Latest Conferences from Policy Review TV

Sport and Physical Activity Provision for Children and Young People

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A one day audio broadcast conference with presentation slides for professional and specialist policy makers and managers in local authority college and leisure sports and physical activity provision.

Home School Transport #hst13

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport - Overcoming the financial challenges to improve services #culture12

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 BST

The importance of culture, tourism and sport in addressing issues such as social inclusion; health and crime is becoming increasingly apparent. But despite an annual £3billion spend on services, local government is still financially restricted in the drive to improve services

In the face of budget cuts local government; the voluntary sector and private providers have needed to explore new ways of commissioning and delivering services to make savings; generate income and ultimately improve standards in service delivery.

In its 8th year, this conference brought together senior officers and elected members with local partners and national development agencies to explore best practice in developing and delivering services within the culture, tourism and sport sector.

The Future of Library Services

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 BST

Broadcast from London and available to view online

When the Government launched the Future Libraries programme it was in the belief that innovation, led by local authorities, was the best solution to ensuring the modernisation of library services.

Since then, there has been much discussion about restructuring services through technology, shared services, and the use of a community workforce. Chief Librarians and Councillors have a tough job ahead in ensuring that the delivery of library services is innovative and forward thinking. Local communities are well rehearsed in the benefits of library services, which include improved literacy, inclusion and job search, but services remain underused.

This 7th national conference brought together senior-level library and information management professionals from local authorities and the wider cultural sector in order to discuss emerging policy issues and share best practice from across the country.

Ed Vaizey MP gave the afternoon keynote speech, which is free to view or read a transcript of his speech on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport website.

Sports and Physical Activity Provision for Children and Young People

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With the squeeze in public finances, the sports provision sector has been provided the opportunity to look for new and more efficient ways to deliver high quality, meaningful sporting activity for children and young people.

This 6th national conference brought together local authority heads of service with key delivery partners and national development agencies to discuss their roles within the new structure of sports provision for children and young people.

For further information, please contact Jacqueline Gorman on 020 7960 6840,
e-mail jacqueline.gorman@neilstewartassociates.co.uk

“Rethinking Libraries?” – Axiell Symposium 2011

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 BST

The culture, tourism and sport sector is facing evermore challenging times as budgets are cut, services are redesigned and decentralisation is realised. In this time of austerity it is more important than ever to explore best practice in delivering services, partnership working and localism to ensure that benefits are realised.

This conference will bring together senior officers and elected members with local partners and national development agencies explore best practice in developing and delivering services within the culture, tourism and sport sector.

Supporting Creative Industries

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 BST

This conference provided an opportunity for industry representatives, central and local government, and all those involved in the delivery of creative education from FE and HE providers, to discuss the skills and attributes that are really valued in different sectors.

Adobe White Paper: The Silent Transformation: Evolution and Impact of Digital Communication Skills Development
in Post-Secondary Education

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This conference will bring together local authority heads of service with key delivery partners and national development agencies to discuss their roles within the new government’s strategy for children and young people’s sport.

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 BST

This national conference, held at Inmarsat Conference Centre, London, brought together senior officers and elected members with local partners and national development agencies to co-ordinate their efforts and position culture, tourism and sport within the place-shaping agenda.

The Inaugural Scottish Creative Economy Conference

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This new conference, developed in partnership with Creative & Cultural Skills, was an opportunity to share national policy and local good practice designed to boost Scotland’s creative economy and reinforce its position as a world-leader in the creative and cultural sectors.

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This conference brought together local authority leaders and leisure officers, representatives from NGBs and other key organisations with a stake in youth sports provision to discuss how the goals of the government's PESSYP strategy and those of local area agreements can be achieved through sport.

The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 BST

This pivotal annual conference explored how the culture, tourism and sport sectors can meet the challenges that lie ahead, and promote their position in providing high quality public services responsive to the needs of communities.

Delivering Local Outcomes through Libraries

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 BST

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published its Library Service Modernisation Review in June 2009. The review focused on what a modern library service can contribute to local authorities, and set out the partnership and investment framework across government needed to achieve this vision. This conference, supported by DCMS and the Society of Chief Librarians, equipped delegates with a sound understanding of the review’s findings and provided an opportunity for further debate amongst senior local authority officials, the library sector and providers of other local services.

Arts Council chair's valedictory lecture

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Defending the principles and practices of the Arts Council since its origins, 63 years ago, under economist John Maynard Keynes through to today, outgoing chairman Sir Christopher Frayling delivered his valedictory lecture marking the end of his five-year term. Referring to today’s tough economic climate, he declared that we are all Keynesians again today. Sir Christopher criticised an obsession with targets by governments of both left and right. He cited public funding of the arts as adding to our national reputation and helping to unlock private money. He praised the impact of the National Lottery, in terms of increased capital funding, and stated an ongoing suspicion regarding policymakers getting directly involved in arts commissioning. His wide-ranging lecture also covered the Arts Council’s relationship with the BBC, which he described as currently stalled, as well as the council itself for sometimes being too tentative in seeking due recognition for its funding and impact on arts implementation.

