Renfrewshire Council

Learning and discussion sessions for Renfrewshire Council staff

Want to learn more about our organisation and the important topics of the day? RenTalks is a series of virtual learning sessions, bringing you key insights from different people across the council and our partners.

Join us on Microsoft Teams for these friendly sessions where you will hear from and interact with our expert speakers, get the answers to your questions and discuss lots of helpful topics.

With a combination of sessions sessions for all colleagues and sessions for managers, on everything from cyber security, taking care of our wellbeing, employee benefits; to the environment, our values, the future of our digital experience and much more, there's plenty to learn about and discuss.

RenTalks coming soon

An approach to holisitic wellbeing, Tuesday 29 April, 2pm
Your feedback at our RenTalk on work-life balance revealed that it's more important than ever for each of us to nurture our mind, body and spirit. To help you do that, our employee counselling service, Time for Talking are hosting this RenTalk session on holistic wellbeing. The session will guide you through what they describe as "a journey toward inner harmony" as they bring you practical tools, expert insights and guidance to help support your overall health.

Discussing HRT with Dr Heather Currie and Ruth Devlin, Thursday 08 May, 10-11.30am
The conversation in this session will focus on the complex topic of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr Heather Currie and Ruth Devlin will be dispelling common myths and misinformation, addressing common concerns about the benefits and risks of HRT and answering your questions. If you would like to join the conversation, please send any questions you have in advance to fiona.sinclair@renfrewshire.gov.uk.

How to join a session

RenTalks take place on Microsoft Teams and if you have a council email address, invitations sessions will be sent directly to you.

If you don't have a council email address, don't worry, we can send invites to your personal email account too. Just send an email to internalcommunications@renfrewshire.gov.uk and let us know which sessions you are interested in.

Got a session idea?

Complete this form if you would like to host a RenTalk.

Reasons to host a RenTalk

By sharing your expertise with others, you'll have the opportunity to make new connections and help coworkers learn something new.

RenTalk sessions are an ideal platform to inform and engage with your colleagues across the Council. It's a chance to contribute and talk about what matters to you. You can use it to:

• share advice and key information you want your colleagues to know
• help others in the organisation connect with you the right way
• set realistic ideas and expectations about your service
• dispel any myths or wrong ideas about your service or how you work
• make new contacts, learn about other services and build good working relationships

Hosts are provided with the tools they need to create memorable and engaging RenTalks and are supported by the internal communications team to promote their session.