Learning and development areas
Supporting schools in promoting community cohesion
Understanding and monitoring tension and conflict in local communities
Bringing local solutions to global issues
Getting to grips with super-diversity
Bridging cultures
NHS
Training facilitation
Supporting schools in promoting community cohesion
Schools have a key role in promoting community cohesion. The pace of population change in local communities is greater than ever and schools can support communities to come to terms with this.
Understanding and monitoring tension and conflict in local communities
Community tension is a state of community dynamics which may lead to disorder or threaten the peace and stability of communities. iCoCo has developed a training module to help local authorities, police and other partners work together to build a shared approach of monitoring community tension.
Bringing local solultions to global issues
Community cohesion is frequently cited as a way of addressing many of the issues and challenges that accompany globalisation, demographic change and migration. It looks at how people and communities can improve their quality of life by respecting difference, whilst building a better understanding of the things they have in common.
Getting to grips with super-diversity
Support for public bodies and other organisations to understand the complexities of local communities.
Bringing together people from different cultures, helping to build tolerance and respect through activities such as sport, art and learning.
Community cohesion is part of an area's stock of social capital. Where it is strong there is a positive impact on health with improved life expectancy and reduced health inequalities. Where it is weak, the reverse tends to be true. By addressing community cohesion issues Health bodies and their partners have a positive impact on health determinants.
iCoCo LDU can facilitate learning events using a variety of techniques which includes among others Open Space Technology and The Delphi Technique.
