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St Clair School and the National Standards
National Standards were introduced by the govenment at the close of 2009 for full implementation in 2010.
Schools are required to report to parents on the progress of their children, with reference to the National Standards, twice a year. Reports must be written in plain English.
The standards apply to achievement in:
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
The National Standards are broadly stated and can be thought of as a band of achievement that children are working towards, working within or working beyond. Teachers are required to make 'overall teacher judegements' when determining a child's level of achievement against the Standards, taking into account multiple sources of information.
The formatting of the National Standards suggest that all children will be achieving at a set point in the curriculum, at a set point in their education. This does not fit with a child-centred approach to learning and makes no allowance for individual rates of learning. This has created a philisophical tension for the teachers at our school. The natural variation in any population means that there is in fact a wide spread of achievement. National Standards key expectations are detailed below.
End of 1 Full Year: beginning Level 1 of the curriculum
End of 2 Full Years : working at Level 1 of the curriculum
End of 3 Full Years: beginning Level 2 of the curriculum
End of Year 4 : working at Level 2 of the curriculum
End of Year 5 : beginning Level 3 of the curriculum
End of Year 6 : working at Level 3 of the curriculum
Student achievement in regard to the Standards is communicated to our parents through learning conferences, written reports and informal chats.
You can read more about the National Standards on the Ministry of Education website:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/Parents/YourChild/ProgressAndAchievement/NationalStandards.aspx or on the New Zealand Curriculum website: http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards