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Supporting good mental health in the workplace

Posted by: Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 19 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil looks back at Mental Health Awareness Week, at the support available to civil servants who may suffer from mental ill-health, and what more we can all do.

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Tell us about your best learning experiences

Posted by: Civil Service Learning team, Posted on: 18 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
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People learn in different ways. In Learning at Work Week, read about the best learning experiences of some of your colleagues - and tell us about yours.

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Ten tips for looking after your mental health

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 17 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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In Mental Health Awareness week, Philip Rutnam draws our attention to ten practical tips for safeguarding our mental health.

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The FCO – "less Ferrero Rocher, more Jack Bauer"?

Posted by: Sir Simon McDonald, Posted on: 17 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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FCO Permanent Secretary Simon McDonald looks at the findings of the Fletcher Report on the future of the FCO.

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The MOOC - back again and building commercial capability in government

Posted by: Douglas Macbeth, Posted on: 17 May 2016 - Categories: Commercial skills

Douglas Macbeth welcomes the return of the government-supported Massive Open Online Course in contract management, of which he is Co-Academic Lead.

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Nominations for Civil Service Awards 2016 now open

Posted by: Sir Richard Heaton, Posted on: 16 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Richard Heaton, the new Civil Service Awards Champion, announces the opening of nominations for the 2016 awards - and sets us all a target.

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Female leaders in the Civil Service

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 13 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Jeremy Heywood responds to a blog post by Jill Rutter of the Institute for Government on the representation of women at senior levels in the Civil Service.

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From 'dragons' den' to California: the trip of a lifetime for Innovation Challenge winners

Posted by: Chris Felton, Posted on: 13 May 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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As we launch the 2016 Civil Service Live Innovation Challenge, one of last year's winners describes their project and the impact the prize has had on their work to curb the incidence of an abhorrent crime.

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Why mental health awareness is everyone's business

Posted by: Natalie Ceeney, Posted on: 13 May 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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With Mental Health Awareness Week starting on 16 May, Natalie Ceeney talks about her own experience of depression and why we all need to be more aware of mental health issues.

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Opportunities for all in the Government Legal Department

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 12 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Jonathan Jones says giving staff more flexible working options is helping the Government Legal Department recruit and retain the talented people it needs.

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