Charter





Clifton Terrace School Values

•Excellence.

•Innovation, inquiry and curiosity.

•Diversity.

•Equity.

•Community and participation.

•Ecological sustainability.

•Integrity.

•Respect for self and others.


Strategic Goals

•To effectively implement the new New Zealand Curriculum.

•To enhance student achievement in numeracy and literacy.

•To enhance learning using I.C.T.

•To provide a safe and inclusive environment for all.


National Priorities

We will promote success for all by

•Catering for individual needs.

•Effective planning, teaching and assessment.

•Regular and effective reporting to parents.

•Gathering data to inform teaching and further school development.


We will continue to promote a safe learning environment by

•Respecting individuals.

•Providing a consistent behaviour plan.

•Providing quality programmes in and outside the classroom.

•Completing an annual bullying survey.

•Ensuring all children and parents understand the Cyber Safety Agreement.


We will continue to prioritise numeracy and literacy by

•Delivering quality programmes on a daily basis.

•Ensure staff have a shared understanding of the importance of good practice.

•Assessment is used to inform next steps for teaching and learning.


We will use achievement data to

•Inform our teaching.

•Develop trends in our school.

•Report to the BoT to ensure resource needs are met.


We will improve outcomes for children by

•Using data effectively to analyse needs.

•Providing programmes that meet the needs of individuals.


We will improve outcomes for Maori students by

•Identifying individual needs through data gathering and careful analysis.

•Having regular consultation with parents / caregivers/whanau.

•Identifying with language and culture through effective class programmes.


We will report to our community by

•Weekly newsletters.

•Regular consultation.

•Student folios and books sent to parents / caregivers.

•Oral consultations.

•Written reports.

•Website / Blogs.

•Monthly reports to the Board of Trustees.