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Place and place-based approaches webinar series launched

29 August 2024

Place and place-based approaches webinar series launched

Join Irene Beautyman, Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead from the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme for a series of Masterclass Webinars, for anyone wanting to better understand how to take a place-based approach.

The series will begin on Wednesday 18th September at 11am until 12 noon.

The first Masterclass webinar will focus on Place and Place Based Approaches and will include: 
- What we mean by place and what geography it applies to 
- How a place-based approach relates to the Place Principle, place making and the Place Standard Tool 
- How the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme has supported taking a place-based approach 
- What support exists to enable taking a place-based approach

It will be followed by three more Masterclasses providing more detail on the key elements to consider when taking a place-based approach:

Place: what are all the features we need to get right in a place for those using it to thrive. How Scotland’s Place and Wellbeing Outcomes contribute.  Scheduled for Thursday 10th October from 2pm to 3pm.  Register for this webinar here

People: knowing what they are experiencing. How to capture data on inequality to shape more preventative decision making.  Scheduled for Thursday 31st October, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Register for this webinar here

Decisions: ensuring our decisions consider long term, preventative impact on people and place. The importance of Leadership and the contribution of Place and Wellbeing Assessments.  Scheduled for Thursday 21st November from 10am to 11am. Register for this webinar here

All Masterclasses will be recorded and will be available on the Improvement Service website.

For more information on our Programme, head over to our webpages here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about these webinars or are experiencing any difficulties in registering:  placeandwellbeing@improvementservice.org.uk