The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our daily lives, including when, how and where we work; the ability to see friends and family; how our children learn; and increased anxiety about our health, and what the future looks like. Throughout 2020 we saw exceptional levels of generosity, creativity and innovation in Sheffield’s digital community and we know this will continue throughout 2021 as we work towards a recovery. We have updated our list of resources to help individuals and businesses in Sheffield’s digital industries and we will continue to update this as we find things that we think will be helpful.
Comprehensive guidance and resources
Stay up to date with the latest national and local information including restrictions, advice, and testing and vaccination facilities. This section includes links to local authority and national government COVID hubs.
National Government
Coronavirus (COVID‑19)
Sheffield City Council
Coronavirus: Service updates, help and information
Sheffield City Region
Links to the latest information from across the region and nationally
Barnsley Council
Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and guidance
Doncaster Council
Coronavirus information
Rotherham Council
Latest guidance & resources
Chambers of Commerce
See what advice, resources and support are available to businesses in your region from your local Chamber of Commerce.
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
Coronavirus: Business Support and Advice
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce
COVID-19 Update
Doncaster Chamber
Coronavirus Business Support
Growth & support for tech companies
Tech Nation
Tech business support and updates
techUK
News, views, reports & podcasts
Financial & legal advice and resources
Shorts Accountants
Regularly updated COVID-19 articles and guides.
Keebles
Key updates and preparing for the future.
Support for entrepreneurs
Eagle Labs
Videos and articles to help you run and grow your business
TwinklHive
Like-minded entrepreneurs come together to motivate and challenge each other.
Home-schooling & education support
The David & Jane Richards Family Foundation
Hands-on computing and ecology-themed lessons.
Access on Twitter and Google Drive
Twinkl
Links to videos, games and activities
HomeLearningUK
HomeLearningUK have published a collection of home education resources for students, parents and teachers.
Laptops for Kids campaign
Donate laptops, tablets, desktops and chargers securely
Health & wellbeing
Space To Breathe
Wellbeing support project funded by Sheffield City Council COVID-19 Community Response Fund
Coronavirus: supporting yourself and your team
Tips for business owners and line managers about how you can support your team’s wellbeing as well as your own while working remotely or from home.
Coronavirus: Looking after employees’ mental health and wellbeing
Some tips and advice for tech company leaders about how to protect your workforce from the mental impacts of COVID-19, including insight from Manchester Digital and Sheffield Digital.
Help from the Sheffield Digital community
Community responses
Offers of support, advice and business development from a variety of companies and people in our membership, which could help your business to respond and recover from the pandemic.
Sheffield Digital Slack Community
Ask questions, meet others, offer advice, and join in with conversations as part of the Sheffield Digital Slack Community, where you’ll find a range of specific channels (such as a jobs, freelancers, meetups and podcasts) as well as a general and a good news channel, where you can stay up to date with Sheffield’s tech sector.
Help for event organisers
Sheffield Digital Event Guidelines (COVID-19 edition)
[UPDATED JAN 2021] Our guidelines and advice for upcoming meet-ups and events.
Support local
This is Sheffield’s Coronavirus Directory
An online directory of Sheffield based services, food and drink providers that need support from people throughout lockdown 3.0.
Sheffield Mutual Aid
A Facebook group of people mobilising to help vulnerable people and general activities and initiatives taking place in Sheffield, including a map of the hyperlocal groups in the city.