Connect and create presentation

• This presentation is linked to the Beacons for Public Engagement project. This was established in 2008, funded by the UK Higher Education funding councils, RCUK and the Wellcome Trust, to support the UK HE sector to embrace public engagement. Find out more here www.publicengagement.ac.uk

• Six ‘beacon’ projects were funded to pilot effective practice, as was a national coordinating centre.

• In May 2010 staff from across the project met in Manchester to share learning, with a particular focus on the importance of reward and recognition in encouraging public engagement, and also to reflect on the challenge of evaluating culture change.

Caroline WardPartnership ManagerConnect & Create

‘‘… connect & create goes to the heart of what the BBC stands for. We want line managers to be as flexible as possible to allow staff to do connect & create projects.’’

Mark Thompson BBC Director General

Six Public Purposes justify our role as a public service broadcaster:

• Sustaining citizenship & civil society

• Promoting education & learning

• Stimulating creativity & culture

• Representing communities across UK

• Supporting a global dialogue

• Helping the UK embrace emerging communication technologies

How do we reward & recognise?

“I recall being unemployed only for a short time and how low I felt at times. My meetings with Karl challenge me to forget what I now take for granted and position me to push myself to make him and I truly believe change is possible” Tom, BBC mentor

“I look forward to meeting my mentor each week, it’s the only thing structured in my life at the moment” Sarah,TP mentee

“BBC staff have provided invaluable support and opportunities to the charity, staff & clients” Chief Exec announces BBC Connect & Create as Corporate Partner of the Year 2009

“I support my staff to get involved in mentoring…it helps us become even more visible in our community” Editor BBC Radio Merseyside

Caroline WardPartnership ManagerConnect & Create

caroline.ward@bbc.co.uk

Thank you