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2015: the year the data revolution got serious

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 22 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Representation of data bitstream

The UK's National Statistician, John Pullinger, looks at a new wave of innovation in government data that could help make life better and easier for us all.

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Fast Track to success: Civil Service apprenticeships and why they are so important

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 21 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Fast Track Apprenticeship logo

Jeremy Heywood explains how the growing Fast Track Apprenticeship scheme supports one of his key priorities as Head of the Civil Service.

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Getting better by failing fast – Civil Service Learning’s new booking service

Posted by: John Fitzpatrick, Posted on: 21 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
Detail from a cartoon illustration of the 'fail fast' concept by Civil Service Learning

Civil Service Learning's new booking system was the first cross-government internal service assessed against the Digital Service Standard. CSL head of digital John Fitzpatrick describes what happened.

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Christmas in Kabul

Posted by: Karen Pierce CMG and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 December 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
The Christmas Tree in the Kabul Embassy

...as usual But other than these two days, it will be business as usual for the mission. We will be back at work by Sunday, 27 December, pushing forward work...

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I'm a civil servant and I... work for Canada Revenue Agency

Posted by: Nick Frate and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 17 December 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Canada Revenue Agency headquarters

In a guest post Nick Frate from the Canadian Revenue Agency talks about the things he's learned and life as a public servant in Canada.

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Becoming a better civil service - the power of learning and collaboration

Posted by: Liz McKeown, Posted on: 15 December 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Stylised illustration showing a male figure on the rime of a prize cup against which he is holding up a ruler. Background of sky and clouds.

As UK representative on the OECD's Public Governance Committee, Liz McKeown has seen how learning from and collaborating with international partners can make us a more effective civil service.

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Making learning second nature

Posted by: Hilary Spencer and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 14 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
Hilary Spencer, Director, Civil Service Learning

...Civil Service Learning is to support every civil servant to contribute to an outstanding Civil Service, and we would really welcome your input, feedback and ideas to help us do...

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Equality in the Civil Service: talking about race

Posted by: Sir Richard Heaton, Posted on: 14 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Detail from Diversity & Inclusion graphic

One year after his appointment as Civil Service Race Champion, Richard Heaton believes that to make progress on race equality, we need - among other things - to talk about it more.

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Leadership: the duck stops here

Posted by: Julia Ruane, Posted on: 10 December 2015 - Categories: Leadership Statement
Snow geese in flight

Flamingos, sheep, ducks – Julia Ruane considers various animal metaphors for different styles of leading (and following), and decides the ducks, and other birds in flight, have the answer.

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My visit to Edinburgh - ancient and modern

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 10 December 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Jeremy Heywood, right, being shown computing equipment by a blue-overalled technician, while four others, three women and a man, look on.

Jeremy Heywood describes his recent visit to Edinburgh, where he saw how civil servants are adapting to new developments in policy and technology.

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