...and selection skills, and one-to-one coaching. Host departments organised additional complementary activities, such as arranging for the students in DWP to meet Justin Tomlinson, then Minister for Disabled People, and...
...time when effective delivery requires us to work together. There has never been a better time to use the skills promoted by the Devolution and You campaign to understand how...
...some advice, and hopefully inspire those coming after me. What is role-modelling? Saying, “everyone look at how great I am” doesn't come naturally to most of us (civil servants, at...
...is the same. How can we most effectively harness the rich diversity of our population to deliver better policy? Discovering democracy in action One sunny Sunday in March, I experienced...
...both sets of skills, expertise and experience in one role. "We share all of our work, although on occasions one of us may be more involved in a particular piece...
...then, we have suffered three miscarriages: one ‘chemical pregnancy’, one late-stage loss at 18 weeks named Daniel, and one termination on medical advice at 10 weeks. Fortunately, last year, my...
...any role can be done as a job-share. We didn’t really know one another before we started job-sharing. Polly had been job-sharing with someone who went to work in the...
...confusing previous website, one of the aims was to simplify the language of government. This helps everyone complete tasks (like registering to vote) quickly and with minimum fuss. The website's...
...blog has three main content themes: the vision of 'A Brilliant Civil Service' and one or more of its four supporting pillars: Improved outcomes; Effective leaders; Skilled people; A great...
For most people the Department of Work and Pensions means one thing, job centres. I work in quite a specialised area that few people would recognise, I'm a Local Service...
