About the survey
Welcome to the Colleague Engagement Survey 2025.
The survey is open and closes at 11:59pm on Friday 28 November.
It is open to all colleagues, whether you are:
- a permanent member of staff
- on a fixed-term contract
- an interim or consultant
- working through an agency
- off work, for example, on sick leave, maternity / paternity / adoption leave, and so on – your manager will make sure that you have the information you need to complete the survey
Dr. Sue Harrison, Executive Director for Children and Family Services, introduces the Colleague Engagement Survey 2025
Watch the video below to hear Dr. Sue Harrison talk about this year's survey and the difference you can make by taking part.
To switch on subtitles for the videos, move your cursor (pointer) to the bottom of the video screen, and click the subtitles/closed captions (CCs) icon when it appears.
Why we are running the survey
The survey is a requirement of our Improvement and Recovery Plan (IRP) and the results will provide the insights we need to reshape the council for the better.
To give you the chance to have your say and share your experiences of working at the council, we will be running the full survey every year, with a shorter pulse survey every June.
We want to understand:
- what is working
- where we can improve
- how we can make sure that our workforce is motivated to deliver good services to our citizens
Accessibility
If you have accessibility needs that mean you cannot complete the survey, speak to your line manager or email the engagement and wellbeing team: ColleagueEngagementSurvey@birmingham.gov.uk.
The survey is anonymous
When you complete the survey, we will not ask you for your name or contact details.
All data will be treated as confidential and in-line with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Find out how we will use your answers and keep them anonymous
About the survey questions
We will ask you to feedback on topics such as:
- our council values
- your relationship with management
- diversity and inclusion
- health, safety, and wellbeing
- communication
- recognition
We will also ask questions about your protected characteristics. You can choose whether or not to answer these questions, however, we encourage you to share this information to help us understand the experiences of all colleagues from our diverse workforce
Find out more about protected characteristics
The survey report will only provide total results for protected characteristics, and we advise you not to use your name in the survey's free text fields so that this information stays anonymous.
Page last updated: 7 November 2025
