1. Val Woodward (Project Researcher)

2. Programme for 18 th October Where we have got to: Iram: Looking at deprivation data Recap of last week’s afternoon session An active break Homework Input from guests Discussion about what we now know, what more we want to know, resources available and how we will develop our research

3. Some data Sandwell http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=sandwell&areaSearchType=13&ext endedList=false&searchAreas=Search http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=sandwell&areaSearchType=13&ext endedList=false&searchAreas=Search Birmingham: http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=Birmingham&areaSearchType=13& extendedList=false http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=Birmingham&areaSearchType=13& extendedList=false Stoke on Trent: http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=Stoke-on- Trent&areaSearchType=13&extendedList=false&searchAre as=Search http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Le adAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&e nc=1&areaSearchText=Stoke-on- Trent&areaSearchType=13&extendedList=false&searchAre as=Search

4. Some other sources Driving up Participation (Sport England 2004) http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey/active_people_s urvey_4.aspx Birmingham Health Information Team 2009 Life Expectancy Ward Analysis http://www.thecompact.org.uk/files/141919/FileName/Brap- EngagingPeople.pdfhttp://www.thecompact.org.uk/files/141919/FileName/Brap- EngagingPeople.pdf

5. Further reading Melanie Bowles (2010) The Current Context for Community Development Discussion paper 1- expert panel on community development Chanan, G. and Miller, C. (2009) Empowerment Skills for All; Leeds; Home and Communities Agency CLG (2006) The Community Development Challlenge; London CLG (p11)

6. Aims of session 1 The team feel part of the project The team know about the project The team understand the project The team are ready to actively contribute to the project

7. The team Sonia Moore Linda Harrington Neelam Rose Pritesh Pattni Johanna Collins Qasim Maqsood Val Woodward Iram Naz Sue Blair

8. Today’s guests Clare White Gemma Hurst Helen Baglee Craig Simpson Shaju Bibi

9. Travel to Newhall Street We all talked about our journeys. Val talked about her new bike- won from Centro

10. The Research Useful Active Progress and recording for self, project and wider dissemination Praxis Academic links

11. Underlying philosophy Poor health and poor living conditions tend to go hand in hand. Good health, especially when related to empowering activities, contributes to ameliorating social disadvantage for both the individual and consequently the community.

12. The Marmot Review http://www.marmotreview.org/resources/ presentations.aspx

13. Communities of Practice http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/w elcome.dohttp://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/w elcome.do

14. The training Participatory Collective

15. Programme Where will we work? Ethics Action research and interviewing Planning, scheduling and preparing interviews Reflecting on real pitfalls Our project in context Progress Reflections Planning

16. Homework Part of training and research Compulsory Formative (not summative) Critical friend Feedback from researchers about what they have investigated so far

17. Aims of session 2 To ensure the team has access to resources, individually and collectively, that allows us to decide where we will carry out our interviews To begin the process of understanding community development praxis with those most at need; ensure the team are able and confident to engage with appropriate groups in appropriate settings and to recruit participants in the research

18. Objectives for week 2 Be able to identify communities in Sandwell, Birmingham and Stoke on Trent that rae marginalised and facing health inequalities Have considered the best ways to engage with such communities Have considered the communities where work will be focused Have drawn up outline action plans to engage with such communities

19. Birmingham Helen Baglee

20. Stoke on Trent Gemma Hurst Clare White

21. Sandwell Craig Simpson Shaju Bibi

22. Places the team will work Reflect on what we need to find out and/or do to complete our reports Discussion about deciding on areas for the interviews to take place

23. Final issues for week 2 The homework Monitoring personal and group learning Next week’s session, including times (11.30 start?) The rest of the programme Steering group membership (rotating?) Nov. 23rd Networking and dissemination