Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to this short course

    • What does this course cover?

    • How to use the course
  • 2

    What is a Meeting Centre?

    • The history and spread of Meeting Centres

    • The Meeting Centre ethos

    • The Adjusting to Change model

    • The evidence behind Meeting Centres
  • 3

    Setting up a Meeting Centre - overview of the process

    • Key stages in setting up MC
  • 4

    Key elements of planning for a Meeting Centre

    • Getting started

    • Community engagement

    • Information meeting

    • Setting up a planning group of interested stakeholders

    • Creating working groups
  • 5

    Key elements of running a Meeting Centre

    • Getting people through the door

    • Providing the service

    • Ongoing community engagement
  • 6

    Key elements of sustaining a Meeting Centre

    • Sustainability resources

    • In it for the long haul
  • 7

    Next steps

    • Activities to consider
  • 8

    Support available to you

    • What support can you access?

    • Meeting Centres UK

    • Meeting Centres Scotland

    • Additional resources
  • 9

    End of course quiz

    • What have you learnt about Meeting Centres?

    • Congratulations!