Sean Creighton

Agenda Services Practical Projects & Consultancy
Admin & Research: Social Policy ~ Community Issues ~ History

Tel: 020 8640 2014
Email: sean.creighton
@btinternet.com
Website: www.seancreighton.com

Sean Creighton

Sean is a freelance worker trading as:

Agenda Services:
Practical Projects & Consultancy in Social Action and Heritage Project Development
Organisational Support, and Research

For latest news see below

Are you looking for an experienced person as a project worker or consultant:

  • to cover for a member of staff on sick leave
  • to undertake a research, policy review, development or heritage project
  • to organise a seminar or conference and produce a report
  • to undertake an organisational review
  • to support a co-ordinating or umbrella group
  • to facilitate co-operative learning and training with Committee
    members, staff, users or local residents

The work may be for a day, a week, a month or longer.

Sean uses a practical approach to working in which action and policy are integrated parts of the same process.

Sean's Key Skills & Experience

• Worker and activist in the community and voluntary sector used to responding to rapidly changing circumstances and policies.
• Track record of seeing the links and making connections between different policy areas.
• Provide integrated administrative, information and research support, and of project management.
• Self-motivated and organised.
• Work co-operatively with people in staff teams, in forums and partnership organisations.
• Wide range of experience in action research, analysis, information dissemination, written briefings, facilitation, public speaking and representing organisations at all levels.

Project Activity 2007 - 9 has included:

Study of community buildings in Stockwell area of Lambeth (2008-9) Development & Management Worker for Riverside Community Development Trust (different capacities October 2006 – January 2009)

Advisor to Endz 2 Da Hood youth project at Alford House exploring aspects of the influence of US on British youth culture (2008)

Historical advisor to Jack Drum Theatre youth group play 'Sharp Practice' on slavery and abolition (County Durham) and linked exhibition (2008)

Joint organiser of RCDT, Lady Margaret Hall Settlement Push the Envelope Further event on the challenges facing the arts communities in Vauxhall and Kennington and proposals for an Artisans School and Arts & Crafts Museum (July 2007)

Archival Mapping & Research Officer, Tyne & Wear Remembering Slavery Project (2007)

Leading walks in Kennington & Vauxhall at Push the Envelope Further event, for Gasworks Gallery and Comic Relief and advising on one for Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Conference (2007 & 2008)

Active adviser to researchers on historical projects, in Battersea Labour Party 100th Anniversary 'Red Battersea' DVD project

I am:

For details of his experience and an informal discussion contact:

020 8640 2014
sean.creighton@btinternet.com

SINCE 2006

(1) Part-time Development & Management Worker, Riverside Community Development Trust
(2) Tyne & Wear Museums & Remembering Slavery 2007 Archives Archive Mapping & Research project worker (December 2006-October 2007)

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST MAY 2005 – SEPTEMBER 2006

Management of community resource centre and office space in Kennington; community development with individuals and organisations, inc. Somali residents; weekly enews/events listing, responsibilities in partnership ICT training project; Muslim engagement and cultural project; event on planning process; student and work placement supervision; finance management; neighbourhood renewal and business development; establishment of local history, health & fitness and artists networks; organisation of two Festivals (July 2005 & 2006); research into complex legal position over Beaufoy Institute.

FREELANCE PROJECTS NOVEMBER 2002 – MAY 2005

(1) bassac: development consultant to Sunderland VOICES for development of Pentagon Partnership (5 Community Empowerment Fund Networks) to engage with TyneWear Partnership (RDA backed sub-regional economic development). (Nov 02-Mar 03)
(2) Urban Forum: ‘Multi-purpose centres and community cohesion’ workshop facilitator (Dec 02)
(3) bassac: drafted response to Cabinet Office Strategy Unit review of charitable sector
(4) Wandsworth Community Empowerment Fund Network (Jan-May 03): Development consultant establishing office and systems, setting up networking, negotiating grant and budget, recruiting full-time worker, training Board, workshop facilitation on draft Community Strategy, newsletter, briefing representatives to LSP, servicing Board. Advice and briefing papers (unpaid) since.
(5) Katherine Low Settlement heritage project: research into history of Settlement and local area for production of school and community resource materials
(6) Merton Council (current): creation of permanent Black & Asian Heritage display and teacher resource materials
(7) Goldsmith’s College (Oct/Nov 03): guest tutor on 8 sessions on community and youth work degree course
(8) Lady Margaret Hall Settlement (Oct 03-May 04): work on funding sources and strategy; attendance at events on futurebuilders and VCS infrastructure review; work on economic development strategy, inc. successful bid for funding from London Development Agency; history of Beaufoy Institute; member Artisans School feasibility team concentrating on analysis of social conditions, skills issues, local economy and businesses.
(9) South London Law Centres (Jan ’04): review of areas of need and transport access to assess location of offices
(10) Oxford House: preparation of publication for print.
(11) Riverside Community Development Trust (May 2004-April 2005): development consultancy.
(12) Public Utilities Access Forum: preparing papers for archiving.

