As the county experiences another particularly cold spell, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is encouraging people to stay warm and to look out for those most at risk from the effects of cold weather.

• Information on keeping warm and protecting yourself during the winter months can be found on our news pages.
• We have collated information from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, and advice about roads, transport and the community into a Connect Me special.
• You can check school route closures on our website.

We will be flying the Bellair flag at County Hall at half mast to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday 27 January.

The theme for this year is Ordinary People. We can all make decisions to challenge prejudice, stand up to hatred and to speak out against identity-based persecution.

More information and downloadable resources are available from the Holocaust Memorial Trust website.

We’re looking for temporary or permanent accommodation for social workers considering a move to Devon.

If you, or someone you know, has accommodation to let, please email the Recruitment team with the following information:

• type of accommodation, such as one room in house share, a private house, or an annexe
• location of property
• availability to and from dates
• price per week
• any additional details
• accommodation owner contact details.

All new supplier or creditor requests should be submitted through the digital form by the individual requesting the new supplier or creditor.

Please ensure that the form is completed in full and that an Employment Status Indicator (ESI) check has been performed where a service is being provided.

Any forms received with incomplete information or provided in a Word document will be rejected in the future.

The Digital and Technology Service has new dates available for Power BI Foundation and Power BI Advanced full day, virtual tutor-led interactive courses. There is now a criteria for booking onto one of these courses.   

Find out more about the criteria and book onto a course in 2023.

Are you looking to adopt SharePoint to be a single point of access for your team files and documents and to simplify your daily activities?

Or are you already a SharePoint site administrator or thinking about becoming one?

The Digital and Technology Service is running full day, virtual tutor-led interactive courses. Find out more and book onto a course.

Are you struggling to cope with notifications in Teams? Do you need a way to keep information together or find it easily? Microsoft Teams Navigation is the 30 minute training session for you. Book on this or any of the Change Team’s sessions through their Sway bookings page.

When viewing your iTrent profile, you might have spotted there's an exit interview questionnaire within your Profile section under Employment. This is on everyone's profiles and you do not need to do anything with this questionnaire unless you are leaving and have received a request to complete it.

 Your feedback is really important and helps us learn and change.

• Focus on your finances - Thursday 2 February
• Pre retirement webinar -  Friday 24 February
• Time and workload management - Tuesday 18 April

Virtual Manager

• People – Wednesday 8 February
• You – Tuesday 28 February
• Process – Tuesday 7 March

✔️ A reminder that your username for DeL is now your iTrent assignment/payroll number. This is the number you use to log into iTrent.

• Joanna from the Data Protection and Information Security Team offers a reminder to be mindful about what you put in writing.
• DCC employees can get free entry to Eden Project on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January.
• Applications will soon be opening for the new Return to Social Work Practice (RSWP) programme, designed especially to help ex-social workers return to practice after a career break. Attend the Microsoft Teams webinar on Wednesday 25 January to find out more!

Click on the image to see this week's photo on Inside Devon. You might spot some clues.

Last week's winner: Lee McAllen, Transport Co-ordination Officer

Last Where in Devon answer: Ottery St Mary

Send in your own photos.