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Social mobility and what it means for me and you

Posted by: Jon Thompson and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 21 September 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Engineers from a variety of backgrounds working together

Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary of the MOD and social mobility champion As you may be aware I have been appointed the Civil Service Champion for Social Mobility. At the start...

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National Inclusion Week

Posted by: Andrew Heyn and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 September 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
National Inclusion Week Logo

...to consider our behaviours to create an inclusive workplace. We have also launched Removing Barriers to Success - an ambitious two year programme to embed diversity and inclusion into all...

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Domestic violence: how partnership working is quite literally saving lives (2)

Posted by: Judith Smith, Posted on: 18 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence

In the second part of a two-part blog about a partnership that supports victims of domestic violence, Judith Smith looks at how one civil servant was helped to stay safe and in work.

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Cookham Wood: reflections on MoJ's trailblazing BIM project

Posted by: Andrew Digby and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 September 2015 - Categories: Professions
The Ministry of Justice stand at Civil Service Live 2015: Newcastle

A year after his team won a Civil Service Award for the HMYOI Cookham Wood, Andrew Digby looks at how far the Building Information Modelling project has come.

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Leading and learning

Posted by: Colin Perry, Posted on: 17 September 2015 - Categories: Leadership Statement, Leading and managing change
Two banners: Civil Service Live; and Confident in our engagement

No one has all the answers about good leadership - it takes time to learn. The Northern Ireland Office's Colin Perry recounts his experience of learning how to lead.

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Spaces still available for Civil Service Live: Bristol

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 17 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
View from the top of Colston Hall of Civil Service Live 2014: Bristol

...1.45 to 2.30 pm Details English decentralisation (NG38) 1.50 to 2.35 pm Details Homeland security 2020 (NG20) with Mark Sedwill, Perm Sec Home Office 2.45 to 3.30 pm Details Experts...

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No ordinary careers: why I joined the Civil Service

Posted by: Shasta Yaqub and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 16 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Photo of Shasta in her office

...post to work in the Debt Management Department in HMRC. There are many ways to get into the Civil Service from direct entry into a Civil Service job to applying...

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What has Reserve service done for me?

Posted by: The Reserves Experience, Posted on: 16 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Insignia of the four Armed Forces Reserves (r to l): Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, RAF

As the Reserves Experience rolls out across the country, civil servants - and their line managers - tell how the skills gained in the Reserves have benefited their Civil Service careers.

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Getting better at getting things done – launching the Implementation 'Profession'

Posted by: Kathy Hall, Posted on: 15 September 2015 - Categories: Professions, Programme and project delivery
Flow chart showing "Implementation Insights" and what each step requires, from Setting the Goal to Achieving Impact

Kathy Hall, Head of Implementation Unit at the Department of Health, looks at initiatives designed to make effective implementation of policy what this Parliament is all about.

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See what happened at Civil Service Live 2015: Manchester

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 15 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Cat Little, Director of Finance and Digital, Legal Aid Agency, presenting the Personal Resilience & Wellbeing session at Civil Service Live Manchester.

...Border Force dogs, GDS and Government Comms Hubs plus really popular sessions on unconscious bias, personal resilience and making learning work, this is what happened in Manchester Central. https://storify.com/UKCivilService/civil-service-live-2015-manchester  ...

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