Theory of Change
2025 Roadmap
Looking back,
moving forward
Our Theory of Change articulates how the Our Place approach leads to long-term change.
It provides us with a north star for the work we undertake with communities and partners, acting as a guiding frame for implementation and directly linking to the evaluation of intermediate indicators and outcomes. It outlines the steps involved and explains why each step is interrelated and important in achieving the goal of improving education outcomes for children.
If Our Place and partners...
- Enable the local school to be the place that holistically supports the education, health and development of children and families in communities experiencing disadvantage.
By...
- Our partners providing high quality and accessible education, services and supports.
- Our Place advocating for families and influencing changes in practices, policies and systems to remove barriers to access.
This will lead to...
- Improved attendance and engagement of parents and children in services and learning.
- Improved parental confidence and skills to support their children’s learning and development.
- Stronger relationships and common goals between services which improve quality and access.
- New ways of working that better support families and their needs.
- The Our Place approach being adopted in policy and scaled.
With the outcomes being...
- Children develop well and engage in learning and social opportunities.
- Families confidently engage in their child's and their own learning.
- Communities with a sense of connection, pride and belonging.
- Family-centred practice, policies and systems.
- Improved educational outcomes for children.
- Connect families to services, opportunities and each other.
- Coordinate education and service providers to meet the needs of families.
- Collaborate with government and philanthropy to demonstrate the approach.
- Having skilled people building relationships and connecting families to education, services and supports.
- Advocating for a welcoming single-entry point and appropriate places for services at the school.
- Bringing partners together for a shared purpose, to understand community needs and set priorities accordingly.
- Showing evidence and impact, providing recommendations and advocating for the approach.