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Blog: The future of joined-up working and integration in Scotland – Time to concentrate on collaborative practice?

What Works Scotland research fellow Dr Hayley Bennett outlines some key ideas from her February 2018 presentation on collaborative practice and public service reform in Scotland.

Emma Baird July 11, 2018 Read more

Evidence to Action: what works for public service reform

Seminar to present key What Works Scotland learnings from Evidence to Action projects and practical advice and tools for incorporating the use of evidence in decision-making and public service delivery.

Lucy Janes May 24, 2018 Read more

Why Attitudes to Poverty Matter: What the Evidence Says

A policy seminar that explored how we can use evidence to challenge stereotypes and address poverty . The event was part of Challenge Poverty Week 2017.

Lucy Janes November 29, 2017 Read more

Power, Health and Social Justice event at GCPH

Power, health and social justice is the focus for the next event in the Healthier Futures Forum, organised by Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) with a short presentation on How power inequalities shape policy conversations from What Works Scotland co-director Oliver Escobar.

Lucy Janes November 16, 2017 2017, community empowerment, Oliver Escobar, partner event Read more

A life-first approach: What citizens want from support services

This partnership event in November 2017 with Carnegie UK Trust and the University of Edinburgh discussed the findings of the What Do Citizens Want? research on how support services fit into people’s day to day lives.

Lucy Janes November 13, 2017 Read more

See the PB conference report and videos – online now

See the reports, thoughts and reactions from the first major participatory budgeting conference in Scotland, which brought together almost 200 people in October 2016 to learn about participatory budgeting (PB) and see how it can help shape democracy in Scotland and beyond.

Lucy Janes November 2, 2016 community empowerment, launch, participatory budgeting, partner event, WWS presenting Read more

New National Standards for Community Engagement

The revised National Standards for Community Engagement have been launched following work by What Works Scotland and the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) to undertake a full review and refresh of the original standards.

Lucy Janes October 10, 2016 community capacity-building, community empowerment, conference, launch, partner event, WWS attending Read more

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What Works Scotland was an initiative to improve the way local areas in Scotland use evidence to make decisions about public service development and reform. It explored how public services could start to work towards the recommendations of the Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services and the Scottish Government’s priorities for reform. ...

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  • What Works Scotland closed but resources still available February 18, 2020
  • Extending the community sector inquiry through a cross-sector learning community? June 5, 2019
  • Community-led activity: time to invest in expansion June 5, 2019
  • Tackling inequalities by supporting 'enterprising' communities June 5, 2019
  • Exploring community anchors, public service reform... and the wider local community sector June 5, 2019

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