Full list of workshops for elected members

· Induction for new members
· Overview and scrutiny
· Members’ roles
· Leadership and the role of the executive
· Community leadership, partnerships and community engagement
· Casework and advice surgeries
· Member/officer relationships
· Awaydays
· Chairing skills
· From chairing to facilitation
· Effective meetings
· Speed reading and other effective reading strategies
· Effective presentations and public speaking
· Personal effectiveness and communication skills
· Advanced communication skills
· Time planning
· Team building
· Conflict resolution and mediation
· Personal planning and time management
· Assertiveness
· Involving users in best value
· Elected members’ roles in housing
· Ethics and probity, including local determination hearings
· Licensing training, including mock adjudication panels
· Advocacy for councillors
· Recruitment and selection
· Employment law
· Grievance and discipline
· Equalities and discrimination
· Human Rights Act
· Freedom of Information Act
· Data Protection Act
· Handling the Media
· Financial Awareness for Members