1. Coming together … Scots and All Saints’ College
The Scots School
"Trouthe and Honour Fredom and Curteisie"
All Saints’ College
"Deo Auctore Vim Promovemus Insitam”
(With God as our guide, we develop the inner strength)

2. Our goal today
To canvass ideas and develop recommendations as part of an Integration and Strategic Plan for the new school

3. Our time frame Welcome, prayer and opening comments
Current initiatives and priorities
School of choice – key characteristics
Name of the new school
Suggested Strategic Direction - impressions?
The Senior school – location?
The Junior school – location?
Boarding – together or separate?
Committees?
Time frame
Concluding remarks and next steps

4. Keep in mind during this forum …
Look to Your Prior Experiences
Fiddle Around, But Make Haste
What have you learned?
What has been memorable?
What’s worked before or
is failing now (or vice versa)?
Reflect on the past but look to the future
Seek out purpose but move with speed, the time to change is now!
Try Some Participation
Remember to Listen
Ask
Learn from others, particularly from those advocating the new
Distil own images from the emerging reality
Share your ideas
Seek value from others
Clarify Over Time

5. Please introduce yourself to those on your table who you do not know
Get to know new friends
Please introduce yourself to those on your table who you do not know

6. Current initiatives and priorities
Staff, student and parent integration forums occurring this week: 22, 23 and 24 February.
Association of Independent Schools (AIS), Michael Carr and Chris Duncan, will be assisting us through providing advice on the structure for the new school and interviewing and recommending staff leader appointments.
Australian Public Affairs (APA), Tracey Cain, referred by AIS but also known to us through PLC Croydon, has submitted a proposal to provide us consulting services in respect of the name of the new school, and its brand, crest, colours, market position and communications.
John Weeks (retiring Principal of Knox Grammar School) has offered to provide us advice and support in developing the new school’s strategic plan, particularly in developing a learning and educational excellence strategy for the school.
Nicola Taylor and John da Cruz (PLCA and PLCS) are travelling to China over the next two weeks and will be canvassing opportunities to attract international ELICOS students (boys) to board at either The Scots School or All Saints’ College depending on the upgrading and leasing of existing boarding facilities as part of PLCA’s licence to operate as an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) provider.
A communication plan is being developed to ensure staff, students and parents are kept regularly updated on progress of the integration process.
Key stakeholders (Old Boys and Old Girls, the ASC Foundation, the respective P&F Associations) will be kept updated on progress of the integration process, and encouraged to assist us.
An audit of the buildings and facilities at both schools to be undertaken; to assist in determining the best use of the two campuses; and as a first step in developing a Master Plan for the new school.
A new Constitution to be drafted for the new school to be tabled at our General Assembly in July, together with recommended new Board appointments.

7. School of choice
As a parent, what were your main reasons for choosing your current school as the school of choice for your child/children?
The Scots School
All Saints’ College

8. School of choice
What are the key characteristics that you feel will cause parents in the future to choose the new school as a school of choice?

9. Suggested name for the new school
One of the first questions asked by students and staff is: “What will be the name of the new school?”
What do you think the name should be?

10. Our suggested strategic direction for the new school
Our Mission
To educate the whole person within a Christian worldview
To grow the whole person within a Christian worldview
Our Vision
Individuals of integrity and compassion working together to create a better world
A generation of integrity and compassion, embracing diversity, challenging the present to create a better future
Young people of integrity and compassion, challenging the present to create a better world
Our Values
The Quest for Excellence through academics, adventure, initiative, creativity and resilience
Faith and Tradition which inspire truth, honour, courtesy, freedom and care
Leadership through Collaboration in a spirit of service, inclusion, compassion, fun and community
What are your initial impressions?

11. Our suggested strategic pillars for the new school
Our Strategic
Pillars
The Christian mission of the College
The learning environment
Staff professional learning and development
United, building a strong future
Community relationships and partnerships
Welfare and pastoral care
Leadership and governance
FAITH
STUDENT LEARNING
STAFF KNOWLEDGE
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
COMMUNITY
WELFARE
LEADERSHIP
Any comments or suggested changes?

12. What should our new school’s “call to action” be?
Calls to action
Brave Hearts Bold Minds (The Scots College)
Young Women of Integrity and Purpose (PLC Croydon)
Educating successful women of tomorrow in a Christian environment (PLC Armidale)
Dare to be More (MLC Burwood)
Striving for the Highest (PLC Pymble)
Inspiring Tomorrow (Barker College)
Heart Mind Life (St Andrews Cathedral School)
What should our new school’s “call to action” be?

13. Our ‘call to action’ – staff suggestions for consideration
Excellence Courage Faith
Excellence Honour Faith
Faith Honour Excellence
Honour and Excellence
Strength Courage Faith
Strength Courage Integrity
Strength and Honour
Truth Honour Resilience
Truth Honour Inner Strength
Truth Courage Faith
Courage
Excellence
Faith
Honour
Integrity
Resilience
Strength
Truth
Dare Believe Achieve
Reach Believe Succeed
Warm hearts, keen minds
Learning today, leading tomorrow
To strive, to seek, to succeed

14. The Senior school
What do you believe are the key strengths or reasons for bringing the Senior school together at either campus?
Scots Campus
All Saints’ Campus

15. Impact on Scots if located at ASC Impact on ASC if located at Scots
The Senior school
What do you believe would be the major implications of locating the Senior school at either campus?
Impact on Scots if located at ASC
Impact on ASC if located at Scots

16. The Junior school
What do you believe are the key strengths or reasons for bringing the Junior school together at either campus?
Scots Campus
All Saints’ Campus

17. Impact on Scots if located at ASC Impact on ASC if located at Scots
The Junior school
What do you believe would be the major implications of locating the Junior school at either campus?
Impact on Scots if located at ASC
Impact on ASC if located at Scots

18. Boarding
What are the key issues, options and preferences for locating boarding together at one campus or possibly kept separate?

19. Specific Committees
To assist us and our advisers, what committees or smaller consultative groups should we form?
Suggestions are:
Boarding
New school colours, crest, uniforms
Welfare and pastoral care
Integrating culture and traditions
Communication

20. Integration Steps - subject to further development
JANUARY
1st combined staff forum 29 January
FEBRUARY
Student leaders, Years 10, 11 and 12 student forums 22/23 February
2nd combined staff forum 22 February
1st Integration Working Group forums 24 February
MARCH
AIS consulting on combined school structure
APA consulting on name, brand, and colours
AIS begins interviews for leader roles
Draft Strategic/Integration Plan by end March
APRIL
3rd combined staff forum to be arranged
2nd Integration Working Group forums 7 April
Meet with student leaders and students to update
By end April:
New name, branding announced
AIS interviews completed – leaders announced
Final Strategic/Integration Plan approved
MAY-JUNE
Report for the General Assembly printed by end May
4th combined staff forum to be arranged
3rd Integration Working Group forums to be arranged
JULY-AUGUST
General Assembly 1st week of July to approve new school Constitution and Board
New School Board – 1st meeting 14 July
Staff and school community advised of next steps
5th combined staff forum to be arranged
4th Integration Working Group forums to be arranged
Meet with student leaders and students to update
TERM 1, 2019
New combined school begins

21. Next forum Saturday 7 April?
What have we missed?
Concluding remarks
Next forum Saturday 7 April?