The Political Skills Framework: A Councillor’s Toolkit

The Political Skills toolkit (PSF) is designed to support local councillors and those working with them in their efforts to review and support individual development needs. The tool-kit contains: 1. A revised easy-to-access political skills framework that takes account of changes in councillors’ roles prompted by recent developments in local government and the wider social context. 2.Self-reflective learning reviews based on each of the PSF skill sets that can be used by councillors to identify their own areas of strength and areas for development.