building Collaboration
Our Ambition...
- Enhanced levels of buy in and focus from all key stakeholders
- A culture of sharing resources and expertise
- Increased level of engagement between communities, schools and other stakeholder
- Increased and enhanced communication between schools to improve transition
How we will achieve this…
- THRiVE Project Board
- Making It Happen Groups
- Whole school staff events
- Celebration events
- Joint training
- Consistent transition strategy
- Common pupil assessment folder P7- Yr 8
- Take 5 Transition Programme
- Common information sharing around monitoring
Barnardo’s co-ordinates the THRiVE collaboration, facilitating THRiVE Project Board meetings, enabling sub-groups and delivery partners to work towards improved aspiration, attainment, well-being and collaboration.
Collective Impact
There is growing acceptance that large-scale social change (such as improving educational achievement) is best achieved through the co-ordination of multiple efforts rather than the often fragmented inputs of individual organisations. Whilst ‘one-off’ programmes and initiatives successfully reach some children, they can suffer from a lack of connectedness and often fade away when funding dries up. In contrast to ‘random acts of programming’ Collective Impact offers a structure and purpose for diverse organisations to work together through clearly defined goals.
THRiVE has been pioneering a collaborative, community based approach using collective impact strategies to help raise aspiration and improve education achievement. Although each partner and individual projects may differ in terms of their specific objectives or stage of development, they share a focus on partnership working to bring about long-lasting change. This way of working has become known as ‘collective impact’. Distinct from other partnerships, Collective Impact collaborations are committed to the 5 key conditions outlined.
News & Updates
A big BOOST for numeracy and literacy in THRiVE Schools
BOOST is a programme delivered to P5 children in THRiVE schools to help improve their skills in numeracy and literacy, build their confidence and help
THRiVE Collaborating for Impact Conference at Stranmillis University, 4th and 5th June 2024
THRiVE hosted a conference for thought leaders, practitioners, policy makers, academics interested in place-based change. THRiVE and their Learning Partner Stranmillis University College at Learning
Voice & Influence Residential
During the last year several youth organisations across Monkstown and Rathcoole have been supported by THRiVE to undertake programmes focusing on developing the capacity and