it takes a village to bring up a child
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Greg Ryan-Gadsden, General Manager (WA), The Smith Family, visited Curtin University to speak to (NCSEHE) and John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP) guests about its pilot "hub" project, which seeks to bring together community organisations to assist schools in fighting social and educational disadvantage.TRANSCRIPT
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Greg Ryan-Gadsden, General Manager (WA), The Smith Family
14/03/2014
It takes a village to bring up a child
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Thank you!
…..to bring up a child.How the village works together
It takes a village (community)
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All this little hero needsis a chance.
CHARITY PRESENTATION – DECEMBER 20134
Australia’shidden problem
There are currently morethan 638,000* children living in financial disadvantage.
That’s 1 in 10Australian children.
*Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013). Labour force status and other characteristics of families, June 2012.
Alex is not alone
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The Smith Family missionHelping young Australians in need to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.
TSF Brand Brief6
• International evidence is emerging that strong school-community partnerships can contribute to a diverse range of outcomes including*:
• improved academic performance and school attendance; reduced student behavioural problems;
• increased parental confidence regarding their role in their child’s education;
• increased community resources being available for the school; and
• increased use of school facilities by the wider community*(e.g. McKinsey & Company, 2010 and Coalition for Community Schools,2009)
Why the village (community)?
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• Can/should the school do it all?• Leveraging services from the local community• Pooled resources• Different to school services• Sharing responsibility across the community• Schools released to focus on core work• Import different skill sets• Building sustainability
Why the village (community)?
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• Towards one line budgets• Local merit selection• Increased public accountability e.g. NAPLAN, AEDI• Growth in expectation (community, parents,
employers, Government)• Entrepreneurial, form external partnerships • Curriculum reform
Changing role of the principal
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• Community School, • Extended Schools, • Full Service Schools, • Integrated service delivery• School hubs• Wrap around services, • Extended School/community hubs!
What are we talking about?
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Key components of an extended school hub are:
BEYOND CO-LOCATION
WORKING TOGETHER
DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
COORDINATING SERVICES
LOCAL DECISION-MAKING
POOLING FUNDS
What is a HUB?
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Current thinking
Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice, Edited by Joy G. Dryfoos, Jane Quinn and Carol Barkin, Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Extended school hub outcomes
Literacy and numeracy Attendance
Transition to training/univ
ersity and employment
Retention to Year 12 or equivalent
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The Hub model
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TSF roles and responsibilities• Appoint and support project staff• Facilitate consultation, planning, implementation• Broker services• Reporting to Executive Committee• Manage financial and statutory accountabilities• Resource and document meetings and outcomes• Manage communications and linkage to all
stakeholders• Maintain stakeholder engagement and motivation• Facilitate data collection toward evaluation
activities.
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Establishing an extended school Hub
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Timing
Phase Duration
Phase 1: Analysis and Consultation
6 – 9 months
Phase 2: Planning 3 months
Phase 3: Implementation 3 – 10 years
Evaluation Ongoing
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Schools and partnersClayton
View Primary School
Middle Swan
Primary School
Swan View Primary School
Swan View Senior High
School
Fogarty Foundation
The Smith Family
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Strategic plan
Vision
Mission
Strategic plan
Implementation
Evaluation
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Themes
• Literacy & Numeracy
• Health
• Life Skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Parental Engagement
• Transitions (home to school, primary to secondary, school to training/work)
• Resources
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Benefits to date
Collaboration (network principals)
Engagement of
community, parents, CCI
etc
Innovative ways of
engaging parents
Evidence led priorities
Audit of local
services
Audit of school
activities
Placement of health
services students
Joint board/counci
l meeting
Partnerships with private
schools
Donations from
business
3 principal promotions!!
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• Stable committed school leadership• Parent consultation and involvement• Clear planning with outcomes and targets• Fostering strong partnerships across community• High expectations and shared accountability• Community programs and services that suit this
context• Extended hours and diverse service provision• Long-term diversified funding base• Integration with other community initiatives
Key Success Factors of Extended School Hubs
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Kwinana Hub
Corporate sector
investment
Interest in
innovation
Focus on early years
Different way of
working
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Any Questions
?
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Thank you!
