Enabling Social Action Programme: Regional Champion Network for the West
Event Information
Description
The Enabling Social Action (ESA) programme is a partnership between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Universities of Sheffield and Hull. We are collaborating with local authorities to support them to design and deliver services with local people, service users, and civil society organisations.
As part of the ESA programme a Regional Champion Network has been set up with champions from local authorities in the North, East, South and West. This will be the second regional event led by the ESA Champion for the West Region, Andrew Donaldson of Staffordshire County Council and the event is hosted by South Gloucestershire Council. The main purpose of the event is to have space for conversations on the challenges and opportunities of social action and to share ideas for how we might improve collaboration.
The event will mainly be a space for those from different perspectives to come together and share their learning with others in order to shape and build the network. We hope there will be a good balance of commissioners and VCSE representatives and the event will provide participants with the chance to engage in discussions on the issues they face in enabling social action in their areas.
Programme
10:00 Registration, tea and coffee
10:20 Welcome (Toby Savage, Leader of South Gloucestershire Council)
10:30 Introduction to ESA Regional Champion network for the West (Andrew Donaldson, Staffordshire County Council)
10:35 Enabling Social Action Programme update (Jenny McNeill, University of Sheffield, ESA Programme)
10:45 Welcome keynote: “Why partnership, place, people and procurement are key ingredients in South Gloucestershire Council’s approach to enabling social action” (Nigel Riglar, Director of Environment and Community Services, South Gloucestershire Council)
11:05 Panel discussion chaired by Andrew Donaldson (Staffordshire County Council)
Panel exploring examples of where social action initiatives have worked to identify gaps in need to share learnings with the regional network
- Julie Close, CEO, Southern Brooks
- Richard Howells, CEO, Bronze Software Labs Ltd
- Patrick McKenna, Policy Advisor, DCMS
- Nigel Riglar, Director of Environment and Community Services, South Gloucestershire Council
Q&A from the floor
12:15 Lunch
13:00 CVS perspective of social action in South Gloucestershire (Peter Steel, CVS Chair)
13:15 Workshop sessions (world café to explore the 5 “Ps” of social action- 15 mins each. Facilitators move from table to table. All delegates will cover all topics:
- Enabling social action in Procurement (Facilitator: Paul Hassan)
- Enabling social action in People (Facilitator: Sue Jacques)
- Enabling social action in Place (Facilitator: Rob Walsh)
- Enabling social action across Partnerships (Facilitator: Ternaya Cummings)
- Enabling social action to save our Planet (Facilitator: Jenny Vernon)
14:30 Feedback from world café: Facilitators to share key points from discussion groups
15:00 Discussion: What’s next for the Regional Champion network moving forward? (Andrew Donaldson and Jenny McNeill, ESA)
15:30 Close
For further information:
Contact Dr. Jenny McNeill at j.m.mcneill@sheffield.ac.uk
Places are limited so please book online as soon as possible using the booking tab to the right.
