Training & Events Calendar

Time: 10.00am to 11.30am

Cost: £25.00 or £12.50 with small council bursary

Many councils are unsure about what policies they should have. This session will cover which policies are mandatory, to ensure the council is lawful, what the audit requirements are, and what is best practice, including governance and finances.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sduGupzwoGtc3q5ZApm-JRONBAp7tqfgu

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Personal Resilience and Self Protection, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Becky Walsh

3 October 1.30pm - 2.30pm, Cost £15.00 + VAT

Having a good understanding of yourself means you'll know what to do when someone tries to push your buttons. In this webinar, we discuss emotional resilience and emotional intelligence and how this applies to specific council situations.

Clerks to book Councillors onto these sessions please ensure that all delegates are copied into the email and that the body of the message includes:

• Name & date of session
• Name of all Councillors you are booking
• Name of CALC

Email sue@haptc.org.uk to register the councillors

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

sue@haptc.org.uk

Personal Resilience and Self Protection, FOR CLERKS/OFFICERS ONLY, Becky Walsh

6 October 11.00am - 12 Noon, Cost £15.00 + VAT

Having a good understanding of yourself means you'll know what to do when someone tries to push your buttons. In this webinar, we discuss emotional resilience and emotional intelligence and how this applies to specific council situations.

Registration Link: SLCC | Civility and respect – Personal resilience and self-protection – 6 October

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Cost: £33.40 or £16.70 with small council bursary

The session is specifically aimed at new councillors or councillors that have done training previously but want to refresh their knowledge. We will look at a wide range of issues covering the roles, responsibilities and duties of the Council, a Councillor, the Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. Only book onto this session if you are booking onto a Part 2 session.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucOmorT8pG93dBgSKclbN7sHkQHvxMbR3

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Resilience and Emotional Intelligence, FOR CLERKS/OFFICERS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

7 October 9.30am - 11.30am, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session. What does emotional intelligence and resilience mean in practice for Clerks, Council Officers and Councillors?

The session will help to develop a better understanding of where behaviour comes from, and it will consider what resilience means for us in the context of the roles within the council.

There will be opportunities to explore role-focused scenarios and consider how councils might respond to them. Strategies will be explored on how to deal with and manage a range of situations.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Resilience and Emotional Intelligence, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

11 October 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session. What does emotional intelligence and resilience mean in practice for Clerks, Council Officers, and Councillors?

The session will help to develop a better understanding of where behaviour comes from, and it will consider what resilience means for us in the context of the roles within the council.

There will be opportunities to explore role-focused scenarios and consider how councils might respond to them. Strategies will be explored on how to deal with and manage a range of situations.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Cost: £33.40 or £16.70 with small council bursary

The continuation of this course. Only book onto this session if you are also booking on the Part 1 session.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrc-GupzgqH9eZzRO8YIOUXoYzQuHHMsOS

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Time: 1.00pm to 3.00pm

We have decided to present this course slightly differently by dividing it into two sessions to allow sufficient time to examine the varying aspect of chairing a meeting in detail and allow time for questions. Over the two sessions we will examine the general principles of chairing, the importance of a good agenda, management of meetings, stimulating debate, managing councillors and the public and effective working with the clerk. Only book onto this session if you are also booking Part 2.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odeirrTItGtaZJ20m9nRRJKa9GCbOj6q9

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Understanding Psychopathic and Narcissistic Behaviour, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Becky Walsh

17 October 1.30pm - 2.30pm, Cost £15.00 + VAT

Both psychopathic and narcissistic people generally lack empathy and tend to have unrealistically high opinions of themselves. They often exploit and manipulate others and can be hard to spot as they can also be superficially charming. They are also attracted to roles of power and are often found in high leadership positions such as company chief executives and in political roles. In this webinar, we learn how to spot them and also how to monitor your own behaviour to lessen their impact on you and your organisation. Each of the webinars will give real situation scenarios and what to do in each of them.

Clerks to book Councillors onto these sessions please ensure that all delegates are copied into the email and that the body of the message includes:

• Name & date of session
• Name of all Councillors you are booking
• Name of CALC

Email sue@haptc.org.uk to register the councillors

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

sue@haptc.org.uk

Respectful Social Media, FOR CLERKS/OFFICERS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

18 October 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session.

It session will consider the opportunities and risks across different social media platforms from a civility and respect perspective.

