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The Leadership Academy – Austerity, demand and resources: new models of delivery

12th May 2016

Drivers for change, political and financial, are numerous and compelling. They demand more than just efficiencies and cuts. Such transformational change challenges leaders to think again about the role that the public sector could and should play. Inevitably, LAs are reducing their role in direct service delivery and exploring new and different ways of improving the well-being of citizens and communities. Some are seeking new delivery partners from both the profit and not for profit sectors. Others are finding ways to build capacity and resilience in communities so that they can do more for themselves. This thematic seminar will consider the leadership challenges associated with this fundamental change in the LA’s relationship with its citizens and share some of the interesting and innovative practice that is emerging.

9:30am – 4:30pm

Radisson Blu Bloomsbury Street, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QD

Cost: £250+VAT

jessica.drummond@thestaffcollege.uk

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