Events and Meetings

Through partnership with its Voluntary and Community sector partners, Sandwell Council wants to encourage people to get involved in a genuine long-term Tenant Involvement programme of positive change. They are establishing a Tenant & Leaseholders Scrutiny Group, which provides the opportunity for a group consisting of Council tenants and Council leaseholders to scrutinise, shape and make recommendations to improve housing services.

Sandwell Council is delivering a series of drop in sessions across the borough, in community venues, to promote and engage with local council tenants and council leaseholders about the opportunity to get involved and have a positive impact on the quality and delivery of housing services.

These sessions will commence early October and further information will follow. In addition, there will be a range of different opportunities in which people can get involved.

As part of this endeavour Sandwell Council wants to work with its Voluntary and Community sector partners and would like support in encouraging as many council tenants and council leaseholders as possible to attend so that there is a good diverse group reflective of Sandwell’s’ communities.

The sessions will be informal and an opportunity for those interested in being involved to find out more and meet the community partnerships team and have a chat. Alternatively, those interested can call the team on 0121 569-2537 or email at: comm_partnership@sandwell.gov.uk

For further information please visit our website: Sandwell Tenants and Leaseholders Scrutiny Group – www.sandwell.gov.uk/tenantsandleaseholdergroup

Sandwell council is committed to championing the voice of tenants and the opportunities for transformational change outlined in the housing white paper.  In addition, there are also further opportunities for everyone who resides in Sandwell to engage with Sandwell Council via the Residents Panel.

Remote and hybrid working is an appropriate and obvious modus operandi for the 21st century.

The recent events put a workplace revolution in motion and nothing will be the same again. Now is the time to capitalise on these changes for the long term in a way that is unique to your charity. Teams can absolutely remain connected and engaged. Genuine work-life balances and mentally healthy practices will fall into place. Productivity can be permanently heightened.
Manage Remote Teams can help charities and the individuals within them untether from wholly premises-based working, while keeping their culture alive and cohesive.

Remote and hybrid working – done with finesse – serves charities very well indeed. With thoughtful protocols, wise leadership and a good dose of enthusiasm, people can genuinely flourish.

Find out more at a free workshop on Tuesday, 17th August 2021 from 10am to 12.30pm – REGISTER HERE FOR YOUR FREE TICKET (and select option No.1 – the FREE workshop).

Are you a parent or carer? Do you know what your children are doing online?

 Are you an adult in Sandwell? Are you aware of the Prevent Strategy?

 Join Sandwell Council’s Prevent team on Thursday 29th July at 5:30-6:15pm, for a short, interactive Microsoft Teams webinar for online safety in relation to extremism and Prevent.

The Council’s Prevent Team works with partners and communities to stop people being drawn into extremism and terrorism; and in raising awareness of Prevent and how to report concerns.

The 30-minute online safety (extremism) session will cover:

 • Current online issues for children

• Popular apps, games and social media platforms (including age limits)

• How extremists aim to influence online

• Signs of concern/risk of radicalisation

• Tips and advice to keep your child safe online

• Additional resources/links to support

Parents and carers are encouraged to talk openly to their children about their online activity and help them understand what is safe and unsafe. The internet is a great tool, however can also be a tricky place to navigate with some misleading information and potential harms.

This session will immediately be followed by a short 15-minute briefing on raising awareness of Prevent. This includes information regarding the Prevent Duty, and a real life case study.

Parents/adults in the Sandwell community can access the session and find more details about the session on the host website – www.sandwell.gov.uk/OnlineSafetyEvent.

Councillor Maria Crompton, Sandwell Council’s Cabinet Member for Strong and Resilient Communities, said: “The internet is a great resource for young people.

“However, with social media and the internet becoming an increasing part of young people’s lives and a hub for interaction with peers, they may be vulnerable to being targeted by those who wish to harm them.

“By giving parents or carers the information about how to stay safe online we can stop the perpetrators in their tracks.”

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For information on preventing extremism and terrorism, visit www.sandwell.gov.uk/prevent.

Go to www.thinkuknow.co.uk for home activity packs to promote online safety with children.

If you’re worried about who your children are talking to online in relation to extremism, or for concerns around radicalisation, the website www.ACTEARLY.uk offers help and advice.

If you hear or see something that could be terrorist related, act on your instincts and call the police, in confidence, on 0800 789 321 or visit www.gov.uk/ACT.