Individual Presentation 100% (LO 1 - 4 )

This module is designed to upskill serving councillors in local authorities and improve their effectiveness as community leaders. It will explore the role of community leadership for councillors and the competencies required to be effective now and in the future. It will focus on practical ways of supporting citizen engagement and community development, and will allow reflection on community leadership behaviours, actions and processes. It will also indentify the skills and tools which aid community capacity building and cohesion including partnership working, problem solving and conflict resolution.

The programme will largely be based on structured discussions, activities and some skills workshops. These will all draw closely on the experiences of those attending. There will be short lectures offered by tutors when required to further develop the students' knowledge base. Students themselves will each make a presentation.

The independent study hours will be used to reflect on their own experiences of community leadership and for preparing for group sessions and the assessed work. The independent study hours will also include some individual tutorial guidance in completing the assessed work.

Students will have access to Blackboard VLE for learning materials and group discussion

Woodward, V. (2004) Active Learning for Active Citizenship, Civil Renewal Unit, http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/activelearning

DCLG (2006) Together We Can Annual Review 2005/6, http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/togetherwecan

DCLG (2007) Learning to Change Neighbourhoods: Lessons from the Guide Neighbourhoods Programme
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/changeneighbourhoodsevaluation

Library - for relevant textbooks and journals
Web-based research, guidance and activities:
Tutor distributed handouts
Blackboard virtual learning environment

The student must be a currently serving local councillor