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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
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
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 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.
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
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
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