The Elected Members' webinar Series has been developed by the IS to provide elected members with further development opportunities. Webinars are held live and elected members are encouraged to join in and participate on the day. Webinars are also recorded, so elected members that couldn’t join in on the day, can access and view the content.
Past webinars
Recordings of all our elected member webinars, plus additional materials when available.
- Tackling Child Poverty
- Compliance with quasi-judicial matters - Councillors Code of Conduct
- Confidentiality - Councillors Code of Conduct
- The Social Determinants of Mental Health
- Following the ethical standards of public life when engaging with social media - with the Standards Commission for Scotland
- Following the ethical standards of public life when engaging with the public - with the Standards Commission for Scotland
- Celebrating 50 years of Community Councils
- Introduction to Children and Young People's Rights
- Community Map Scotland
- Accounts Commission's Local Government Overview Report 2023
- Social Media for Elected Members
Links shared in this webinar:
Rural childcare provision, innovative models and the needs of agricultural families: research
The work of the income maximisation team in North Lanarkshire Council.
The Tackling Poverty Locally Online Directory
Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2021-24
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Scotland's Councillors 2017-2022
A survey of councillors elected in 2017. It looks at the demographic profile of councillors and questions relating to their role, such as additional employment status, how councillor duties are managed and why they chose to stand for election.
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#FollowMe2: a Social Media Guide for Elected Members
An introduction to what social media is and how councillors can use it for communication. This also contains brief guides to the most popular social media tools.