Latest Courses
Making Effective Planning Representations
This session will explain the principles which underpin how a planning decision is made, and how your comments as a consultee can be drafted to best effect. It will give you an understanding of the key terminology planning officers use and where to find relevant information amidst what is often a mass of documents.
Update to Employment Law Changes - Briefing Session
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces key changes from April 2026 that will impact councils. Join our free member lunchtime briefing sessions to understand the updates and the decisions you’ll need to make this year to be ready for the changes.
Update to Employment Law Changes - Briefing Session
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces key changes from April 2026 that will impact councils. Join our free member lunchtime briefing sessions to understand the updates and the decisions you’ll need to make this year to be ready for the changes.
Managing Employees in Local Councils
28th April 2026
10:00 - 13:00
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Basingstoke RG24 9NT
Spaces Available
This 3-hour session is designed to give you an overview of employment within the local council sector and how employees should be managed.
Update to Employment Law Changes - Briefing Session
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces key changes from April 2026 that will impact councils. Join our free member lunchtime briefing sessions to understand the updates and the decisions you’ll need to make this year to be ready for the changes.
Writing Grant Applications and Sourcing Funding
Opportunities for funding can be limited for Town & Parish Councils, so knowing where and how to source grants is crucial. This session provides practical guidance and advice on the grants available; - and the essential skills needed to write more successful bids.
Introduction to Planning
This session is for Councillors on the planning committee and anyone who will be engaging with planning matters for the first time.
Councillor Essentials
18th June 2026
10:00 - 14:30
Shaw House, Church Road, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DR
Spaces Available
This course is suitable for new councillors or those that would like a refresher in the key aspects of being a parish or town councillor.
What You Need to Know Clerks and Officers
24th June 2026
10:00 - 12:30
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Basingstoke RG24 9NT
Spaces Available
**This session will be held in two parts. Part 1 - Wednesday 24th June Part 2 - Wednesday 1st July** This informal small-group course gives new and inexperienced members of staff (clerks, deputies, assistants) an introduction to some of the key aspects of the role.