| STRATEGIC: Effective, representative & capable
of playing a strategic role |
| Agree funding. Advertise and recruit Local Economic Development
Partnership Manager and Strategic Housing Partnership Manager. |
Completed. New manager - Jeff Wharfe - appointed and commenced
duties in May 2004. |
| Agree SRB funding for Business Broker to develop private sector
engagement in the Partnership and key strategic initiatives.
Advertise and recruit Business Broker. |
Completed. Funding agreed. Business Broker - Myles Thompson
- appointed and commenced duties in July 2004. |
| Ensure Rotherham Partnership priorities are properly taken
account of in the preparation of the Sub-regional Investment
Plan. Monitor delivery of Rotherham priorities. |
Completed. Rotherham Prospectus developed through Partnership
Board. Majority of priorities and required funding agreed within
Sub-regional Investment Plan. Delivery currently on track. |
| Complete Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, reporting to Partnership
Board on 11 March 2004, and communicate strategic priorities
to all partners. |
Completed. Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy finally agreed by
Partnership Board in September 2004 following further consultation
required by Council, and subsequently published in November 2004. |
| Organise monthly meetings of Strategic Funding Group to encourage
joint working between partners, where appropriate, and share
knowledge and learning |
Action on-going. Partners have been benefiting from sharing
knowledge and learning through the Group. |
| Set up Ambassador Steering Group. Agree Terms of Reference,
and develop and agree Support and Marketing Plan. |
Completed. Ambassador Steering Group set up and Terms of Reference
agreed. Support and Marketing Plan developed and agreed with
partners. |
| Communicate Rotherham Ambassador initiative to partners and
within organisations, and recruit a further 300 Ambassadors. |
Action on-going. Good progress had been made in communicating
the initiative widely both within and outside of Rotherham. A
further 300 Ambassadors have signed up since the launch in October
2003, meeting the target. |
| Review voluntary and community representation on Partnership
Spokes & complete nomination process to improve transparency/accountability. |
Action on-going. Voluntary and community representation on
the Board and Spokes has been kept regularly under review. Additional
voluntary/community representatives have been brought onto some
Spokes as part of this process. |
| Prepare exit strategies and round up SRB 3 and 4 programmes,
and communicate good practice and learning across the Partnership. |
Completed. Exit strategies for SRB 3 and 4 programmes drawn
up and widely communicated. Lessons learnt have also been communicated
widely through the distribution of two leaflets published in
2004. |
Complete commissioning of new/amended projects funded through
SRB 5 and 6 ready to start preparation on exit strategies in
2005.
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Completed. SRB 5 and 6 programmes fully committed. Work has
now started on preparation of exit strategies. Strategic Funding
Manager - Barbara Croxton - has been appointed on a fixed term
contract to head up the SRB team as it moves from commissioning
to focus on exit planning. |
| INCLUSIVE: Actively involves all the key players,
including the public, private, community and voluntary sectors |
| Put in place regular briefing sessions for voluntary and community
members to enableo them to play an effective role on the Partnership. |
Action on-going. Regular briefing sessions have been set up
by the Network Development Officer, based at Voluntary Action
Rotherham, and feedback from the CEN is positive. |
| Put in place regular briefing sessions for private sector members
to enable them to play an effective role on the Partnership. |
Action on-going. The new Business Broker has been working closely
with Rotherham Chamber to ensure that business representatives
feel they have adequate support. A support package has been put
in place which is flexible to their needs. |
| Complete and distribute Member Handbook to all members, complementing
the Member Development half-day programme (see below). |
Action on-going. Following the decision to refresh the Community
Strategy, it was considered appropriate to delay publication
of the Handbook until this work had been Completed. |
| Clarify formal and informal protocols for ways of working,
where there is currently a lack of clarity, in discussion with
all partners, building on recent away-days. |
Completed. Memorandum of Association up-dated. Working Protocol
developed and agreed. LSP-CEN Protocol developed and agreed.
