What we do
The core activities of the PB Unit are:
- Co-ordinating & providing information on PB activities in the UK
- Setting and monitoring the values, principles and standards of PB in the UK to ensure integrity
- Providing technical support such as resources and tools
- Providing practical support through enabling, facilitating and training
- Facilitating peer and regional learning
- Research into PB in the UK and Internationally and providing learning and dissemination
Our main priorities are:
- Developing a regional focus around PB in the 9 English regions through
- more regional PB events
- providing training to our associates to undertake more work locally
- Working with the Government Offices
- Identifying more associates in areas where we don't have any
- Identifying new pilots
- Developing PB in LAAs:
- Identify 2-3 LSPs who are willing to trial and develop PB in the context of LAAs
- Undertake research to understand practically how PB might work with LAAs
- Run some small workshop/seminars to facilitate further 'thinking' on the practicalities of PB & LAAs
- Supporting and developing the existing and new pilots
- Sharing & disseminating learning through:
- A phased approach to peer learning
- Documenting and writing up pilots
- Providing evaluation tools and linking with national evaluation
- Conferences & events
- Working with partners and disseminating through their channels
- Developing PB in new contexts:
- Health, police, children & young people, etc
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