Essex County Council

Thinking about a career in Teaching? 📢 Come to our 'Train to Teach Essex' event in person and online on Monday 2 Dec. Speak to our TSHub Teams and ITT providers in Essex, find out about how to apply, shortage subjects, overseas applicants and lots more! To find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/ggW76Gkh

Early Years Special Education Needs Inclusion Funding (SENIF) update!  SENIF is our new approach to top up funding that helps support inclusion for early years children with additional needs. A setting could use SENIF to help enhance the adult to child ratio, or perhaps to buy resources specifically needed by the child. For other examples of how the funding can be used, visit: https://lnkd.in/e6v3nwjs 

Did you know that men are less likely to seek help for mental health issues? This Men's Mental Health Month, let's change that. Encourage the men in your life to speak up and seek support. Together, we can make a difference 💬 For urgent mental health support, you can contact NHS 111, which is available 24/7. #MensMentalHealth

We have published a prior information notice, known as a PIN, to notify the market in good time of the intention to conduct a procurement exercise focused on providing elements of support to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Essex. This also opens up the opportunity for engagement with potential providers. We hope you can take a look at the PIN and come and join the team at an upcoming market engagement event on Monday 2 December 2024, details of how to request attendance can be found in the PIN here: https://lnkd.in/ed3d8jXb? If you are a VCS organisation and have any queries please email: Strengthening.Communities@essex.gov.uk, your question will be logged and answered during the market engagement event. If you are a Statutory Sector partner and would like more information or a discussion about this commission please email the team at: Strengthening.Communities@essex.gov.uk.

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We're thrilled to announce that Zenith Multi Academy Trust has been selected to run the first ever Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) school in Rayleigh! 🏫 We'll work alongside the trust, landowner, Vistry Group, and recently announced contractor, Kier Group as plans to establish the school progress. 150 places will be created at the Wolsey Park development site in Rayleigh, marking the first SEND school in the Rochford district. An additional 40 places will be available at the former Chetwood Primary School site in South Woodham Ferrers, bringing the total capacity to 190 pupils. We are committed to providing exceptional education and support for children with SEND, and this new school is a significant step towards achieving that goal.

Every year, the Essex Children in Care Council runs a heartwarming holiday hamper campaign for care leavers 🎁 This year, the team have packed and are delivering over 890 hampers filled with 'snuggle' jumpers, blankets, sweet treats, and festive goodies to keep our young people warm and cheerful 😊 This incredible feat was made possible through the dedication and support of many. A massive thank you to all the volunteers and partners who made this happen, especially Mitie for their generous monetary donation and delivery support across the county 🚚 A special shout out to the Children in Care and Leaving Care teams for their tireless efforts in packing and distributing the hampers, and to the Involvement Service for leading the project 👏 Essex Outdoors Danbury also played a crucial role by providing space for packing and helping with deliveries 👍 Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this holiday season brighter for our care leavers. Your kindness and generosity are truly appreciated! 😊 #PeopleMakeUs #KindnessAtChristmas

Join LearnFest 2024 on the Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 December where you can access a range of training and development sessions designed to help you learn new skills and progress in your chosen career. LearnFest 2024 is open to all public sector employees from across the UK. Whether you work in healthcare, education, local government, or any other public sector organisation, you’re invited to be part of this exciting learning event. To find out more, visit: https://lnkd.in/eDi7cECc

This White Ribbon Day, we're pledging our continued support to ending violence against women and girls 💜 This year’s theme, ‘It Starts With Men’, focuses on addressing attitudes and behaviors that create fear for women and girls. Last year, we achieved White Ribbon Accreditation for our commitment to ending men’s violence against women in the workplace and local communities. Since then, we’ve developed a White Ribbon Action Plan, focusing on: strategic leadership raising awareness engaging men and boys changing culture The plan has been shared with staff and will be made public soon. Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity, Councillor Louise McKinlay said: “Every woman and girl in the county should live a life free of violence, fear and harassment. “We are committed to leading the way in changing these behaviours and helping to create a society where women and girls feel safe and respected. Find out more about our initiatives for women’s safety, at: https://lnkd.in/eSK47Fwc #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfAction

Only one week left until the launch of our Essex County Council Finance and Procurement Graduate Programmes! Curious about what it's like to work at Essex County Council? Check out the video below to hear from Charles Watley, our Procurement Manager, as he shares insights about our workplace culture 📽