Unit 2- Leadership & Teamwork in the Public Services

Unit 2: P5

Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson and guided reading you should be able to:

Describe the types of teams which operate within one public service

Describe the benefits of teams to the public services

Describe the 3 types of teambuilding activities

Types of Teams

Geographical Divisional Sub-divisional Departmental Shift/watch Specialist Multi-disciplinary Multi-agency

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Geographical)

Identify area

North Wales Fire & Rescue

Reference

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Divisional)

Identify area

Reference

AngleseyConwyDenbighshireFlintshireGwyneddWrexham

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Subdivisional)

Identify area

Reference

Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters,Ffordd Salesbury, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph,

Denbighshire, LL17 0JJTel: 01745 535250

www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk

Types of Station

Whole Time Day Crewed Retained

Shift / Watch Patterns

H&W

Red, White, Blue, Green.

2 days 09:00 – 18:00 2 nights 18:00 – 09:00 4 off

Specialist

Specialist

SpecialistSpecialist

Multi Agency

Provide evidence of Multi Agency teamwork.

Newspaper examples.

Annotated photos.

Multi Agency

Multi Agency

Multi Agency

Temporary/Task Teams

When work is urgent temporary teams may be established, e.g. the London Bombings 2005 over 10,000 police were involved. The fulfilment of tasks is more important than team spirit.

Better solutions - Collective “Brain Power” often out matches that of a single person.

Increased knowledge – Teams offer new connections that can lead to new ideas.

“Team Synergy is achieved when people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. It’s not your way-- or my way--but a better way.” Sean

Covey

Types of teamwork activities

Paper-based exercises

Activity based

Work related team activity

Paper-based exercises

Planning for something that will be practiced or carried out at a later date e.g. disaster, logistics (transport and supply), could be planning an expedition.

Planning an Orienteering lesson, planning to present a podcast, to present a press conference etc.

Activity Based

e.g. physical training activities, team-building exercises, active problem solving, realistic simulations, military/emergency exercises;

use activities done on Army Week Army Activity Day RAF Personal Development Day Caving

Work Related Team Activity

e.g. achieving work objectives e.g. cutting someone out of a car at an RTC, planning and achieving a project.

Driving Course

Guidance

Use the Harvard Referencing system. If you include a direct quote it must be

identified using quotation marks. Ensure you read the ‘Guide to using the

Harvard referencing system’ (located in your handbook and on the SSA).

The submission of plagiarised work will lead to failure of the merit and disciplinary action.

Layout

Submit with relevant front sheets. Include title page with the full criteria Word process with 1.5 line space 1000-1500 words (4-5 pages) Proof read and spell check Relevant pictures/images may be used but do

not count towards the page total Include a list of references

Hand-in Date