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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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Bake clubs rise to the fund-raising challenge

Posted by: Alice Temple, Posted on: 2 September 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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The Great British Bake Off has inspired the creation of bake clubs around the Civil Service that hold cake sales for charity.

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How I'll be helping to kick-start Black History Month

Posted by: Phoebe Topping, Posted on: 1 September 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Logo of the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust

Phoebe Topping explains why she is taking part in a stem cell donor drive to coincide with Black History Month.

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Three centuries of coal miners and one senior civil servant

Posted by: Andrew Rhodes, Posted on: 1 September 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Diversity and inclusion

Andrew Rhodes, Director General, Operations, at the Department for Work and Pensions, talks about social mobility and why he will be completing the socio-economic background survey of senior civil servants.

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Ten good reasons to attend the Reserves Experience

Posted by: The Reserves Experience, Posted on: 30 August 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Royal Naval Reservist (right) explaining Reserve Forces to a female visitor at the Reserves Experience

The Reserves Experience is taking to the road again this autumn, starting in the North East of England.

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Work placement opportunity for young people with autism

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 25 August 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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Ten young people with autism recently took part in an innovative Civil Service work-experience programme.

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Five top tips for developing your team – a leader’s perspective

Posted by: Kate Silver, Posted on: 19 August 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service

Where does a leader's responsibility for developing their staff begin and end? Kate Silver from the Ministry of Defence focuses on five themes for leading effective learning and development.

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Getting the measure of social mobility

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 18 August 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
list of measures

Jeremy Heywood explains why he has asked all senior civil servants to complete a survey on their socio-economic background and how this will help the Civil Service support social mobility.

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Why going to university wasn't the right path for me

Posted by: Sarah Makey, Posted on: 18 August 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service

When she found that university didn't suit her, Sarah Makey decided to apply for a Civil Service Fast Track apprenticeship. She tells her story.

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Diversity & Inclusion Awards shortlist announced

Posted by: Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 12 August 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Who's in the running for the Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Awards?

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Are there any senior civil servants with a working class background?

Posted by: Martyn Henderson, Posted on: 9 August 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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Starting this month, in a first for a major UK employer, the Civil Service is running a pilot survey to track the progress of people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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