Government
cash injection boosts Devon economy
Devon County Council leader, John Hart,
has welcomed another injection of Government cash for the county to help create
jobs and boost rural broadband. Find out what schemes the Growth Deal money will pay for
 Peer Review of children's social care
As a follow-up exercise to the Local Government Association Peer Review
of children’s safeguarding, which took place in October last year, a further focused Peer Review will take place
between 18-20 February 2015
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 Care
Act winter update
From
April 2015, the Government pledges that care and support in England is changing
for the better. The new Care Act will help make the care and support system
more consistent across the country.
Our
latest Care Act update focuses
on the national care and support public information campaign starting soon
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Active Mums up for
award
Our Director of Public Health, Dr Virginia Pearson, has commended Teignbridge's
Active Mums, short-listed for a top national award in the category
of Public Health.
Youth centres continue under new ownership
Local
youth groups, assisted by town and parish councils, have stepped in to
take over the running of youth centres formerly provided by us
Tell us what you think
We’re inviting people to help influence our
decisions about how future budget savings could be made
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Exeter Complex Care Team relocation
The Exeter Complex Care Team currently based at the Sycamores
Resource Centre and County Hall will be relocating to the Poltimore Building, Exeter Community
Hospital, Hospital Lane, Whipton, Exeter, EX1 3RB.
This
relocation will take place over the 4 February (Sycamores team move to
Poltimore) and 5 February 2015 (County Hall Team move to Poltimore)
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Important
news for staff who use webmail for remote access to emails - webmail will not
be switched off in February 2015, as had previously been planned, however
there will be certain conditions
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Take care when emailing
colleagues
Please
take time to check that you are emailing the right person, group or mailbox. How do you know?
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 Join Lunch and Learn Sessions in the Jam Room
What's service blueprinting? What's Hootsuite or Tweekdeck? Want to create a persona? Find out what these are, how to manage your social media activity better, and understand how customers interact with a service.
We
are introducing some informal lunchtime learning sessions (PDF version)
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 Supporting
and developing success stories
If your team is
restructuring, if you are anticipating a challenging time at work, or if you
are simply hoping for a change this year, this might be a timely reminder of
the support services that are available in DCC to help you have a successful
2015 at work. And have a look at:
 Raed our policy on whistleblowing
The link
between our Whistleblowing, Disciplinary and Grievance policies
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Meetings in session
Future meetings are listed on our Meetings Calendar. No meetings are being webcast next week
Job vacancies
This week's DCC vacancies, internal/secondment and social work vacancies
Coaver meal of the day
The menu for week beginning 2 Feb. Please note that you can phone the kitchen on 382518 to pre-order your lunch by 9.30am each day
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Join
the DCC conversations on Yammer!
Find out who has joined Yammer this week. Join in the conversations. Find out why Nicola's balancing on a two-legged chair
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Learn Devon apprentices celebrate Level 2 in customer service
What did our apprenctice Ruby, and the line managers of our five apprentices, have to say about the apprentices and the impact on
their service?
Apprentices L-R: Issie Atcheson, Jolie Cleave, Geri Moore,
Ruby Lawrence and Beth Abbott
Issie is a breath of fresh air with
her IT and social media knowledge and willingness to offer her expertise.
Jolie's enthusiasm, confidence and
maturity have grown over the last 12 months and she is still only 17 years of
age.
Geri’s calm and reliable, particularly in
an emergency. She offers excellent customer service to all.
Ruby's positive behaviour and
can-do attitude have had a huge impact on the reception office.
Beth is eager to
participate and learn. She's played a key role with Sharepoint and Learn Devon marketing materials.
Get 10% off Learn Devon courses
Save 10% on any course with Learn Devon with our exclusive
offer for Devon County Council employees
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 Don't be put on a pedestal...
Do you have any spare furniture lurking in your office? Perhaps there's an under-desk pedestal gathering dust. Now's the time for a clear out. There is
currently a shortage of pedestals! Contact Laurie Harford on 3000 who can arrange for collection
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 Competition
Where in Devon is this? (Click on image to see a larger version) Send answer
Last week's winner: Admin Team, Black Torrington School
Last week's answer: Woodbury Common
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