New Local

Don't miss this fab opportunity to join our team 👇

We’re teaming up with @futuregovforum.bsky.social @MetroDynamics @BridgesOutcomesPartnerships and @bettersocietycapital.com to bring the whole sector together for one massive day of problem-solving.

📅 17 March
📍 Westminster

Spaces are limited. Throw your hat in the ring 👇

On Tuesday, 17 March, New Local is hosting Total Place Now. A working convention to unlock progress towards reorienting public spending around people, place and partnership.

Register now to be part of the conversations that are shaping our places. www.newlocal.org.uk/tpnow/

We are looking for a Network and Events Officer (Maternity Cover) to join us at New Local. If you are passionate about creating inclusive, high-quality events and supporting a vibrant peer-learning membership network, we want to hear from you.

👉 Apply now: www.newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/

🔈 New Job Opportunity: Head of Practice

We're looking for a Head of Practice to lead and deliver our work with councils, the NHS & other public and voluntary bodies across the UK

Everything you need to know is here 👇

Closing date: Monday, 10 November.

Join us!

www.newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/

🔈 New Job Opportunity: Head of Practice

We're looking for a Head of Practice to lead and deliver our work with councils, the NHS & other public and voluntary bodies across the UK

Everything you need to know is here 👇

Closing date: Monday, 10 November.

Join us!

www.newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/

Charged with implementing that big idea in your council?

Our #HowWeDidIt series puts officers who have ‘been there and done that’ in the hot seat.

No high-level conceptual stuff – just what you need to do to deliver.

Full series available here ✍ & 📹 buff.ly/4jpauGb

We are built on our network of local authority members.

Made up of all types of councils, from all over the UK.

Sharing innovations and inspiring each other.

Find out more 👀 buff.ly/3MIyu80

Back To School: How Surrey County Council answered the call of parents and guardians - New Local September is our contact centre’s busiest time of year without a doubt.   Surrey County Council manages the admission of nearly 160,000 pupils to more than 350 state-funded schools. And as families…

Ever wondered how councils tackle the surge in call volumes as families and caregivers prepare for children to return to school?

Here's how @surreycc.gov.uk redesigned their system to reduce waiting times & improve outcomes for residents.

buff.ly/LFoi614

Practice - New Local Through our consultancy, we work with a range of organisations, including councils and other public services, to develop and implement practical strategies for change.

Our practice team works hand-in-hand w/ councils, the NHS & others to help them solve challenges alongside their communities.

From designing an inclusive economy in Calderdale to tackling health inequalities in Edmonton.

Take a look 👇

buff.ly/gygWh0f

Ever wondered how councils tackle the surge in call volumes as families and caregivers prepare for children to return to school?

Here's how ‪@surreycc.gov.uk‬ redesigned their system to reduce waiting times & improve outcomes for residents.

www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/sur...

Charged with implementing that big idea in your council?

Our #HowWeDidIt series puts officers who have ‘been there and done that’ in the hot seat.

No high-level conceptual stuff – just what you need to do to deliver.

Full series available here ✍ & 📹 buff.ly/4jpauGb

How We Did It: Bridging the digital divide – keeping communities connected - New Local Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

Sunderland City Council is on the front foot when it comes to bridging the digital divide.

We had the opportunity to ask Nicol McConnell about ‘what really works’ when it comes to getting communities connected.

Take a look at her insights ➡️

Where People Meet: How We Celebrate, Sustain and Reimagine Community Centres - New Local This report sets out the vital role that community centres play in local areas and makes the case for investing in their future.

Our latest report calls for community centres to be protected and invested in as spaces that tie people together.

“The effects that ripple from a community centre are deep and far-reaching. For too long their value has been overlooked, their contribution pegged as a ‘nice to have’.”

Unpicking our centralised state is a long-term endeavour The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is landmark legislation. Amid increasing disillusionment among the public that our system isn't working,...

"The real promise is to create effective local systems that are powered by, and responsive to, communities themselves."

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is a crucial milestone on a long journey, writes @jesstud.bsky.social in the MJ.

Co-designing Waves: Insights from the project so far - New Local This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

It’s been three months since we launched Waves – the €1 million project to test new AI-powered methods to improve local democracy.

@summersimpson.bsky.social sets out what we’ve discovered so far, how our thinking has evolved & what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves 🌊

Local Government Reorganisation and the art of the possible - New Local ‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

The English Devolution Bill is a chance to reimagine the core purpose of local government for the 21st century. So we need to be bold.

📢 @jesstud.bsky.social & @annarandle.bsky.social describe how we can seize this opportunity to build future-proof institutions.

Where People Meet: How We Celebrate, Sustain and Reimagine Community Centres - New Local This report sets out the vital role that community centres play in local areas and makes the case for investing in their future.

Community centres are the real hearts of their neighbourhoods.

They bring people together, support health and wellbeing, build local pride - and offer space for joy.

Our report on how we celebrate, sustain and reimagine these vital spaces.

Unpicking our centralised state is a long-term endeavour The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is landmark legislation. Amid increasing disillusionment among the public that our system isn't working,...

"The real promise is to create effective local systems that are powered by, and responsive to, communities themselves."

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is a crucial milestone on a long journey, writes @jesstud.bsky.social in the MJ.

Co-designing Waves: Insights from the project so far - New Local This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

It’s been three months since we launched Waves – the €1 million project to test new AI-powered methods to improve local democracy.

@summersimpson.bsky.social sets out what we’ve discovered so far, how our thinking has evolved & what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves 🌊

Local Government Reorganisation and the art of the possible - New Local ‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

The English Devolution Bill is a chance to reimagine the core purpose of local government for the 21st century. So we need to be bold.

📢 @jesstud.bsky.social & @annarandle.bsky.social describe how we can seize this opportunity to build future-proof institutions.

Practice - New Local Through our consultancy, we work with a range of organisations, including councils and other public services, to develop and implement practical strategies for change.

Our practice team works hand-in-hand w/ councils, the NHS & others to help them solve challenges alongside their communities.

From designing an inclusive economy in Calderdale to tackling health inequalities in Edmonton.

Take a look 👇

buff.ly/gygWh0f

Co-designing Waves: Insights from the project so far - New Local This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

📣 Progress update | Co-designing Waves: Tech-powered democracy.

This fantastic new blog from @wearenewlocal.bsky.social shares insights from the first 3 months of the programme - what we've learned, how our thinking has evolved and what we're finding challenging. ⬇️

Co-designing Waves: Insights from the project so far - New Local This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

It’s been three months since we launched Waves – the €1 million project to test new AI-powered methods to improve local democracy.

@summersimpson.bsky.social sets out what we’ve discovered so far, how our thinking has evolved & what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves 🌊

Designing Strategic Authorities: culture, capability and a compelling Story - New Local Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) have never truly been designed; they’ve evolved. Greater Manchester — the starter culture for all MCAs — looked like a reasonably recognisable set of shared…

As we rethink and reimagine how local government is shaped for future generations, @steve1skelton.bsky.social looks at the evolution of strategic authorities.

buff.ly/PSFIRAa

#EnglishDevolutionBill

“We'd rather spend our time creating a space for people to come together than looking at funding applications.”

Our report uncovers the barriers preventing community centres from reaching their full potential – and how to overcome them.

buff.ly/zRjuAJX

Local Government Reorganisation and the art of the possible - New Local ‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

The English Devolution Bill is a chance to reimagine the core purpose of local government for the 21st century. So we need to be bold.

📢 @jesstud.bsky.social & @annarandle.bsky.social describe how we can seize this opportunity to build future-proof institutions.

At #StrongerThings, @cormacrussell.bsky.social urged us to make “good trouble.”

His latest think piece for New Local sets out how might we do that in practice & argues that certain things are best done with citizens in the lead.

Read the full piece here 🔗 buff.ly/ffiAs3D

Designing Strategic Authorities: culture, capability and a compelling Story - New Local Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) have never truly been designed; they’ve evolved. Greater Manchester — the starter culture for all MCAs — looked like a reasonably recognisable set of shared…

As we rethink and reimagine how local government is shaped for future generations,
@steve1skelton.bsky.social looks at the evolution of strategic authorities.

buff.ly/PSFIRAa

#EnglishDevolutionBill

We are built on our network of local authority members.

Made up of all types of councils, from all over the UK.

Sharing innovations and inspiring each other.

Find out more 👀 buff.ly/3MIyu80