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A healthy mistake culture: lessons from our Digital Transformation team

Last year I forgot the name of a new team member. I had a complete blank. And what’s worse, it happened when I was introducing them at a programme team meeting – in front of about 40 people! I was …

Making Parliament a digital employer of choice

Shows examples of how the new digital employee value proposition is used - job adverts and social media posts. It features photos of staff with brightly coloured graphic boxes with the titles of a job post or a quote.

I’m Amy, and I work as Delivery Manager in the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS). I’m currently delivering work in the Transforming Digital programme to improve digital skills and capability across Parliament, and I’ve been looking at how we attract and …

A toolkit for developing technical digital careers

Scrabble titles spelling "CAREER" with coloured arrows pointing in different directions

Recruiting people into technical digital roles and helping them develop their skills in-post has been a long-standing challenge for Parliament. We’ve been working to improve our offer for technical roles, helping people to build a career that brings long-term rewards and challenges. 

Life during lockdown part 3 - colleagues share their thoughts

Play bricks say 'lockdown'

In our third and final piece in the series, PDS staff reflect on the challenges they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, what they have learned about themselves, and lifestyle changes that have helped them cope.

How I got to where I am: from archaelology to change and engagement

Winner of the Mr Speaker's Inspirational Award last year, darts 'pro' Heather Pike describes her journey from studying ancient civilisations to visitor services at Windsor Castle to helping Members and Parliament become more digitally-savvy.

Life during lockdown part 2 - colleagues share their thoughts

Street sign says 'Lockdown'

In the second of our series, PDS staff reflect on the challenges they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, what they have learned about themselves, and lifestyle changes that have helped them cope.