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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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It's all about people, whoever they are

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 14 November 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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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
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Civil Service Disability Champion Philip Rutnam introduces the first in a series of inspiring personal accounts.

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Inclusion by instinct?

Posted by: Patsy Wilkinson, Posted on: 31 October 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
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Home Office Second Permanent Secretary Patsy Wilkinson suggests things we can all do to help the Civil Service become instinctively inclusive.

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Volunteering in Chad

Posted by: Zamila Bunglawala, Posted on: 31 October 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service
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Zamila Bunglawala describes her experience as a volunteer in Chad with charity Concern.

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Opening up opportunities to young people from all backgrounds

Posted by: Sahil Afware, Posted on: 31 October 2017 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion

...lower socio-economic backgrounds. Sahil’s inspirational story highlights the importance of having a strong strategy for diversity and inclusion across the Civil Service. How I see social mobility My name is...

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The unbreakable vow

Posted by: Sir Simon McDonald, Posted on: 27 October 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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FCO Permanent Secretary Sir Simon McDonald recounts the part played by British embassy staff in returning a treasured personal possession to its rightful owners.

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