Hello everyone, my name is Gina Gill and I wanted to kick off my ‘Mini Blog Series’ by sharing my reflections on the last 12 months. My most enduring memory of the last year will be how it brought out …
In 2019 I took the leap of changing careers from events and customer service roles to software development. It was a tough transition and a very steep learning curve but well worth it. After completing an intense immersive bootcamp course …
A recent PWC UK research report stated that only 5% of leadership positions in the technology industry are held by women, proving that there is still a huge gender gap in the technology industry. Despite an ever-growing number of interventions …
I am Ewa Stempel, Lead WebOps Engineer in MoJ Digital & Technology. I joined the Ministry of Justice and the Digital Studio Operations team in July 2019 and didn’t know what to expect. I however was very excited to start …
Many of us have been working at home for several months now under lots of different circumstances. In March, with the first national lockdown it felt like a bit of a shock to the system knowing that we would be …
I remember all too vividly, a month or so before lockdown turning to Amanda Smith, one of my peers, and saying - this is going to hit us - what are we going to do about it? Never in a …
There is a meme doing the rounds on social media asking people to describe 2020 as a food. Many responses are typically foods that many came to despise as a child; however my response was a little more, um, quirky. …
Today is International Day of Persons with a Disability - a day to celebrate and to look towards the future and the creation of a world where a person is not defined by their disabilities, but by their abilities. Disability …
As a new mom and a new starter at MoJ, working and looking after a child during a global pandemic has not always been smooth sailing but there has been a lot of support and ways to get help from …
I have always been very open about my mental health. From a young age, I struggled with confidence, bullying, and sadly, self-harm. I strongly believe though that this greatly contributed to the empathetic and emotionally supportive person I am today. …
To coincide with Black History Month, Corrinne Bailey has written about her personal experience of being a black female in 2020. It’s that time of the year where being black is celebrated by all. However this year it’s front and …
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