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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Outdated attitudes, approaches.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…..