SEND Local Offer - Week Notes

Following on from a 12 week discovery last year, we are now working towards a new website to make sure the Local Offer website provides what young people and their families in Essex need.
Following on from a 12 week discovery last year, we are now working towards a new website to make sure the Local Offer website provides what young people and their families in Essex need.
James Green shares with us the the importance of content audits and how with ‘keep, cut, improve’, you can really shape a meaningful user content
Ben Unsworth, Director of Service Transformation here at Essex County Council, dives into how we are tackling the iteration of the technology that powers our websites, starting with essex.gov.uk.
James Green a Content Designer in Service Transformation, shares how he made it possible to make it a safe space for implementing feedback sessions across the team.
Sharing how digital accessibility is for everyone, Phil Henderson navigates us through why we should all digital interactions work for us all us.
Testing assumptions and learning that its ok to get things wrong early. See how Service Transformation found that testing does not require huge amounts of effort or time.
Discovering what a local offer should look like for families who have children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) so they can access all different kinds of information, advice and support.
See how digital partnerships can bring about interesting discoveries when Essex County Council and Cyber-Duck collaborated as a fully blended partnership.
Find out how 'Define' month came about within the Continuous Improvement community and the activities showcased throughout the month.
Welcoming a work experience student in to the world of Service Transformation, the team show case the different disciplines to give a flavour of having a Service Transformation team within local government.