Education

Peter Lauener defends “different approach” to contract termination after provider’s inadequate Ofsted rating

John Manzoni announces programme’s improvement in Times ranking a year after diversity reforms were implemented

Sir Jeremy Heywood releases survey as new leadership academy starts work helping civil servants manage change

FDA warned that any 2018-19 pay increase ‘must be fully funded to have meaningful impact’ as Boris Johnson calls for staff cuts

Tony Douglas will stand down from role at Defence Equipment and Support to return to aviation sector

Chair of department’s women’s network calls on male staff across the civil service to act as allies to feminist cause

Capita, Interserve, Cipfa and the Open University on Crown Commercial Service’s 16-strong list to train “next generation” of civil servants

Report predicts continued public sector pay restraint will lead to recruitment issues for employers of London-based, highly skilled workers

Analysis by GMB finds public sector now employs less than 17% of workers, with civil service headcount dropping by 18% since 2010

Government has also boosted external recruitment into the civil service, with 38% jobs going to outside candidates

ONS statistics also show staff numbers across the civil service have grown for the second quarter in a row

Cabinet Office to boost payments made under 2016 scheme after High Court challenge, but Manzoni moots replacement

Former civil service head also brands no Brexit deal a ‘complete disaster’ for Britain

Lack of progress with new deals risks stifling economic growth, councils claim

Department for Education urged to lead social mobility drive on back of problems with free childcare provision

Civil servants across the Home Office, MoJ and HMRC are today staging demonstrations over the continuation of the 1% cap on pay increases

PCS trade union has organised a day of protest against government pay policy on 31 August

Return to work scheme intended to address gender pay gap, which increases sharply for women in their 40s

Department for Education recruits successor to Peter Lauener, who is to retire following merger of two funding bodies

Public sector pay has been in the headlines, but there’s a lack of innovative thinking on changing the reward package across government. It’s time to try more radical solution

The digital, data and technology Fast Stream scheme will involve placements in up to six government departments

Think tank Reform wants department to boost digital infrastructure with savings from Whitehall’s automation agenda

UK’s procurement spend on contracts over €100m is almost double rest of EU put together, meaning SMEs lose out

The DVLA chief executive explains to Civil Service World how the agency has been transformed into a digital business, and what Whitehall can learn from its base in Swansea