Arts Council England - lecture

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, outlined his vision for the next ten years. His wide ranging speech covered moving away from three funding arrangements and the introduction of a consultation on self-assessment and peer review. He declared that, “the Arts Council, as a major funder of the arts in this country, needs to get beyond a series of false dichotomies – between excellence and engagement, between centralism and regional distinctiveness, between local and global, in a way that it has not managed to do in the past.”

The Future of Cultural and Leisure Services

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST

Culture, leisure and sport remain in a perfect position to enable local services to meet targets and outcomes and drive positive change for society as a whole. This annual conference considered how the sector can meet the challenges that lie ahead and promote its position in providing high quality public services responsive to the needs of communities. The event discussed how to negotiate and deliver the critical role culture and sport can play in meeting the new indicators in Local Area Agreements. In the context of Comprehensive Area Assessments delegates also examined how to realise the contribution of culture and sport to improve the quality of life and performance of services in local areas. The conference explored the latest policy developments and opportunities for the sector such as the Empowerment White Paper and Find Your Talent.

Delivering Local Outcomes through Libraries

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

Local public services are going through a massive period of transformation in order to better serve communities, people and places. With Libraries in closer proximity to local populations than most core services, they are well placed to enable local services to deliver their corporate priorities and bring tangible benefits to the quality of life and outcomes for communities. This national conference brought together an audience of senior decision makers from local authorities, the libraries sector and stakeholders. The event looked at progress and forthcoming opportunities stemming from DCLG's commitment to embed culture in their policies on sustainable communities. Roy Clare CBE, Chief Executive of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, ruffled a few feathers by questioning whether the right people had been invited to the conference. Listen to him ask how many delegates are involved in regeneration and his reaction when only three respond in the affirmative: “everybody else in the room has failed”, he said. “What is a public library if it is not a key tool of regeneration?”

Who's Happy Now?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

Ipsos MORIs fourth annual summer conference examined what the British think of happiness - whos happiest, and whos most miserable - and considered the role Government is and should be playing in promoting citizens happiness or well-being. Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute Chairman Ben Page was joined in a discussion on these issues by Evan Davis, Presenter of Today, Professor Paul Dolan, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London and Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green. "The broken bit of Britain" is how Iain Duncan Smith described the sections of society least likely to be happy. These typically have high levels of family breakdown and co-habitation and are held back by debt, dependency and worklessness. All these issues would need to be tackled together to make a happier society, he said.

Sports Provision for Children and Young People

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST

In July, the Prime Minister announced that all school children will do up to five hours a week of sport. He pledged an additional £100 million to ensure that the original four-hour ambition for 2010 rises to five. The funding package will provide for a network of competition managers across the country to increase competition, more coaches both in schools and the community and a new national school sport week. In the first national conference bringing together Schools, Schools Sports Partnerships, Sports Colleges, local authorities and the private sector since the announcement, attendees heard how the five-hour ambition will be delivered and what the return of competition to our schools means in reality.

Shaping Places and Communities

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST

This annual conference looked at how cultural and leisure services can respond to and deliver new policy developments, and explored how the service can raise its profile by creating maximum impacts on local outcomes and performance. Speakers included Rt Hon James Purnell MP Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The event brought together leaders from the culture and leisure sector from local, regional and national government, along with key stakeholders and national bodies. This year’s event looked at how to promote the strategic role that cultural services bring to place shaping and economic development. Speakers demonstrated how to align strong leadership behind culture’s contribution to shaping strong, prosperous and cohesive communities. Delegates also explored emerging policy on the new performance framework, and heard the latest thinking on evaluating impact and local area agreements.

SKILLS ACTIVE - staying ahead of the game

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 BST

Sport, fitness, playwork, the outdoor and caravan sectors have not only contributed well over £8 billion a year to the UK economy, but are key to the social fabric of the nation. With this level of growth, the development opportunities available for your business and key stakeholders are endless. In this light, the convention examined the vital importance of upskilling the workforce for continued success and the ability to increase participation in activities from sport through to children’s play. Building on the last successful convention, this national event examined the productivity and performance benefits to businesses and organisations of investing in skills and staff development. Government initiatives, such as the Leitch Review, have shaped our Sector Skills Agreement and the convention showcased various industry best practice models to highlight the impact of industry developments for business professionals and key stakeholders. Bringing together leaders and senior managers from business, local authorities, the voluntary sector and training providers, this convention mapped out the next steps forward to ensure employers have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time.