Curriculum Delivery

Rationale

The Principal is responsible for ensuring that the provisions of NAG 1 are met.

NAG 1

Each Board of Trustees is required to foster student achievement by providing teaching and learning programmes which incorporate the New Zealand Curriculum (essential learning areas, essential skills and attitudes and values) as expressed in National Curriculum Statements.

(i) develop and implement teaching and learning programmes:

(a) to provide all students in years 1-10 with opportunities to achieve for success in all the essential learning and skill areas of the New Zealand curriculum;

(c) giving priority to regular quality physical activity that develops movement skills for all students, especially in years 1-6;

(ii) through a range of assessment practices, gather information that is sufficiently comprehensive to enable the progress and achievement of students to be evaluated; giving priority first to:

(a) student achievement in literacy and numeracy, especially in years 1-4;
and then to:

(b) breadth and depth of learning related to the needs, abilities and interests of students, the nature of the school’s curriculum, and the scope of the New Zealand curriculum (as expressed in the National Curriculum Statements);

(iii) on the basis of good quality assessment information, identify students and groups of students;

(a) who are not achieving;

(c) who have special needs[1], and

(d) aspects of the curriculum which require particular attention;

(iv) develop and implement teaching and learning strategies to address the needs of students and aspects of the curriculum identified in (iii) above;

(vi) provide appropriate career education and guidance for all students in year 7 and above, with a particular emphasis on specific career guidance for those students who have been identified by the school as being at risk of leaving school unprepared for the transition to the workplace or further education/training.

Guidelines

The Principal will report to the Board of trustees to provide evidence that NAG 1 is being met. The Principal is responsible for leading the school wide implementation of the new curriculum. The Board of Trustees will provide the support required by the principal to assist in meeting the requirements of NAG 1.

Limitations

The Board of Trustees specifies no limitations on the principal in meeting these provisions.

Supporting documents and agents

 OPERATIONAL POLICIES

Assessment and reporting, Gifted and talented students, International students, job descriptions, Laptops – responsible use, Learning Support Unit, Maori achievement, National Education Guidelines, Performance management system, Reader/writer, Staff development, Timetable

Documents and Forms

Schemes of work, Department reports, Annual report, NZQA manual

Personnel

Teachers, Heads of departments, Curriculum committee, Principal’s nominee, Systems Manager.