The Midlands spans a large geographical area which includes the major towns and cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Stoke, Telford and Wolverhampton.
Number of civil servants in the Midlands: nearly 52,000.
Number of departments and agencies : 45
Our CS Local team delivers cross departmental induction, leadership academies and learning/networking events. The blog page below will show you the latest events open for booking.
We also run a wide range of departmental networks. These include continuous improvement; diversity and inclusion; health and wellbeing; schools engagement; and apprentices. If you wish to join one of the networks, please email the team mailbox.
The Midlands team are Andrea James, Vanessa Boden and Angela Fisher.
Team mailbox - cslocalmidlands@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Neurodivergent, Neuroatypical. These are words that you may have increasingly come across – but do you know what they actually mean?
Civil Service Local: East, South-East & London (ESEL) and cross-government Race to the Top G6/7 network are proud to invite you to their first ever cross-departmental Black History Month national event on 30 October 2020.
Interested in joining or leading our environmental network? If you are based in other parts of the UK you can also find links to your local network...
Join us for Learning at Work Week from 5 - 11 October. This year the theme is 'Learning Journeys' and we bring you a series of virtual sessions intended to inspire you, encourage you to learn, approach an issue at work differently or think about your own approach to learning and development. There is something of interest for everyone - you can attend one session or as many as you like!
We need facilitators, coaches and dragons in the North West, Midlands and South West to support our Future Leaders Academy Online
Join us for our first online menopause event to celebrate World Menopause Day, open to any UK Civil Servants
Unity, not uniformity. Join civil service local in our two day national diversity and inclusion connect session.
Have you joined the Civil Service in the past 2 years? If you have, then take part in our Civil Service Induction event being hosted online on Thursday 24th September 2020.
For 2020 we are taking the Academy online and working across regions to deliver an Academy for civil servants in the North West, Midlands and South West.
Thursday 30 July is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and to mark the occasion Civil Service Local will be holding an online event for civil servants across the United Kingdom. The purpose of the event is to provide attendees with a basic knowledge of what modern slavery is, how they can spot the signs of trafficking, and an understanding of where they can go for assistance or to refer suspected cases.
Making Caring Visible, that’s the message for National Caring week 8 – 14 June this year, and the focus is to raise the visibility of carers and caring, why not take a look on the carers week website https://www.carersweek.org/ Carers play …
How to recognise neurodiverse conditions such as Dyslexia, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autistic Spectrum Condition at work. Why don't you lunch and learn?
The Environment Agency will be hosting a webinar on World Environment Day (5th June), to talk about the impact of plastic pollution. Read more to find out how to join.
Would you like to engage with other civil servants, listen to thought-provoking sessions and meet inspiring people sharing their experiences? If so, why not join us at our virtual CS Connect event.
On 4 February 2020 the Prime Minister launched the Year of Climate Action. Climate change is happening already and we need to take action now. Join our new environmental network and be instrumental in driving change in behaviour and attitudes across the civil service.
From 1st May 2020 all the 'local' Twitter accounts will be closed. We will be using the one national Twitter channel @CivServiceLocal.
Join us on Monday 30 March 2020 for our Diversity and Inclusion Conference in Birmingham. We have booked an exciting range of speakers who will be speaking around the theme of Social Mobility and have a selection of workshops running in the afternoon.
Aside from birth, dying is the only other experience we will all share. So why is it so hard to talk about it? And, why is it so important that we should? Join us for an interactive session about why it is important to make a will and the things you need to talk about and consider.
Following the Prime Minster's advice to avoid travel and gatherings we have decided to postpone these events until the Autumn.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to expand your capability? We are offering a number of secondment opportunities to work with us on a variety of projects in the Midlands area. Join us on 13 March to find out more.
