principal staff and Pupils
 Certificates, Stickers and prizes. 

Information to parents

Information to community through school website, Facebook and News letters.
1 year
  More positive social interaction

Academic achievement

Increased engagement