Volunteering to help others and our own skills
...I am also a trustee of the HALO Trust (the international demining charity) and TeamRubicon UK (a new disaster relief charity). I was motivated to take on these volunteering opportunities...
...I am also a trustee of the HALO Trust (the international demining charity) and TeamRubicon UK (a new disaster relief charity). I was motivated to take on these volunteering opportunities...
...up a conversation with someone new while waiting for a tea to brew, the joy of meeting new people from across teams, Directorates, and Departments has been much harder to...
...like this has felt exciting, and the secondment was definitely a good move. I’ve enjoyed learning new skills but also having existing skills recognised anew by a different audience. I’d...
...touching on latest global weather, climate news and forecasts. We also reinstated the original Mostly Weather podcast, a longer show based on evergreen weather content, lead by our very own...
...more personal reflections on someone’s life, including more poetry, literature and secular music rather than sermons and hymns. Humanism isn't new In a nutshell, Humanists believe that people have one...
...Secretary at the Ministry of Defence - was announced as the Civil Service’s new social mobility champion. Both spoke passionately about their commitment to helping people from a wide range...
Sir Jeremy Heywood Many congratulations to all those civil servants whose dedicated public service was recognised in the New Year's Honours List. The range of recipients brilliantly illustrates the great...
...the United Nations General Assembly. Its aim is to promote an understanding of disability issues, galvanise action that addresses barriers to access for people with disabilities, and draw attention to...
...to have the skills and tools to do the best possible job. New approaches to policymaking, the increasing availability of data, and the development of evidence-based and behavioural insight techniques...
...departments,” which may prevent colleagues from taking on new challenges. Most concerning was feedback around visibility, with one colleague sadly explaining that “It is embarrassing and humiliating to keep asking...