60% discounts for purchases of 10 seats

For councils or organisations, simply enter 10 (places) at the checkout, and a 60% off discount will be automatically applied. Bringing the course for 10 people to a total of £480.00. We believe the whole council needs access to education for inclusion. Access to the course is for one year.

A Strategy That Guides Decisions

Avoid reacting to the loudest idea in the room. Learn how to create 3–5 clear value pillars that act as practical decision filters — so projects are chosen with consistency, not impulse.

Turn Values into Action (Without Complexity)

This course gives you a step-by-step blueprint to: * Extract real values from councillors and the community * Craft a clear mission statement *Build structured ambitions under each pillar * Track progress without drowning in spreadsheets Clarity replaces chaos.

Build Trust Inside the Council — and Outside It

When a council can clearly say, “You told us this. Here’s what we’ve done.” * Council confidence rises.  * Online criticisms have reduced. * Engagement improves. This course shows you how to make strategy visible, usable and trusted.

About the course

Town and parish councils don’t struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because they lack shared direction. Without a living strategy: Everything feels urgent Priorities multiply Officers carry unstructured workloads Good ideas stall Community trust weakens The Council Strategy Blueprint is a practical specialist course created by Becky Walsh to prevent drift and refocus full councils in a clear direction. You will learn how to: Frame a strategy as a living governance tool Identify the true values of the council and community Turn those values into usable decision filters Structure ambitions with named leads and realistic timelines Review progress in a way that builds confidence Use strategy to support officers, councillors and community trust The result? A strategy that: Works during debates Supports budget setting Protects officer boundaries Reduces reactive decision-making And strengthens credibility with your residents It works as a standalone specialist programme and can be extended with in-person facilitation.

Becky Walsh

Becky Walsh is the founder of Council Culture, a specialist training and advisory business supporting UK town, community and parish councils. Becky brings together psychology, behaviour, communication and lived experience in local government and has been a trainer for the SLCC for almost a decade. She works with officers, clerks, councillors and chairs to create shared language, clear standards and calmer ways of handling pressure, disagreement and public scrutiny. Becky is a qualified counsellor and coach, with a background in communications, training and performance. She translates complex psychological ideas into plain English and practical actions that work in real council settings. Council Culture training is known for being human, grounded and effective. Participants understand why behaviour happens, how power dynamics show up, and what to do differently next time. This leads to better meetings, clearer decision-making and healthier working relationships. Council Culture delivers training online and in person across the UK, including civility and respect, creating a strategy, communications and engagement, leadership under pressure and culture reset work. These online courses are designed to give councils accessible, practical learning they can return to again and again for the one-year access period. www.councilculture.uk

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 12 Lessons

  1. 1

    Opening Welcome

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      Course logistics

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      About the course

  2. 2

    Why have a living document strategy

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      Introduction

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      The Council Culture Behaviour Loop

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      The steps in building a listening Strategy

  3. 3

    Designing Surveys That People Actually Want to Answer

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      How the local community create council values

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      Turning Values Into a Clear Council Mission and Vision

  4. 4

    Build Strategic Ambitions

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      Making the Strategy a Living Working Document

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      Using the Strategy to Guide Staff Objectives and Team Capacity

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      Using Strategy as a Decision Making Filter

  5. 5

    Building community trust

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      Closing the Loop. Reporting Back to the Community

  6. 6

    Review, Refresh, Repeat

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      Refresh, Review and Repeat. Keeping the Strategy Alive

What people are saying

Testimonials from webinars that inspired the development of this course

There's nothing more important than the community we serve.

How to enrol. Buy an individual course for one at £120.00. Or type 10 (places) at the checkout and get 60% off for places. Bringing the course for 10 people to a total of £480.00. We believe the whole council needs access to education for inclusion.

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