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Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationCongratulations on your newrole. We hope that you willfind the following resourcesand contacts helpful as yousettle into your new role in theSenior Civil Service (SCS).Leadership Academy1
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationGeneral resourcesA Brilliant Civil Service: becomingthe UK’s most inclusive employerThe Civil Service has a vision to representmodern Britain in all it's diversity.Civil Service BlogPublishes news and features aboutgovernment reform and showcases thework of civil servants.Civil Service staff networksOur networks offer support to civil servantsand raise awareness of some of the barriersfaced by our underrepresented groups.Leadership AcademyCivil Service Local BlogLeadership in ActionPublishes articles about working togetherand local community projects.This statement of intent takes as itsstarting point the responsibility of the CivilService for the effective delivery of thegovernment’s programme and ministers’priorities, living its values and serving thepublic. It highlights the 3 key characteristicsthat civil servants have indicated theyexpect from their leaders, and that weexpect Civil Service leaders to live up to.Civil Service Quarterly BlogPublishes articles by civil servants abouttheir work and experience.Success ProfilesThe new recruitment and performanceframework used within the Civil Service.SCS performance managementEffective management is critical for creatinga high-performance culture, with a focuson delivering a quality service. It comprisesrigorous individual performance, planningand assessment together with personaldevelopment.2
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationGeneral resourcesThe Civil Service CodeCivil servants are appointed on the basis offair and open competition and are expectedto carry out the role with dedication anda commitment to the Civil Service and itscore values: integrity, honesty, objectivityand impartiality.Government professionsSearch results on GOV.UK serve asa general introduction to the differentprofessions.Working with ministers andSpecial Advisers:Ministerial CodeSets out the standards of conduct expectedof ministers and how they discharge theirduties.Special advisers: code of conductSets out SpAds rules and guidance.Social media guidelinesThis guidance is to encourage civil servantsto use social and other digital mediaappropriately to enhance our work. It alsomakes our responsibilities to the CivilService code clear.Leadership AcademyShaping Our Future prospectusWe have an opportunity to shape a brilliantCivil Service which works for everyone.Our Civil Service should be confidentlyequipped for the challenges ahead.We should be an organisation in whicheveryone is supported to try new ideas anddeliver better results. Our prospectus setsout a renewed vision for our Civil Service.The privilege of public serviceGiven as the Ditchley Annual Lecture by theChancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster.3
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationLeadership development(and other learning)The Civil Service Leadership Academy is part ofthe new Government Campus, as are all the trainingresources shared across these pages. The Campusis owned by all of us across government, we arenot only customers of it but our departments andprofessions are suppliers of it. This means that whentraining is developed in one place it can be sharedacross the Civil Service, where the need is alsoshared. The Campus will be the place we go for allour government training.Leadership Academy4
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationGovernment Skills and Curriculum Unit SCS Leadership Development offerLeadership Development offer (all SCS)Leadership DevelopmentProgrammesCohort based programmes aimed toequip new to grade SCS with insights,relationships and understanding to meetthe leadership expectations.DG Leadership DevelopmentProgrammeLeadership developmentopen to all SCS across theCivil Service, designed tobuild SCS knowledge, skillsand networks.Formal and informaldelivery in partnership withprofessions. Use of Leadersteaching leaders plus real lifecase studies approach.To support newly promoted or recruitedDGs transition into their new roles,sponsored by a Permanent Secretary.Director and Deputy DirectorLeadership DevelopmentProgrammesTo aid newly promoted or recruitedDirector and Deputy Directors build largepeer networks across the Civil Service.sponsored by a Director General.National Leadership ProgrammeLeadership DevelopmentWorkshops (examples) SCS Induction: knowledgebased workshops signposting Leading in complexityseries: groupthink, debiasingdecisions High impact communicationand Civil Service teaming(team dynamics) Select Committees SCS data upskilling seriesTo support established PermanentSecretaries and DGs to develop systemsleadership across public servicesAccelerated Development Programmes (selective)Individual DevelopmentProgrammeTo equip high potential DGs for thestep up to Permanent Secretary.High Potential DevelopmentSchemeTo accelerate the development ofDirectors with the greatest potentialto progress to DG and potentiallybeyond.Senior Leaders SchemeTo accelerate the development ofDeputy Directors to build the pipelineof future leaders for Director & DG rolesDevelopment pathwaysdesigned to accelerate thedevelopment of Civil Servantsassessed to have the potentialto progress beyond their currentgrade.METAIntegratedwith FLS, SLSand HPDS toaccelerate thedevelopmentof talentedethnicminority staffat Grade6/7, DeputyDirector andDirector levelDELTAIntegratedwith FLS, SLSand HPDS toaccelerate thedevelopmentof talenteddisabledstaff atGrade 6/7,DeputyDirector andDirector levelFuture Leaders SchemeTo improve corporate visibility of theGrade 6/7 talent pool and acceleratetheir development to SCSDirector Networkwww.gov.uk/gscuLeadership Academy5
