KIND network update
Week beginning Mon 17th March 2025
Dear colleagues,
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve now got the beginnings of a schedule for Power Automate week, which can be found below. I’d also like to announce another week of dates to save:
Save another date - data literacy week, 14th April to 17th April 2025. That’ll be (almost) a week dedicated to sessions about core data skills and knowledge. More information on that over the coming weeks.
Brendan
Power Automate week plan
We’re running a network-wide Microsoft Power Automate week between 31st March and 4th April. The current iteration of that plan includes:
Training sessions
- Scope of the possible with Power Automate - Monday 31st March 10.00-11.00
- Introduction to Power Automate - Monday 31st March 15.00-16.00
- Conditions in Power Automate - Tuesday 1st April 13.30-15.30
- Mailing lists in Power Automate - Wednesday 2nd April 14.00-16.00
Support group
Sessions for mutual aid, sharing best practice, and ideas to support Power Automate projects. These are level-based, so over the week you can register for:
- “I’ve never built a flow” - Tuesday 1st April 10.00-11.00
- “I’m a beginner” - Wednesday 2nd April 11.00-12.00
- “I’m beyond the beginner-level” - Thursday 3rd April 11.30-12.30
Project presentations
Presentations from members of the network. There are more to come of these, and please get in touch if you’d like to show your Power Automate work - it definitely doesn’t need to be elaborate or fancy to be important and interesting.
- Pauline Russell (NSS) - customer supply notification process using Excel, and potentially something else…, Thursday 3rd April 10.00-11.00
- Kirstin Crawford (NES) - DLP signup process, Thursday 3rd April 13.00-14.00
- Duncan Sage (PHS) - List workplans, Friday 4th April 13.00-14.00
Wins of The Week
In the spirit of #IAmRemarkable, we do a weekly wins of the week thread to celebrate the professional (and personal) achievements of the community:
- Discovered the Spreadsheet Compare Tool which was a revelation!
- A Friday win - combining multiple Excel Worksheets into a single worksheet with Power Query. I did need a YouTube video to set me on the right path though :)
- Getting to grips with my job role after a period of illness. Although i know I should do this, I have to remind myself to take breaks. I even put an alarm on!
- Despite being a ridiculously busy week and getting pulled in a million different directions, I’ve somehow managed to keep on top of everything, and gotten so much done! (had a minor goof today though, been rushing to get work done before a meeting “this afternoon,” but uh… turns out it’s next week 🤣 (so relieved for the extra week, not gonna lie!))
Well done all, and looking forward to hearing your wins of the week in future.
Training sessions
Click the link to book yourself into the session.
| Session | Date | Area | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pivot tables and pivot charts | 13:00-14:30 Wed 19th March 2025 | Excel | 🌶🌶: intermediate-level |
Forthcoming events
- the next SCODAS meeting is an update on the proposed DDaT NHS Boards pilot by Alan Milbourne (Scottish Government) and Paula Baird (NES). Tuesday 18th March 1.00-2.00pm - SCODAS Teams joining link
- Glasgow Caledonian University are coming to the KIND network to update on their AI and Data Science BSc apprenticeship programme. Wednesday 19th March 3.00-4.00pm - registration link
- NES Knowledge Services are running another of their excellent lunch and learn sessions - getting the best from your digital library account. Tuesday 25th March 1.00-1.45pm - registration link