Why I still love working in Parliament 8 years on
Dan Cook has recently started a new role and has been working in Parliament for eight years. He's written about why he still enjoys working here.
Care
Making the hours count, not counting the hours
John Newton from the content team is a big fan of flexible working and he's written about how he juggles work with looking after his daughter.
Tell us what you think about the blog
We've been running this blog for a while now and we think it's time we found out what our readers think of it. So we're doing some research.
Celebrating Sign Language Week with BSL parliamentary signs
We're celebrating Sign Language Week with some BSL parliamentary signs, thanks to Elisabeth Ward who's learning BSL for her 10% time.
Sharing our stories to celebrate International Women's Day
Today (8 March) is International Women's Day. It celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In honour of this, we spoke to women across PDS about their careers, the barriers they've faced, and the women they look up to.
Learning BSL for my 10% time
Elisabeth Ward has been learning BSL for her 10% time. We've recorded a video of her telling us more about it, using BSL of course.
Mentoring a young refugee for my 10% time
Caroline Braibant works in the content team and is using her 10% time to mentor a young refugee. She writes about how this helps with her work and what she's learned from using her 10% time.
Accessibility testing
A few weeks ago, four members of our user research team took a long train ride to Neath in Wales. Their destination was the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) to do accessibility testing for our digital services. Here's what we learned.
Taking care of yourself
When Sharan Dhaliwal first heard the words ‘self care’, she thought “oh cool, pedicure and mimosa day right?” But she's since learnt what to do to take better care of herself.
Get involved in mentoring
Julie Byrne talks about the latest work she's been doing on capability, including setting up a mentoring framework for PDS that will help with staff development and retention.