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Never been to CSL? Here's why you should really go!

Lorraine McBride, Editor of the Civil Service Blog Channel, 4 April 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

An event of learning and discovery, Civil Service Live 2022 is back with a six-date tour spanning five cities, bringing together civil servants for inspiring speaker sessions rich with opportunities. Civil Service Live is one of Europe’s biggest corporate training …

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: supporting colleagues

Abigail Agyei, 29 March 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Uncategorized

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: …

Epilepsy Awareness - Purple Day 26 March 2022

Clare Shillan, 24 March 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, Uncategorized

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 …

Time to Reflect

Adam Land, Senior Director at the Competition and Markets Authority, 23 March 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

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 …

Sleep struggles - and how to beat them

Andy Clarke, Performance Insight, Department for Work and Pensions, 17 March 2022 - A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Sleep Awareness Day highlights the importance of quality sleep and how insomnia can have a devastating impact on our wellbeing. Andy Clarke tells us how signing up to Sleepstation through the Charity for Civil Servants helped improve his quality of …

Young carers in the Civil Service

Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 16 March 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service

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. …

Start an exciting career in government cyber security

Civil Service Government Security Professions Team, 7 March 2022 - A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Apprenticeships

The Civil Service is recruiting women as cyber security apprentices. If you want an exhilarating career, rich with opportunities and excellent training to progress, don’t delay - apply by 10 March. My name is *Chloe and I’m a government cyber …

World Hearing Day - 3 March. The Rose Looks Fair

Ian Wallace, 3 March 2022 - A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

To mark World Hearing Day, Ian Wallace hails the success of Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis as a trailblazer for the deaf. Every year on 3 March, World Hearing Day is celebrated. On this day, the World Federation of …

Diversity leads to better decision-making

Kate Davies, Senior Security Advisor, Department for International Trade, 1 March 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

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 …

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