Sean was bassac Development Consultant
to Pentagon Partnership Nov 2002-Mar 2003

Previous Work Experience

(1) Policy Development Officer, British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres (bassac - October 2000-October 2002), inc. advice, information and other support to members; representation on British Urban Regeneration Association Steering & Development Forum, Pan London Community Regeneration Consortium, London Advice Forum, Community Development Forum with LGA, National Regionalisation Consortium; work on neighbourhood anti-racism and building effectiveness aspects of members’ work.
(2) Director, Agenda Services (August 1989-September 2000) – self-employed: provision of integrated administration, information, policy and research support to community & voluntary organisations, inc.: Advice Services Alliance, Solon & West Hampstead Housing Associations, Lambeth and Westminster Community Police Consultative Committees and Panels of Lay Visitors, Crime Concern, Age Concern, National Consumer Council. Public Utilities Access Forum, Consumer Environment Forum, UK Education Forum Association of Metropolitan Authorities, Stevenage Borough Council, Wandsworth Fightback, Wandsworth CVS Working Party, Black Cultural Archives, Lambeth Parent Governors Association, Stockwell J&! School Governors, European Piano Teachers’ Association, Ofwat, Combined Heat & Power Association, Community Matters (Annual Conference workshops and Environmental Action pack), Bristol Centre for Criminal Justice. Guest tutor: LSE, Roehampton IHE, and Wandsworth Adult School. Historical research.
(3) Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth C/PCGL) & Panel of Lay Visitors to Lambeth Police Stations (PLV): Secretary/Administrator (1984-1989)
(4) Labour Party: Housing Research Officer (1982-3)
(5) Solon Wandsworth Housing Association: Secretary (1982)
(6) Solon Housing Association: Secretary/Co-ordinator (1976-1982)
(7) Wandsworth Housing Aid Society: Housing Rights Centre Co-ordinator (1973-76)
(8) North East London Polytechnic: Committee Secretary (1971-1973)
(9) British Medical Association: Committee Executive Officer (1969-1971)

VOLUNTARY AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES – main at various times.

Wandsworth (1971-1995): inc. Wandsworth Child Poverty Action Group, Wandsworth Against Racism, Battersea Labour Party, Wandsworth History Workshop, Wandsworth Community Publications Group, Wandsworth Society; Family Practitioner Committee, Supplementary Benefits Tribunal, Borough Councillor, Panel of Lay Visitors to Police Stations, Conservation Area Advisory Committee, Allfarthing Primary School Governing Body.
Merton: (since 1995): inc. Wandsworth & Merton Law Centre, Wandsworth & Merton Legal Resource Project, North East Mitcham Community Association, Pollards Hill SRB Partnership Board (for Merton CVS), Merton LSP Neighbourhood Renewal Working Parties, Merton Multi Cultural History Group.
Nationally/Outside London: National Committees of Patients Association, Child Poverty Action Group, Campaign for Academic Freedom & Democracy, and Shelter. Oftel Consumer Panel. Sheffield University Court of Governors. Public Utilities Access Forum. Centre for Utility Consumer Law, Leicester University Advisory Panel. Friendly Societies Research Group. BURA/Waterways Trust Waterways Renaissance Awards 2002 Panel. Black and Asian Studies Association. Labour Heritage.

Qualifications: BA (Hons) - Medieval & Modern History (Sheffield University 1969)

February 2007