Number of civil servants in the North West - over 55,000
Number of departments and agencies in the North West - 38
The North West covers all the major cities and towns in the five counties of North West England; Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside.
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 cross departmental networks for those who work in, or are passionate about, continuous improvement; wellbeing; environmental issues; diversity & inclusion; social mobility; learning & development; SCS. If you wish to join one of the networks, please email the team mailbox.
The North West of England CS Local Team are Alan Murphy, Diane Coates, Fiona Gilbert and Tom Howarth
Team mailbox - cslocalnw@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
A week ago now, CS Local North West hosted the ‘Changing Horizons’ event in Blackpool, the first of its kind. The focus of the event was to raise the aspirations of young people and their families in line with the Prime Minister’s ambition …
The Charity for Civil Servants has recently been talking to people about effective budgeting, offering financial capability information as well as emergency help and debt advice. If you want to make informed decisions about your finances, and understand the risks and benefits of particular options, the Charity’s website has top tips to help you
Did you know our GAP project has been going on for almost three years? Read more about the project and how its made a difference here...
Read about how Asif had his eyes opened at the Discover Preston event on the 13th February at the HMRC Learning Academy in the Guild Centre, Preston.
Do you know the network magazine is produced by Academy delegates from 2014? We are immensely proud of the team, read more here....
The 29th November is #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving. It follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday and shifts the emphasis to giving, whether through volunteering, donating money or simply spreading the word.
Being a mentor, as well as a fulfilling experience, can be crucial to developing valuable skills, and being mentored can help you overcome problems, plan your career and develop capabilities. Signing up is easy and only takes a few minutes.
To mark Men's Health Awareness Month, we talk to Pete Miles from our Inclusion Network about his personal story and how it can help to talk about our wellbeing.
The first discovery session on project and programme management has been held at Preston’s Kirkham prison, with a diverse audience of North West civil servants taking part. Alex Scott, covering his first CS Local event, found that the knowledge the audience took away with them could be a springboard into a new career.
Connecting people across departmental boundaries is one of the main aims of Civil Service Local. Nick Langford's been doing just that since he first became involved three years ago. In our latest blog celebrating five years of collaboration, he tells us how he’s done it.
Building capability is one of the key aims of Civil Service Local. As part of our ongoing look back at our first five years, Steering Group member Steve Field tells us how empowering people to be the best they can be is at the heart of what we do.
Civil Service Local is celebrating its fifth birthday, so we’re taking a look back at some of the things our committed, inspiring people have achieved in the last five years. Becky Collins from HM Revenue and Customs tells us about her current project helping vulnerable citizens and, as someone who has been involved since the start, she explains why she keeps coming back for more…
Our new pilot project helping vulnerable citizens in Lancaster has been a great success. I went along to meet Civil Service volunteers and citizens to find out what it was all about.
Are you ready to take on the Get Yellow Challenge? ‘Get Yellow’ is The Charity for Civil Servants’ annual fundraising week, running from 3 to 7 October. It’s a great opportunity to get together with your colleagues and be as inventive as you like!
As I leave the Civil Service and begin my retirement, I would like to share with you some of my experiences as a member of the Civil Service Local NW Steering Group. The activities I’ve seen and taken part in have inspired me and left a lasting impression.
This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll be following a cross-government group of middle managers called Team Quattro, who are focusing on helping citizens in our community who find themselves in vulnerable circumstances. We start by looking at their recent visit to an Age UK day centre in Manchester.
As part of our new project helping vulnerable citizens, we spent a day supporting volunteers in Blackpool to enable them to serve the local community better.
Find out how sharing the experience of Ramadan with a colleague has promoted greater understanding in the workplace at Blackpool Magistrates' Court
I was asked to take part in a programme to help my confidence, give me some tips about what to do in a job interview and learn what it’s like to work in the Civil Service. I’m a student at Blackpool Sixth Form College, like my friends Ryan, Robyn and Brittany. We were asked to say what we thought, so here goes . . .
The second part of the Middle Managers’ Academy was held in Preston at Lancashire Police HQ, so the appearance of TV detectives Kojak and Columbo wasn’t surprising. But the serious message of the event was the importance of middle managers developing themselves so they can be better, more inspiring leaders.
