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Dods Research finds LSE best-perceived among officials, while some civil servants call for better access to academic studies

Chief inspector says some apprenticeships have been "devalued" by push to make them more widely available

Tax may not be high in the YouTube search history of your average teenager, but HMRC's "Tax Facts" campaign has been described as "cheerful and creative". Maureen Pamplin​, the tax authority's head of sustainability, shares her tips on how departments can engage the public – without dumbing down

Civil servants not facing "doom and gloom" cabinet secretary tells CSW, as he hails "fantastic results” in spite of austerity

Lord Bridges says digital agenda will be top of the list for the civil service's new HR chief – while Labour's Chi Onwurah tries to dig up figures on the scale of recent GDS exits

Rupert McNeil appointed to new role taking charge of Whitehall's 3,000-strong HR profession

The FDA general secretary says it’s time to speak up for so-called middle managers, who set the tone for the vast majority of civil servants

Latest Office for National Statistics figures document the changing shape of civil service working patterns, pay, and diversity

What’s the opposite of outsourcing? Insourcing, of course – and the DVLA has just given it a go. As the driver agency moves more than 300 IT staff in-house, Matt Foster caught up with chief executive Oliver Morley and outgoing chief technology officer Iain Patterson

Officials at the sharp end of cuts could be forgiven for feeling cynical about the future of Whitehall – but public service values will endure

Menna Rawlings went from being HR director in a government department to serving as the UK's high commissioner in Australia – not the most obvious career move. But, as she explains, the two roles have more in the common than you might think...

Jeremy Heywood says "absolutely vital" digital team moving to "next phase" with departure of chief Mike Bracken

The chief of the FDA union warns that Whitehall will miss out on a significant talent pool if under-represented groups do not believe a leadership role in the civil service is for them

Cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood unveils new external diversity advisers

With the new cross-government learning contract currently out to tender, Civil Service Learning director Hilary Spencer explains how the system will work in future – and why it will pave the way for better public services 

DfE perm sec tells MPs on the Public Accounts committee that Care Leavers Strategy – sharply criticised by the spending watchdog – marks "very important step" in improving support for young people leaving care system

After over a decade in Whitehall – and 12 different roles – Antony Cousins switched officialdom for the fast-paced world of tech start-ups. Here he explains what he has learnt, and why it might be useful for civil servants

As the DfE vows to accelerate its flagship school reform programme, Mark Rowe asks whether government has the capacity to deliver

Recruitment drive for job centre staff on temporary contracts slammed by PCS in the wake of departures of permanent staff

Successful bidders for government contracts will see agreed commitments to apprentice recruitment written into contracts above £10m from next month

Modern government pulls ministers in every direction at once, which makes the officials in charge of their diaries indispensable. But as former civil servant Dunstan Hadley explains, fitting it all in can be tough

Successful organisations are the ones that allow multiple perspectives to flourish

What’s life like at the sharp end of public services? A modern foreign languages teacher tells Sarah Aston about the pros and cons of changes to the schools system

Redundancy pay cap unveiled by ministers – but unions warn of impact on workforce management