It will explore a range of proactive and pre-emptive strategies councils can put in place to set themselves up for success. You will learn what to do when things go wrong and how to manage a range of scenarios from trolling to harassment and practical steps you can take.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Leadership in Challenging Situations, FOR CLERKS/OFFICERS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

19 October 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session. Whether you are a Clerk, Officer or an elected Councillor, everyone may take on leadership roles within the council and in the wider community.

The session will consider different leadership styles in the context of the role at the council, exploring which styles Councils 'default' to and which styles can work effectively for different situations. The session will explore scenarios of different challenging situations might be face in the council role, and discuss how to deal with these effectively and appropriately. It will also cover discovering how to build, support and get the most from an effective and motivated team.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Leadership in Challenging Situations, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

19 October 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session. Whether you are a Clerk, Officer or an elected Councillor, everyone may take on leadership roles within the council and in the wider community.

The session will consider different leadership styles in the context of the role at the council, exploring which styles Councils 'default' to and which styles can work effectively for different situations. The session will explore scenarios of different challenging situations might be face in the council role, and discuss how to deal with these effectively and appropriately. It will also cover discovering how to build, support and get the most from an effective and motivated team.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Code of Conduct, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Hoey Ainscough Associates Ltd

19 October 7.00pm - 8.00pm, Cost £15.00 + VAT

This course is aimed at local councils who have either adopted the new Local Government Association (LGA) Code of Conduct for members, as endorsed by NALC and the SLCC or who are considering adopting it. The course is aimed at both members and officers and will be led by Paul Hoey and Natalie Ainscough of Hoey Ainscough Associates Ltd, the national experts who developed the code for the LGA.

The course will look at some of the key aspects of the code, the practical implications of working with the code and look at the guidance which sits alongside the code. Attendees will be invited to ask questions about any aspect of the code as the session aims to help people understand how to make the code work most effectively at a local level.

Clerks to book Councillors onto these sessions please ensure that all delegates are copied into the email and that the body of the message includes:

• Name & date of session
• Name of all Councillors you are booking
• Name of CALC

Email sue@haptc.org.uk to register the councillors

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

sue@haptc.org.uk

Understanding Psychopathic and Narcissistic Behaviour, FOR CLERKS/OFFICERS ONLY, Becky Walsh

20 October 11.00am - 12 Noon, Cost £15.00 + VAT

Both psychopathic and narcissistic people generally lack empathy and tend to have unrealistically high opinions of themselves. They often exploit and manipulate others, and can be hard to spot as they can also be superficially charming. They are also attracted to roles of power and are often found in high leadership positions such as company chief executives and in political roles. In this webinar, we learn how to spot them and also how to monitor your own behaviour to lessen their impact on you and your organisation. Each of the webinars will give real situation scenarios and what to do in each of them.

Registration Link: SLCC | Civility and respect – Understanding psychopathic and narcissistic behaviour – 20 October

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Developing your skills as a Councillor Part 1

Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Cost £33.40 or £16.70 with small council bursary

This session builds on the new councillor webinar sessions provided by YLCA and would be particularly suitable for the members who attended those courses to broaden their knowledge. Councillors who have been in office for some time who would like a refresher will also find this session helpful.

Only book onto this session if you are booking onto part 2.

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Developing your skills as a Councillor Part 2

Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Cost £33.40 or £16.70 with small council bursary

Continuation from Part 1, to broaden councilors' knowledge of legislation, lawful meetings and so much more.

Only book onto this session if you attended Part 1.

Venue:

Zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Time: 1.00pm to 3.00pm

Cost: £34.40 or £16.70 with small council bursary

Continuation of the Part 1 session. Only book onto this course if you are also booked onto a Part 1 session.

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-qorD4pHtJ6zUfahRrd2KRKD9BFSMDE

Venue:

zoom

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk

Resilience and Emotional Intelligence, FOR COUNCILLORS ONLY, Breakthrough Communications

26 October 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Cost £30.00 + VAT

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is providing this website as part of the Civility and Respect Project. Breakthrough Communications are facilitating the session. What does emotional intelligence and resilience mean in practice for Clerks, Council Officers, and Councillors?

The session will help to develop a better understanding of where behaviour comes from, and it will consider what resilience means for us in the context of the roles within the council.

There will be opportunities to explore role-focused scenarios and consider how councils might respond to them. Strategies will be explored on how to deal with and manage a range of situations.

To register click on the link and complete all the relevant details – an invoice will be provided by Breakthrough Communications, to be paid before the workshop and other content can be accessed.

Civility & Respect Workshops Booking Form - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)

Venue:

Remote

Contact:

admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk