Hear from colleagues who work to look after and develop the parliamentary estate. Time: 13:00 – 14:00Date: Thursday 10 September 2026Location: Online via MS Teams For September’s We Make Parliament Happen event, meet some of the people behind the buildings, as colleagues from Strategic Estates share more about their roles and the work that goes…

On 13 August 2026, Radio 5 Live presenter Matt Chorley interviewed: They spoke about the reality of working in an MP’s office, the workload and how it has changed over the years, and the type of work involved. You can list to the interview until 7 September 2026 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m003025w by scrolling forward to 1:06:20′…

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The House of Commons and Joint Departments have launched a new free, on-demand Virtual Work Experience Programme, which opened on 27 July 2026 and runs until 31 October 2026. Young people who miss this application window will have another opportunity to apply when the next programme opens later in 2026 and again in 2027. The…

Professor Jennifer Lees-Marshment from the University of Dundee will be delivering a series of workshops for Members’ staff this autumn. These interactive sessions are designed to encourage peer learning through discussion and breakout groups. The workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to share experiences, explore key topics and issues, and learn from colleagues across…

Time: 14:00 – 15:00Date: Wednesday 19 August 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: book via ACT We’ll be joined by staff from the Housing Ombudsman and Library subject specialistsOnline booking closes 90 minutes before the forum meeting. To request a place after online booking has closed please email LibraryTraining@parliament.uk

Time: 14:00 – 15:00Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026Location: Online via MS TeamsBooking: Please email mpsstaff-wwg@parliament.uk from your parliamentary email address Work Well Being In this 60-minute introductory talk we explore what we mean by the term psychological safety and why it matters. We share a neurobiological model to understand and master our own internal sense…

The Labour Women’s Parliamentary Staff Network is hosting a Q&A session with Kirsty McNeill MP, Labour and Co-operative MP for Midlothian and Minister of State for International Development in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Open to Labour Women Parliamentary Staffers only Time: 12:30Date: Thursday 3 September 2026Location: Online Please see the LWPSN page for…

This consultation seeks views on the principles that should guide IPSA’s budget decisions and whether the current framework for MPs’ budgets remains appropriate. It also explains how IPSA is governed, scrutinised and makes decisions, in the interests of transparency. You can find out more about the consultation and how to respond here:https://www.theipsa.org.uk/consultation-on-the-framework-for-setting-mps-budgets The closing date…

The Final Report of the MPs’ Staff Survey for 2026 has now been published and you can find it here. Please see also this message from Jo Willows, Director of Members’ Staff Engagement. If you need support, please do look at the Wellness Working Group Sharepoint site: https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-wellbeinghub/SitePages/What-suport-is-there-.aspx