Government Skills online learning business partner, Gail Charlton picks out five of the best courses available to all civil servants. Gail says: “In the past year alone, civil servants completed around 2 million courses from the hundreds available on the …
Applying for a job in the Civil Service often involves taking psychometric tests. Psychometric tests measure and assess your abilities and effectiveness in areas like verbal reasoning, judgement, decision making and preferences. These tests are designed to assess candidates fairly, …
Civil Service Sports Council Active Wellbeing represents the organisation’s biggest push to get the Civil Service moving. Over 10,000 colleagues took part in 2023’s challenge, and 2024 is set to be its biggest and most inclusive yet. CSSC’s CEO Matt …
Michael Livingston reflects on how the UK Government saved his grandfather from persecution, and why marking Holocaust Memorial Day is more important than ever, especially for those serving the public. On 31 January 1939, Friedrich (Fred) Weiss landed at Harwich …
Alex Chisholm and Rebecca Sudworth, Civil Service Permanent Secretary Lead and Deputy Lead for Carers, acknowledge the contribution of all our civil servant carers. Today is Carers’ Rights Day which provides a welcome opportunity to recognise the contribution of our carers. Around a fifth …
At DLUHC, Charlie O’Halloran’s team have built a new data framework to give them fresh insights into the complex nature of rough sleeping When I joined the Civil Service and Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Directorate in late 2021, I had …
The fast pace of technological change is creating new opportunities for how we can deliver exceptional public service. But I’ve always thought that telling people: “Be more innovative!” is a fairly unhelpful instruction. Over the last six months, I’ve been …
As September awaits around the corner, civil servant Michelle Chan explores East and South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month and its significance within the Civil Service and in wider society September takes on a lot of meaning for many. Autumn …
Following a call to ordination in the Church of England, life took an unusual twist when civil servant Julian Hendy-Ibbs signed up to become a part-time paratrooper I’m Lance Corporal Julian Hendy-Ibbs, I serve with Signals Platoon, HQ Company, 4PARA …
Chris Spencer, Content Designer, Government People Group, shares how his team used informed content design to make it easier for civil servants to move departments. Approximately 24,000 civil servants transfer between government departments every year. However, the current process is …
