They say, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”. Luckily for us, 6 young offenders still volunteered to showcase their skills to potential employers by competing in the first ever ‘Bake off’ event between Hindley and Thorncross – two of Her Majesty’s Young Offenders Institutions in the north west of England.
Watch our roving reporter Mark Cassidy speak with Murium and Nathan, two remarkable young people inspired by Civil Service Local north west's Engaging Schools project. As Paul Gerrard (SRO for Civil Service Local north west) said: Civil Service Local reminds …
I had a great time at yesterday’s event in Liverpool – it did exactly what we’d hoped for by bringing civil service reform to life for our many visitors. Through a vibrant and engaging mix of exhibition stands and interactive …
On behalf of the whole team, I want to say a massive thanks to our wonderful volunteers for making the Civil Service Live event in Liverpool such a huge success! Our “orange army” as you were affectionately known to us …
The Countdown is almost over – ONLY 1 day to go. So, it’s finally here – only one more sleep, so I’d like to take the chance to say a big thank you to everyone who’s been involved in bringing …
The Countdown continues – Civil Service Live Liverpool (25th June) – 2 days to go. Each day in the run up to Civil Service Live 2014 Liverpool we’re highlighting a particular stand or session. Today we focus on the session …
The Countdown continues – Civil Service Live Liverpool (25th June) Each day in the run up to Civil Service Live 2014 Liverpool we’ll be highlighting a particular stand or session. Today we focus on the Going Forward Project stand. By …
Chris Hare and Chris Challenger of Land Registry Fylde Office didn't know what they'd learn when they volunteered for a Civil Service Local project to take government services to the vulnerable.
Our next bite-sized learning “discovery session” is this week and focuses on Vision 21 - the vision for the Civil Service going forward. Ben Rake from the Cabinet Office will join our Civil Service Local team to lead an interactive session and …
A quiet revolution is under way, gentle yet insistent as the growing daylight at this time of year; and while the cynic in me had, at first, smiled to hear that so tenaciously traditional an institution as the Civil Service …
Dress up, eat cake and help make the world a better place! - That was the challenge issued to us recently at Burnley Benefit Centre back to support our ‘Engaging Our Young People’ schools project. I spoke about it to …
We are now looking for a Project Lead to work with us 1 day a week on our successful Engaging Our Schools project. The project works with children between the ages of 7 and 10 by providing a series of short …
These schemes are only open to civil servants currently employed in government departments in the north west. If you have any questions or wish to be involved, please contact Karen Thwaites. Opportunities Job preparedness and next steps mentoring programme in prisons …
Working with the prison service, this programme will use your skills and experiences working in the civil service to provide learning opportunities and mentoring for young offenders. There are 2 projects to choose from: Young Offender Institute Lancaster Farms HM …
