Kia ora and welcome to the Teaching, School, and Leadership Practices survey tool (TSP)

The Teaching, School, and Leadership Practices survey is a self-review tool for principals to gather useful information about three key aspects of practice and leadership that underpin effective teaching and learning, in the current New Zealand context. The survey items are from robust research and are consistent with the Dimensions of Effective Pedagogy in the NZC, the Standards for the Teaching Profession, the Educational Leadership Capability Framework, and ERO’s School Evaluation Indicators.

The TSP survey is delivered on our NZCER Assist platform

NZCER Assist is our online assessment and survey platform where schools and organisations can administer our surveys, tests, and assessments, manage information and generate comprehensive reporting at individual, class and school level. Please see below for a summary of how TSP operates in Assist.

• Your school will need to be signed up to NZCER Assist
  to access the TSP survey. The registration process will provide access
  to NZCER Assist. The survey continues to be offered free of charge.
• Once registered our team will support
  schools with assigning Assist users to TSP and what that means for
  accessing TSP reporting.
• There is a minimum reporting threshold for the Teacher survey. The Teacher survey report will be enabled once 5 or more responses are completed.
• If you are a smaller school with 4 or fewer teachers, please read here for advice on engaging with the TSP survey tool.
• Reporting for 2023 onward is available on NZCER Assist. You can still access your historic reports by contacting our team at tspsurveys@nzcer.org.nz

The tool is free, quick, and confidential

The tool is open in Term 2 and 3. The teacher’s survey will take 15 to 20 minutes and the principal’s survey will take approximately 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Both teachers and principals complete the School and Leadership Practices section, and principals have immediate access to reporting.

Read here for important information about reporting for small schools with 4 or fewer responding teachers.

Find out more in More about the tool and Getting Started