Throughout the autumn, we ran a series of engagement workshops for Places for Everyone Partners. Each 2-hour workshop covered a different element of the engagement process, including:
- Stakeholder Mapping for Active Travel (20 September, 10am-12 noon)
- Engagement Planning (27 September, 10am-12 noon)
- Equality Impact Assessments (4 October, 10am-12 noon)
- Behaviour Change for Places for Everyone projects (25 October, 10am-12 noon)
- Effective Communications Plans (1 November, 10am-12 noon)
- Building Engagement Teams and Steering Groups (8 November, 10am-12 noon)
This series of workshops is now finished, but we plan to deliver them again at a later date.
This event is part of the Places for Everyone training and events programme – Engage · Inspire · Learn.
Past events
Stakeholder Mapping for Active Travel
20 September, 10am-12noon
We invite Places for Everyone partners to join us to find out more about the stakeholder mapping process in relation to Places for Everyone (PfE) projects.
The stakeholder map forms the foundation for your project and sets the scene for effective community engagement. This workshop aims to:
- provide context to the PfE engagement deliverables required at stage 0-2
- increase your confidence in identifing key project stakeholders
- introduce participants to the Sustrans Stakeholder Matrix template
- highlight the connections between this work and the EQIA process
- provide examples of best practice in stakeholder mapping
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion. If possible, please come to the session with information on your particular project – a basic outline, a map of the area, key places nearby such as shops, schools etc. This will be of use when we do an exercise in stakeholder mapping in the second half of the workshop. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will also be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement related queries.
Engagement Planning – the core of engaging with your community
20 September, 10am-12noon
Community Engagement Planning is a key deliverable in PfE. This workshop will provide an in-depth practical focus on creating your community engagement strategy and plan of activity. This will include: an overview of the what and why of community engagement; how to plan your engagement, using the Sustrans Community Engagement Template; and case studies illustrating a variety of common community engagement techniques and methods.
The workshop aims to:
- improve your understanding of the importance of community engagement
- increase your confidence and knowledge surrounding community engagement planning
- increase knowledge of engagement methods
- encourage confidence and knowledge in effective reporting.
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement-related queries.
Equality Impact Assessments
4 October, 10am-12noon
This session will introduce attendees to the process of developing an EqIA, and give them the opportunity to put their skills into practice in activities using real-world and hypothetical scenarios.
The workshop will let attendees:
- share experiences in the production of EqIAs
- understand EqIAs and their role within Places for Everyone
- understand the values that underpin a good quality EqIA deliverable
- see case studies of best practice EqIAs delivered by PfE partners
- try out the Sustrans EqIA Template.
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement-related queries.
Behaviour Change for Places for Everyone
25 October, 10am-12 noon
We invite Places for Everyone partners to join us for a discussion of Behaviour Change in a Places for Everyone context.
The workshop will help attendees to:
- understand what behaviour change in a PfE context is
- increase awareness of the importance of target audiences
- increase awareness of relevant theories
- increase knowledge and confidence around behaviour change planning and designing activities.
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion, and will include information and case studies of best practice behaviour change in practice. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement-related queries.
Effective Communications Plans
1 November, 10am-12 noon
An effective communications plan is a key part of your project and the Engagement Plan deliverable in PfE. In this workshop you will:
- assess the communication needs of different stakeholders
- identify which methods and media are effective depending on the stakeholder and the context
- learn how to disseminate information, attract participation and generate vibrant conversation
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement-related queries.
Building Engagement Teams and Steering Groups
8 November, 10am-12noon
This workshop will draw on examples of best practice in delivering impactful community engagement. It will use case studies to enable you to illustrate the importance of inter departmental and interagency working in creating a delivery team for community engagement. This will include how to involve voluntary sector and other statutory sector bodies.
You will also learn about how to develop a highly effective Community Advisory Group/Steering Group and understand their role and their opportunities and limitations. Meeting this deliverable will illustrate the value of including the community and inter-agency partners to support your equalities aspirations and engagement efforts; and drive forward; advocate for; and bring sustainability to your project.
This is an interactive workshop with plenty of time for discussion. The Engagement Team from Places for Everyone will be on hand to offer advice and answer any of your engagement-related queries.