After five years as First Minister of Wales, it’s time for us to say goodbye to Mark Drakeford.
He has held many roles within the Welsh Government over the years, including as a Special Advisor to the former First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, as Health and Social Services Minister in 2013, as Finance and Local Government Minister in 2016, and finally, as First Minister in 2018.
We sat down with him for one last interview.
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We’re proud of our PRISM group here in the Welsh Government, which is an award-winning staff network for LGBTQ+ people. To celebrate LGBT History Month 2024, we asked one of our members, Phil, to share his thoughts with us on how the workplace has changed for LGBTQ+ people over the years…
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New year, new you? Or perhaps new year, new language?! If you feel inspired to set a New Years Resolution, make 2024 the year to dysgu Cymraeg! Recent figures showed our Cymraeg learner numbers in the Welsh Government have increased by 740% since 2020. Cymraeg is a real asset for us and we offer support to all our staff to develop their skills, including Sarah…
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Nadolig Llawen! It’s that time of year again – the First Minister is faced with the difficult task of choosing his official Christmas card. This year’s competition is particularly special, as it’s the last card from our current First Minister, Mark Drakeford…
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Cycle September has come to an end, but cycling to work is not just a September or summer thing. At the Welsh Government we have a number of initiatives to encourage cycling to work, including the Cycle to Work scheme which helps staff pay for a bike through a salary sacrifice scheme.
One of our colleagues, Alex, is all too familiar with travelling to the office on two wheels and embraces this all year ‘round. While the pandemic led to more hybrid working at the Welsh Government, Alex has found ways around this by setting up his own “virtual commute”. He shares with us why he is so passionate about this and what he does to survive the inclement weather as we head into winter…
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For 10 years now we’ve been celebrating Shwmae Su’mae day on 15 October which is a day to celebrate Cymraeg and show that it belongs to us all. Shwmae is a south Wales way of saying a hello, Su’mae is used in the north. They’ll both be heard up and down the country this weekend. How are you celebrating this year?
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Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to attend Pride Cymru, a vibrant celebration of love, acceptance, and equality. As a proud member of PRISM, the Welsh Government’s LGBTQ+ employee network, I had the honour of marching in the parade alongside my work colleagues for the very first time. Previously, I had only worked in various schools and given that schools don’t usually participate in pride parades, this was a first-time experience for me.
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Back in February, we published a blog ‘Cyber: Planning today for a prosperous future’ on our Digital and Data blog to tell you about the development of a Cyber Action Plan for Wales.
This week is CyberUK, the UK’s flagship cyber security event which we hosted here in Wales last year. Wales has many strengths in relation to cyber, one of which is our close partnerships and clusters which encourage diversity across the sector.
We have invited Clare Johnson, from Women in Wales Cyber Cluster, to write a guest blog about diversity in the cyber sector.
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For the past year, we’ve been showcasing the very best of Wales across Canada. As Wales in Canada year draws to a close, we’re looking back on everything we’ve achieved over the last 12 months!
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