...how inclusive our organisations are. This taught us that to feel included, people need to be able to be their authentic self, to have a sense of belonging and to...
...to appear physically and mentally tough to feel safe. Trouble for fighting I wasn’t an easy teenager and was often in trouble for fighting, in lower sets at school. At...
...EU and deliver jobs and prosperity. Good use of evidence can help us fight for justice and enable the powerless to hold the powerful to account. Good use of evidence...
...of a civil servant, and helped me to imagine myself in the role. I was surprised by the breadth of roles available: from coders to communicators to commercial officers. The...
...of civil servants in the lead-up to, during and immediately after the election - it’s business as usual. The term ‘purdah’ is often used, unofficially, to describe the period immediately...
...there is clearly much we share. Having the opportunity to see what works, to learn from each other and to use that evidence to improve both policy-making and public services...
...utterly dependent on my smartphone. The phone part is entirely subordinate to a range of other functions, from travel planning, to tweeting, to paying for stuff (no more sprints to...
...need to feel valued, safe and listened to. It has to be a two-way conversation with mutual respect, especially if you are senior in grade to the person or group...
...To achieve this, we must ensure disabled colleagues can access support and tools needed to carry out their roles. We also need to ensure everyone knows the importance of accessibility,...
...protocols; especially when it came to colleagues who had to attend an office or court building where tasks couldn’t be done remotely. Andy described how CPS worked “intensely to establish...
