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Get on the Job Share Network

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 1 April 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

More male job-sharers; a job-share permanent secretary? Stephen Lovegrove looks at what makes job sharing work and how it could develop in the Civil Service.

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Being open about mental health

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 15 February 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Photo of a counselling group talking, consisting of 5 young people sat in a circle, chatting

Stephen Lovegrove, Perm Sec DECC Today saw the publication of a report from a task force set up by the NHS to look at mental health care in England. This...

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The High Potential Secondment Programme – a personal view

Posted by: Tracy Vegro and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 8 December 2015 - Categories: More skilled
Tracy Vegro

...said one of the most important features of the scheme is that it fosters a better understanding how Government policy drives important decisions for businesses. It also highlights to the...

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Domestic violence: how partnership working is quite literally saving lives (2)

Posted by: Judith Smith, Posted on: 18 September 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence

In the second part of a two-part blog about a partnership that supports victims of domestic violence, Judith Smith looks at how one civil servant was helped to stay safe and in work.

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Domestic violence: how partnership working is quite literally saving lives (1)

Posted by: Judith Smith and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Photo of a woman recoiling after being hit by a man (staged)

...were experiencing domestic violence, to be kept safe and in work. Individually, the change they could have affected would be limited. Partnerships are a win-win situation for all If you’re...

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What Pride means to me

Posted by: Brais Louro-Larino, Posted on: 29 June 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service

Fresh from taking part in the annual Pride march in London with the Civil Service Rainbow Alliance, DECC civil servant Brais Louro-Larino describes what Pride means to him.

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The best career decision I’ve ever made – a male perspective on jobsharing

Posted by: Tom Powell, Posted on: 12 May 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Good management

Ten years ago, Tom Powell didn't even think jobsharing was open to him. Now, he says it's the best thing he's ever done.

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How can we engage with confidence?

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 8 April 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
Pledge card at Civil Service Live 2014 London saying: "Be more confident"

Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary of DECC, discusses the Leadership Statement and how we need confidence in our ability to lead and engage.

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Job sharing in the Department of Energy and Climate Change

Posted by: Civil Service Job Share Network, Posted on: 10 October 2013 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service

Emma Cole and James Burt are currently in a job share in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. They give tips on making a job share work while sharing responsibility for projects.

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Sharing the experience

Posted by: Tom Powell and Kathryn Alford, Posted on: 10 October 2013 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service

Tom Powell and Kathryn Alford are currently job sharing in the Department of Energy and Climate Change in a job share partnership from the Ministry of Defence. They explain the advantages of job sharing, and how they make their job share work successfully.

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