Workplace Culture
Continuing our series of spotlight interviews, where we introduce you to some of our colleagues working across the Parliamentary Digital Service. Marie is the Cyber Security Team Administrator. She has worked in Parliament for 11 years, and for PDS since …
I didn’t know what to expect coming into this experience, but this has surpassed all my expectations by a lot. I have learnt a great deal about the work that goes behind making Parliament work and it has made me …
Welcome to our new series of spotlight interviews, where we'll introduce you to some of our colleagues working across the Parliamentary Digital Service. Meet Abigael Taiwo. Abigael started as an Associate DevOps Engineer in September 2023 as part of the …
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 …
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 …
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.
The idea to relaunch the principles that guide us gave colleagues a space to be honest about the ups and downs of the pandemic and think about the expectations we put on ourselves.
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.
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.
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.