All will be kept under review. |
| Produce bi-monthly newsletters, and review distribution (annually)
to ensure circulation remains appropriate to the membership. |
Action on-going. Bi-monthly newsletters have been produced,
and feedback from partners has been positive. |
| Produce regular press releases to communicate good news messages
about the work of the Partnership locally and sub-regionally. |
Action on-going. The Partnership has been averaging 10-15 positive
news story hits a month in the local press, and has also been
successful in securing articles in the national professional
press. |
| Complete overhaul of Partnership website and continue to develop
it as an important source of information for members and stakeholders. |
Action on-going. Website has been developed further since the
launch at the end of 2003. Further work will be needed later
this year to up-date the website following the refresh of the
Community Strategy. |
| Establish work programme for the Compact Working Group over
next 12 months with a view to adopting Codes of Practice by end
of year. |
Action on-going. Compact Working Group set up and Terms of
Reference agreed. Partners have developed action plans identifying
work to be completed to move towards the full implementation
of the Codes of Practice longer-term. A ‘go live’ date
is soon to be agreed. |
ACTION FOCUSED: Established genuine
common priorities/targets & agree actions and milestones
PERFORMANCE MANAGED: Aligned member performance management systems,
aims and objectives to the LSP |
| Adopt suite of strategic indicators for inclusion in agreed
Performance Management Framework, and for bi-annual reporting
to Partnership Board. |
Completed. Suite of strategic indicators and bi-annual reporting
agreed by Partnership Board in March 2004. |
| Start bi-annual reporting to Partnership Board against suite
of indicators in agreed Performance Management Framework. First
reporting to Board, July 2004. |
Action on-going. Performance reports presented to the Board
in July and November 2004. It has been agreed that in future
years, bi-annual reports will be presented in July and January
(allowing further time for validation of school results). |
| Organise State of Rotherham Conference to review progress on
Community Strategy and debate “big issues” facing
Rotherham. |
Completed. Future of Rotherham Conference held on Friday 2
July 2004. Over 550 partners and members of the public attended.
It was considered a huge success. |
| Prepare progress report on Community Strategy for State of
Rotherham Conference and for wide circulation to all partners. |
Completed. Progress report on Community Strategy completed
and included in delegate packs at conference. Further copies
of progress report subsequently distributed to partner organisations.
Summary version of report (in newsletter format) distributed
to every household in the Borough. |
| Prepare Neighbourhood Renewal Commissioning Framework in line
with the published Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy. |
Completed. Commissioning Framework developed and priorities
for future NRF spend agreed by Partnership Board in September
2004. NRF spend leading up to the end of the financial year 2004/05
is on track. |
| Review the monitoring and evaluation of the NRF, revise the
current monitoring forms and establish new procedures. |
Completed. A more robust NRF monitoring and evaluation process
put in place. The Council has appointed a specific officer to
undertake the monitoring and evaluation - Jayne Dale - and the
Partnership is currently recruiting a Neighbourhood Renewal Adviser
to validate the process. |
| Review Spoke Plans 2003-04, and prepare Spoke Plans 2004/05.
Spoke Chairs to present priorities to Board on 13 May 2004. |
Completed. Spoke Action Plans 2004/05 prepared. Priorities
presented to Partnership Board in May 2004. |
| EFFICIENT: Reduces, not adds to,
the bureaucratic burden |
| Keep under review current structures and Terms of Reference
of Partnership Spokes (where required). |
Action on-going. The current structures and Terms of Reference
are kept regularly under review, and membership, roles and responsibilities
have been refined over 2004 to reflect changing needs and circumstances. |
| LEARNING & DEVELOPMENTAL: Builds on best practice from successful partnerships |
| Complete Member Development half-day programme in March 2004,
with aim of raising awareness and understanding of Partnership. |
Completed. Member Development half-day programme completed
in March 2004. |
| Organise visit to Bradford Vision LSP to share learning and
develop good practice (following successful visit to Liverpool
First last year). |
Completed. Visit to Bradford Vision was a success, and officers
were able to share ideas and experiences with colleagues from
a similar partnership. |
| Prepare good practice case studies with GOYH Writers Renewal
project monies and publicise on the website and other media. |
Completed. Good practice case studies completed, and subsequently
published and distributed in November 2004. |
| Share learning across LSP networks, including South Yorkshire
sub-regional networks and Yorkshire and Humberside regional networks. |
Action on-going. The Partnership Office has continued to share
experiences across LSP networks. |
| Organise monthly “Learning Lunch” sessions to raise
awareness and understanding of partners of important partnership
initiatives. |
Action on-going. Partners have been benefiting from sharing
knowledge and learning through the Group. |