by Immy Robinson | 20 Jul 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Mutual aid was driven from the ground up but flourished with appropriate support from local councils. The UK response to refugees arriving from Ukraine was led from the top down but could only succeed with local engagement. What can we learn from this approach to the...
by David Robinson | 6 Feb 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
The Relational Councils Network gathered on 30/1/23 to talk about the cost-of-living crisis and relational responses. Partners from the council and the community in Barking and Dagenham provided the key note experience. A list of links and resources mentioned in the...
by David Robinson and Gemma Drake | 9 Jan 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
In the Relational Councils Network we are working to support one another in making the challenging transition from relationships as the extra mile, to relationships as the first mile. If this mission is to be credible and useful in 2023 it must have relevance to the...
by Immy Robinson | 4 Oct 2022
Relational Councils Network A peer learning space for building relational councils In partnership with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, we have set up The Relational Councils Network: A peer learning space for anyone working in or with local authorities...
by Immy Robinson | 13 May 2022 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Our third Relational Councils Convening took place on 25th April 2022, co-hosted by LBBD. Bryony Shannon, author of the excellent blog Rewriting Social Care and Strategic Lead for Practice Development at Doncaster Council, shared her thoughts on why language matters,...
