Better Together 3 - Workforce
Schedule
Thu Sep 18 2025 at 09:00 am to 01:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Bethel Convention Centre | West Bromwich, EN
About this Event
The third of our Better Together sessions brings a range of stakeholders from across Adult Social Care and Support in Sandwell. This time the focus is on Workforce - this will inlcude recruitment, retention and retention but there may be other issues you want to discuss and collaborate on. We are therefore asking people booking onto the session to complete a very short form (4 or 5 questions only) to help shape the session. https://forms.office.com/e/b4kUA4hswX
To speed up the registration process please bring along a copy of your booking receipt either a paper copy or an electoric copy on your phone or mobile device.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registrations - Teas and Coffee
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
Introductions and Context Setting
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Sandwell's Workforce Strategy
Host: Colin Marsh - Assistant Director Adult Social Care
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
Co-Lab Session 1 - Your Workforce Challenges
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Comfort Break - Refreshments
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Examples of your good practice and what's worked well in your organisations.
Co-Lab Session 2 - Expanding Horizons
Info: What can we all do, by working together, to address some of the workforce related challenges identified in Co-Lab Session 1 ? To present any examples of good practice please complete the form at the following link https://forms.office.com/e/b4kUA4hswX
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Short Break
🕑: 12:40 PM - 01:30 PM
2026/27 Financial Expectations and Impact and our Budget Setting process
🕑: 01:30 PM
Questions and Close
Where is it happening?
Bethel Convention Centre, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
