Diversity champions

Nominate now for the Championing Faith and Belief Inclusion award

Posted by: Clare Moriarty, Posted on: 17 April 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Clare Moriarty introduces the Award for Championing Faith and Belief Inclusion, a new category in this year's Civil Service Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

Helping others to thrive – the value of mentoring

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 15 April 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders

Mentoring has a part to play in making the Civil Service a great place to work and realising its ambition to be the UK's most inclusive employer, says Civil Service Health & Wellbeing Champion Jonathan Jones. And anyone can do it.

International Transgender Day of Visibility and raising awareness in the Civil Service

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 29 March 2019 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

To mark this day, DCMS Permanent Secretary Sue Owen gives her reflections on progress on transgender rights and inclusion in the Civil Service, as she retires from the service and her role as its LGB&TI Champion.

The Race Champion Blog – difference equals success for the Civil Service

Posted by: Sir Richard Heaton and Sam Balch, Posted on: 21 March 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Civil Service Race Champion, Diversity and inclusion

In the first post in his Race Champion Blog, Richard Heaton introduces Sam Balch, who writes about breaking down barriers to conversations about race between people from different backgrounds.

How we marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 12 March 2019 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Philip Rutnam looks back at the innovative, eye-catching and thought-provoking ways in which the Civil Service celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Personal Disability Stories: Part 9 – Emil’s story

Posted by: Sir Philip Rutnam, Home Office Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service Disability Champion, Posted on: 7 February 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing

To mark Time to Talk Day, Philip Rutnam introduces Emil Levendoğlu's personal account of how he came to open up to others about his mental health.

Time to Talk Day 2019 – six ways you can share how you feel

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 5 February 2019 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Health & Wellbeing

If you have a mental health concern, to mark Time to Talk Day Jonathan Jones discusses why it's so important to talk about it and suggests ways to share how you feel and get the support you may need.