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class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-08-11T11:07:44+00:00" pubdate>11 August 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/NicolaLazenbyBEIZ.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Nicola Lazenby BEIZ was a volunteer with the Commonwealth Collective at the 2022 Commonwealth Games" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/NicolaLazenbyBEIZ.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/NicolaLazenbyBEIZ-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/NicolaLazenbyBEIZ-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>After 12 days helping to make the Commonwealth Games go like clockwork, how has life been for our volunteers? Civil servant Nicola Lazenby from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy joined the volunteers (aka the Commonwealth Collective) as …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/11/meet-nicola-a-volunteer-at-the-commonwealth-games/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Nicola scores a net win at the Commonwealth Games</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/11/meet-nicola-a-volunteer-at-the-commonwealth-games/#comments" class="govuk-link">12 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-great-place-to-work category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service tag-pension-awareness-week-2022"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/09/planning-for-a-secure-future/">Planning for a secure future</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/maryam-teschke-panah/" title="Posts by Maryam Teschke-Panah" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maryam Teschke-Panah</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-08-09T08:07:28+00:00" pubdate>9 August 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/hands-g5fdaddb71_1920.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image of a couple in silhouette in a hand" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/hands-g5fdaddb71_1920.jpg 959w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/hands-g5fdaddb71_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/08/hands-g5fdaddb71_1920-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Maryam Teschke-Panah, the Civil Service’s Deputy Age Champion, encourages civil servants to learn more about their pensions. It's never too early (or too late) to be thinking about your future income. Your pension can be the last thing on your …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/09/planning-for-a-secure-future/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Planning for a secure future</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26235 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-great-place-to-work category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/28/top-tips-on-delivering-digital-projects-with-global-partners/">Top tips on delivering digital projects with global partners</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/liz-lutgendorff-national-international-and-research-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Liz Lutgendorff, Liz Lutgendorff, Lead Insight and Analysis Advisor, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Liz Lutgendorff, Liz Lutgendorff, Lead Insight and Analysis Advisor, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-28T14:18:13+00:00" pubdate>28 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/Government-Digital-Service-and-GovTech-in-Singapore-renewed-their-memorandum-of-understanding-on-digital-trans.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Government Digital Service and GovTech in Singapore renewed their memorandum of understanding on digital transformation on 4 July 2022." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/Government-Digital-Service-and-GovTech-in-Singapore-renewed-their-memorandum-of-understanding-on-digital-trans.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/Government-Digital-Service-and-GovTech-in-Singapore-renewed-their-memorandum-of-understanding-on-digital-trans-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/Government-Digital-Service-and-GovTech-in-Singapore-renewed-their-memorandum-of-understanding-on-digital-trans-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Digital transformation is hard, but the UK’s Government Digital Service experience helps countries around the world with this challenge. UK expertise in digital and technology transformation is much in demand across the world. Some of the lessons learned from COVID-19 …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/28/top-tips-on-delivering-digital-projects-with-global-partners/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Top tips on delivering digital projects with global partners</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-great-place-to-work category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service tag-welsh-language"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/19/welsh-language-a-national-treasure/">Welsh language: A national treasure</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/monica-maya-martinez/" title="Posts by Monica Maya-Martinez" class="author url fn" rel="author">Monica Maya-Martinez</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-19T08:04:02+00:00" pubdate>19 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/catrin-ellis-Xvw16l-b2uo-unsplash.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Welsh flag" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/catrin-ellis-Xvw16l-b2uo-unsplash.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/catrin-ellis-Xvw16l-b2uo-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/catrin-ellis-Xvw16l-b2uo-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>To help drive up diversity across Wales, the Cabinet Office has pledged to treat the English and Welsh languages on an equal footing. To improve the voice of Welsh speaking citizens, the Civil Service Jobs team now has the option …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/19/welsh-language-a-national-treasure/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Welsh language: A national treasure</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/19/welsh-language-a-national-treasure/#comments" class="govuk-link">9 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-great-place-to-work category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service tag-civil-service-live-2022"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/18/civil-service-live-such-a-motivating-inspiring-day/">Civil Service Live - “Such a motivating, inspiring day!”</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/lorraine-mcbride-editor-of-the-civil-service-blog-channel/" title="Posts by Lorraine McBride, Editor of the Civil Service Blog Channel" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lorraine McBride, Editor of the Civil Service Blog Channel</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-18T08:20:06+00:00" pubdate>18 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/DSC01463.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Civil Service Live, 2022" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/DSC01463.jpg 961w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/DSC01463-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/07/DSC01463-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>But don’t take our word for it. Civil Service Live (CSL) is the world’s biggest staff learning and discovery event. Through June and July, CSL spanned five cities, six dates and welcomed more than 15,000 delegates through its doors, but …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/18/civil-service-live-such-a-motivating-inspiring-day/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Civil Service Live - “Such a motivating, inspiring day!”