The school charter outlines our Vision, Mission and Value statement and our Strategic Plan for Whanganui East School.
Vision Statement:
Every Child Achieving
Our Key function as a school – to raise student achievement.
We have a commitment to relational pedagogy: getting to know and understand our students as individuals and target teaching accordingly.
We have a commitment to our school community that irrespective of a child’s cultural background, academic ability or experience, special needs or social circumstances, their achievement will be a priority at Whanganui East School.
Echoes our key ACHIEVE curriculum values.
Mission Statement:
‘To create a positive learning environment that supports every child’s well-being and achievement’
Building a challenging, caring and inclusive learning environment to support student learning and wellbeing.
Having appropriate high expectations of all students, caring about all students and student achievement.
Building a sustainable and positive culture of emotional competence and relationships with the students.
Monitoring effectiveness of learning programmes to raise student achievement.
ACHIEVE is who we are as a school and underpins our school curriculum. As a community we understand and embrace these core values in order to raise student achievement.
We know that by establishing and maintaining a safe and effective environment that places positive relationships at the centre, the academic and behavioural competence of all learning will be maximised.
Attitude Be Positive
Co-operation Work together
Hauora Total Wellbeing
Integrity Be Honest
Effort Strive for your best
Values Be Caring
Enjoyment Have Fun
Annual Cycle of Planning and Reporting:
The school will lodge a copy of the Charter and a report on the Annual Plan with the Ministry of Education in March each year.
Additional supporting documents to refer to:
National Administration Guidelines/National Educational Guidelines
Home/School Partnership Action Plan
Whanganui East School: Self Review Cycle and BOT Review Cycle
Consultation with the community includes:
· Community surveys and questionnaires
· Report back on strategic goals
· Informal/formal discussions with whanau/caregivers (community events, Focus Parent Evenings, PTA meetings, home visits, phone calls etc)
· Regular Learning Conversations
· School newsletters, Notice boards, assemblies
· School Webpage and Facebook
· School Enrolment Pack
· PTA/Board of Trustees Newsletters
