Know what
to report.
The Learning Picture, by Micro PLD.
Help teachers quickly identify what matters, what to report and what comes next. This practical 90-minute PLD brings assessments and classroom evidence into one clear process—designed to save time, reduce guesswork and make reporting more consistent across your school.
90 minutes online · Self-paced · Practical school toolkit
Whole-school access $395 + GSTWeek 1 · 12–18 October 2026Make the evidence useful
One review.
Three useful outcomes.
Help your team turn what they already know about their learners into clear communication, purposeful teaching and continuity into next year.
A clearer report.
Explain the learner’s strengths, progress and next steps, with a judgement that can be traced back to relevant evidence.
Clarity for families and whānauA teaching priority.
Identify what needs attention next: a specific skill, a focused check, additional support or an opportunity for greater challenge.
Direction for everyday teachingA stronger handover.
Give the next teacher a useful starting point: what the learner can do, what helps, and where to begin.
Continuity into the new yearA small example of a bigger shift
When the evidence
tells different stories.
Explore how a focused check can turn mixed evidence into a practical decision. Choose a setting, then view the three outputs.
Ideas are strong. Independence is less clear.
- Writing task
A completed piece shows clear sequencing, after adult help with planning.
- Classroom evidence
Two recent independent samples contain good ideas but lose their sequence.
- Learner voice
“I know what I want to say. Getting it in the right order is harder.”
Use a short new writing task with a familiar planning scaffold but no adult sequencing prompts. The learner generates ideas independently and still needs teaching to organise them.
Same evidence. Three useful outputs.
A comment with a clear next step.
Your child develops interesting ideas for writing. Recent independent work shows that organising those ideas into a clear sequence is the next priority. We are teaching a simple planning routine. At home, talking through the beginning, middle and end of a familiar event can help them practise sequencing.
The teacher makes the judgement and records the evidence behind it.
These examples illustrate a single learning focus. Overall reporting judgements use the relevant curriculum expectations and the wider body of evidence.
The online learning
90 minutes.
A practical way forward.
Short, purposeful modules built around the decisions teachers face in reporting season. Each section connects the learning to something useful in your own school.
School application and the optional 20-minute team discussion sit alongside the 90 minutes of online learning.
01Build the picture15 min
Bring together relevant assessments, work samples, observations and learner voice. Select evidence that relates to the learning being judged, and link to existing records where possible.
Practical output: a purposeful evidence map.
02Check the evidence15 min
Consider recency, curriculum coverage, assessment conditions and the support provided. Distinguish appropriate accommodations from teaching prompts that may affect what the task demonstrates.
Practical output: a clear view of strengths and evidence gaps.
03Resolve mixed messages15 min
Explore why different sources can point in different directions. Check what each task assessed, investigate patterns and select a focused follow-up that answers the unresolved question.
Practical output: a useful check or team discussion.
04Make and explain the judgement15 min
Connect the evidence to the relevant curriculum expectations. Record the reasoning behind the decision, identify what remains uncertain and use a shared case discussion to check consistency.
Practical output: an explained professional judgement.
05Turn evidence into reporting15 min
Write specific, understandable comments about strengths, progress and next steps. Check that each claim is supported, and give families and whānau a practical way to support learning.
Practical output: a clearer reporting comment.
06Carry the learning forward15 min
Turn the same review into immediate teaching priorities and a useful handover. Capture what helps the learner, what to teach next and how to check whether the response is working.
Practical output: a teaching priority and next-year starting point.
The practical school toolkit
Useful resources.
Ready to adapt.
A shared structure that helps leaders support their team while keeping teachers’ professional judgement at the centre.
The Learning Picture worksheet
Bring together evidence, reasoning and next actions. Note whether a judgement is ready to report, needs a focused check or needs team discussion.
Mixed-evidence guide
Practical questions for situations where a test, a work sample and classroom observations appear to tell different stories.
20-minute decision rehearsal
A structured discussion using a fictional learner case. Staff compare their reasoning and identify where clearer shared expectations would help.
Report-to-handover template
Turn one review into family communication, a teaching response and continuity for the next teacher.
Leader action summary
Identify recurring learning priorities, unresolved evidence questions and where staff need time, resources or specialist support.
Designed to fit
Your school.
Your way of working.
For leaders: establish a shared process, make room for the tricky cases and respond to the support teachers need.
The first NZ version focuses on Years 0–10. Schools select their subjects, curriculum references, assessment sources and reporting language.
Teachers can use information from their existing systems and link to work samples and records. The same questions apply across different tools and learning areas.
Examples consider learners with additional needs, appropriate accommodations and progress towards individual goals alongside curriculum expectations.
Teacher judgement stays central. Leaders gain a clearer picture of learning priorities and where their team needs support.
Whole-school access
One price.
Your whole school.
Give your team a shared approach to reporting, with the online learning and practical toolkit covered by one school licence.
- Unlimited staff at one school
- 90 minutes of self-paced online learning
- Five adaptable school resources
- For school leaders and teachers · Years 0–10
All prices are in NZ dollars. The licence covers staff at one school; sharing stays within that school. Pay securely through Stripe, or request an invoice. We’ll email your access details after payment.
A new Micro PLD course & school toolkit
Give your team a clearer
way through reporting season.
Bring your staff together around a clear, practical approach to assessment evidence. Whole-school access is $395 + GST in Week 1, then $595 + GST from Week 2.