Hub Schools Initiative

The Hub Schools Initiative is a partnership working with schools to increase placements and reduce administration for placements. It aims to build a social community of practice for teachers education students and create better links with schools for placement. As time progresses, the number of these hubs will increase.

To apply for placement in one of the Hub Schools tick the box(es) at the top of the Placement Assistance Form and fill in the appropriate table under the heading "Hub Schools Initiative"

When applying to a given hub you may be placed in any school within that hub and will not have a choice of specific school.

You can locate the Placement Assistance Form on the PREXUS Moodle site.

The current hubs are:

Sydney Hub Schools

The Office for Professional Learning (OPL) has entered into a partnership agreement with a number of schools in two parts of Greater Sydney, namely South Eastern Sydney and the Penrith-Blue Mountains area. Negotiations are continuing with other schools in these two districts and more schools will be added to the list of participating schools so watch this space.

The current participating schools are:

Clusters	Primary Schools	Secondary Schools
Sydney South East	Clemton Park Public School Jannali Public School	Kingsgrove High School Tempe High School
Penrith - Blue Mountains	Blaxland Public School Penrith Public School Springwood Public School Winmalee Public School	Winmalee High School

Teacher Education Students (TES) wishing to be placed in any of these schools will need to apply to be placed in the Sydney Cluster Initiative for one or more professional experience placements.

To apply simply tick the box labelled Sydney Schools Cluster at the top of the Professional Experience Placement Assistance Form and complete Table 5: Sydney Schools Cluster on page 3.The OPL will then allocate the student to one of the cluster schools.

Students may choose one or both clusters, but it will not be possible to nominate specific schools within the cluster including those added in the future. All placements to these schools will be arranged via the partnership arrangements.

Three placement periods will operate in the clusters as it is envisaged that TESs placed in the same time period will be able to share their experiences in a peer network both within the school and between the cluster schools. The commencement dates for placements in 2020 are; Term 2 April 27th (Week 1), Term 3 August 10th (Week 4) and Term 4 November 2nd (Week 4).

Tamworth Department of Education Hub Schools

The Office for Professional Learning (OPL) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Department of Education schools in Tamworth. The participating schools are:

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools
Hillvue Public School Nemingha Public School Oxley Vale Public School Tamworth Public School Tamworth South Public School Tamworth West Public School Westdale Public School	Farrer Memorial Agricultural School Oxley High School Peel High School Tamworth High School

Teacher Education Students (TES) wishing to be placed in any of these schools will need to apply to be placed in the Tamworth cluster for one or more professional experience placements.

To apply simply tick the box labelled Tamworth Schools Cluster at the top of the Professional Experience Placement Assistance Form and complete Table 4: Tamworth Schools Cluster on page 3. The OPL will then allocate the student to one of the cluster schools. It will not be possible to nominate specific schools within the cluster. All placements to these schools will be arranged via the partnership arrangements.

If you wish to complete more than one placement in the Tamworth cluster in 2020 you will need to complete a separate form for each placement. If you believe you will be seeking a Tamworth placement in 2021 please include a note to that effect.

Armidale Diocese Hub Schools

The Office for Professional Learning (OPL) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Catholic Schools Office (CSO) in the Armidale Diocese. Teacher Education Students (TESs) who are interested in teaching in Catholic schools are invited to apply to one or more of the clusters listed below for professional experience placements. Scholarships and assistance with accommodation during placements may be available in some cases. Applicants need not be Catholic.

Allocation to individual schools will be administered by the CSO and it will not be possible to nominate specific schools within a cluster. It is expected that all placements to these schools will be arranged via the partnership.

To apply simply tick the box labelled Armidale Catholic Diocese Cluster at the top of the Professional Experience Placement Assistance Form and complete Table 3: Armidale Catholic Diocese Schools Cluster on page 3.

The schools in the diocese will be organised into four primary school clusters and one secondary school cluster.

Primary school cluster:

Armidale Cluster	Tamworth Cluster
St Mary’s Primary, Armidale St Joseph’s Primary, Uralla St Mary of the Angels Primary, Guyra St Patrick’s Primary, Walcha	St Nicholas’ Primary, Tamworth St Edward’s Primary, South Tamworth St Joseph’s Primary, West Tamworth St Xavier’s Primary, Gunnedah St Joseph’s Primary, Quirindi St Michael’s Primary, Manilla St Joseph’s Primary, Barraba
Northern Cluster	Western Cluster
St Joseph’s Primary, Tenterfield St Joseph’s Primary, Warialda St Joseph’s Primary, Glen Innes Holy Trinity Central, Inverell (Infants/Primary)	St Philomena’s Central, Moree (Infants/Primary) St Joseph’s Primary, Mungindi St Francis Xavier’s Primary, Narrabri Sacred Heart Primary, Boggabri St Joseph’s Primary, Walgett St Joseph’s Primary, Wee Waa

High school cluster:

High School Cluster
O’Connor Catholic College, Armidale McCarthy Catholic College, Tamworth St Mary’s College, Gunnedah Holy Trinity Central, Inverell (Secondary) St Philomena’s Central, Moree (Secondary)

If you wish to complete more than one placement in the CSO clusters in 2020 you will need to complete a separate form for each placement. If you believe you will be seeking a further placement in 2021 please include a note to that effect.

The Armidale Catholic Schools Office has a website which demonstrates the opportunities available with the Armidale Catholic Diocese.