A Modern Civil Service
Abigail Agyei, a civil servant in the Department of Health and Social Care, shares her experiences with ADHD and dyspraxia, and explains how we can all support colleagues with neuro-differences. Last week (21 to 27 March) was Neurodiversity Celebration Week: …
On Purple Day, hundreds of thousands of people across the globe come together to start conversations around epilepsy to raise awareness and fundraise to make a difference for people affected by the condition. Clare Shillan, who works for the Cabinet …
With life beginning to return to normal, approximately 6 million people globally have been bereaved since the pandemic, with many left unable to grieve their loss properly. Adam Land uses his final blog in our bereavement series to talk about …
Rebecca Sudworth, Deputy Civil Service Carers’ Champion, highlights the key issues young carers face. Today is Young Carers Action Day. This is a nationwide event organised by the Carers Trust aimed at raising awareness of young carers across the country. …
Finding the right person to share a job with can be difficult but is totally worthwhile once all goes to plan. Most of us have seen the movie When Harry Met Sally; in this Civil Service remake, we talk about …
The Government Security Function’s mission is to defend the UK government from security threats whilst protecting the public. To do this effectively, they’re driving up diversity of thought in every area of their work. The Government Security Function is made …
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (28 February - 6 March) helps fight misunderstandings over anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other eating disorders. It also highlights the importance of receiving professional help early. Below, Martin Riley shares his experiences. I can’t pinpoint …
How Civil Service colleagues support each other through loss Supporting staff experiencing bereavement and loss is a key Civil Service health and wellbeing priority. In part seven of Adam Land’s bereavement series, Charlotte Bedford talks about the Bereavement Network she …
Science and technology are, perhaps more than ever, transforming people’s lives writes Sir Patrick Vallance. In order to thrive in an increasingly competitive world, countries must apply science and technology strategically and embed it in their policy- and decision-making. The …
Following the newly-launched Levelling Up White Paper, Alex Chisholm explores how moving thousands of Civil Service roles and creating more opportunity around the country will help us to build A Modern Civil Service. Last week the Government launched the much …
