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2. Produced by:
Tuesday 21st April 2009, London
Developing anD
empowering your
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Engaging members in their roles to improve
community outcomes
Expert speakers include: Attend this conference to:
Dave carey wendy thompson • Receive expert advice on how you can
Business Development Scrutiny and Committee engage your members in their training
Manager: Organisation Services Manager
Development staffordshire moorlands • Hear case studies from 4 member
thurrock council District council Development charter awarded
councils
chas leslie sue oppenheimer
Principal Consultant - NEA Programme Strategy
• Hear from 2 elected members:
Political Leadership Advisor
Discover where the support is really
iDea iDea
needed
Debbie Forde
• Benchmark your training programme
Head of Member Services
newham council against that of your peers’
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3. Tuesday 21st April 2009, London Produced by:
Developing anD
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Councillors are vital to local government and to local who should attend this conference?
democracy. As representatives of their communities
All those who are responsible for the progress and
they advocate, lead and are a major part of the
development of members, including those involved in:
decision-making process of the council.
• Member Services / Committees
While the demand for valuable training and
• Legal Services
development for members has been generally
• Democratic Services
recognised, the topic of member support has not
• Overview and Scrutiny
been addressed as efficiently. As the Empowerment
• Member Committees
Agenda rolls out, the role of councillors will change
• Human Resources
and become more important. Pressure and demands
• Learning and Development
placed on them will increase. Their effectiveness will
• Training
depend on the quality of the support they receive.
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Forthcoming conferences:
most out of the Empowerment Agenda
Developing an effective workforce strategy
May 2009, Central London
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Fundamentals of local government
17th June 2009, Central London
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4. Conference Programme Tuesday 21st April 2009, London
09:00 Registration and refreshments 12:15 promoting the importance of overview and scrutiny
training
09:40 Chair’s opening remarks • Outlining the importance of scrutiny and what it means to
Kris Hibbert, Project Manager, Capital Ambition the community
London Councils • Communicating why and how members play an important
part in scrutiny
09:50 inducting your members to their new role • Educating members on how to scrutinise and why it is an
• Outlining to newly appointed members what will be important skill to have
expected of them Robin Pellow, Head of Committee and Member Services
• Explaining the full purpose of the training and why it is so waverley borough council
important
• Preparing a full training plan demonstrating what training 12:40 Question and answer session
will be provided, at what stages and by whom
• Should you be making training a compulsory and legal 12:50 Lunch
obligation?
Dave Carey, Business Development Manager: Organisation 13:50 what do members really think?
Development, thurrock council This is your chance to hear from two established members,
on what they really think about their role and what is most
10:15 Designing an individual training plan for each member important to them.
• Listening to members to maintain buy-in: Highlighting • Why doesn’t training feature high on their agendas?
training needs and offering support • Where is the support really needed?
• Evaluating training plans on a regular basis to respond to • How can you raise their levels of engagement and
changing needs interest?
• Planning refresher training in advance to ensure there are Cllr Malcolm Grimston, london borough of wandsworth
no date clashes Cllr Christine Bowden, Deputy Mayor
• Emphasising to more established members why it is london borough of newham
important to keep training
• Designing training plans to allow for personalised learning 14:15 measuring engagement and the outcomes of your training
e.g. evening courses, work groups, seminars, hands on • Benchmarking the progress of your elected members
training etc • Evaluating the success of your training process
Diane Taylor, Member Development Officer • Ensuring value for money in your member training
Hull city council programme
Wendy Thompson, Scrutiny and Committee Services
10:40 Question and answer session Manager, staffordshire moorlands District council
10:50 Morning refreshments 14:40 Question and answer session
11:20 councillor support: ‘giving councillors the tools 14:50 Afternoon refreshments
for the job’
Councillors are crucial to both local government and to local 15:20 Developments in comprehensive area assessment (caa)
democracy. The IDeA has launched a new initiative based and what you need to do to adjust
on councillor support. Hear how this framework enables • What impact will the new CAA have on members?
councils to assess the support they provide to their elected • How can you help members cope with these changes?
members against what may be considered good practice, Speaker to be Confirmed, audit commission
including:
• Reviewing support against the different roles which 15:50 understanding and benefiting from the empowerment
councillors play agenda
• Ensuring that the right level of support is given to enable The Empowerment White Paper sees members at the
councillors to be effective centre of empowering their communities. There has been
Chas Leslie, Principal Consultant - Political Leadership much said about their role as frontline councillors and
iDea community champions. What does this mean, and what
support do they need to carry this role out?
11:50 Defining roles and responsibilities for your members Sue Oppenheimer, NEA Programme Strategy Advisor, iDea
• Clearly outlining the main roles for members and why
their role is important 16:20 Question and answer session
• Painting an accurate picture for members and where they
fit into the community 16:30 Close of conference
• Communicating what it means to be an effective leader
• Explaining to members how they can express the voice of
the community
• How are local members involved in a tiered authority?
Who should take the lead?
• Equality and diversity: Educating members on legislation
and their role in it © Emap Ltd 2009 The programme may change due to unforeseen
Debbie Forde, Head of Member Services, newham council circumstances. Emap reserves the right to alter the venue and/or speakers.
www.lgc-electedmembers.com
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