Issue #44 Tuesday 7 March 2023
Welcome to Your News. This week you can find out more about our new Corporate Framework, celebrate International Women’s Day with an action-packed week of events and find out how to get ready for your end of year appraisal and much more.
 Yesterday we launched our Corporate Framework setting out a new vision that proudly celebrates our local neighbourhoods.
This new approach focuses on our 15-minute neighbourhoods model and is a way for us to address complex issues that face our borough.
You can read the full strategy document using the link below and please remember to download use our new email signature and PowerPoint.
Safe Streets
One of the key pillars of our new strategy is about community safety. Everyone deserves to feel safe in the places where they spend their time which is why we’ve introduced the Safe Streets pilot programme in partnership with the Waltham Forest police.
With 40 per cent of our residents citing fear of crime and violence as a top concern, Safe Streets proposes a framework for reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, supporting victims and empowering residents to get the most out of their neighbourhoods. A key part of it is also about understanding the unique challenges and strengths of each area in our borough and tailoring support.
Two areas, South Leytonstone and Chingford Mount have been selected for the Safe Streets pilot because they both have crime and violence as a top concern, and together represent a broad range of demographics which mirrors the borough as a whole.
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Martin Esom, Chief Executive and Shazia Hussain, Deputy Chief Executive were out at the launch yesterday meeting officers and talking about the pilot.
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 The Women of Waltham Forest (WoW) is an inclusive staff network for all women who work for the Council.
This week International Women's Day is on Wednesday 8 March and WoW have planned an action-packed schedule of events, in partnership with other staff networks and the resident-led Women's Network.
The events on offer include educational sessions on dot sign language and the menopause, an after-work stand up comedy special, hip hop dance class and Women in Business Fair. Don't miss out! Find out more and book your tickets at the link below
Last month we communicated that Oracle Cloud would be going live later than originally planned and that a new date would be communicated. After careful consideration, the Programme Board has approved that Oracle Cloud will now go-live in September 2023. Colleagues should continue to use SAP as normal. To read more about the replan, the current priorities and what this means for the changeover from SAP to Oracle Cloud, please read the full article on Forest Hub.
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Monday 20 March, 5pm-6pm
Council staff are invited to the next Let's Talk Waltham Forest online Q&A event, taking place on Monday 20 March, 5pm to 6pm on Facebook Live.
Join Waltham Forest Council Leader Cllr Grace Williams, Cllr Khevyn Limbajee, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, Borough Commander at North East Borough Command Unit covering Waltham Forest, and local experts from Project Zero on community safety.
- Want to find out how you can report crime, anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls or vandalism in your area?
- Do you need crime prevention and safeguarding advice?
- Want to find out more about the how we can work together to improve safety in Waltham Forest’s communities?
Send in your questions and we’ll answer as many of them as we can in the hour-long session.
Sign up to the event on Monday 20 March here but don't worry if you can't make it, we’ll record it so you can watch it in your own time on our Facebook page.
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It’s that time of year again! Appraisal forms for 2022-23 is ready in Clear review for managers to start conducting.
Please note the deadline for completing appraisals is Friday 31 March. Please take this opportunity to ensure your structures are correct on SAP, if there are any errors please raise a hornbill request with HRA to rectify this.
Use the link below for further guidance on Clear Review or how to complete appraisals.
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As the weather is turning colder this week, please take extra care and prepare for the colder weather.
There is a Tea and Talk taking place during March in celebration of Neurodiversity celebration week.
Tuesday 14 March 1 – 2pm
The session will focus on
- What is neurodiversity and why are people talking about it more now?
- Understanding neurodivergent conditions - what they are and how they can affect people
- Diagnosis and disclosure - appreciating why neurodiverse colleagues may not wish to disclose their condition
- Allyship with neurodiverse colleagues - what difference can you make?
- Empathy and compassion in the workplace
Health and Wellbeing
Tea and Talks
Nutrition and Skin Health
Tuesday 21 March 1-2pm
Anxiety and Managing Change
Wednesday 28 March 1-2pm
In-Person Counselling and Support
To reserve an appointment or be placed on the waiting list please email Jennifer Legg
- Wednesday 22 March - Rowan House
- Thursday 23 March - Other Support (Access to Work)
Full information at the link below.
Learning and Development
You no longer need to email HR to book on to our training courses - just click the link next to the course you want and book yourself on directly.
14, 15,16 March 11am -1.30pm Stand By Her Training
14 March 1pm – 3pm HR Training: Capability Procedure Training for Managers
16 March 2pm-3pm - Procurement Training: Contract Procedure Rules
20 March 11am-12pm - CV & Interview Skills
23 March 9.30-12pm- Pre-Retirement Seminar
28 March 1pm – 3pm - HR Training: Disciplinary Training for Managers
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Events
Jobs
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