National Community Safety Convention

‘Involving communities as key stakeholders’

Alan Barr SCDC

Aim of the workshop

• To bring collective experience together to learn from one another about what we mean by community engagement and, using discussion exercises as prompts, share how to conduct community engagement effectively, and;

• To learn about the tools and frameworks available to support the planning, recording and evaluation of community engagement by using some of the key stages

Workshop content

• What makes a community safe?• How do we plan for good community

engagement?• Who do we ‘engage’ with?• What methods might we use?• How do we record and evaluate?• What tools are available to us?

A safe community

In groups of 4, discuss the key characteristics of a safe community

5 minutes

Community safety – links with wider outcomes

A shared wealth

A caring communi

ty

A safe communi

ty

A creative communi

ty

A citizens’ communi

tyQUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIFE DIMENSIONS

Liveable Sustainable

Equitable

STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY

A Healthy Communi

ty

Positive action Community organisation

Participation & involvement

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT DIMENSIONS

Personal Development

Planning a strategic approach to engagement

In groups address the following questions• What kind of data or information might we

already have on the area and what do we need to find out? Where would we locate our information? Flip chart.

• Who is ‘the community’ and who are the key stakeholders? List potential agency and community stakeholders.

• What barriers might some of the stakeholders face and how might we address them? Flip chart.

Feedback to the large group (20 mins)

Methods

In groups discuss;• What methods might you use for

different stakeholders?• Will these methods give you the

information you need?• How will you collect your information

and how will you record your outcomes?

(10 mins)

Tools and frameworks to support community

engagement practiceNational Standards for Community

Engagement• http://www.scdc.org.uk/national-standards-

community-engagement/support-materials/VOiCE (Visioning Outcomes in Community

Engagement)• http://www.scdc.org.uk/national-standards-

community-engagement/support-materials/LEAP (Learning Evaluation and Planning)• http://www.scdc.org.uk/leapinfo/