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Mental health employment officer Matt Newton enjoys his work. “My role is very varied! I cover the whole of Shropshire and Telford working with Early Intervention in Psychosis and Transitions (EIT) to support their client's journey into employment. I meet lots of new people and many employers and enjoy building relationships with them. I really en…;
Our popular Digital Skills Programme has received £107,415.20 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The programme pilot began in 2020 and has been commissioned by Shropshire Council since 2022, helping residents to reap the benefits of digital skills for life, learning and leisure, and is delivered through libraries and part…;
…incredibly forward-thinking when it comes to things like hybrid working. So working patterns have changed, and will continue to do so. Shirehall was designed and built in the 1960s when the demands placed upon the council were utterly different to what they are now. So do we still need a central workplace that can house pretty much all of our staff…;
…n (for example) social care. One of the ways we are achieving this is through the new Early Help Front Door service. Since it launched on 29 August, we have been contacted by 199 families who have been successfully directed to appropriate support. Stepping Stones Stepping Stones is a therapeutic team that provides individualised and flexible suppor…;
…children and young people can get in touch themselves as well. Friends, family, neighbours, educators, anybody with concerns can call the Early Help Front Door on 0345 678 9021 and speak to a specially trained advisor who will ask, without judgement, "how can we help?" . What is the Early Help transformation programme? The Early Help transformation…;
On 11 October we were joined by over 65 partners from across the community, including health, policing, education and the voluntary sector, as we set out our plans to place prevention at the centre of our mission for a healthy population. Prevention is an essential element to The Shropshire Plan, it supports better outcomes for residents by prolong…;
… do. Like an assistant, it has a deep understanding of you, your job, your priorities. Copilot is not an autopilot, it is a tool that we can learn how to master. "On Thursday 19 October I had an exclusive invite to a leadership briefing with Satya Nadella (Global CEO of Microsoft) on exploring the potential of AI in Public Sector. We spoke about ha…;
…ex needs due to their experiences of trauma and abuse. By intervening early, we can help to make sure that these issues are resolved. At the end of July 2023 the council had 51 children in residential spot purchase placements at an average cost of £5,502.02 per placement. 14 of these children are under 12 years old making up 27% of the population. …;
“Where do our clients want to be and what would it take for them to get there?” Social care represents a huge part of the services that Shropshire Council delivers and overall, almost 80% of the council’s budget is spent on services for adults and children. Adults’ social workers support residents all over the county with daily care tasks, from me…;
We would like to share with you the journey which our housing team have been on over the past few years, saving over £1 million in the last year and continuing their goal to make a further £7.9 million savings over the next 3yrs, all while managing continued demand on the service and maintaining a high level of support and duty to vulnerable reside…;
We know that many of you have a lot of questions about the Shropshire Plan, and how we’re working together to transform the council. You want answers, and rightly so. This is where we’ll answer as many of your questions as possible on as many different topics as possible. Find out if your question has already been answered from the following. Plea…;
…o set a balanced budget. In December 2023, we published a draft Medium Term Financial Strategy that set out our plans for the new financial year and to 2028. We have had over 1,000 responses to our budget consultation which began in December 2023. Feedback from this has informed the final Medium Term Financial Strategy, which was approved by full c…;