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World Cancer Day: our journeys are unique, but we thrive when united

World Cancer Day: our journeys are unique, but we thrive when united

This year the Civil Service Working Through Cancer Network will show support for World Cancer Day on 4 February by focusing our events on the unique human story behind every cancer diagnosis, and how by uniting we are stronger and …

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I’m a civil servant... and I’m a Mystery Shopper!

Posted by: Andie Beavan and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 23 March 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Andie Beavan working on the CCS project board

...I’m still looking after suppliers, but it is more to do with what happens if the procurement process goes wrong – we’re the commercial troubleshooters for government. Rules that exclude...

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#AskCivilService: Dr Melody Clark answers your questions live from the Antarctic

Posted by: Dr Melody Clark and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 23 March 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Dr Melody Clark sat on the ice in the Antarctic

Dr Melody Clark from the British Antarctic Survey answers your questions about her career, government science and life in the Antarctic.

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Workplace health: What is it? Why does it matter? And what can we do to improve it?

Posted by: Una O'Brien and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Smarter working
Venn diagram on prevention, promotion and rehabilitation

...on Health and Wellbeing. The Group is chaired by Civil Service Employee Policy, who are working to produce a health and wellbeing strategy for the Civil Service, to help ensure...

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Job-sharing in the Courts Service

Posted by: Jo Fiddian, Sarah Rose and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
Photo of Jo Fiddian (l) and Sarah Rose

Jo Fiddian (left) and Sarah Rose The experience of two senior officials is demonstrating again that part-time and shared positions are no career-limiting soft option or confined to junior roles....

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I’m a civil servant… and I help young people into work

Posted by: David Gigg, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service
Movement to Work logo and participating employers

Cabinet Office's David Gigg is on a year's secondment to Movement to Work, a programme supported by some of the country's largest employers - including the Civil Service - that is helping young people into jobs by providing high-quality work experience.

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Government property - the shock of the new - been there, done that!

Posted by: Andrew Howarth, Posted on: 19 March 2015 - Categories: Good management, Professions, Smarter working
80s computers

Andrew Howarth's 35 years in government property have taught him that change in where and how we work is constant - the secret is to embrace it to help deliver the vision of a better, more empowered Civil Service.

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Harnessing the power of social action

Posted by: Rob Pomfret and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 March 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Infographic from Social Action Report showing volunteers in UK

Infographic showing figures of UK generosity It’s no surprise to us here in the Social Action Team in Cabinet Office that the UK is the 7th most generous country in...

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The role of the Civil Service during the election

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 17 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
The door of No 10 Downing Street

...the situation, the principles and conventions about how a government is formed remain the same. The Cabinet Manual The United Kingdom famously has an uncodified constitution. But one recent development...

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International Women's Day - guest blog from Melanie Dawes

Posted by: Melanie Dawes and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 16 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Melanie Dawes addressing delegates at the 2015 International Women's Day event

...not healthy for any organisation. During my time at HMRC some years ago I was disability champion for the department. This was an immensely fulfilling role. We made good progress...

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I'm a civil servant... and I work on space programmes

Posted by: Dr Alice Bunn, Posted on: 16 March 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Photo of Dr Alice Bunn surrounded by planets from a model solar system

Dr Alice Bunn, Director of Policy at the UK Space Agency, explains how space programmes have an impact on our daily lives in ways we don't even realise.

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