Find shared guidance. Keep local context in view.
A starting point for school staff and central-office teams working across a multi-school network.
Northstar Learning Network is a fictional network used for this example. This site brings shared priorities and service guidance together with clear routes to school-level context.
Go to the task you have in mind
Choose a starting point; each page explains its scope and next useful step.
Review this year's priorities
See the shared focus areas and a practical cross-school coordination sequence.
Choose a service route
Work out whether a need is network-wide or belongs with a school role.
Use the staff reference library
Read a worked example of using shared guidance alongside local context.
Find the responsible role
Understand local ownership and how to hand off a cross-school need.
Read network updates
See sample update formats and distinguish network scope from local notices.
Use shared guidance without losing the local picture
A useful handoff keeps both levels of context visible.
Network view
Start with the shared point
Use the network-wide page to understand common terminology, the shared outcome, and which role owns the next conversation.
- Name the shared need in one sentence.
- Check whether the guidance applies across the network or only to a defined group.
Local view
Add the school's context
For a need tied to one school, bring its established local contact into the conversation rather than assuming a central team has the full picture.
- Identify the school or schools affected.
- Share the local constraint or decision needed with the responsible role.