The Strategic Renewal Framework 2007-2011 for Catholic Schooling in the Archdiocese of Brisbane was promulgated by Archbishop John Bathersby on October 12, 2006 at Southbank in Brisbane. This framework is the outcome of a year-long collaborative process with all the stakeholders of our Catholic schools. It includes the vision, priorities, intentions and expectations of all our parish and Archdiocesan schools.
Schools will use the Strategic Renewal Framework to inform school strategic renewal plans, goal setting and strategy implementation and annual review and reporting. Schools ideally undertake renewal in partnership with the family and the local church community, with each partner having a distinctive but complementary role.
Our Priorities for 2007-2011
Following processes of consultation during 2005-2006 eight priorities for the Archdiocesan schooling community have been endorsed by the Catholic Education Council and Archbishop Bathersby.
The following eight priorities represent the common key areas for action in Catholic schools:
- The Religious and Evangelising Mission of Schools
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Student Support
- Staff Support
- Partnerships and Relationships
- Information, Communication and Learning Technologies
- Resourcing Catholic Schooling
- Renewal and Quality Assurance
A PDF copy of the document Strategic Renewal Framework 2007-2011 for Catholic Schooling, Archdiocese of Brisbane can be found here.
New Strategic Renewal Framework from 2012
Brisbane Catholic Education has launched its new Strategic Renewal Framework to cover the period 2012 to 2016.
The new Framework is based on four priorities:
It is a simpler, clearer refinement of the previous plan (which featured eight priorities) and flags the strategic direction of Brisbane Catholic Education for the next five years.
BCE Executive Director, David Hutton, said the new Framework would have a positive and lasting effect on BCE’s 134 schools, as it would be reflected in the school renewal and cyclical review process.
“School renewal is primarily for the benefit of the school community,” Mr Hutton said.
“Research indicates that schools which are founded on strong beliefs and values, and which plan systematically and strategically from them, are more effective schools.
“There have been significant cultural, social, economic environmental and political changes in recent years, and not all of these have been supportive of our Catholic Christian ethos.
“We must continually focus on our vision of what should be, to inform and guide our choices about how to proceed,” Mr Hutton said.