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Why you should consider entering the Smarter Working Live 2020 Awards

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 4 February 2020 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Learning, Smarter working
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Nominations for the Smarter Working Live 2020 awards are now open. Past winners tell us what winning has meant for their organisations, and have some tips on making an effective application.

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Managing work-related trauma in the Civil Service

Posted by: Madeleine Alessandri, Posted on: 7 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Health & Wellbeing
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Madeleine Alessandri introduces the new guide to ‘Managing Work-Related Trauma’, with guidance for frontline, operational and specialist teams on operating in potentially traumatic work environments.

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How DCMS does digital

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 7 January 2019 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Improved outcomes
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DCMS Permanent Secretary Sue Owen looks at how the department is tackling the challenges of online safety and security and giving citizens confidence that the Internet is a well-governed space.

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11/11/18 - Armistice Day: how “we will remember them”, a century on

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 7 November 2018 - Categories: General
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Revisit stories of the First World War, including the part played by civil servants in the Civil Service Rifles, and find out where you can get involved in events to commemorate Armistice Day.

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A celebration of the North

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 7 May 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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If you're going to Civil Service Live in Newcastle in July, why not take in the Great Exhibition of the North as well, says Sue Owen.

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Bridging the digital divide

Posted by: Chad Bond, Posted on: 24 October 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service
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How civil servants from across government are supporting people to get online.

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25 years of DCMS

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 13 July 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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This month, DCMS added 'Digital' to its name. Permanent Secretary Sue Owen looks back at the department's first quarter-century, driving economic growth and promoting Britain overseas, and how its remit has changed to reflect and support changes in society.

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#GivingTuesday – how could you show your support?

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 29 November 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Sue Owen asks what you can give on #GivingTuesday.

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Shaping the First World War commemorations

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 11 November 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Poppies falling in front of First World War memorial at Ypres

Sue Owen reflects on the part her department plays in organising the national commemorations for those who have died for the country in armed conflict.

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Social investment and the new Government Inclusive Economy Unit

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 11 October 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

The introduction of the Government Inclusive Economy Unit builds on the Civil Service's proud record in assisting the development of social investment, as Jeremy Heywood explains.

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