The Way We Work Awards
This week we celebrated those departments who have successfully put into place large-scale smarter working practices with the inaugural TW3 Awards.
Russell Barnes
Transforming the way we work
What does 'transforming the way we work' mean to civil servants? The Smarter Working team shine a light on their work of the last 18 months.
The importance of your self-assessment return
Lin Homer looks at the extraordinary things the money collected by self-assessment funds across the government.
2015: A year of transition
The Home Office Permanent Secretary, Mark Sedwill, looks at the wider pressures we face in 2015 and what his department will be focusing on this year.
Courses to improve your project delivery skills
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Civil Service Learning, Programme and project delivery
Delivering successful projects and programmes is one of the 4 priority capability areas set out in the Civil Service Reform plan. Some skills are already in place at expert and...
The benefits of the High Potential Secondment Programme
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, More skilled
...Plan as we know that civil servants can learn a lot from spending time in the private sector and that the Civil Service can really benefit from bringing in some...
#AskCivilService: Richard Hill talks volunteering
What are the benefits of volunteering and where's best to begin? Civil Service Local south West & Wales' Richard Hill, who won this year's Civil Service Volunteering Award, took to...
5 ways to find the right volunteering opportunity for you
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Ed Pikett, Charlotte Tucker and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Our Civil Service
...us is entitled to at least 1 day of special leave to spend supporting a community activity that matters to you. Why volunteer? Volunteering can provide a great development opportunity...
Civil Service priorities for 2015
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders
...that show how individual civil servants are successfully taking forward key elements of the reform programme. This work has been jointly led by the Minister for Cabinet Office, Francis Maude,...
Diversity and Inclusion: Are we making progress?
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Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Sir Simon Fraser looks at the next steps we need to take as an organisation to address the comments raised in the updated Talent Action Plan.