 Staff Survey 2015 - message from Phil Norrey, Chief Executive
Please take 15 mins to fill out our latest Staff Survey.
This an opportunity for DCC staff to let our Corporate Leadership Team, Heads
of Service and Leadership Teams understand more about how it feels for you to
work for our organisation, and to help us identify opportunities for
improving the way we work together.
The results of the survey will help to
support our work in this exciting and fast-moving environment for the County
Council, and to identify themes, and areas and activities where improvements
may be possible.
The survey can be done during working hours. Your answers will be treated in
complete confidence.
Thank you for your time; we look forward to
hearing from you
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Cabinet
and Corporate Leadership Team update - 9 November 2015
At their latest meeting, members of our Cabinet and our Corporate Leadership
Team considered the following issues...
Job opportunity as Chief Operating Officer - ADEPT
 As you may be aware, Heather Barnes (our Strategic Director Place, pictured) has the new role as the President of ADEPT, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport.
Want to deliver real change in the places we live and work? Then you may be interested the new role as Chief Operating Officer that has just been approved by the ADEPT management board.
Interviews will be
held in London. Closing date is 29 November 2015
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 Police statement following Paris events
Following
the tragic events in Paris, people across Devon joined the
one-minute silence at 11am on Monday 16 November 2015 as a show of support to the people of Paris, France.
Devon & Cornwall Police is asking the public
to be vigilant and to report anything suspicious to the Police. Read the Police statement. (PDF version)
Opportunity
to earn 5% interest by investing in local energy
We are
working with Exeter Community Energy (ECoE) to install community-owned solar
panels on Exeter Central Library and Great Moor House. Your investment is needed to be part of
Exeter's energy future – find out more by visiting ECoE’s stall in the Coaver
Club dining room, County Hall, on Tuesday 24 November between 12-2pm and
remember to bring your cheque books! The Share Prospectus can be viewed on ECOE’s website and applications can
also be submitted online
Make the pledge
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats facing us today. Have you have watched the videos and taken the
antibiotics pop quiz on www.listentoyourgut.org.uk? Then you are ready to make the Antibiotic Guardian
pledge... that you’ll make better use of
antibiotics and help save these vital medicines from becoming obsolete. Make The Pledge
Take a selfie and tweet using #antibioticguardian
In the news:
In the news:
Swap not shop!
Interested in running your own clothes swap? Recycle Devon would like to help, with the launch of their clothes swap event toolkit. (PDF version)
A clothes swap or 'swishing' is a great way to pass on clothes that we
no longer need or want to someone else that can give them a new lease of life. Lots of communities around Devon are holding
their own events already and we want to encourage more towns and villages to
swap not shop!
Why not head along to an Exeter Clothes Swap event to see how it’s done?
 Wooden
spoons at the ready… it’s almost Stir-up Sunday!
This Sunday (22 November) is the traditional day when families get together to make
and mix their Christmas pudding. Everyone gets to give it a good stir and –
importantly – make a special wish for the year ahead. Find Homemade with Fairtrade inspiration online.
And, did you know that Devon has been a Fairtrade County since 2008? There’s
always something you can do to support Fairtrade – especially at work
 Nominate a rising
STAR now and log your compliments too for this
quarter (Oct-Nov-Dec). Winners will be chosen in mid January 2016. If you
are unable to access the STARS webpage, download the nomination form on our public site and email
or post it back to us
ideas@work
View and vote for your colleagues latest
ideas@work. Recent ideas following the staff survey include:
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 Future direction for highways
Devon County Council and its counterparts in Somerset and Plymouth
have taken another step towards closer working on their road maintenance
contracts.
A joint procurement process for the contracts has been agreed between the authorities. The estimated total combined annual values of the contracts would be £65m: Devon £35m, Somerset £21m and Plymouth £9m.
The new arrangements will start from 1 April 2017. The contract term for each authority will be seven years, with opportunities to extend for up to three years. (PDF version)
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Vote for Scomis to win prestigious national award
Without Scomis ICT support and provision would
you be able to do your job? Support your ICT colleagues by voting and
commenting on their video to help them win a prestigious national award.
Please have
a look at Scomis’ video, share it, click on like and add a comment, as that will help
the judges decide who of the eight finalists should win the award. Find out more (PDF version)
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 Excel yourself!
Book your spring Excel courses with Scomis
Scomis can also train teams on a bespoke basis, on
Microsoft Word and Excel; they can tailor a course to suit your team's
requirements.
For all course bookings and to discuss your training needs contact Scomis on Scomis@devon.gov.uk or 01392 385300.
For training on Microsoft Word, please state
your name, department and the level of training required and Scomis will
schedule courses to meet demand
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 Supervision and appraisal workshops - spaces available
These one-day workshops offer managers a chance to reflect on how
they can use the performance management process to get the best from their
staff. There is an opportunity to work on live issues you may have within your
team and support to make a difference within your team.
To register for a workshop, log on to Ziphorah and book now:
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08/12/15 – Cullompton
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28/01/16 – Cullompton
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11/02/16 – Cullompton
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17/03/16 – Cullompton
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 Devon Delivers Ambassadors’ programme celebrated by Devon’s business community
The first anniversary of the Devon Delivers Ambassadors’ programme has been celebrated by Devon’s business community.
