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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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Diversity programme offers unique opportunities to work-shadow senior leaders

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 16 November 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Skilled people
Bernadette Thompson on Race to the Top G6/G& work shadow programme

Discover how Race to the Top G6/7 Network work shadow placements helped Bernadette and Shabbir develop their careers.

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How well do you understand Parliament?

Posted by: Elizabeth Gardiner, Posted on: 16 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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The First Parliamentary Counsel encourages civil servants to take advantage of learning opportunities to become 'Parliament-confident'.

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Civil Service People Survey 2017 – the results

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 16 November 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Jeremy Heywood reviews the results of the 2017 Civil Service People Survey.

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The joys of 'unconferencing' – Part 2

Posted by: Clare Moriarty, Posted on: 15 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
People in conference throwing crumpled post-it notes in the air

Clare Moriarty says there is growing support for 'unconferences', events run by the participants, who decide the agenda on the day.

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It's all about people, whoever they are

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 14 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Pentagonal graphic for statisticians target behaviours

National Statistician John Pullinger looks at how the statistical community has responded in the first three years of the five-year strategy for UK statistics, Better Statistics, Better Decisions.

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The Leadership Academy - creating opportunities to reflect, test and challenge

Posted by: Ken Thomson, Posted on: 8 November 2017 - Categories: Effective leaders, Leading and managing change
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Ken Thomson writes about the new approach to learning in the Civil Service Leadership Academy, including the use of immersive case studies.

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Mental health support in the Crown Prosecution Service

Posted by: Alison Saunders, Posted on: 3 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

The Crown Prosecution Service offers mental health support to its staff and people using the service it provides to the public.

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A hunger for improvement

Posted by: Gareth Rhys Williams, Cabinet Office Carers’ Champion, Posted on: 2 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Commercial skills, Skilled people

Improvement in organisations is driven by good information, says Government Chief Commercial Officer Gareth Rhys Williams.

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Making the 'diversity mix' work

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 2 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Jeremy Heywood looks at how feedback from civil servants helped shape commitments in the recently launched Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

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Personal disability stories: Part 1

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 1 November 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing
Civil servant outside No. 10 Downing Street

Civil Service Disability Champion Philip Rutnam introduces the first in a series of inspiring personal accounts.

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