MITCHAM HILLS COLLEGE

 “In the future I think cooperation will become not only the norm, it will probably be the only way of delivering a decent all round education for all pupils… We have to get schools to operate as part of a network to deliver a fully comprehensive education” 

Ruth Kelly, Secretary for State, February 2005, New Statesman, 14th February 2005

Ainscow M & West M (2005) “Why should secondary schools collaborate?” Leadership

Development Unit, University of Manchester.  

ASSOCIATION COOPERATION COLLABORATION COLLEGIALITY

share some experiences

address challenges or

problems

share responsibility to improve learning outcomes

bring together

knowledge &

resources

framework for management & coordination

Now

Mitcham Hills College

10 Years

8 Neighbouring Schools

8 YearsMitcham Hills Education Cluster

8 Schools 5 Kindergartens

5 Years

bring stafftogether

share leadership to improve capacity

executive

coordination

share knowledge& resources

develop an agreed set of values with

the community

share some knowledge

district meetings

measure outcomes

Susan Hyde & Brett Darcy, 2005

MITCHAM HILLS COLLEGE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

MITCHAM HILLS COLLEGE GOVERNING FORUMA person independent of the schools will chair the forum.

Mitcham Hills College

students

GC chairpersons

staff

principals

GC member

s

parents

community members

PS international PS

environment

PS student voice

PS promotion

PS finances

PS Areas of Interaction

HS leads MYP

JP lead PYP