Six ways to wellbeing

Six Ways to Wellbeing Case Study Kent County Council Arts & Culture Service and Public Health with strategic investment partners Royal Opera House Bridge and Artswork

The Vision • Increased capacity and business diversification in the arts and culture sector • Increased understanding amongst commissioners and the culture sector about how arts and culture can deliver positive social and economic outcomes • Building strong strategic relationships for future commissioning opportunities • Raise profile of ROH and Artswork Bridge organisations working together with KCC partners to lever investment

The Journey so far… • Arts funding cuts led to need for diversifying business models – commissioning is a key opportunity • Public Health looking for innovative ways to engage people and improve health and wellbeing • Conversations with Bridges, Public Health and KCC Arts and Culture Service about shared aims

• November 2012 - ‘commission ready’ support sessions for arts and cultural sector led by Linden Rowley • Six Ways to Wellbeing delivery programme, support package, evaluation of the process and a ‘roadmap’

Six Ways to Wellbeing Research based model developed by New Economics Foundation and SLaM

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Be Active Connect Keep Learning Take Notice Give Care

(Body) (People) (Mind) (Place) (Spirit) (Planet)

www.liveitwell.org.uk/ways-to-wellbeing/six-ways-to-wellbeing

The new world of Commissioning

Analyse… What outcomes do we want to achieve? Delivery Programme • Increased wellbeing for children and young people - WEMWBS • Message of Six Ways spread to wider communities • Cultural sector understand the commissioning process

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Arts Awards

• Involvement of Healthy Living Centres and Libraries

Evaluation • Record the process as its happening • Candid feedback from all stakeholders

• Support successful providers through the journey • Capture learning

• Resource to guide cultural orgs through commissioning - Roadmap (April 2015)

Plan… Delivery Programme

• Agreed budget, timescales, responsibilities • Specification – agreed KPIs, measurement of outcomes etc. • Procurement plan and approach – what are we able to do; what will allow sector a fair chance, but ensure a transparent process - OJEU • Market engagement

Evaluation & support package • Agreed budget, timescales, responsibilities • Brief for recruiting evaluator and support • Story of change • Planning for ‘roadmap’

Do… Delivery Programme

Evaluation & Support

• Opportunity published on the Kent Business Portal - OJEU

• Agree ‘story of change’ with evaluator •

Manage relationship

• More market engagement • Support this strand of work • Re- tender for remaining three • Contract Management • Monthly monitoring • Regular meetings with partners

• Contract Management • Risk register • Regular meetings with partners

• Risk register

What did we commission? Six creative organisations (4 were partnerships of 1 or more) Activities included:

• Range of celebratory community events with arts and culture activities to promote Six Ways to Wellbeing • • • • •

Story telling Crowed-sourced poem Drawing workshops Sound workshops Movement workshops

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Drama workshops Dance routines Poetry workshops Mask making Creating a digital 'harp' Theatre visits / performances Film making Creation of listening/smelling/tasting maps on Margate beach

Review… Throughout whole process For the commissioner: • Specification • Market engagement • Procurement process • Assessment criteria • Interventions • Outputs vs outcomes • Contract management • Is it value for money For the Providers: • Outputs vs outcomes • Interpretation of specification • Monthly monitoring • How they deliver social outcomes whilst maintaining artistic mission • Delivery challenges - timeframe, target numbers, budget • Reflective – ongoing learning; CPD

Key learning so far… • Not all cultural orgs ready for commissioning • Not all commissioners understand the value of arts & culture in delivering outcomes • Procurement process not entirely fit for purpose • Shared vision is necessary • A&C deliver ‘added value’ but is not evaluated • More response and lead-in time required • Need for more partnerships in and out of culture sector

• Culture change needed on both sides

Ingredients… • True partnership working

• Shared vision • Expertise • Time • Determination • Political buy-in

The road ahead… ROADMAP – April 2015 •

Continue to work with Public Health and other KCC services to create cultural commissioning opportunities

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Work with Bridges and Children’s services to develop commissioning opportunities

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Working with New Economics Foundation as national pilot through Cultural Commissioning Programme to effect change at policy level and ‘make the case’

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Assess support needs of culture sector going forward

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Create opportunities for arts and cultural orgs to develop relationships with more traditional providers of social care / VCS

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Focus on evaluating and evidencing ‘soft’ outcomes / added value / impact measurement

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Promote KCC commissioning opportunities (even if they are not specifically asking for A&C)

We like talking about our work… •

Laura Bailey, Arts & Regeneration Officer, Arts & Culture Service, Kent County Council: [email protected]

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Vicky Tovey, Commissioning Manager, Public Health, Kent County Council: [email protected]

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Lucy Medhurst, Strategic Manager, Artswork: [email protected]

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Emma Crook, Programme Manager, Royal Opera House Bridge: [email protected]

Thanks for listening – any questions