What we can do in 'The Year of Green Action'
Helen Ward talks about an initiative to get everyone involved in activities that will help us preserve the natural environment.
A great place to work
A range of blogs illustrating the theme of the same name, one of the four supporting pillars of the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service'.
The strapline for this theme is: "A brilliant Civil Service - a great place to work. It will continue to be inclusive, flexible, modern and connected, sitting at the heart of a wider public service. In everything we do we will encourage openness, challenge, innovation and excellence."
The three other pillars of the vision are: Improved outcomes; Effective leaders; Skilled people.
Civil Service Disability Champion’s summer round-up
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Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Philip Rutnam looks at some recent developments in disability inclusion.
Difference equals success for the Civil Service
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Sir Richard Heaton and Paul Morrison, Director of Planning, MHCLG, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Civil Service Race Champion, Diversity and inclusion
The Home Office's Paul Morrison asks readers to reflect on some of the assumptions that can count against people, in a plea for diversity of thought, as well as a recognition of our cultural and personal bias.
Please, don't call me BAME or BME!
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Zamila Bunglawala, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Zamila Bunglawala says it's time to ditch the acronyms when talking about minorities and to encourage an open discussion on use of language that is appropriate, inclusive and sensitive to how ethnic groups identify themselves.
The human brain in the modern world
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Charlotte Kume-Holland, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Health & Wellbeing
Civil servant Charlotte Kume-Holland offers a personal reflection on how we can understand our own mental health and ways we can take care of it.
Launch of the Civil Service Faith & Belief toolkit
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Clare Moriarty, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Civil Service Faith & Belief Champion Clare Moriarty launches a new toolkit to support the building of inclusive cultures for civil servants of all faiths and none.
Pride in the Civil Service
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Jonathan Slater, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Jonathan Slater, the new Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, talks about his commitment to the role and looks forward to this year's Pride events.
Happy Job Sharing & Caring Father's Day!
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Brian Stanislas MBE, Edward Barker and Brian Day, Posted on:
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A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing
To mark Father's Day, Civil Service Job Share Finder Product Manager Brian Stanislas introduces the stories of two fathers, one a job sharer, the other who combines work with being a carer.
Job sharing: "Two heads are better than one"
Brian Stanislas describes the first-ever HMRC job-sharing event, which attracted colleagues from a number of departments and could be copied across the Civil Service.
(Sailing on) the 7Es of wellbeing
What are the '7Es', and how can they contribute to wellbeing at work? Kevin Oliver explains.