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The Avon Pension Fund (APF) serves 4 unitary authorities including South Gloucestershire.

This discussion, led by Nick Dixon as Head of APF, will explore the Fund’s investments strategy and how it is progressing towards net zero. Mr. Dixon will also set out difficult trade-off choices faced by the APF and welcome opinion from Councillors on how these could be addressed, to inform the Fund’s upcoming review of investment strategy and its revised climate change targets.

As the Council’s representative on the Avon Pension Fund Committee, this is an opportunity for Councillor colleagues to get an insight into how and why the Fund makes investments, particularly in light of climate change concerns, and to let them know your views on this.

This course is for teachers and teaching assistants in Reception classes.
Assessment and EYFS leaders may also wish to attend.

The Early Years Team will facilitate this session where schools can come together and discuss their judgements around children’s levels of development and attainmnet at the mid-point of the Reception year.

The Early Learning Goals (ELGs) will be unpicked in detail and we will consider how areas interlink and the importance of a holistic approach to making judgements.

The session will focus on professional discussion and there is no expectation to bring along any evidence, although schools are welcome to do so and this can support conversations.

This will be an informal session to unpick assessment information and to ask questions and have discussions with members of the Early Years team as well as collegues from other schools.

South Gloucestershire has been working with The Art of Brilliance during the last year to deliver programmes supporting young people and adults with their personal wellbeing. Using the science of Positive Psychology, the team share proven methods to raise the happiness levels of everyone. With all the big words taken out, they believe people can make a huge, and enjoyable, impact on their own happiness and the positive experiences of the people around them.

Please note you have to do this training programme in order.

Test your knowledge before you attend the training (SGC employees only)! https://adults.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/supported-learning-tools/
 

South Gloucestershire Council has launched a new interactive training programme that gives Health and Social Care Workers the skills, knowledge, confidence and practice to apply and comply with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The programme is made up of interactive learning workshops. The new skills and knowledge gained from the workshops are then applied in the workplace and you will send us evidence. You'll be given feedback as you acheive the required good practice and compliance standard of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The programme is designed for Care Provider managers, Social Worker and Occupational Therapy staff and managers, nurses and all other professionals working in health and social care. You can select from a series of modules as relevant to your job which are listed below.

How the programme works -
You attend a module workshop
You then submit evidence of what you have learned in the workplace (usually within six weeks)
You receive feedback which may be shared with your employer.

Once you have achieved the required standard for compliance and good practice in line with the MCA code of practice you will be awarded a certificate for that module.

Continuing Professional Development
This programme can be used by Social Workers as a basis for Accredited Learning under the South Gloucestershire Council/ University of the West of England Integrated Professional Development Programme.

The standard charge for this course is £47.50. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions.