#DoingOurBit – new website for the new county council campaign
We have launched a brand new website for the county council’s newest initative – #DoingOurBit. www.doingourbit.info directs users to a mini-site that is based on our main website infrastructure, utilising the vast capabilities of our content management system, Contensis. #DoingOurBit is all about people from all over Staffordshire to help get involved in making our county a better place to […]
Staffordshire Warmer Homes – a dedicated website is launched
Our digital team has been busy developing a new website for the Staffordshire Warmer Homes initiative, and is live now. Take a look at the new website by visiting www.staffordshirewarmerhomes.co.uk. This fully responsive site gives details on the scheme, who is eligible, and also allows residents to register their interest. Up to 1,000 fuel poor […]
Revamp of parking and enforcement section
The presence of digital and it’s benefits to service areas in constantly gaining more interest across the organisation. Colleagues are becoming open-minded and curious about how digital techniques can improve their day to day working and processes. As this gains momentum from an internal point of view, service areas are keener to reflect this in their presence […]
SwitchStaffs to unlock the potential of superfast broadband
More Staffordshire residents are being urged to get connected to fibre broadband now that most of the county is able to access the technology. Across Staffordshire, more than 75,000 homes and businesses can benefit from faster speeds thanks to the county council’s £32 million Superfast Staffordshire partnership with Openreach. When combined with Openreach’s own commercial […]
Project seeks digital entrepreneurs to solve social challenges in Staffordshire
A new project is seeking digital entrepreneurs from across Staffordshire to help solve social challenges faced in the county. Two challenges, announced this week as part of the Staffordshire Digital Innovation Partnerships project, focus on growing community support and raising the aspirations of young people in the region. The launch took place at Cannock Chase […]
Winter 2018/19 Digital Interactions
Here are the latest statistics for our digital interactions in December 2018, January and February 2019. These are the numbers of users for our online services, through our different websites, online forms, and myStaffs app. 20,655 checked on a school closure 13,914 loaned or renewed a library book 5,748 searched for a […]
New App giving foster carers more say will help children do better at school
A new App giving foster carers in Staffordshire more say and the chance to monitor and update children’s school records is set to have a positive impact on their schooling. Many local authorities already use the online electronic ePeP system which is used to monitor and review children’s performances at school. However, Staffordshire County Council […]
Planning and Building Control tile added to myStaffs
Our myStaffs app is ever growing and expanding to provide useful signposting to the wide variety of county and district council services in Staffordshire. We were asked by the county council’s planning department if we could add a specific Planning and Building Control tile on the app. Through the tile, a customer can access planning […]
Successful digital grant
We are very pleased to say that we have been successful in bidding for a grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) who have allocated almost £1.3 million for 16 council led projects to use digital technology to improve local services. The projects include efforts to harness virtual assistants such as […]
Registrar availability checker now live!
Introducing our brand-new registrar availability checker! Found on our dedicated weddings website ‘Getting Married in Staffordshire’, this new online tool allows wedding planning couples to easily check the availability of our registrars before settling on a wedding date. The availability checker is simple and quick to complete; firstly, the couple will need to choose […]
Autumn 2018 Digital Interactions
Here are the latest statistics for our digital interactions in September, October and November 2018. These are the numbers of users for our online services, through our different websites, online forms, and myStaffs app. You can click on the individual statistic to be taken to the page, form or feature on our website.
Staffordshire University first to join new higher education tile on myStaffs
Staff from Staffordshire County Council’s customer services digital team and their partners in the Staffordshire University communications team have worked to develop the first higher education (HE) information tile on myStaffs. Residents and users all over the county will be able to access information on adult learning and development opportunities from their mobile devices under […]