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Education Partnerships A conversation starter for school leadership
teams and teaching staff
Education Partnerships A conversation starter for school leadership
teams and teaching staff
Intro - Context
What the evidence demonstrates
The willingness and capacity of the corporate and philanthropic sectors to contribute to the work of government schools has never been greater.Black 2008
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NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD KEEP THIS??What the evidence demonstrates
Source: LIFE Centre: http://www.life-slc.org/life-center/about
Benefits of an education partnership
Better learning and development
outcomes for children and
young people, effective schools
and strong communities
Families / Community
Children and Young people
School
Education Partnerships In Action
Copperfield College MATHS Science awards??http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/archive/Pages/vsmeacopperfield.aspx
Overcoming barriers?
Leadership
Strong, distributed leadership is critical for partnerships to be effective.
Strong leadership can create:
•a larger knowledge base
•a stronger ownership
•sustainability of partnership activity
•collaborative effort and
•greater capacity to achieve successful outcomes
So what does this mean for our school?• 1:3:6 discussion, consider:
• What does this means for our school?• Where might be opportunities for exploring, commencing or
building partnerships?• What barriers might exist?• What are the implications of not doing anything to advance
family-school partnerships?
• Be prepared to share your responses with all staff
Discussion
• Where do we want our students and school to be in the next 12 months?
• What type of partnerships will assist us to get us to where we want to be?
• What type of organisations would we want to partner with?
• Are there certain organisations we would not want to partner with?
• What background research on potential partners can we do before committing to a partnership?
Education Partnership Website
Identifying Goals Types of Partnerships Finding a Partner
Agreeing on Goals Establishing Governance Roles and Responsibilities Identifying Resources Developing Work Plans Demonstrating Leadership Sustainability
Evaluating a Partnership Expanding a Partnership Addressing Problems Ending a Partnership
For further information
• Partnerships in Education website, DEECD
(www.education.vic.gov.au/partnerships)
• Education Partnerships Division([email protected] or 03 9637 2525)
What the evidence demonstrates
The willingness and capacity of the corporate and philanthropic sectors to contribute to the work of government schools has never been greater.Black 2008
Walls of the school have become more permeable and transparent and schools are under the microscope. This increase in demand for better performance and greater accountability means a shift in the roles and orientations, from within the school to the outside. Fullan, M. 2000
What the evidence demonstrates
Source: LIFE Centre: http://www.life-slc.org/life-center/about
Benefits of an education partnership
Better learning and development
outcomes for children and
young people, effective schools
and strong communities
Families / Community
Children and Young people
School
In actionSee how the benefits of a school working in partnership with business has made a difference
Leadership
For education partnerships to be effective strong distributed leadership is critical.
Strong leadership can create:
•a larger knowledge base
•a stronger ownership
•sustainability of partnership activity
•collaborative effort and
•greater capacity to achieve successful outcomes
Discussion
•Where do we want our students and school to be in the next 12 months?
•What type of partnerships will assist us to get us to where we want to be?
•What type of organisations would we want to partner with?
•Are there certain organisations we would not want to partner with?
•What background research on potential partners would we need to do before committing to a partnership?
Education Partnership Website
