In Term 3, the Annual Review is an opportunity for the hub leader, principal, and support coordinator to take some time to reflect together on what factors are shaping the community, what has worked well in the hub and talk through the challenges and learnings over the last 12 months. This reflection and discussion aims to help the hub team plan to be as responsive to its own unique community as possible.
At a network level, it will then help Community Hubs Australia better understand what is playing out across the network and where we need to provide additional support.
Completing the Annual Review
The Annual Review process includes completing two annual review forms and holding a meeting between the hub leader, principal and support coordinator. The key steps are outlined below:
Before the meeting
- In weeks 4 - 5 of Term 3, the hub leader spends time reflecting on their hub and writing down their thoughts in the ‘Hub leader Annual Review Reflections’ form. The principal also independently considers how the hub operates within the school and completes their reflections in the ‘Principal Annual Review Reflections’ form. These reflections are then used as a guide for discussion in the meeting with the hub leader, principal and support coordinator.
At the Annual Review meeting
- In week 6 of Term 3, the Annual Review meeting between hub leader, principal and support coordinator takes place. The support coordinator is to lead the discussion. The ‘Annual Review - meeting outcomes’ form will be completed together in the meeting.
After the meeting
- The support coordinator finalises the ‘Annual Review – meeting outcomes’ form. Together with the Rapid Reviews completed in Terms 1 and 2, this document forms part of the school’s contractual obligation to complete the Quality Improvement Framework, providing a detailed review of the impact of their hub across the year.
- The final phase of the Quality Improvement Framework is the Annual Plan. This takes place in Term 4. However, the school may choose to complete both the Annual Review and Annual Plan together in Term 3.
