Ward School, in Marlborough, has received a positive report from the Education Review Office – the first report since principal Willem Lampe took the helm in 2009.
Mr Lampe was both nervous and excited about his first review as a principal and wanted to have an outside view into how the school was run.
"I hoped everything I was doing, everything we [as staff] were doing, was correct. I've been in the job for a couple of years and was keen to find out if I was cutting it," he said.
He is, according to ERO.
The report says Mr Lampe, who took up his role in term one of 2009 after teaching at Renwick School and Bohally Intermediate, "leads school operations effectively and is committed to continuous improvement of outcomes for students".
The report, released to the school last week, also praises the strong family and community involvement in the school.
Mr Lampe said he was glad the ERO assessors recognised the community's integral role within the school.
Parts of the curriculum at the decile six school, which has 52 pupils, including arts, technology and health need to be developed, but the school already has a timeline for the work, the report says.
Mr Lampe said the school was also developing a stronger Maori aspect to pupils' learning after meeting with the settlement's Maori community late last year.
Instead of focusing on the language and culture for a few weeks during the term, it would be incorporated into everyday lessons and school life, he said.
The next review of the school is in three years and in the meantime Mr Lampe hopes to continue to improve the school, grow himself as a principal and leader and develop more community involvement in the school.
- The Marlborough Express
SIMON WONG
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