Clerk's Toolkit
These sessions are intended, over a 12 month period, to give a complete grounding in the work of a parish clerk. Each of the sessions are stand-alone but also build on each other and clerks can attend as many or as few as required. The sessions are open to Clerks, Assistant Clerks and Finance Officers.
When you have booked 5 toolkit sessions you will get the 6th session for free.
Clerk's Toolkit: From Bookkeeping to Budgets
This session will concentrate on finance administration including including book-keeping, spreadsheets, local council accounting software, payment of invoices & petty cash.
Clerk's Toolkit: Understanding Core Roles in Parish Councils
This session will concentrate on the roles and relationships within a parish council .
Clerk's Toolkit: The Clerk's Year
This session will concentrate on Self Management - working from home
Clerk's Toolkit: Audit Preparation
This session will focus on preparing for the annual audit
Clerk's Toolkit: Paperwork, Records & Archive Documents
This session will concentrate on Paperwork, Records & Archive Documents
Clerk's Toolkit Meetings Administration & Management
This session will concentrate on Meetings Administration & Management
Clerk's Toolkit: Legal Powers, Policies & Committees
This session will concentrate on Legal Powers, Policies & Committees
Clerk's Toolkit: Stakeholder & Community Engagement
This online Zoom session will concentrate on interaction with stakeholders and engaging with your community.
Clerk's Toolkit: Planning & Neighbourhood Plans
This session will concentrate on Planning & Neighbourhood Plans
Clerk's Toolkit: Bookkeeping Basics
This session will concentrate on Bookkeeping Basics and is suitable for Clerks who are new to clerking and faced with managing the council’s accounts might be wondering where to start and what information do they need for their records. It will also be a good refresher for more seasoned Clerks.
Event Links
Warwickshire & West Midlands Association of Local Councils
Prince Philip Building | University of Warwick | Wellesbourne Campus | Warwickshire | CV35 9EF