News about the programme
News items about the programme, most recent at the top
April 2006: rescoping the project
The Action Learning Network project is currently being rescoped. It has resulted in the development of a great network of enthusiasts and some extremely useful learning, but we need to take stock of the lessons so far, what has worked, what has not and what might be done differently.
The aim remains to help grow and share knowledge and support on participation across central government. We have got some ideas on how this might be achieved and will share our thinking with you shortly.
Thank you for your involvement to date. We hope that you will continue to be part of the project as it develops.
In the meantime please feel free to access and use the data on the wiki.
Previously
Course in community engagement
The Home Office Community Renewal Unit is offering a one day course on community engagement Download the flyer for details, and if you are interested email togetherwecan@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or call 020 7035 6058. It’s free for all policy makers across government departments and agencies. There’s more about the course on the Active Citizenship site, including course materials.
Protoyping the Engagement Game
At the second meeting of the Engaging Government action learning programme we played a prototype version of the Engagement Game. More here.
Second event
The second meeting of the Engaging Government action learning programme was held on February 10, open to any civil servant who wanted to join in as well as those already involved. Report here.
Report of first event
We held the first event on December 14 2005 for those joining the programme - and the first groups formed were around turning engagement into action; community cohesion; and innovation. More here.
Digital Dialogues
One of the other Department for Constitutional Affairs projects is looking at piloting edemocracy tools in central government. We held an introductory meeting on 9 December 2005. If you want to find out more or would like to become a piloter, please contact Ross Ferguson at the Hansard Society on R.A.Ferguson@hansard.lse.ac.uk
Evaluating engagement
Diane Warburton and Richard Wilson of Involve are evaluating the action learning network programme as it develops, and also bringing together the results of previous evaluations of national engagement programmes. They would like to hear from anyone involved in that work. More here
How the programme is developing
During a pilot phase from December 2005 to Spring 2006, we’ll be supporting three Action Learning Networks, and also developing some public content about engagement online. More here
Invitation to first meeting
We are running a first event for civil servants who want to get involved in the programme on December 14 2005. More here.
Together We Can announcement
We gave details at Together We Can about how to get involved. More here