Outputs

The Implementing Transformation of Police Learning and Development (ITPLD) Project was intended from its outset to produce academically rigorous research, however the wider ambition was always to translate that research into practical products and resources to support policing to engage the challenge of Vision 2025 and beyond. Set out below are the outputs from the project to fulfil these ambitions.

Strategic Narrative

The Strategic Narrative sets out a theory of change for police Learning and Development which has been developed as a result of the research carried out over the course of the project. In doing so it draws on the learning that has been co-produced between the academic research team and policing practitioners in their joint exploration of the police L&D landscape. This synthesis of academic and practitioner knowledge and learning creates a strong empirical basis for the position it sets out.

• The Strategic Narrative on a Page can be found here
• The Full Strategic Narrative document can be found here

Introductory Films

Four videos to introduce and explain the project: watch the series of short films outlining the project.

Baseline Surveys

Survey of all forces across England and Wales to establish their current views on preparedness for changes to meet Policing Vision 2025:

• Hartley J and Khalil L (2018) Baseline survey. Implementing the transformation of police training, learning and development

As well as a review of Forces financing of L&D functions:

• Bandy G (2018) Financial baseline

Endline Survey

As a follow up to the initial survey a second survey was conducted some 12 months later. It repeated the questions asked in the original survey and posed new questions aligned to the development of the Destination Map. This survey provides robust empirical evidence of the changes in preparedness of Police L&D functions across the police services of England and Wales across the timescale of the project.

Details of this endline survey can now be seen in the report:

• Khalil L., Harding R., Hartley J., with IFF Survey (2019) Implementing Transformation of Police Learning and Development: Follow up Survey Report

Learning from Other Professions

An important element of the research was understanding how other professions, notably paramedics and nursing, had been on institutional journeys towards ‘professionalisation’. Set out below is the outcome of this research based on interviews with practitioners and a literature review on the professionalisation journeys of other professions:

• The 'Professionalisation' Journey: Report including Executive Summary
• Full panel interview film discussing how other professions have made their journey - excerpts on specific themes also available
• Fernie R, Khalil L and Hartley J (2019) A Systematic Literature Review: Professional learning & development in occupations relevant to policing

Collaborative Deep Dives & Small Case Studies

In order to understand the state of L&D functions, as well as the experiences and views of the L&D professionals in policing a number of action research based in-depth case studies were undertaken. These collaborative deep dives (CDDs) were undertaken in partnership with the host forces and utilised co-researchers from other police services to ensure the results were co-produced between academic and practitioner participants. For reasons of confidentiality individual reports are not publicly available, however for more information on the outcomes of this element of the project see below:

• Topics and Themes
• First Impressions Report - during Collaborative Deep Dives with forces
• Collaborative Deep Dive Summary Report - an overview of the emerging themes and key factors identified from the completed CDDs

Destination Map and Tools Techniques and Resources (TTR)

Details of the Destination Map and the Tools Techniques and Resources (TTR) For Learning and Development In Policing can be found here.

In addition, specific toolkits can be found on the links below:

Financial Toolkit

• Bandy G (2019) Financial Toolkit provides guidance for L&D professionals to help them work towards financial management arrangements that meet the criteria set out in the Destination Map

Digital Learning Toolkit

• Papathoma T (2019) Toolkit for digital learning aims to help police workforce professionals with guidance for promising practices when designing digital learning packages.

National Learning Network Events

One of the aims of the project was to initiate and establish a National Learning Network for police L&D professionals that would provide a forum for them to:

• share practice and knowledge
• engage academic and evidence informed approaches
• identify and share good and promising practice
• problem-solve across organisations

The project hosted four National Learning Events and outputs from these can be found below.

First Event

City Hall, London November 2018 - programme and blog from an attendee on their experience of the day's events

• Presentation slide deck on Leading People through Change by Dr Steven Chase OBE

Second Event

Sedgley Park Centre, Manchester May 2019 - programme

• Filmed samples of some of the 'Lightning Talks' by Key Note Speakers on the day:
• Detective Superintendent Tor Garnett (Met): 6 Skills for 2020 - The Beginnings of a Digital Content Strategy and PDF presentation
• Chief Inspector Catherine Magee (PSNI): Socialising New Recruits
• Professor Patrick McAndrew (OU, Institute of Educational Technology): Digital Innovation and Digital Learning and PDF presentation
• Professor Jean Hartley (OU, Centre for Policing Research and Learning): How to do Frugal Innovation and PDF presentation
• Dr Carolyn Wilkins OBE (Chief Executive at Oldham Council and Chief Executive Lead for Safer and Stronger Communities in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority): L&D in other public services and PDF presentation

Third Event

University of Newcastle (hosted by the Police Foundation), June 2019

• Andrew Broadbent (College of Policing): Transforming Workforce Development in Policing; A Fresh Approach
• Martin D, Hartley D, Khalil L, Papathoma T, Merrett R, Stanko E and Peters L (2018) Interim report: The first year.

Fourth Event

City Hall, London September 2019 - programme

Presentation slide decks from the speakers on the day and video footage of their presentations:

• Welcome from Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor of Policing and Crime, MOPAC
• Intro to the event theme from Giles York Chief Constable Sussex Police and NPCC Workforce Lead
• Professor Denise Martin (OU, Project Academic Director) Dr Loua Khalil (OU, Research Fellow) Transforming L&D in forces: what the research tells us about the current state of Policing L&D
• Andy Lancaster (CIPD, Head of L&D) The New Direction for L&D Lightning Talk (slide deck) - Video of Talk
• Presentation by PSNI: Transformation in a Complex Society: a perspective from Northern Ireland 
• Professor Denise Martin (OU, Project Academic Director) Richard Harding (OU, Research Fellow) How to make the transformation journey: how the L&D Improvement Toolkit can help
• Andy Tatnell (University of West Scotland and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research) - All Police Officers should be Graduates, right? The Scottish, Swedish and Finnish perspectives video
• Jo Noakes (CoP, Director of Workforce Development) and Mark Milton (NPCC, L&D Lead) Harmonisation of the Transformation and Leadership of L&D
• Peter Ward (East Mids Police Consortium) Priorities for the National Learning Network

Curated OpenLearn resources for L&D professionals

The Open University’s OpenLearn resource provides a wide range of learning resources, a number of which are free to access. A curated selection of the free courses which L&D professionals may find helpful, for both their own and others personal and professional development can be found here