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Alistair Jones, Associate Professor, De Montfort University, discusses his role within the Community Governance (CG) qualifications, working as a liaison between SLCC and the university. He talks about the importance of the qualifications and how he examines the academic standards. 

David Preston shares his journey from market trader to Chief Executive of the National Association of British Markets (NABMA), as well as providing an insight into the benefits of markets for local councils and communities. Join this podcast to learn the importance of a Market Policy to detail your vision and to find out why initiatives such as Love your Local Market, are now celebrated by 25 coun...

Shelley Parker FSLCC, SLCC External Affairs and Policy Development Manager, and Naomi Bibi, Head of Member Services, discuss crisis communications with Karen Ainley, lead trainer and CEO of Mosaic Media Training. Karen explains how to recognise a crisis and how you can prepare. We discuss the key components of a crisis communications plan, tips and tricks to creating one, and the skills you need t...

SLCC's National Planning Advisor Andrew Towlerton discusses planning from the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), the latest National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Prospectus and much more.

Ben Fogle is an award-winning broadcaster and adventurer. He has written nine Sunday Times Best selling books and is the United Nations Patron of the Wilderness and now he joins us at the 50th National Conference for local council clerks and senior council employees, to tell us about how action on climate change must move from engaging to enabling.

We speak to our Academic Leader, Elisabeth Skinner MBE about the ‘qualified clerk’ and her work with promoting the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) for local council clerks. Elisabeth talks about many subjects all of which are vitally important to the modern clerk.

Adrian and Alan talk with us about not only the 50 years of the SLCC, with the growth and challenges of managing clerks from 1972 to today - and touching on how the SLCC is helping clerks & councils tackle climate change.

Condescending comments, demeaning emails, disrupting meetings, reprimanding someone publicly, talking behind someone’s back, giving someone the silent treatment, not giving credit where credit is due, rolling eyes, and being yelled at, are regular occurrences for many councils. This podcast talks about the issues we face in our council roles.

We are facing a Change Challenge. One in a series of interviews we recorded at the SLCC National 50th Conference in November 2022.

Does your council care about the environment? That's the question we ask Katherine in this episode. One in a series of interviews we recorded at the SLCC National 50th Conference in November 2022.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is a famously charismatic Paralympian and disability rights champion. One in a series of interviews we recorded at the SLCC National 50th Conference in November 2022.

The inaugural podcast from the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees, and an interview with Rob Smith, Chief Executive.