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Increasing openness and bringing your whole self to work

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 1 November 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Sue Owen looks at work across the Civil Service to make it more inclusive of colleagues who are LGBTi.

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Getting the measure of social mobility

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 18 August 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
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Jeremy Heywood explains why he has asked all senior civil servants to complete a survey on their socio-economic background and how this will help the Civil Service support social mobility.

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Inclusion awards success shows Civil Service ‘on the right path’

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 19 July 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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The Civil Service has repeated its success in a national employment inclusion awards scheme.

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Are you a leader in the making?

Posted by: Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, Posted on: 16 June 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Sue Owen encourages aspiring leaders to apply for two important Civil Service talent development schemes, and emphasises their potential for increasing diversity at senior levels.

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Civil Service job shares on the up and up!

Posted by: Caz Thomas, Posted on: 9 June 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Caz Thomas, Chair of the Civil Service Job Share and Alternative Working Network, charts the progress of job sharing in the Civil Service.

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Female leaders in the Civil Service

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 13 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Women in Civil Service by grade, chart.

Jeremy Heywood responds to a blog post by Jill Rutter of the Institute for Government on the representation of women at senior levels in the Civil Service.

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Reaching out to schools to 'inspire the future' - a volunteer's experience

Posted by: Charles Perkins, Posted on: 7 April 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Driving test manager Chas Perkins gives top marks for his experience as one of the first volunteers for a Civil Service programme to inspire schoolchildren about careers in government.

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'Inclusive by instinct' - the goal of Civil Service diversity

Posted by: Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen, Posted on: 5 April 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
Photo of Susie Owen (l) and Deborah Brooks at their desk in the Cabinet Office

Deborah Brooks and Susie Owen reflect on their time as Deputy Directors for Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion – and how we will know when we've achieved it.

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How you can 'inspire the future'

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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In announcing a new Social Mobility Plan, Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock urged civil servants to volunteer just an hour a year to inspire young people. Here's what it involves.

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An action plan for social mobility

Posted by: Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock, MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock introduces the Talent Action Plan 2016, including a Social Mobility Plan with an opportunity for civil servants to 'inspire the future'.

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