Ambassadors champion Devon as a location that delivers for business and they can play a role in encouraging companies to consider relocating to the county. Over 30 local businesses have signed up to the programme in its first year, including Axminster Tools, Aero Stanrew, Blur Group, Cosmic, Eagle One, Exeter Airport, Exeter Cathedral, Met Office, Simpleware, and the University of Exeter. (PDF version)
Pictured L-R: President of Devon Communities Together, John Lee OBE, Matt Herdman, Operations Watch Manager, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Dom Maxwell Batten, Emergency Planning Officer, Devon County Council, Elaine Cook, CEO, Devon Communities Together, Paul Netherton, ACC, Devon & Cornwall Police.
Launch of the Devon Community Resilience Forum
Key agencies and organisations across Devon: the
Police, Fire Service, Environment Agency, Devon County Council, Plymouth and
Torbay Councils, District Councils, Devon Communities Together and the Devon
Association of Local Councils have come together to form The
Devon Community Resilience Forum.
There was a great atmosphere at the launch, along the themes of 'be prepared' and 'be resilient', which was well attended by
over 100 delegates and specialist suppliers. The Forum helps communities with advice and support in order to prepare, respond and recover. Find out more (PDF version)
 Have you read the question and answers about the staff flu vaccination for staff?
Get answers to questions, such as:
- How do I know if I am eligible?
- Can the vaccination give you flu?
- What if I have an egg allergy?
- Is the flu vaccination really effective?
Front
line client-facing staff are eligible for a free flu vaccine, and some other
groups are eligible too, for business continuity purposes. Speak to your
manager... And it is important to let your manager know you
have had it, so that our Emergency Planning team can capture data on the
numbers of staff vaccinated.
Our updated Source page gives more information
on the benefits of having the vaccination and how to easily claim your expense
back
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Meetings in session: Next week's Corporate Services Scrutiny, Development Management, and Public Rights of Way meetings
are listed on our Meetings Calendar. View agendas and watch the meetings on a webcast
Job vacancies: This week's DCC vacancies and internal vacancies
Coaver meal of the day: The menu for week beginning 23 November
Pictured left to right: Jennie Coxhead; Robbie Kyme; Polly Foley; Charlotte Green; Euan Forsyth; Connor Abdey; Jasmine Pritchard and Toby Stephenson. http://www.devon.gov.uk/apprentice
Graduation ceremony celebrates Devon County Council Apprentices
The annual apprentice graduation ceremony took
place at County Hall last week, with sixteen young apprentices successfully
graduating and over 80 people
present to enjoy the ceremony. All the graduating candidates started their
apprenticeship in 2013 and the majority are now working for Devon County
Council. Find out more. (PDF version)
Congratulations to:
- Rebecca
Ferguson, Polly Foley, Euan Forsyth, Charlotte Green, Bradley Jarman, Robbie
Kyme and Jasmine Pritchard who all
completed Level 2 and 3 Business and Administration Apprenticeships.
- Dan Davies
and Liam Motevali completed Level 2 Apprenticeship in IT, Software, Web
and Telecoms.
- Jennie
Coxhead, Hannah Washington-Jones and Alice Ricketts completed Level 4
Apprenticeships in Business Administration.
- Connor Abdey,
Andrew Hoyle and Darryl Jagger all completed Level 3 Civil Engineering Apprenticeships.
- Toby
Stephenson completed HNC in Civil Engineering
L-R: Deborah Limb from Learning Pool , Sarah Hetherington, Sam Barbee from Learning Pool
Trailblazer Sarah is a rising star
We have a rising star in our midst and we want to shout about it! Last month at the national Learning Pool Live conference, our e-learning designer Sarah Hetherington (pictured centre) scooped the Rising Star award.
Sarah was recognised for her
outstanding contribution to the e-learning community – her enthusiasm about new
challenges, the speed at which she introduced Adapt into DCC (enabling
e-learning to be viewed on all hand-held devices), her trailblazing activities
both within DCC and across the wider network and the work she has done
re-designing http://devon.learningpool.com (PDF version)
Surplus office furniture available – free of charge
There has been a increase in surplus office furniture due to
team reorganisations and property rationalisation. With storage space at a
premium, we need to release stock from the surplus store at County Hall, Exeter. The following items are available to DCC services, schools, community groups
and those in the voluntary sector:
- pedestals
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cabinets
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cupboards
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bookcases
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storage units
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static chairs
- stationery (various)
All items are free of charge but will need to be collected –
please contact Laurie Harford on 01392 383000 if you are interested
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 Free entry to Eden Project 28-29 November: Community Weekend
There is free entry for one Devon County
Council employee plus one other adult and up to three children under 16
on 28 and 29 November. Just show your ID card or payslip to prove you are a DCC employee, on arrival.
Father Christmas will be arriving at
Eden and pre-booking to visit him is essential (small charge) and have a look at the poster to see what else is on.
More Devon Discounts online
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Competition: Where's this? Send
answer
click to enlarge
Last
week's winner: Alison
Dandridge, Team Manager, Mid
Devon Community Enabling Team
Last week's answer: Grand Western Canal, Tiverton
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