Top tips for children starting school in August
Linda Candlish, Depute Head Teacher, Colgrain Primary School, Helensburgh As a parent myself, I know that when your child starts primary or secondary school, it’s a huge change for everyone. It’s a mix of nervous butterflies and excitement for both parents and children. It’s perfectly normal to feel nervous and a bit scared. Don’t worry […]
Resources to cope with stress
Did you know we have a range of resources to help manage stress and reduce its effects? You can find lots of helpful advice and toolkits in our health and wellbeing section of MyCouncilWorks. Here you’ll find the council’s stress risk assessment and action plan, links to a talking toolkit, designed to help you and […]
New child friendly complaints procedure and mandatory training
In line with the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill, the council has adopted the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman’s (SPSO) Child Friendly Complaints Procedure. If you are dealing with a complaint raised by a young person (under 18), an adult making a complaint on behalf of a […]
Sign-up to our Employee Experience focus groups
Employee experience survey 2024 Focus group reminder There’s still time to join one of our focus groups next month. Come along and tell us about working for Argyll and Bute Council, you don’t need to have completed the survey. We’d love you to join. Sign-up You’re the expert in your job so we’d like to […]