Royal Road School Plan 2025-2027 - School Learning Vision and Strategic Goals

Aug 20, 2026

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Royal Road School Plan 2025-2027 outlines the school’s purpose, learner profile, and long-term strategic direction for years 1 to 8 and its Preschool. It details the school vision and goals, PB4L implementation through restorative practices, and core values embedded via a click-card system. The plan emphasizes sustainability and restoration work, NPDL for deeper learning and student inquiry, cooperative learning using Kagan, and equity via device ratios and resource programs. It also covers review, community consultation, and play-based learning and safety.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Who we are

School community and age range

What we believe

Vision, strategic goals, and PB4L

Values and learning systems

Sustainability and restoration

Enviroschools and restoration projects

Deeper learning and teaching approaches

NPDL competencies

Cooperative learning and equity

Support programmes and wellbeing

Library books, bikes, lunch scheme, fruit in schools

Review and consultation

Ongoing review processes

Maori, Pacific, and parent meetings

Learning through play

Royal Road School Plan 2025-2027 Who we Are Royal Road School opened in 1969. Today it is a vibrant place of learning. It is full of wonderful children who are supported in their learning journey by passionate teachers and support staff. The school is supported by our caring parents. It is a privilege to play a prominent role in the wider Massey community. Royal Road School is a full primary. This means we have year 1 to 8 students catering for 5-13 year olds. We also have an excellent Preschool on the school grounds, Royal Road Preschool, run by Lifewise. The Preschool caters for ages 2 to 5. The school roll represents the Massey community in that it is made up of many cultures. What we Believe The school Vision statement is: Self Community World Our strategic goals are: We want students at Royal Road School to Know themselves Be active in our community Help create positive changes in the world PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) : Royal Road School has been a PB4L school since 2011. We use restorative practices. Our values are: Sustainability Pride Aroha Respect Kia Kaha These values are explicitly taught. Each year students are part of an individual click card system that promotes the school values, and rewards and reinforces when students demonstrate them. Enviroschools Royal Road School has been involved in the Enviroschool programme since 2003, reflecting twice at Enviroschools green/gold level and continuing to remain committed to the principles and practices of the programme. Sustainability is integral to the way the school operates and is held as one of the core values. Each year, students have the opportunity to join Gardening and Enviro groups to participate and lead projects in and around the school. Students from year four up are also involved in scheduled visits to learn about and carry out restoration work in the local ngahere-Mānutewhau. The school’s own restoration project, the large area behind the school fields, commenced in 2003. Officially renamed Te Wāhi Whakatupu Rākau and opened with a whole school pōwhiri in 2023, it provides the focus for ongoing action and deepening of our practice throughout the school. NPDL (New Pedagogies for Deeper learning) Royal Road School has been undertaking professional development in NPDL since 2019. The aim is to integrate NPDL into our practices. It compliments our ongoing journey to raise student engagement and achievement. We are also exploring ways to increase student agency. We believe that the 7 competencies from NPDL: ● Character ● Culture ● Citizenship ● Collaboration ● Communication ● Creativity ● Critical Thinking, Are critical life skills that are needed to produce well rounded Community members of the future. The 7 competencies complement the key competencies from the New Zealand curriculum. It should be noted that Royal Road School developed the rubric for the competency ‘culture’ when we saw the need for this as part of our professional development journey. The school uses a student led/teacher facilitated approach for inquiry. Cooperative Learning Royal Road School believes it is important to provide students to take part in cooperative learning and collaboration. The Kagan framework is one of the ways we provide these opportunities. Equity Equity in learning and opportunities is important at Royal Road School. The Board of Trustees is committed to providing and maintaining the ratio of one chrome book or ipad for every two students. We believe that it is important that the financial burden to provide these devices does not fall on the families of our students. The Board of Trustees has committed funds towards the Duffy Books programme. This provides children with a minimum of 4 books a year. This means that families can be building up a library of books at home for their families to love and enjoy. Royal Road School has been part of the bike in schools programme and opened our

FAQs

What learning goals does Royal Road School set for 2025-2027?

The plan focuses on helping students know themselves, be active in their community, and help create positive changes in the world.

How does the school implement PB4L and restorative practices?

Royal Road School has used PB4L since 2011 and applies restorative practices to support positive behaviour and a learning culture.

How do sustainability and restoration initiatives support student learning?

The school participates in the Enviroschools programme and runs gardening and Enviro groups, with year four+ visits for restoration work. Its restoration project behind the fields (Te Wāhi Whakatupu Rākau) provides an ongoing focus for practice.

Aug 20, 2026

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