</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service tag-leadership-college-for-government"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-civil-service-leadership-training-is-changing/">Why Civil Service leadership training is changing</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/natalie-golding/" title="Posts by Natalie Golding" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Golding</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-12T08:08:43+00:00" pubdate>12 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/Natalie-Golding-Director-of-the-Leadership-College-for-Government-speaks-to-public-sector-leaders-at-a-residen-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Natalie Golding, Director of the Leadership College for Government, speaks to public sector leaders at a residential event" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/Natalie-Golding-Director-of-the-Leadership-College-for-Government-speaks-to-public-sector-leaders-at-a-residen-1.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/Natalie-Golding-Director-of-the-Leadership-College-for-Government-speaks-to-public-sector-leaders-at-a-residen-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/Natalie-Golding-Director-of-the-Leadership-College-for-Government-speaks-to-public-sector-leaders-at-a-residen-1-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Want to gain the right skills to tackle the challenges of the 21st Century? Here’s how the Leadership College for Government can help you. How often do you think about what makes an amazing leader or manager? While some people …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-civil-service-leadership-training-is-changing/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Why Civil Service leadership training is changing</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-civil-service-leadership-training-is-changing/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-great-place-to-work category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service tag-jobsharing"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/05/how-job-sharing-is-going-mainstream/">How Job Sharing is Going Mainstream</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/ruth-hannant/" title="Posts by Ruth Hannant" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ruth Hannant</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/polly-payne-director-general-for-culture-sport-and-civil-society-in-dcms/" title="Posts by Polly Payne, Director General for Culture Sport and Civil Society in DCMS" class="author url fn" rel="author">Polly Payne, Director General for Culture Sport and Civil Society in DCMS</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-05T05:29:09+00:00" pubdate>5 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/RuthHannantPollyPayneDMCS.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne, Directors General for Culture Sport and Civil Society in DCMS" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/RuthHannantPollyPayneDMCS.jpeg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/RuthHannantPollyPayneDMCS-300x200.jpeg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/RuthHannantPollyPayneDMCS-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne are the first DG-level Civil Service job share The perception of job-sharing has shifted hugely in recent years from part-time jobs held by junior employees to gradually opening up many more high-powered roles for senior …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/05/how-job-sharing-is-going-mainstream/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How Job Sharing is Going Mainstream</span></a> - 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<span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-great-place-to-work/" rel="category tag">A great place to work</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/04/My-life-My-career-Pink.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Vicky McGurk, My Life, My Career" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/04/My-life-My-career-Pink.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/04/My-life-My-career-Pink-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/04/My-life-My-career-Pink-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>From part-time AO to thriving senior leader in the Civil Service, Vicky McGurk is living proof that you can overcome childhood struggles and make life a success. Interview: Lorraine McBride Born and raised in one of Blackburn’s poorest council estates, …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/29/my-only-guaranteed-hot-meal-was-my-free-school-lunch/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of My only guaranteed hot meal was my free school lunch</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/29/my-only-guaranteed-hot-meal-was-my-free-school-lunch/#comments" class="govuk-link">87 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26056 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service tag-armed-forces-day-2022 tag-national-reserves-day-2022"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/22/the-civil-servant-keeping-military-service-in-the-family/">The civil servant keeping military service in the family </a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/lesley-woods/" title="Posts by Lesley Woods" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lesley Woods</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-22T08:35:40+00:00" pubdate>22 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a></div> <img width="620" height="412" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/LesleyWoods1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Lesley Woods VR MCIPR, Chief Communications Officer, External Campaigns, Directorate of Defence Communications, Ministry of Defence" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/LesleyWoods1.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/LesleyWoods1-300x199.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/LesleyWoods1-768x510.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>On National Reserves Day (22 June), Ministry of Defence civil servant and RAF Reservist Lesley Woods is proud to be the third generation in her family to serve. From eating a sheep’s head in Jordan to rescuing stranded baby turtles …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/22/the-civil-servant-keeping-military-service-in-the-family/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The civil servant keeping military service in the family </span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/22/the-civil-servant-keeping-military-service-in-the-family/#comments" class="govuk-link">5 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-26239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-modern-civil-service category-a-skilled-civil-service category-an-ambitious-civil-service category-an-innovative-civil-service category-uncategorized tag-armed-forces-day-2022 tag-national-reserves-day-2022"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/21/life-as-a-reservist/">Life as a Reservist</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/author/sam-tillotson/" title="Posts by Sam Tillotson" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sam Tillotson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-21T11:43:06+00:00" pubdate>21 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-modern-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Modern Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/a-skilled-civil-service/" rel="category tag">A Skilled Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-ambitious-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Ambitious Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/an-innovative-civil-service/" rel="category tag">An Innovative Civil Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/a4230de9-1d40-4718-87f5-38468d076c78.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Sam Tillotson, Deputy Director, Office for Veterans’ Affairs leading the Freedom of York Parade in April 2022" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/a4230de9-1d40-4718-87f5-38468d076c78.jpg 960w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/a4230de9-1d40-4718-87f5-38468d076c78-300x200.jpg 300w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811195255im_/https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2022/06/a4230de9-1d40-4718-87f5-38468d076c78-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 25 June and is a chance to show your support for the Armed Forces community. 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