Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 8 April 2025
Location: Online via MS Teams
The Casework Discussion Forum takes place each month via MS Teams.
For the April 2025 forum we will be joined by staff from the Home Office MP account management team. The session will provide an overview of the Home Office MPAM team and a chance for the team to hear feedback from caseworkers.
The Members and Members’ Staff Services Team are thrilled to announce the launch of accredited Continuing Professional Development(CPD) courses. CPD refers to any activity that encourages participants to learn new skills, knowledge or expertise that will help them progress in their chosen career.
Further information is available on ParliNet.
The Bank of England wishes to invite Members of Parliament to a briefing in Portcullis House on Thursday 27th March from 9.30-11.00:
How the Work of the Bank of England Affects Your Constituents
The Bank’s wide-ranging work – on interest rates, the safety of the financial system, managing the UK’s high-value payment system, and supplying genuine, difficult-to-counterfeit banknotes, among other areas – directly affects people and businesses up and down the country.
With an interest rate decision on 20th March, this will be an ideal opportunity to ask your questions and learn more about the work of the Bank of England.
Please book a place via the Member Training Learning Portal here or by emailing trainingmpandmpstaff@parliament.uk
Have you signed up to receive The House magazine’s bi-weekly e-newsletter, The Staff Room, written by and for MPs’ staff?
It’s got everything you want to know about navigating the job, getting to know the working community, and having a little fun on the side.
It meets the increasing professionalisation needs of its audience; you’ll learn how to support MPs with parliamentary duties, get training and career development tips, manage offices, use parliamentary facilities and much more.
However, it won’t just be work, work, work: those who sign up will also get invitations to exclusive events in Westminster and guidance on the best places to eat, drink and network around SW1.
Sign up here.
A new online course has become available for Members’ staff – an introduction to British Sign Language.
If you would be interested in joining the waiting list for this course, please follow this link: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2366
The topic for March’s forum meeting will be the Police complaints system (England & Wales).
We’ll be joined by William Downs from the Library’s Home Affairs Section for an overview of the police complaints and conduct system, including recent changes to the conduct system, common misunderstandings of police complaints and a Q&A.
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Date: 12 March 2025
Location: Online
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953
The Members and Members’ Staff Services Team (MMSST) invites you to attend the first ever Members’ Staff Annual Conference.
The event will take place on Wednesday 19 March 2025, and will be a hybrid event with spaces available to attend in-person (Portcullis House) and online via Teams.
The conference will spotlight the crucial role that Members’ staff play in supporting constituencies and parliamentary work.
The day will feature a series of workshops led by both internal and external guest speakers, all centred around the theme of housing.
To find out more and to sign up to the event please visit ParliNet: ParliNet | Members’ Staff Annual Conference 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact MMSST@parliament.uk.
Are you preparing for selection or candidacy to be an MS?
Elect Her is running two “How Can I Become an MS in Wales?” workshops in February.
Date – Thursday 20th February
Time – 12-1.30pm and/ or 7pm – 8.15 pm
Join us, hear current MS’s explain what it is like to stand, win and be in office and find out more!
Elect Her wants to give you the personal space and time you need, to ask us anything about your journey to elected office so we can signpost you directly to resources and opportunities that we and our partners have in place.
Do you have questions you’d like to ask about how to get started, what support the political parties have in place, questions about funding or just a general catch up about where you are and where you’d like to be?
These 1:1 appointments are the perfect place to ask! If we can help we will, and if not we can refer you to other organisations! There is a whole host of support out there and sometimes you just need a nudge to access it.
We are available for 20 minute slots throughout Tuesday 18th February.
For further information please see here: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/events-workshops/ask-her-february-2025
The guest speakers at the February Caseworker Discussion Forum will be from the House of Commons Library, covering FAQ pages, online resources, requesting information and more.
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Date: Thursday 13 February 2025
Location: Online via MS Teams
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953