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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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Starting a conversation on gender equality – #FollowTheFlag

Posted by: Eleanor Binks, Posted on: 3 July 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion

As part of the celebrations for the centenary of some women getting the right to vote, the distinctive Suffrage Flag is being taken on a relay around the UK and overseas.

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Make a pledge to improve your wellbeing

Posted by: Philip Rycroft, Posted on: 2 July 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Health & Wellbeing

It's Civil Service Active Wellbeing Week. As new CSSC chair Philip Rycroft says, there are lots of opportunities to get involved, and you can make your own commitment - big or small - to improving your health and wellbeing.

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Celebrate our skills – and how we develop them

Posted by: Matthew Rycroft, Posted on: 28 June 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Skilled people
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Matthew Rycroft, Champion of the Skills Award in the 2018 Civil Service Awards, is looking for nominees who have shared skills effectively or actively promoted their development in an individual, team or organisation.

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The humanist factor

Posted by: Roger Hutton, Posted on: 22 June 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion

To mark World Humanist Day, Roger Hutton, Humanist Champion at the Ministry of Defence, explains what humanism means to him.

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What Ramadan means to me

Posted by: Nabeela Rasul, Posted on: 15 June 2018 - Categories: A great place to work

Civil Service Muslim Network Chair Nabeela Rasul shares her experience of the Muslim month of fasting.

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New carers’ charter and carer’s passport for civil servants

Posted by: Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 13 June 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders
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In Carers Week, Rupert McNeil announces new support for carers in the Civil Service.

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Want a more creative team?

Posted by: Sara Vogt, Posted on: 13 June 2018 - Categories: Effective leaders
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Inspiring and rewarding innovation is an important part of being an effective leader. New materials for leaders wanting to encourage creativity are now available on Civil Service Learning.

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Getting the basics of good management right

Posted by: Patsy Wilkinson, Posted on: 6 June 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Effective leaders
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Good managers need to start with the fundamentals, says Patsy Wilkinson, Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.

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Working together for success at the biggest-ever summit in the UK

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 5 June 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
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Jeremy Heywood reports on the work that helped to make the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 a success and how the UK is carrying forward the announcements made at the summit.

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Launch of training for Wellbeing Confident Leaders

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 1 June 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Health & Wellbeing
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Jonathan Jones announces the next step in the Civil Service delivering on its commitment to being a leading employer in its approach to mental health.

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