1. Internal
   1. Weakness
      1. Distance
      2. Limited to yearly meetings and emails
      3. Different sizes to schools
      4. All contexts are different
      5. Time zone
      6. MOU lack of control
      7. Recruitment
         1. Time frame
         2. Redundancy in TE
         3. Supply teachers
         4. Regulations
         5. Relocations
         6. Available talent pool
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   2. Strengths
      1. Unity between all remaining schools
         1. Unique Locations
         2. Strength of leadership
         3. Range of Good to Outstanding Schools
      2. Sharing of good practice
      3. Strengthen mobility practices
      4. Like-minded values and ethos
      5. Further development of teacher craft activities
      6. Linked opportunities for children
         1. Competition
            1. Maths - on line
            2. English - story telling between schools
            3. On line holiday blogs
         2. Joint projects between schools
            1. Grannies Teeth - ABC
            2. Paddington Bear
         3. Sharing blogs and video messages
            1. Earthquakes in Nepal etc.
      7. Staff training
         1. CPD
         2. INSET
         3. Webnairs
         4. VTC
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2. External
   1. Opportunities
      1. Shared contracts and business cases for external visitors
      2. Joined up thinking
         1. CfBT Conference
         2. HQ SCE meetings arranged while all in the same country
         3. Yearly in country meetings
         4. Minutes of meetings shared with heads following HQ meetings
      3. Opportunity to join 'other' collaborations and partnerships
         1. FOBISIA
         2. COBIS
         3. UK Trusts and Partnerships
         4. In Country links with International Schools
      4. Strength in numbers
         1. Influencing and shaping policy
         2. Representations to SCE HQ
         3. Problem solving advice and support
      5. Shaping vision for the future
         1. Expectations of provision in SCE locations
         2. Accountability measures
            1. OFSTED - fit for our purpose?
         3. Curriculum design
         4. Assessment
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   2. Threats
      1. HRG - getting the right teachers in the right schools
      2. Slowness of SCE / MoD policy
      3. Not all schools signing up
      4. NATO/JFC redesign
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