'I felt like the boy in short trousers': What’s it like to manage people who are decades older than you?
30 Mar HR

'I felt like the boy in short trousers': What’s it like to manage people who are decades older than you?

Taking on challenging leadership roles can be a quick progression route for younger civil servants, but the experience is not always easy. CSW gets the lowdown from officials who’ve been through it
by Susan Allott
MPs call for ‘national centre’ to combat disinformation
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MPs call for ‘national centre’ to combat disinformation
Prison staff to get 3.5% pay rise
30 Mar HR
Prison staff to get 3.5% pay rise
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 30 March
30 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 30 March
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High earners list published for first time in three years
25 Mar HR
High earners list published for first time in three years
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'We are able to tackle problems creatively and quickly': Megan Lee-Devlin on AI adoption and integrated teams
24 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
'We are able to tackle problems creatively and quickly': Megan Lee-Devlin on AI adoption and integrated teams
The DG for service transformation at the Ministry of Justice tells CSW about the huge potential she sees to “achieve a step change" in the performance of services
'A perfect storm': Capita exec Chris Clements on the civil service pensions crisis Exclusive
23 Mar Commercial
'A perfect storm': Capita exec Chris Clements on the civil service pensions crisis
CSW speaks to Chris Clements, managing director of Capita Pension Solutions, about what went wrong with the Civil Service Pension Scheme handover and how the plan to fix the crisis is going
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Boosting tax agency productivity and protection with AI and generative AI
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'Everybody is saying the same thing': Is government meeting its goal to set every child up for success in their first 1,000 days of life?
15 Sep 2025 Health & Social Care
'Everybody is saying the same thing': Is government meeting its goal to set every child up for success in their first 1,000 days of life?
The Health and Social Care Committee is examining how government is delivering on its promise to set children up for success in their first 1,000 days of life. Acting chair Paulette Hamilton shares what the MPs have learned so far
From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
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From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre
Could this be the moment the centre can at last provide a single view of how priorities, pounds and people connect?
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
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The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
A smaller Fast Stream – laser-focused on developing future leaders – would deliver more for the civil service and the country
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Creating the right conditions for regional growth Partner Content
30 Mar Operational Delivery
Creating the right conditions for regional growth
New devolution plans and Green Book reforms are boosting regional growth, but despite the investor interest, many still walk away. John Rayson, MD for Regional Growth at AtkinsRéalis, on unlocking private finance, partnerships and clear priorities to turn ambition into delivery
A once-in-a-generation chance to transform opportunity Partner Content
23 Mar
A once-in-a-generation chance to transform opportunity
Employment, driven by newly universal public services, formed the bedrock for Britain’s ‘golden age’ in social mobility in the decades after the Second World War. Serco Group’s Head of ESG, Rebecca Garner, sets out why, as providers of public services, it is now incumbent on organisations like Serco to reshape work and social mobility for a new generation
Where Canada and the UK are natural defence partners in a new era of threats Partner Content
19 Mar Foreign Affairs
Where Canada and the UK are natural defence partners in a new era of threats
David Clark and Antonella Tomaro of AtkinsRealis explain that Canada's defence reset presents a strategic opportunity for the UK. Achieving success will rely on trusted partnerships, integration expertise, and robust infrastructure supporting long-term sovereign capability.
Delivery – not adoption – is the key to government unlocking value from AI Partner Content
17 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Delivery – not adoption – is the key to government unlocking value from AI
AI offers a way for civil servants to deliver more, faster, cheaper, and with greater precision. But to do so, Becky Noble, Public Services AI Lead, and Rory Scott, Public Services Head of AI Engineering at PA Consulting explain that success relies on how teams deliver for scale and value
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