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Swapping spreadsheets for spades with Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Rob Mills is an Accounting Technician in the Cabinet Office Digital Finance team

Swapping spreadsheets for spades with Northumberland Wildlife Trust

To mark International Volunteer Day - 5 December - Rob Mills, an Accounting Technician in the Cabinet Office Digital Finance team, shares how swapping spreadsheets for conservation work reminded him why getting outside matters - and why you should consider …

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Transforming the workplace - it's about people, not processes

Posted by: Kristina Butterworth, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Smarter working
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Kristina Butterworth describes how an award-winning project is transforming the way the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) works by putting people first.

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Supporting staff to be happy and healthier

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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...to develop the services it offers our Civil Service community. I met many more enthusiastic people at the charity’s Volunteer Awards, which saw a fantastic group of people publicly lauded...

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It’s end-of-year review time! 5 top tips for getting the most out of it

Posted by: Sadia Khan and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, General
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...mid-year review time - but if you haven’t done so already, complete the Self Assessment Tool on Civil Service Learning. It only takes 15 minutes or so and it will...

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Better data, better lives: chairing the UN Statistical Commission

Posted by: John Pullinger and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

...to improve the way in which we harness data to improve our understanding of the world and help make better decisions in keeping with the theme for the meeting: better...

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International Women's Day 2015: a cross-government event held at MoJ

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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...Race for Opportunities, We Are the City, Sports Grounds Safety Authority as well John Manzoni, and Perm Secs Ursula Brennan, Robert Devereux and gender champion, Melanie Dawes. Here's a flavour...

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Sign-up to the SCS job share speed dating event

Posted by: Deborah Brooks and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 11 March 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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...this very informal 'speed dating' and networking event to help people find new job share partners. The event will run from 4-5.30pm with the first hour being the speed dating...

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SMEs: The Government is open for business

Posted by: Belinda Mather-Derrick and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 11 March 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
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...and the government wants competition in its marketplace from the best businesses in Britain, driving innovation which we know leads to better value for money for taxpayers, while helping businesses,...

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The Leadership Statement: inspirational leaders - nature or nurture?

Posted by: Ursula Brennan and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 10 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
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...seen the film I read that the filmmakers weren’t permitted to use any of Martin Luther King’s own speeches, for copyright reasons, so his rousing words were made up for...

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Award underlines Civil Service commitment to a fantastic career for everyone

Posted by: James Norton and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 10 March 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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...for the third cohort of Fast Track Apprenticeships - applications close on 10 April. Successful applicants will study for a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship under one of the skills frameworks...

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The diversity network that looks forward to its own demise

Posted by: Keela Shackell-Smith and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 9 March 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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...in their current role. Every year we evaluate our work with an attitudes survey. The results of the latest survey show that 82% of members/friends felt more confident in their...

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