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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
Justice department to run policy fellowships to expand “pool of people” delivering extensive reform programme
BIS and DfE urged to take "strategic" action over struggling colleges, while separate report confirms that the Skills Funding Agency's accounts have been qualified
Report by the spending watchdog says stronger central and local leadership "urgently required" to improve support for vulnerable young people
As first Civil Service Commissioner, Sir David Normington regularly interviews officials and outside candidates hoping to make the leap to the Senior Civil Service. At an "Unlocking the Senior Civil Service" event in Westminster – co-hosted by CSW's parent company Dods and the FDA union – he offered some words of advice for those looking to make the leap
National Audit Office report says Department for Education's Pupil Premium has used "clear formula to achieve a specific purpose", but says some schools being left with less money overall
Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”
Former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell calls on new Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock to scrap a rule which means fast streamers must change jobs every six months
New man in 70 Whitehall to tell IfG he wants officials to "feel in control of their destiny"
Tom Karsten – a Royal Navy real admiral – is named as the new CEO of Cefas
Civil service chief executive John Manzoni points to end of the "Francis Maude era" in his first speech to the FDA union
FDA union general secretary Dave Penman warns that civil servants have been left "undervalued, exhausted and unclear about the future"
Former education secretary Michael Gove to take on justice secretary role while Nicky Morgan stays at DfE
"Newco" partnerships between the public and private sectors may be complex, but lawyer Louise Fullwood argues that good preparation can help cut the risks
A learning support assistant tells Sarah Aston about the unintended effects Labour’s inclusion policy is having on mainstream schools over a decade after it was introduced. Illustration by John Levers