...years in the Civil Service too long?! Joining fresh out of sixth form in 2017, straight into DExEU as a PA and then in ministerial events and visits, I’ve worked...
...and how to work in government. The opportunity to specialise, or apply transferable skills across different policy and delivery challenges. As I get more senior, I see it as my...
...basics of effective writing and includes a checklist of tips to help you improve your skills: J is for Jargon It is incredibly easy to slip into the jargon of...
...Our skills and experiences change so often in the department that you need to keep this fresh. If I don’t know how I need to develop, how can I assist...
...As we look forward to the new Civil Service Leadership Statement and Strategy early next year - which many of you have fed into - the leadership insights of Sir...
...into it if you’re interested. There are over 30 lowland rescue teams in the UK. We are sometimes compared to the better-known mountain or cave rescue services, but what we...
...we have, using the international weight of the UK to help secure inward investment to all parts of the UK, or supporting ministers from the Devolved Administrations when they visit...
...given instead just the technical learning necessary to carry out their roles. For some, that amounted to little more than being told to read the large paper-based instruction manual they’d...
...to go. My director acted as my mentor, helping me to understand my core values and then how to frame my career. It’s not always been easy to find mentors,...
...to 300. As well as increasing opportunity for every civil servant, to be more inclusive we know we have to eradicate any unconscious bias there might still be in our...
