Skip to main content
GOV.UK
Blog Civil Service
Organisations:
Civil Service
Civil Service

Civil Service Live and our vision for the future

Posted by: John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Posted on: 13 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Civil Service Live 2016 logo

You can register now for Civil Service Live, the biggest learning event in the calendar for civil servants. And this year, the event has a special purpose, as John Manzoni explains.

Read more of Civil Service Live and our vision for the future - 4 comments

Top tips on setting objectives that are right for you

Posted by: Dr Janet Barker, Posted on: 12 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
Page showing title and blurb for 'Objective setting workshop'

With performance appraisals now complete, Janet Barker offers useful advice on how to set objectives for the year ahead that suit you best.

Read more of Top tips on setting objectives that are right for you - 38 comments

Civil Service Learning – what’s it all about then?

Posted by: Gareth Russell, Posted on: 11 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Learning

What's it like to work at Civil Service Learning, catering for the needs of 400,000 civil servants? Home Office secondee Gareth Russell gives his impressions of being part of the major changes underway at CSL.

Read more of Civil Service Learning – what’s it all about then? - 6 comments

Reaching out to schools to 'inspire the future' - a volunteer's experience

Posted by: Charles Perkins, Posted on: 7 April 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Group of men and women standing in rows.

Driving test manager Chas Perkins gives top marks for his experience as one of the first volunteers for a Civil Service programme to inspire schoolchildren about careers in government.

Read more of Reaching out to schools to 'inspire the future' - a volunteer's experience - 2 comments

'Inclusive by instinct' - the goal of Civil Service diversity

Posted by: Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen, Posted on: 5 April 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
Photo of Susie Owen (l) and Deborah Brooks at their desk in the Cabinet Office

Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen reflect on their time as Deputy Directors for Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion – and how we will know when we've achieved it.

Read more of 'Inclusive by instinct' - the goal of Civil Service diversity - 20 comments

Raising awareness of autism

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 4 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Detail from Diversity & Inclusion graphic

Philip Rutnam explains why Autism Awareness Week matters to the Civil Service and provides a five-point guide to making the workplace more inclusive for people with autism.

Read more of Raising awareness of autism - 26 comments

Get on the Job Share Network

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 1 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

More male job-sharers; a job-share permanent secretary? Stephen Lovegrove looks at what makes job sharing work and how it could develop in the Civil Service.

Read more of Get on the Job Share Network - 2 comments

What the Civil Service story tells us about leadership

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 30 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
Cartoon depicting Evelyn Sharp and Alan Turing

John Pullinger looks at what we can learn about leadership from the history of the Civil Service and shares his pledge as a leader.

Read more of What the Civil Service story tells us about leadership - 3 comments

Celebrating excellence in operational delivery

Posted by: Operational Delivery Profession, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service, Professions
Operational Delivery Profession banner at CS Live 2015 London

The Operational Delivery Profession celebrates all the nominees for the 2015 Dame Lesley Strathie Operational Excellence Award, underlining the sheer range of work they cover.

Read more of Celebrating excellence in operational delivery - 1 comment

How you can 'inspire the future'

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Matt Hancock at lectern with group behind

In announcing a new Social Mobility Plan, Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock urged civil servants to volunteer just an hour a year to inspire young people. Here's what it involves.

Read more of How you can 'inspire the future' - 18 comments
Previous page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 17
  • Page 18
  • Page 19
  • …
  • Page 25
Next page

Related content and links

The Civil Service

The Civil Service does the practical and administrative work of government. More than half of all civil servants provide services direct to the public.

We welcome a range of stories from civil servants to this blog, if you would like to share something then email for details on how to get involved.

Comment Moderation Policy

Categories

  • Civil Service Leaders
  • Find out about job sharing
  • Civil Service Race Forum
  • Civil Service Disability Network

Sign up and manage updates

  • Email
  • Atom

Useful links

  • All GOV.UK blogs
  • All GOV.UK blog posts
  • GOV.UK
  • All departments
  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookies
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated
© Crown copyright