Principals and other members of the school team provide vital support to their hub and hub leaders, and play a role in the setting up and running of a hub.
This toolbox will be updated frequently. If it doesn’t answer all of your questions, reach out to your support coordinator or the Community Hubs Australia team. If you think there is something that should be included in this toolbox please let us know at: info@communityhubs.org.au
This toolbox will help:
- School leadership teams to support their hub and hub leader.
- In understanding the roles and responsibilities of everyone within the hubs network.
- By providing guidance and information on commonly asked questions and processes.
This is only one way to learn, other ways include:
- Staying in contact with your local support agency through your support coordinator and Community Hubs Australia.
- Connecting with other school leaders and principals in your area and observing what is happening in other hubs.
Need to know more? Find out more about community hubs, our key program outcomes, and the impact of hubs.
Hear from a school principal in the network to learn the difference a community hub can make in a school, both for school leaders and hub participants:
What hubs do
Engage and connect families in culturally diverse communities.
Connect preschool children into playgroups and prepare them for school.
Provide opportunities to learn and practice English.
Build pathways to volunteering and employment.
What hubs achieve
Child outcomes
Culturally diverse children enjoy and succeed in school and achieve optimal health, development and wellbeing.
Family outcomes
Culturally diverse families function well, have the capacity, confidence and skills to nurture child learning, and are connected, active participants in the community and workforce.
School outcomes
Schools respond to the needs and aspirations of culturally diverse children and families.
Community outcomes
Community services respond early and effectively to culturally diverse child and family needs.
You’re part of a connected network
School leadership to hub leader
School leadership will meet with hub leaders at least quarterly to discuss hub planning, activity and achievements, and review impacts using the Quality Improvement Framework.
School leadership to support coordinators
Your support coordinator is there to ensure you achieve the best outcomes for your school and community through the community hub.
Schools connecting with key local organisations
Everything run in the community hub is run in partnership with local service providers. Your support coordinator can assist you with making these connections.
How are community hubs funded and governed?
Community hubs are supported by funding partners including the Scanlon Foundation, the Australian Government, and state and local governments. Local schools, the private sector and the community sector also provide support. Each hub is fully funded through CHA for the first two full years of operation. After this point, the school will begin to contribute funding to the hub.
The program is guided by advisory groups at three levels – at the local level, school principals and key partner agencies; at the state level, government and stakeholder organisations; and a national advisory committee of experts from a range of disciplines.