The SLCC Educational Trust was established to help improve access to education for those working within the local council sector and since it opened its first applications has agreed grants worth almost £7,500. Our grants have included: We consider grant applications every two months (with deadlines at the end of Read more…
Closing Date: 15th January 2025 Hours: 14 hours per week Rate of Pay: SCP24-32 depending on qualifications and experience. We are looking for someone who is motivated, organised and has excellent administration, IT and communication skills to join our team. You will need to be proactive and helpful to support Read more…
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 6th January 2025 Hours: Full-time Rate of Pay: Salary Scale SCP 37 – 41 (£46,731 – £50,788per annum) Plus Generous Local Government Average Salary Pension Scheme An exciting job opportunity! Are you a highly motivated self-starter with lots of energy and the confidence to take things Read more…
Report on the Conference for those who were unable to attend:
As you will know there were significant changes to employers national insurance contributions in last week’s budget. We have been pressing MHCLG officials for clarification and after initially saying they thought our councils would be compensated they emailed us yesterday the following unhelpful reply: “Following up on our exchange yesterday Read more…
Closing Date: 9am on 25th November 2024 Hours: 37 hours per week Rate of Pay: £42,403 to £45,441 pa (SCP Range 34-37) Location: Hailsham, East Sussex – Hybrid working option Salary: £42,403 to £45,441 pa (SCP Range 34 – 37) plus generous Local Government Average Salary Pension Scheme and Read more…
AS the nights draw in, motorists in East Sussex are being urged to be #DeerAware and avoid collisions with animals on rural roads. There are estimated to be more than 74,000 deer-related traffic collisions across the UK every year, and that risk increases during mating season in October and November. Read more…
Today (24 October), the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, announced in her speech to the Local Government Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024, the launch of a government consultation on enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at council meetings. This consultation seeks views on the detail Read more…
Councils could soon be able to suspend members who violate codes of conduct and will no longer be required to publish the home addresses of councillors, the Deputy Prime Minister told the Local Government Association (LGA) conference. In the keynote address of the conference, Angela Rayner announced that the Government Read more…