SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP Engaging Communities Gavin Russell, East Renfrewshire Council Rory McLeod,...

SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP

Engaging CommunitiesGavin Russell, East Renfrewshire Council

Rory McLeod, Head of the Community Learning and Development Standards Council for Scotland

Early Years Collaborative: Learning Session 4

‘Early years collaboration’

• WISDOM, JUSTICE, COMPASSION, INTEGRITY.

• ‘

A clever man once said…

“We cannot solve our problems from the same level of thinking that created them”

Mr A. Einstein

Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services. Christie

Fragmentation, complexity.

Producer dominance.

Outdated attitudes, approaches.

Poor transparency, accountability, outcomes

Short termism.

Substantial reform required.

What is it……?• Community engagement……

‘Developing and sustaining a working relationship between one or more public bodies and one or more community groups, to help them both to understand and act on the needs or issues that the community experiences.’

“There’s no power greater than a

community discovering what it cares about”

“We drink 3 cups of tea to do business;

the first you are a stranger,

the second you become a friend,

and the third you join our family.”

“Greg Mortenson;3 Cups of Tea.”

BUILDING CAPACITY

About people being involved in the building of the organisation

It can be about solving problems

Not always about what’s missing….

…….but what can be built on…….

Community Development

“Activities, resources and support that strengthen the skills, abilities and confidence of people and community groups to take effective action and leading roles in development of communities.”Strengthening Communities ; S Skinner 2006

Reflective practitioner...!!

“True education is something that people do for themselves with the help of others, not something that is done to them by experts.”

Ones principles, qualities or standards…OED

Values…Self determination.

Inclusion.

Empowerment

Work collaboratively.

Promotion of lifelong learning as ..lifelong.

3 Questions

?What Services

must do for Communities? What Communities

and Services can Co-Deliver?

What Communities want to do for themselves?

Population Segmentation

Get to Know your Community Mapping Assets

Primary

Located and controlled from within the community

Secondary

Located within and controlled from elsewhere

Potential

Located and controlled outside the community

Organisational

(Third Sector, Local Small and Large Businesses,

Radio/TV media, Associations, Community

Centres, Networks)

o Voluntary Action o Auchenback Resource Centre o Dunterlie Resource Centre o Auchenback Community Centre o Dalmeny Community Centre o Barrhead Scouts Hall o Chamber of Commerce o Westbourne Centre o Cross Arthurlie Street Retailers o Auchenback Retailers o Pulse FM

o Main Street Retailers o Tesco o Salvation Army Centre

Sources of Community Pride

(Sports Teams, Historical Event or Attractions,

Cultural Events or Awards)

o Shanks o Barrhead Gala Day o Arthurlie Juniors FC o Kate Cranston o Carlibar Park o Cowan Park o Barrhead Heritage Trail o Alex McLeish o Christopher Brookmyre o James Maxton o Dual Carriageway

o Barrhead Health Cent o Barrhead Sports Centre

o Dams to Darnley Country Park

Get to Know your Community Mapping Assets

Get to Know your Community Mapping Assets

Auchenback Hub - Stakeholder Mapping v1

Interest

Infl

ue

nce

Elected Members

Existing Services

ARCChildren’s Services Core Group

Family Centre UsersPrimary

Schools

Voluntary Action

3rd Sector Organisations

Libraries

Community Councils

Child-Minders

AuchenbackResource Centre

Churches

Parent Support Groups

Parents &Carers

YPS

Children

Residents

Press

Talking and Listening

Talking and ListeningTo be treated with

respect by those who work with me or my

family

To feel safe in our streets and parks

To have a voice about the services I receive

To easily get information about what’s going on in

my area

Support to get access to training and jobs

To be able to start a group or volunteer in my

communityA Community

Suggestion Box

Start getting to know our community street by street and see who can

help and who needs help

Can we create somewhere to go to meet

other people

We are worried that there are hard to reach families

and children in our community who need our

help We would like to get all generations involved,

including grand-parents

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

“There’s bear in a plain wrapper doing flip-flops around 78 handing out green stamps.”

Community EngagementSurvival Tips

To the power of three.....

Effective partnership requires . . .

. . . leadership

. . . courtship

. . . commitment

. . . sharing

. . . learning

. . . refreshing

. . . ending?

LEADERSHIP

ATTENTION

MEANING

TRUST

SELF

BENNIS

DIRECTION

MOTIVATION

REPRESENTATION

DEVELOPMENT

KOTTER

Feedforward….coaching

Letting go of the past

Listen to suggestions without judging

Learn as much as you can…

Help as much as you can…( no, but, however…)

WARRIOR“The Dalai Lama told a group of my colleagues not to be anxious. The work we are doing now, he said, will bear fruit in seven hundred years”.

Points to reflect on......

What are my values and what do I believe in?

How well do I know my “community”?

How can I develop my links and relationships with others?

How can I get to those I’m not getting to...?

Skills, capabilities, experience...do I have them? How do I develop them? Capture them somewhere else?

How do I know how effective my contribution is?

Your community is out there…..