Why you should set up a service community
Service communities are networks of people from across the public sector who work together to design and deliver an end-to-end service, like start a business or get health benefits. Communities meet...
View ArticleHow we started the 'Muslims at GDS' community
Over the last couple of months, a new community at GDS has emerged. Muslims at GDS is a community for people who belong to the Muslim faith or anyone interested in learning more about it. In this post,...
View ArticleEmerging techies: Summer Diversity interns at GDS
Over the summer, GDS welcomed 6 interns from the Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP). They’ve been busy working in various teams to support GDS’s work and learn more about working in the...
View ArticleDeveloping a learning approach for the content design profession
The content community team is working to build effective, adaptable and scalable learning experiences for content designers across the public sector. We're doing this work so that the content in...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to be part of the DDaT Fast Stream and how you can apply
Applications for the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Fast Stream programme are now open. You can register for the programme now. In this blog post, Anna and Kevin – Fast Streamers based at the...
View ArticlePodcast: Mental wellbeing at GDS
https://governmentdigitalservice.podbean.com/mf/play/tpwqpq/GDS_Podcast_Ep13_Mental_Health_Network_FINAL.mp3 At the Government Digital Service (GDS) we want to be a workplace that supports its...
View ArticleGDS' Time to Change pledge
GDS’ Time To Change commitments Physical and mental wellbeing is vital for people to be happy and productive in their personal and professional lives. In August 2019, GDS’ Director General, Alison...
View ArticleGDS and the gender pay gap
The gender pay gap is the difference in average hourly pay between men and women. All organisations with 250 or more employees have been legally required to report their gender pay gap annually since...
View ArticlePodcast: International Women’s Day
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/play/fgs9bs/IWD_Master_v6.mp3 International Womens’ Day (IWD) is celebrated worldwide on 8 March. For 2020, the theme is about equality: “An equal world is an enabled...
View ArticleWe’re launching an online ‘Introduction to Content Design’ course
Last year, we piloted an ‘Introduction to Content Design’ course on FutureLearn with 100 learners from across government and the public sector. We learned a lot from the pilot, and we blogged about...
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