Renfrewshire Council

Help shape the future of events in Renfrewshire

04 September -  Colleagues are invited to complete a short survey about our local events programme.

Volunteering opportunities with Police Scotland

04 September -  Special constable recruitment event at Renfrewshire House on Friday 13 September.

DFN Project SEARCH team get set to celebrate a decade of support

03 September -  Our inspiring DFN Project SEARCH programme is back for a tenth year as we continue to support young people with learning disabilities and autism into the workplace.

Line-managers encouraged to help local youth get Career Ready

30 August -  Pupil mentoring programme seeks new mentors as it enters its second year.

Renfrewshire Doors Open Days: Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 September 2024

30 August -  Explore hidden gems and fascinating venues while you learn all about the history and heritage of Renfrewshire.

Renfrewshire Employability Week 2024

29 August -  Boosting employment growth in Renfrewshire.

Hear from this year's newly-qualified teachers

28 August -  Renfrewshire has 87 newly qualified teachers (NQTs) doing their probation year in our primary and secondary schools. To find out how they are getting on, we caught up with several of them just before they started the new school term.

Investing in our historic village buildings

28 August -  Regeneration and place manager, Euan Shearer, talks about his delight at the response to the project and shares what's next for successful applicants

Message from Chief Executive Alan Russell, August 2024

23 August -  Alan welcomes back our early learning and school colleagues and outlines the important employee engagement work taking place through our new forums and upcoming all staff survey.

Championing fairness nurtures employability

22 August -  Our Invest—Skills for Employment team have been nominated for living our values following positive feedback for their work to support people with criminal convictions back into employment.

Latest learning and development opportunities

21 August -  What courses and training is available until the end of 2024, how to register and mandatory training courses.

Erskine town centre survey

21 August - If you live in Erskine, we want to hear from you about potential improvements to the town centre and riverfront.

Meet our new Head of Education, Emma Henry

20 August - Championing attainment equity from teaching to leadership.

Unicorns spotted cycling through Millport

20 August - Nursery team spread magic and awareness, raising over £3,000 for the Beatson Cancer Charity in honour of colleague.

RenSafeOnline reaches milestone: 100 ambassadors and counting!

08 August - Hear from our 100^th online safety ambassador and find out how you can get involved.

Helping you recognise when to get support at work for caring responsibilities

01 August - Insights from the RenTalk session on improved support for colleagues with caring responsibilities.

Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board begins annual canvass of electors

01 August - If you live locally, look out for your email or letter and confirm your details.

Two Council projects shortlisted for COSLA Excellence Awards 2024

31 July - Congratulations to the teams behind the new Paisley Learning and Cultural Hub and AMIDS District Heating Network.

A Royal recognition for living our values

31 July - Council staff nominated for living our values attend Royal Garden Party.

Walking 500 miles, and 500 more

31 July - Proud mum Joan talks about her son Craig's epic Euros charity fundraising adventure.

Linwood lights up blue to mark World Drowning Prevention Day

25 July - Raising awareness about water safety in memory of William McNally.

Schools and council buildings benefitting from improved Wi-Fi connectivity

24 July - Roll-out of enhanced Wi-Fi connectivity across Renfrewshire and to all council buildings moved a step closer this month, as the Wi-Fi Improvement programme  reached a further milestone.

Renfrewshire House car park repairs update

23 July - The emergency structural work to repair Renfrewshire House car park has now finished and all car parking routes are back to normal.

Insider view: Mhairi reveals hopes and aspirations for newly refurbished Paisley Arts Centre

17 July - Assistant project manager, Mhairi Henderson talks about the recently reopened venue at the heart of the town centre.

Ferguslie Park regeneration project wins double at 2024 Scottish Homes Awards

11 July - Congratulations to our housing regeneration team on their recent awards success with AS Homes (Scotland) at the 17th Scottish Homes Awards in Glasgow.

Motu's work experience review: A glimpse into local government life

10 July - High school pupil Motu gains an insider view of Renfrewshire Council and discovers exciting career opportunities. Find out why she'll be recommending us to her peers for work experience and career opportunities.

Introducing the Purchase to Pay (P2P) programme

8 July - Annabel Travers, strategic programme lead, provides an update about the work we are doing to implement a new P2P Operating Model.

Collaboration key to prestigious silver award win for Paisley Central Library

3 July - Scottish Design Awards success for innovative High Street transformation

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