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How I helped at HM Queen Elizabeth’s lying-in-state

Kitty Buchanan-Gregory, 22 September 2022 - A great place to work, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Cabinet Office marshal Kitty Buchanan-Gregory was one of more than 600 volunteer civil servants supporting mourners queuing to see Queen Elizabeth’s lying-in-state at Westminster Hall. Below, we publish Kitty’s diary of her experiences Shift 1 Wednesday. I’ve been posted to …

National Highways is helping veterans build a new future

Howard Rhoades, 21 September 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, Uncategorized

A life-changing initiative is giving armed forces veterans a foot on the ladder to a new career. “You’ve protected our country, now help us to keep it connected.” That’s the message from the dedicated team within National Highways to military …

Civil Service Choirmaster Stephen hits the right note

Lorraine McBride, 30 August 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Since founding the Civil Service Choir in 2009, Stephen Hall OBE has conducted in iconic venues and built the choir’s reputation for remarkable performances. Interview by Lorraine McBride I joined the Civil Service some 30 years ago as a Fast …

Celebrating Shravan

Rakesh Joshi, 24 August 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Department for Education civil servant Rakesh Joshi shares his traditions and celebrations during the Hindu religious month of Shravan, and what it means to him. With August fast drawing to a close, Hindus have been marking the month of Shravan …

A simple guide on words to avoid in government

Sam Gregory, 16 August 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Sam Gregory is on a mission to root out jargon in government. He's here to explore the worst offenders and offer the best alternatives. As civil servants, our choice of terminology makes a huge difference to how the public understands …

Harnessing the power of science, engineering and technology

Lord Browne, 15 August 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Lord Browne of Madingley, Co-Chair of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, former CEO of BP and Co-Founder and Chairman of BeyondNetZero, discusses his experience as a business leader now advising government. The Prime Minister’s Council for Science …

Nicola scores a net win at the Commonwealth Games

Nicola Lazenby, 11 August 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

After 12 days helping to make the Commonwealth Games go like clockwork, how has life been for our volunteers? Civil servant Nicola Lazenby from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy joined the volunteers (aka the Commonwealth Collective) as …

Planning for a secure future

Maryam Teschke-Panah, 9 August 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Maryam Teschke-Panah, the Civil Service’s Deputy Age Champion, encourages civil servants to learn more about their pensions. It's never too early (or too late) to be thinking about your future income. Your pension can be the last thing on your …

Where’s the washing powder?

Helen Challinor, 3 August 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Skilled people, Smarter working

Helen Challinor from the Department for Education explains how clear categorisation can help us not only with our shopping but also with managing our information at work. Have you ever thought about how your favourite supermarket is set out? Would …

Top tips on delivering digital projects with global partners

Liz Lutgendorff, Liz Lutgendorff, Lead Insight and Analysis Advisor, Government Digital Service, 28 July 2022 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Digital transformation is hard, but the UK’s Government Digital Service experience helps countries around the world with this challenge. UK expertise in digital and technology transformation is much in demand across the world. Some of the lessons learned from COVID-19 …

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