Do you want to keep up to date with the latest news from Civil Service Local East of England? Take a look at the East of England Key Messages Bulletin for May for just a brief taster of some of the activities we …
My name is Dawn Butler and I work in HMRC. I applied, through Civil Service Local North East, for a Job Shadowing opportunity in a Job Centre in the North East. I went to Job shadow an Employer Adviser at …
Our annual staff survey tells us how we are performing, but it also highlights the huge differences in staff engagement scores across and even within departments and offices. This is worrying because we know that civil servants who are more …
I was recently asked about the variety of different opportunities available in the Civil Service. I replied that the Civil Service is what you make of it: You can just do your job, but there are many other activities you …
We have been talking to Annette Hooper from the Charity for Civil Servants. Over the past couple of years we have been encouraging people to volunteer for the charity and you can read more about the roles needed on their web …
You have some experience in the civil service. You have expertise in one or many roles. You may or may not have a qualification. Or you may just have a different viewpoint to share. Civil Service Local has been operating …
I have been asked to help recruit volunteers to help at this year's Civil Service Live. We need a large number of civil servants to take on various roles throughout the day, welcoming, registering, directing and escorting visitors and speakers around the event. …
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 …
In June we are hosting a 2 hour masterclass in Portsmouth to help those who are interested in becoming a mentor but are unsure of what this entails. The class will help you understand the roles and responsibilities of being a …
The latest Civil Service Local newsletter is now available for you to download. I hope you will enjoy reading about what we have been doing recently. The team welcome any comments or questions you may have, either directly to the article writers or …
Recently I was privileged to see a series of short presentations given by students from Northumberland Park School in Tottenham after they had taken part in the six-week Engaging our Schools programme. Anna Shotbolt, then on secondment with The Prince’s …
If you've ever been interested in becoming a mentor or a mentee, but didn't know what that meant or how to do it, we are running a masterclass explaining it all. The event will be run by Civil Service Learning's Dr James …
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 …
We have an opportunity to join our teams in Southampton and London on a 6 to 12 month loan placement. We are looking for staff to support the team in the delivery of the range of our initiatives and projects. Full details of …
Smash a wine glass with sound, create spiral rainbows, use light to heal wounds and explore medical optoelectronics - do these things sound intriguing? Are you interested in communicating science to a young audience? Lab in a Lorry or Labordy mewn Lori needs …
Two new opportunities are now available with organisations I have been talking to recently. Ablaze is a Bristol based charity that aims to develop sustainable partnerships between businesses and schools. Through core and bespoke programmes it provides structured volunteering opportunities …
DVLA has recently held their fifth digital event titled Getting Swansea Online in the Richard Ley Development Centre. These events are designed to help people who have little or no experience of using the internet get hands-on experience using it. …
Voluntary work doesn't have to be daunting, and even the smallest projects can have unexpected benefits as Garry Packer from the Highways Agency in Bristol recently found out. He's been a reading buddy at St Werburgh's Primary School for 2 years now, …
Are you a line manager or human resources (HR) practitioner? Would you like the opportunity to meet people working in other departments doing similar roles? Join us for a practical workshop bringing people together from across government departments to learn, network …
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