Is transformation possible ? Community 2020. Jennifer Brodie Swan Alliance Communities for Children Jacqueline Ball The Smith Family, The Swan Extended.

Is transformation possible ?

Community 2020

Jennifer Brodie• Swan Alliance Communities for Children

Jacqueline Ball• The Smith Family, The Swan Extended School Hub

Raeleen McAllister• Child & Family Centres, Midland, WA

The movers and shakers

TransformationChange VS

3.Transformational change

Lego

4. Collaboration: Ice-breaker

Activity with group/s

Reflection: what happened during the activity?

Communities for Children is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services

6. Communities for Children

Develop and facilitate a whole of community approach to support and enhance early childhood development and wellbeing for children from birth

to 12 years

Communities for ChildrenGovernance Structure

And so the journey began…..

7. The Swan Extended School HubThe essence of a hub

An effective extended school is an incubator of ideas, programs, activities and partnerships.

It brokers relationships, trials approaches, and if they are successful seeks to normalise and embed

them into school and partner operations.

The Swan Extended School Hub (SESH)The Smith Family and Partners

Focus To support young Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves

Focus • Tertiary education & leadership• Educational excellence &

innovation• Equity in education and building

strong communities

Low Socio-Economic area460 children, K-718% indigenous, 6% CaLD

Low Socio-Economic area391 children, K-717% indigenous, 9% CaLD

Low Socio-Economic area386 children, 8 - 1223% indigenous, 12% CaLD

Low Socio-Economic area151 children, K-727% indigenous, 6% CaLD

The Swan Extended School Hub

Consultation Planning Implementation

The Swan Extended School HubExamples of programs, activities, partnerships and relationships

Programs• Learning clubs in social skills, reading, numeracy and financial literacy.

Leadership Camps, Mathletics, bike education programs

Activities• Speech pathology, youth work, children and family services University students

supporting children attending hub schools• Development of School Apps for hub schools to aid community connections and

links with the school

Partnerships and Relationships• Communities for Children, Child and Family Centres - Shire, Edith Cowan

University, Guildford Grammar School, Chevron and the Rotary.

And so the journey evolves and develops further…

8. Child and Family Centres

Midvale Project Model Strategic long term plan

The Shire of Mundaring

Child and Family Centres

Child Focused Programs

Parenting and family support programs

Universal Services

• Child care and family day care• Playgroups• Crèche• Kindy• OSHC

• Outreach support• Formal education - Cert 1,11, and 111• Parent workshops• Life style workshops

• Financial• Health services• Mental health links• Housing links• Counselling

Child and Family Centres

Relationships

Respect Collaboration

Community driven

Child and Family Centres

Child and Family Centres

SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD !!!

2. Cooperation

• Relationship and developing trust• Genuine desire to work together• Same target group and place• Three collective impact initiatives• Desire to avoid duplication• Passion and committed people

5. How it all began….

9. Our Journey together

Model the way

Inspire a shared vision

Challenge the process

Enable others to act

Encourage the heart

10. Future Partnership Agreement

•Our dream is to have hopeful and thriving children living in safe and healthy families, supported by an interconnected, nurturing community

Our Dream

•Parents and carers have strong attachment to their children and the ability to care for themselves and their children•Early childhood development and well being for children is supported and enhanced•Children have a sense of belonging, independence, mastery and generosity with a strong connection to culture, family and community•Confident resilient children and young people make smooth transitions from childhood to independence and adulthood

Our Desired Outcomes

11. Results Based Accountability

Questions and answers

And so the journey will continue….

Thank you to each and everyone of you who cares enough to make a difference, to enable our children and our communities to thrive !!!