Event programme at London Councils
All seminars are free for London borough councillors to attend and are held at 59 and a half Southwark Street unless stated otherwise. Register online to attend the event(s) that interest you. Alternatively, personalise your preferences to receive a reminder when events of your choice open for booking. Any questions call 020 7934 9944.
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Achieving full participation post-16: are you ready?
Monday 21 May 2012, 9.30am registration for 10am start
This seminar examines how, in the light of new legislation that from next year requires all young people to be in education or training until the age of 17, councils are working to help realise London’s vision of a world-class education and training system for young people, business and local communities
Councils are at the heart of delivering full participation and tackling youth unemployment and, together with other stakeholders, have the opportunity to affect transformational change in post-16 education.
Encouraging your residents to recycle
Tuesday 29 May 2012, 8.10am registration for 8.30am start
Should residents be encouraged to recycle through the use of incentive schemes, or are approaches such as compulsory recycling more effective in raising recycling rates?
This event will launch the publication of a collection of case studies from London’s boroughs and waste authorities looking at different ways to increase recycling, reuses and composting.
Securing your community against extreme weather events
Wednesday 13 June, 10am to 12.15pm (registration from 9.30am)
This seminar/workshop is designed to support councillors’ efforts within their own communities to ensure that residents and public services are ready for extreme weather, and to realise the wider quality of life benefits of community resilience.
Boroughs have a range of tools to hand, particularly through their planning powers, which can help reduce the long-term impacts of extreme weather events.
You will hear from speakers already working with communities in London on practical projects to help support local people’s efforts to prepare their homes and neighbourhoods for extreme weather events.
Leading and Chairing the Health & Wellbeing Board
Tuesday 19 June, 10am – 12.30pm (registration from 9.30am)
This event is offered exclusively to chairs of HWBs.
How can Chairs of Health and Wellbeing Boards ensure that their board can improve services and outcomes for local people? This workshop looks at the challenges involved in the chairing role, and explores practical solutions and tools that can be applied to leading these complex but potentially powerful bodies.
The Role of the Councillor on Health & Wellbeing Boards
Tuesday 26 June, 10am – 12.30pm (registration from 9.30am)
Location: Garratt Anderson Room, 34 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3BU
This event is offered exclusively to members that sit on an HWB.
What is the role of councillors who sit on Health & Wellbeing Boards? How can councillors use their position to best effect, driving forward integrated working in their borough and improving services and outcomes for local people?
London Councils Summit 2012
Saturday 17 November 2012 (venue tbc)
London Councils' annual conference for London elected members. Held on a Saturday at a venue in the heart of London.
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What the Resource Review means for the finances of your council
Wednesday 24 October, 1.30pm to approx 3.30pm (registration from 1.00pm)
The Local Government Resource Review is a fundamental restructure of the way in which local government is funded and will come into effect in April 2013. The review is aimed at giving local authorities greater financial autonomy and also look at changes to the business rates system. This seminar takes a look at what the changes to the funding system are, and what they mean for council budgets.
Future health and wellbeing events
London Councils has commissioned the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University to work with us to support elected members involved in the work of Health and Wellbeing Boards. This support will be particularly aimed at those members on Health and Wellbeing Boards, however, there will also be events for other cabinet members, ward members and members on health overview and scrutiny committees.
The programme is in the early stages of development and it is envisaged that this will include a combination of expert seminars, workshops and other opportunities for learning and sharing.
If you want to be told about future health and wellbeing events contact anastasia.mulenga@londoncouncils.gov.uk (020 7934 9809)
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