Council Employee Development

Learn how to create a calendar checklist for a 'year in the life' of your parish council so that important tasks and timescales are always met.  An introduction to time blocking and prioritisation of workload.

"Genuinely one of the most beneficial training sessions I have taken part in for ages! I have started using the suggested online tools and feel more organised already! Would really recommend this session to any busy Clerk looking to make the best use of their time"

Learn how to create a public communications strategy that supports the delivery of your council’s priorities, aims and objectives.

In an ever-evolving legislative landscape, it is vital that councils ensure they have the most up-to-date understanding of their data protection obligations.

This session takes participants through the detail of preparing for any crisis. We pass on expert tips and guidance on being prepared, and cover the effective steps your council could take should the worst happen.

This session takes participants through the detail of preparing for a crisis no matter what form it may take, passing on expert tips and guidance on being as prepared as you can be should the worst happen.

In this session we explore how you can build effective two-way relationships with journalists, how to write effective press releases and how to get regular coverage in your local and regional media.

Learn how to set up Mailchimp and create engaging templates to send parishioners e-newsletters.

+1 SLCC CPD Point

Discover the tools, strategies and techniques needed to better promote your own messages but also to better respond to the voices within your local community.

This session deep dives into how councils are required to demonstrate accountability with UK GDPR.

Explore how to create a social media strategy, how to get the most out of Facebook in particular, and make use of tools and techniques, saving councils time and effort.

Ideal for new councillors taking up their roles after the May 2024 election or for returning councillors wanting a refresher course. This course may benefit new to role clerks and members of their team where they have one.

In this session we explore what we actually mean by the term ‘young people’, what issues matter to different groups of younger people and how to effectively reach and engage them, both online and offline

This session is for people who have never used Canva before. We will go through the basics and show you how to get the most out of the free version. Our goal is to get you started with Canva and to help your Council to communicate better.

Learn how to set up Canva and see how the functionality works.  Watch how to learn how to create engaging designs including posters for noticeboards.

Increasingly apps and software are in great use to help save time, organise tasks and create impactful media. Want to know more?

This course looks at what requirements and obligations local councils have when it comes to Freedom of Information.

This data protection session considers how to deal with data subject rights requests, including Subject Access Requests.

In this session we  explore how to get the most from each of the key social media platforms and how to ensure your social media content is delivering on your council’s communications objectives.

Ideal for new councillors taking up their roles after the May 2024 election or for returning councillors wanting a refresher course. This course may benefit new to role clerks and members of their team where they have one.

In this session we explore practical techniques to manage difficult conversations and situations in a council environment.

This session is for experienced Canva users.

During the session we will focus on the advanced features of Canva, showing you how your Council can get more out of this online graphic design tool.

In an ever-evolving legislative landscape, it is vital that councils ensure they have the most up-to-date understanding of their data protection obligations.

This session is for people who have never used Canva before. We will go through the basics and show you how to get the most out of the free version. Our goal is to get you started with Canva and to help your Council to communicate better.

Ideal for new councillors taking up their roles after the May 2024 election or for returning councillors wanting a refresher course. This course may benefit new to role clerks and members of their team where they have one.

For clerks, finance staff and councillors from councils that are not VAT registered, but reclaim VAT using Form VAT126.

Learn how to create a public communications strategy that supports the delivery of your council’s priorities, aims and objectives.

This session deep dives into how councils are required to demonstrate accountability with UK GDPR.

Ideal for new councillors taking up their roles after the May 2024 election or for returning councillors wanting a refresher course. This course may benefit new to role clerks and members of their team where they have one.

This session is for experienced Canva users.

During the session we will focus on the advanced features of Canva, showing you how your Council can get more out of this online graphic design tool.

This introductory session is for inexperienced clerks, deputy/assistant clerks and finance officers in their first few months and is designed to give them an overview of a council's year, along with a basic understanding of the RFO's role.

Discover the tools, strategies and techniques needed to better promote your own messages but also to better respond to the voices within your local community.

In this session we explore practical techniques to manage difficult conversations and situations in a council environment.

Learn how to set up Mailchimp and create engaging templates to send parishioners e-newsletters.

Explore how to create a social media strategy, how to get the most out of Facebook in particular, and make use of tools and techniques, saving councils time and effort.

This data protection session considers how to deal with data subject rights requests, including Subject Access Requests.

Ideal for new councillors taking up their roles after the May 2024 election or for returning councillors wanting a refresher course. This course may benefit new to role clerks and members of their team where they have one.

This session takes participants through the detail of preparing for a crisis no matter what form it may take, passing on expert tips and guidance on being as prepared as you can be should the worst happen.

In this session we explore what we actually mean by the term ‘young people’, what issues matter to different groups of younger people and how to effectively reach and engage them, both online and offline

In this session we  explore how to get the most from each of the key social media platforms and how to ensure your social media content is delivering on your council’s communications objectives.

This course looks at what requirements and obligations local councils have when it comes to Freedom of Information.

In an ever-evolving legislative landscape, it is vital that councils ensure they have the most up-to-date understanding of their data protection obligations.

Learn how to create a public communications strategy that supports the delivery of your council’s priorities, aims and objectives.

In this session we explore practical techniques to manage difficult conversations and situations in a council environment.

Explore how to create a social media strategy, how to get the most out of Facebook in particular, and make use of tools and techniques, saving councils time and effort.

This session deep dives into how councils are required to demonstrate accountability with UK GDPR.

Discover the tools, strategies and techniques needed to better promote your own messages but also to better respond to the voices within your local community.

This session is for people who have never used Canva before. We will go through the basics and show you how to get the most out of the free version. Our goal is to get you started with Canva and to help your Council to communicate better.

In this session we explore what we actually mean by the term ‘young people’, what issues matter to different groups of younger people and how to effectively reach and engage them, both online and offline