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationMajor Projects LeadershipAcademyThe Major Projects Leadership Academy,run in partnership with the Saïd OxfordBusiness School, builds the skills of seniorproject leaders across government, makingit easier to carry out complex projectseffectively.Government Finance AcademyThe Government Finance Academyprovides a cohesive learning anddevelopment offer for finance professionalsacross the Civil Service.Executive Master of Public PolicyGovernment Digital AcademyThe London School of Economics and PoliticalScience (LSE) delivers a prestigious ExecutiveMaster of Public Policy (EMPP) to train thefuture leaders of the UK Civil Service.GDS academy trains public sector workersin how to work in an agile team and how todesign a digital service.Operational Delivery ProfessionThe Service Delivery Academy from theOperational Delivery Profession runs anaccelerated development programme,offering access to qualifications up toLevel 8 (Doctorate equivalent).Government CommunicationsService AcademyThe Government Communications providesa selection of training and resources tofurther develop communications skills.Leadership AcademyGovernment Commercial FunctionThe Government Commercial Function isa cross-government network procuring orsupporting the procurement of goods andservices for the government.International AcademyThe International Academy, previously theDiplomatic Academy, was launched in2015 to build skills and expertise for all UKgovernment staff working on internationalissues.6
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationPolitical/Parliamentary awarenessExplore here to find out what parliamentarybusiness your department is involvedwith and watch ministers in action as theyrespond to questions, make statements orparticipate in debates.Please contact your departmentalParliamentary Branch. They manage yourdepartment’s parliamentary business andadvise on a range of issues such as formatand deadlines for Parliamentary Questionsand working with select committees.Whitehall MonitorLooks at the functioning of Whitehall.Accountability in moderngovernment projectExplores accountability within the CivilService and Parliament in detail.Ministers reflectA series of candid interviews by the IfG withoutgoing ministers.40th Anniversary of DepartmentalSelect CommitteesVideo where current and former House ofCommons committee chairs share theirexperience and thoughts on the future ofcommittees.Trial by committeeHow committee appearances affect thecareers of top officials.Useful links for working withParliament desk aidMinisters reflect on ParliamentExcerpts from IfG interviews with outgoingministers on Parliament and the CivilService's parliamentary capability.Leadership AcademyParliamentary CapabilityworkshopsIncluding: Introduction to Parliament,Leading and Parliament, and workshops ontopics such as select ov.uk7
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationFinanceTreasury’s Green BookCorporate governance codeProposals for public spending should bescoped, planned and developed to offerbest value for money using the Treasury’sBetter Regulation guidance recommendedby the Treasury’s Green Book.The Managing Public Money guidancecomplements the Treasury guidanceon good governance in the corporategovernance code for central governmentdepartments. This explains how governmentorganisations are directed and controlled.Access to training andaccreditation in best practicebusiness casesManaging Public MoneyThis offers guidance on handling public funds.Leadership AcademyConsolidated Budgeting GuidanceThe primary means for the HM Treasurypublic expenditure is through the processof multi-year budgets, agreed collectivelyat Spending Reviews. The ConsolidatedBudgeting Guidance sets out the rules fortheir use and offers advice for governmentdepartments on budgeting frameworks(based on the European System ofAccounts or ESA2010).Government Finance FunctionStrategy and Annual UpdateThis strategy sets out the government's visionand ambitions in a single cohesive document.Orange BookThis guidance establishes the concept ofrisk management.Magenta BookHM Treasury guidance on what to considerwhen designing an evaluation.8
Resource pack for Civil Service OrientationIntroduction to Finance e-learningThe following modules are available on CivilService Learning and give an insight intothe basics of finance.Leadership AcademyFinance skills for all:foundationsFinance skills for all 6:strategic business planningFinance skills for all 1:financial planning and control (part 1)Finance skills for all 7:investment appraisalFinance skills for all 2:financial planning and control (part 2)Finance skills for all 8:interpretation of accountsFinance skills for all 3:accruals based accounting (part 1)Finance skills for all 9:performance indicatorsFinance skills for all 4:accruals based accounting (part 2)Finance skills for all 10:market economicsFinance skills for all 5:budget managementFinance skills for all 11:corporate finance9
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Leadership Academy 5 Resource pack for Civil Service Orientation Government Skills and Curriculum Unit SCS Leadership Development offer Leadership Development offer (all SCS) Leadership Development Programmes Cohort based programmes aimed to equip new to grade SCS with insights, relationships and understanding to meet . the leadership expectations.
