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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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Civil Service Learning – what’s it all about then?

Posted by: Gareth Russell, Posted on: 11 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Learning

What's it like to work at Civil Service Learning, catering for the needs of 400,000 civil servants? Home Office secondee Gareth Russell gives his impressions of being part of the major changes underway at CSL.

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Reaching out to schools to 'inspire the future' - a volunteer's experience

Posted by: Charles Perkins, Posted on: 7 April 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Driving test manager Chas Perkins gives top marks for his experience as one of the first volunteers for a Civil Service programme to inspire schoolchildren about careers in government.

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'Inclusive by instinct' - the goal of Civil Service diversity

Posted by: Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen, Posted on: 5 April 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
Photo of Susie Owen (l) and Deborah Brooks at their desk in the Cabinet Office

Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen reflect on their time as Deputy Directors for Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion – and how we will know when we've achieved it.

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Raising awareness of autism

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 4 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
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Philip Rutnam explains why Autism Awareness Week matters to the Civil Service and provides a five-point guide to making the workplace more inclusive for people with autism.

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Get on the Job Share Network

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 1 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

More male job-sharers; a job-share permanent secretary? Stephen Lovegrove looks at what makes job sharing work and how it could develop in the Civil Service.

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What the Civil Service story tells us about leadership

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 30 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
Cartoon depicting Evelyn Sharp and Alan Turing

John Pullinger looks at what we can learn about leadership from the history of the Civil Service and shares his pledge as a leader.

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Celebrating excellence in operational delivery

Posted by: Operational Delivery Profession, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service, Professions
Operational Delivery Profession banner at CS Live 2015 London

The Operational Delivery Profession celebrates all the nominees for the 2015 Dame Lesley Strathie Operational Excellence Award, underlining the sheer range of work they cover.

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How you can 'inspire the future'

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Matt Hancock at lectern with group behind

In announcing a new Social Mobility Plan, Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock urged civil servants to volunteer just an hour a year to inspire young people. Here's what it involves.

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An action plan for social mobility

Posted by: Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock, MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Man talking seated at table to three schoolchildren

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock introduces the Talent Action Plan 2016, including a Social Mobility Plan with an opportunity for civil servants to 'inspire the future'.

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Social mobility in the Civil Service - our next steps

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Front page and chapter two (part of) Talent Action Plan 2016

As the Talent Action Plan 2016 is published, Jeremy Heywood looks at progress on removing the barriers to success for under-represented groups and where we go from here.

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