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From Promise to Reality: Our School Nursery Journey

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 …

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LGBT – history, religion and faith

Posted by: Stephen Foreshew-Cain, Posted on: 26 February 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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GDS executive director Stephen Foreshew-Cain explains why the theme of this year's LGBT History Month has particular resonance for him.

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Three months on: How the FCO has been taking on the Spending Review challenge

Posted by: Sir Simon McDonald and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 22 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Secretary for the FCO I started as Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 1 September last year. Three days later I had...

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The Civil Service: Team not hierarchy

Posted by: Liz Wilson and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 February 2016 - Categories: Leadership Statement
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Liz Wilson, Department for Transport I remember well the day I started in the Civil Service. 22, a year out of university and never having worked in an office before....

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Single Departmental Plans have arrived

Posted by: John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Today we publish the single departmental plans which I blogged on last July. The plans identify objectives...

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DWP pilot's cutting-edge technology for deaf customers

Posted by: Robert Devereux and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
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Sir Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary DWP New video technology being piloted by my department could make a huge difference to our deaf and hard of hearing customers. The Video Relay...

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Prosecuting crime for the public we serve and reflect

Posted by: Alison Saunders and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 17 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions

Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that increasing diversity is a top priority for the leadership of the Civil Service....

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The Civil Service Fast Stream vs Oxford: which is more socially diverse?

Posted by: Charlotte Dring and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 16 February 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service
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Charlotte outside Number 10 In a keynote speech in June last year the PM spoke about his commitment to improving social mobility. In the same month, Jon Thompson - Permanent...

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Learning from a crisis: The ‘Team Wales’ approach

Posted by: Sir Derek Jones and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 16 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

Welsh Permanent Secretary Sir Derek Jones looks at how different agencies have been working collaboratively to deal with the recent extreme weather crises.

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Being open about mental health

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 15 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Stephen Lovegrove, Perm Sec DECC Today saw the publication of a report from a task force set up by the NHS to look at mental health care in England. This...

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Consultation on the future of the BBC: Informing, Educating and Entertaining*

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 15 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

Working on public consultations can be daunting - especially one as large as the BBC Charter review - but Sue Owen offers some tips to do it successfully.

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