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Changing horizons, raising aspiration

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 30 March 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
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Jeremy Heywood reviews a groundbreaking event attended by over 700 school students and 230 Civil Service volunteers to raise young people's career aspirations.

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Volunteering – give a little, gain a lot

Posted by: Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Posted on: 22 March 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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In his first post on this blog, BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm talks about a recent experience as a volunteer and what it taught him.

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Be an ally – it’s important

Posted by: Kevin Oliver, Posted on: 6 January 2017 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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Civil servant Kevin Oliver on why he believes being an 'ally' is important for inclusivity and fairness in the workplace and society at large.

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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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Bake clubs rise to the fund-raising challenge

Posted by: Alice Temple, Posted on: 2 September 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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The Great British Bake Off has inspired the creation of bake clubs around the Civil Service that hold cake sales for charity.

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Our conversations... more volunteering in health and social care for older people

Posted by: Alexandra Ankrah, Posted on: 10 June 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Alexandra Ankrah of the Social Action Team talks about volunteering with Team London and her work to sustain and spread volunteering in health and social care among the over-50s.

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Volunteers’ Week and beyond - mobilising the passion and expertise of volunteers

Posted by: Rob Pomfret, Posted on: 8 June 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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How can the commitment and skill of volunteers best be harnessed? The Social Action Team is backing a range of exciting approaches.

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Sharing and developing your skills through volunteering

Posted by: Mark Fisher, Posted on: 6 June 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Our Civil Service
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In Volunteers' Week, Director of the Office for Civil Society Mark Fisher celebrates civil servant volunteers who put their time and skills at the service of others and enhance their own lives in the process.

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Walking to well-being

Posted by: Elizabeth Dymond, Posted on: 6 May 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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After 16 years in the Civil Service, Elizabeth Dymond is now a director of The Charity for Civil Servants and about to take part in its biggest fundraising event, the Walking Challenge – and you can join her.

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From National Citizen Service to Civil Service

Posted by: Dan Grishin, Posted on: 21 April 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Dan Grishin says National Citizen Service has given him the confidence to make a difference to his own life and the lives of others - and it's already taken him to No. 10!

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