An Innovative Civil Service

From Promise to Reality: Our School Nursery Journey

Jessica Crawley and Jasmine Hussain joined the DfE because they believed in its power to change lives — and now they’re seeing that in action, helping to build and expand 3,000 nurseries across England's schools. Let them tell you how …

Brushing up on partnerships: Civil servants secured 23 million toothbrushes to improve kids' health

DHSC’s journey to improve children's dental health in the UK's most deprived areas, transformed through a partnership with Colgate-Palmolive. This initiative directly supports our government's mission to break down barriers to opportunity by giving children the best start in life. …

Frank on the frontline: Transforming young lives at Ealing Jobcentre

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Every day, all across the UK, our amazing colleagues work tirelessly to help young people discover their potential and take bold steps into the world of work. Frank Maryako is at the frontline of youth employment support at Ealing Jobcentre, …

Five of the best Civil Service online learning courses

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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 …

A new Civil Service Careers site

The Civil Service is made up of 44 departments as well as 421 agencies and other public bodies. So it’s no surprise that, even for existing civil servants, finding the right career opportunities can take a lot of effort. Since …

Carers' Rights Day 2023

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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 …

Using data to end rough sleeping

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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 …

Celebrating East and South East Asian Heritage Month

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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 …

From Paratrooper to Padre - two very different leaps of faith, one calling

Reservist Julian Hendy-Ibbs at Arnhem

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 …

Young Carers Action Day - 15 March 2023

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Rebecca Sudworth, Deputy Civil Service Carers’ Lead, talks about the experiences of Civil Service young carers  Today is Young Carers Action Day. This year’s theme is Make Time for Young Carers. Many young carers don’t necessarily think of themselves as carers. …