Covid-19 - Here to Help
Please find signposts to information on Covid-19. We will endeavour to update on a regular basis, we are also regularly emailing our member organisations as new information emerges and continuing with our newsletters bringing together headline information. Remember our Employment Team have an advice line where you can talk to someone about HR issues you have Covid-19 related or not - 01823 425222.
- The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy
- BEIS Working Safely through Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance
- Safer Public Spaces Guidance
- Covid-19: Getting Tested (updated 4 May)
- Critical Workers List COVID-19
- LGA Information for councils (updated daily)
- Public Health England (updated daily)
- Government Updates (updated daily)
- Coronavirus Update for Apprenticeship (updated 24 April)
- HMRC Guidance covering furloughed apprentices (updated 1 May 2020)
- Job Retention Scheme (updated 1 May 2020)
- Apply to be an NHS volunteer helper
- COVID-19 Cases Tracker (updated daily)
- Household Waste and Recycling Centres Guidance
- Actions for Higher Education Providers
- Post Office Payout Service
HR & Employment Services
South West Councils' team of professionally qualified and experienced specialists offer high quality independent Employment Advice and Support to help you manage challenging people related issues and build your workforce wellbeing and resilience.
South West Councils
Bringing people together local authority Leaders, Children's and Adult Portfolio holders, Chief Executives, Heads of HR, the South West Strategic Migration partnership, to support the sharing of best practice and information and working for the benefit of the South West.
Learning and Development Services
South West Councils’ team of professionally qualified and experienced specialists will work with you to meet your learning and development needs. An overview of our provision.
We are an approved End-Point Assessment Organisation for apprenticeships.
We work to encourage coaching and mentoring across the South West supporting the South West Coaching and Mentoring Pool.
Full training events schedule
Contact Us
Dennett House, 11 Middle Street
Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1SH
Find Us
Tel: 01823 270101
Email: info@swcouncils.gov.uk
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South West Councils News
The latest news and information from across local government in the region.
Message re Covid-19
While there is currently no foreseen impact to the operation of South West Councils’ services, we wanted to provide some detail regarding our preparedness around potential effects of an outbreak such as Covid-19, should the situation change.
Post Office Payout Service
The Post Office Payout service allows an organisation to provide their customers / clients with a cash payment by presenting a bar-coded letter at any Post Office branch. For further details.
Please read our full message on how SW Councils is prepared.
For latest press release, click here .....
Events & Training
We offer a range of support to equip Members and Officers with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the needs of their communities.
Training and Event schedule, click here...
Forthcoming events are:
- Jul 30, Taking strengths-based coaching conversations online
- Jul 31, Sharing Circle
- Aug 19, Challenge versus support - the balancing act
- Aug 25, Coaching models and techniques to instantly use with your team
- Sep 1, How to have effective challenging conversations
- Sep 7, Mentoring/Coaching
- Sep 7, Coaching & Mentoring
- Sep 7, Introduction to Coaching
- Sep 7, Executive Coaching & Mentoring
- Sep 10, How people react to change and how you can support them
- Sep 14, The neuroscience of human behaviour under pressure
- Sep 23, Developing feedback skills to increase performance