How we will work together

Rotherham Together brings together a wide range of organisations that all play a part in the life of our borough. Together we work across many different services, projects and plans.

This variety is one of our biggest strengths. It allows us to connect people, ideas and resources in ways that wouldn’t be possible alone. We know that our gamechangers are already progressing and will continue to evolve over time. That’s why we’ll be clear and purposeful about where we focus our efforts, making sure our involvement adds real value.

We also know the world is changing quickly. To keep making progress, we’ll stay flexible and ready to adapt, responding to what residents need and what works best.

To guide how we work, we’ve agreed seven simple principles:

• Bringing people together

  We’ll connect organisations and people to shape ideas, share learning and keep momentum going.

• Securing funding and investment

  While funding is limited, we’ll help attract public funding and support partners to bring investment into the borough.

• Listening, engaging and understanding

  We’ll engage with people and communities to understand their views, to inform decisions about Rotherham’s future.

• Championing Rotherham

  We’ll proudly promote the borough, its people and organisations, showing what makes Rotherham a great place and why our way of working matters.

• Trying new things

  We’ll create space for partners to test new ideas and work differently, learning what works and sharing that learning.

• Using what we already have

  Together, partners own land and buildings across the borough. We’ll use these assets more effectively to support our shared ambitions.

• Tracking progress and learning

  We’ll focus on understanding what success really looks like for residents, measuring progress fairly and learning as we go.

Governance and accountability

Delivering this new 10-year plan will require partners to work together, creating the space and capacity to collectively drive progress on the gamechangers.

To ensure we are transparent and accountable to the public, we will also:

• Publish an initial 2-year action plan, setting out key activities and commitments to reaching our first set of milestones
• Hold public showcase events, sharing progress against the delivery plan and providing opportunity for feedback and questions
• Issue a biannual Rotherham Together newsletter to every household, celebrating key achievements and raising awareness of the gamechangers
• Refresh the Rotherham Together communications strategy, keeping people informed and providing ongoing opportunities for feedback and engagement