College Resilience
What is the College's Resilience Plan?
Following the successful restart activity planned for across the Summer, college buildings are now open and in operation.
Planning continues and the college has developed a resilience plan to guide the next stages of its work to ensure continued success and stability.
Working Groups
A number of working groups have been set up in line with the College's Resilience plan, these are detailed below.
Working groups meet regularly and aims and actions are regularly reviewed. Updated outcomes and meeting summaries will be updated and stored in the below section.
People Health Comms - Actions - 08.10.20
People Health Comms - Actions - 15.10
People Health Comms - Actions - 22.10
People Health Comms - Actions - 12.11.20
People Health Comms - Actions - 26.11.20
People Health Comms - Actions - 14.01
People Health Comms - Actions - 28.01.21
People Health Comms - Actions 11.02.21
People, Health and Comms - Outline Project Plan March 2021
People, Health and Comms - 24.03.21
People, Health and Comms - 1.04.21
Facilities Operations - Actions - 04.11.20
Facilities Operations - Actions - 18.11.20
Facilities Operations - Actions - 02.12.20
Facilities Operations - Actions - 13.01.21
Facilities Operations - Actions - 21.01.21
Curriculum Group - Overview February 2021
Advisory Groups
The College has also set up advisory groups following the successful implementation of working groups during the initial national lock down.
Meeting minutes of these working groups will be regularly updated in the below section.
Sandwell Advisory Group
First meeting 19/11/2020
Cadbury Advisory Group
First meeting 19/10/2020
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 14/12/2020
Cadbury Advisory Group
Meeting 23/11/2020
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 25/01/2021
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 08/02/2021
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 15/03/2021
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 29/03/2021
Sandwell Advisory Group
Meeting 29/03/2021
Wellbeing
The well-being of staff continues to be of paramount importance. The support available to all staff includes:
o Additional individual health and well-being assessments upon request
o Regular ‘You Matter’ publications centering on physical and mental wellness.
o New staff support helpline and email; the phone line is open 10am – 2pm Monday to Friday, please call 0121 667 5009, alternatively you can email staff.support@sandwell.ac.uk
o The support of trained Mental Health First Aiders, contact HR for details
There are also many external helplines that can support you, click here to see a list of mental health charities that offer advice and support lines you can contact.
More information has been displayed and collated on our 'Wellbeing & Mental Health Site' - https://sites.google.com/sandwell.ac.uk/wellbeing-mental-health/home
If you would like any further information on the support available to you, please contact your line manager or the HR team.
COVID Information
All up to date and historical information relating to COVID can be found on the Restart Site - Click Here
This can also be found on the staff portal, on the 'Applications' tab.