Bernadette Kelly @bkellydft
Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, Civil Service Social Mobility Champion gov.uk/dft London, England Joined July 2017-
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If you haven't done so already, please complete the People Survey. Bernadette Kelly explains why it is so important for our work on #socialmobility civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/18/soc…
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The Championing Social Mobility Award goes to @educationgovuk Social Mobility Network #ChampionDifference
An excellent achievement, for Nadiha and EmbRACE. Well done! @DVSAgovuk #eneiAwards2019
I know how much preparation and planning goes into a successful Civil Service Live, and it was my pleasure to take part yesterday and connect with so many colleagues in Wales. #CSLive2019
A huge thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers at #CivilServiceLive in Cardiff today. Their hard work and dedication make these events possible #CSLive2019
Great to join the celebrations today in Swansea. Happy birthday DVLA! #DVLA50
✅ Fifty years on and DVLA is still a great place to work. With competitive pay and benefits, and opportunities to develop your career, why not take a look: ↪ gov.uk/government/org… #DVLA50
An honour to Chair the judging panel for the Promoting Opportunity award. Well done to all!
The wait is over! 2019 #QueensAwards winners have been announced today. Click here socsi.in/u6qjR to find out more about the 201 exceptional UK businesses. #IndustrialStrategy @beisgovuk @RoyalFamily @innovateuk @tradegovuk
Thanks - a pleasure to speak to leaders present and future this morning at #WiL19
Fantastic opening session from @bkellydft - ‘Positioning yourself as a leader’ #WiL19
We're celebrating the highest ever number of female Permanent Secretaries across government @UKCivilService on #InternationalWomensDay #BalanceForBetter
An honour to host Ann & Bob Kirk at @transportgovuk today. We heard their experiences growing up in pre-war Germany and how their journeys on the Kindertransport led to new lives together in the UK. Thanks DfT Jewish Network & @HolocaustUK for organising. #HMD2019 #WeRemember
Fantastic event today celebrating a great Year of Engineering! #YoE
Today at our Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the #YearOfEngineering, we recognised the work of engineers from the beginning of civilisation to the present day - and looked to the future. Find out more about the service: westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/yea… #YoE
Great to be back in Birmingham meeting the @CSLocalMidlands Diversity & Inclusion network, hearing about plans for Future Mobility Zones with @TransportforWM, and seeing the new segregated cycle route with @BhamCityCouncil.
Fantastic evening at the Civil Service Awards tonight. Thrilled to see Monarch team, DVSA and Charlotte Dring win awards. And so good to remember Jeremy’s legacy to us all. #csawards
Returning from two days in the North East with the @transportgovuk executive team. Thanks to all at @My_Metro, @NewcastleCC, @NorthTyneDevo, @TT2Limited, @northeastlep, @Port_of_Tyne, @PortSunderland, @SunderlandUK, @StudentsNCL and many more for a fantastic whistlestop tour!
‘We didn’t quite fit’: why I set up the civil service social mobility network | @GerriClement @CGSMNet civilserviceworld.com/articles/opini…
At @britchamsg Delighted to meet .@bkellydft Perm Sec at UK DFT to share @McLarenApplied work as a across Asia Pacific in #publictransport
.@bkellydft, Permanent Secretary in @transportgovuk, today met with @LTAsg's Chief Innovation and Technology officer Mr Lam Wee Shann and Senior Group Director Rail Mr Sim Wee Meng to discuss UK-SG’s experience and expertise in rail, bus and autonomous vehicles.
Really pleased to see so many @UKCivilService finalists for this year’s #socialmobility awards @UKSMAwards, including the Cross-Gov’t network @CGSMNet for Innovation. Congratulations @GerriClement and Kate, @DrewMorrisMoJ #theSOMOs18
As @UKCivilService Social Mobility Champion, I'm delighted to see so many government departments featuring in the second annual @SocialMobilityF index. Well done to all those who continue to champion inclusivity and recognise talent! #socialmobilityEI
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