Events Calendar

 Dealing with local and regional media

Zoom

Traditional media offers councils a platform to engage and communicate with residents, but engaging with journalists can be daunting. We explore how you can build effective two-way relationships with journalists, how to write press releases and how to get regular coverage in your local and regional media.

How councils can more effectively engage with young people

Zoom

Young people are often a hard-to-reach demographic for councils a engage with. In this session we explore what we mean by young people, what issues matter to them, how to effectively reach and engage with them both online and offline, and how to build partnerships with youth-focused organisations.

Clerks Toolkit 3 The council's powers, policies and decision making.

Zoom

 Social media for councils: getting started

Zoom

Social media provides councils with an opportunity to significantly enhance their communications. Discover how to get started on social media and how to get the fundamentals right. In this session we explore how to create a social media strategy, how to get the most out of Facebook in particular, and how to make use of time-saving tools and techniques save councils time and effort.

Data Protection & GDPR for Clerks & Officers: Part 1

Zoom

Foundations & Theory

 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 introductory session walks councils through the theory and core principles of GDPR and related data protection legislation, and we explain what policies, practices and processes councils need to have in place.