About Us
Sheffield City Council Plan: 2024 to 2028
Sheffield is a city that is being noticed globally and has the potential to be the best city to live and work in, grow up and grow old in, and to start, grow and scale a business in.
The new Council Plan is a significant milestone in the development of our organisation. It sets out a clear and positive statement of what we want to achieve for Sheffield over the coming 4 years, aligned to our Medium Term Financial Strategy to set the high-level policy direction for the whole organisation which will then be delivered through our key strategies, service plans and the huge contributions that our staff make to the city every day.
The new Plan means that citizens, city partners and investors will know where the Council is headed, what it stands for and give even more opportunity to hold the organisation to account.
Equality Objectives 2024 to 2028
We are committed to challenging inequality and promoting a fair and inclusive Sheffield. We want to be an organisation that people aspire to work for, is open to all, that truly represents and puts the people of Sheffield at its heart.
We all have a role to play in building an equal and inclusive organisation and city. Equality is everyone’s business. The Equality Framework outlines our goals and commitments for the next four years to achieve this
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Champion equality through committed and inspirational leadership to become an inclusive, accessible and anti-racist organisation and city.
Goals:
Leaders will develop knowledge and collaborate to champion equality, diversity and inclusion to build an inclusive and accessible council.
Create a respected reputation locally and nationally for best practice on equality, diversity and inclusion.
Work in partnership to make Sheffield an anti-racist city.
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Foster inclusive, accessible, quality and customer centred services that understand and meet the needs of all Sheffield’s communities.
Goals:
Use data to deliver inclusive services to meet the needs of diverse communities.
Establish an accessible and equitable approach to procurement and commissioning.
Deliver quality services that contribute to reducing inequalities and fostering an inclusive city.
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Celebrate a fairer and more equitable Sheffield by fostering good relationships, listening and engaging with the city’s diverse communities.
Goals:
Collaborate and celebrate a welcoming, thriving city where people are at the heart of what we do.
Foster good relationships and promote understanding between and within communities.
Build an approach to community engagement so everyone is able to contribute, participate and influence.
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Embrace a culture where employees feel safe, valued and belong – where equality is everyone’s business. Building a representative and highly skilled workforce that reflects the city’s diversity.
Goals:
Promote an engaged workforce where people feel safe, valued, and they belong.
Build a skilled workforce which reflects our values and the City’s diversity.
Ensure the wellbeing of our workforce, where equality is everyone’s business.
How will we deliver these objectives
As a large public sector organisation our Equality Objectives cover a broad range of areas. Over the next 4 years we will deliver our objectives through projects, policies and strategies that shape how we deliver services; and will work with others on areas like supporting children, young people and families and improving health and wellbeing.
Each year, through our Annual Equality Report, we will provide an update on each of the 4 Objectives, including how we are delivering and the outcomes. Our Annual Equality Report also includes a detailed set of data on our workforce diversity, so you can see how we are progressing. The first Annual Equality Report for our new 2024 to 2028 objectives will be published in spring 2025.
Our values
We have developed three core values to guide the way we work:
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What this means:
We respect and support people
We listen to people to understand what matters to them
We treat people as individuals and value diversity
We promote equality and challenge discrimination
We support each other's health and wellbeing
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What this means:
We communicate in a clear, timely and effective way
We create an environment where people can speak up
We discuss challenges and work together to address them
We explain what we can and can't do
We share information and learning
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What this means:
We all work to achieve the Council's priorities
We actively include diverse views to guide our work
We are adaptable and productive
We improve what we do for the people we work for and with
We take pride in doing our work well
Why they’re important
Our values have been developed by employees, for employees. They guide how we do things each day, individually and together, irrespective of our role or location. Above all, they aim to make our organisation a positive and productive place to work.
