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=== '''Current Guides''' === | === '''Current Guides''' === | ||
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*** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/recruitment/hiring-staff-part-1-recruitment/ Hiring Staff] | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/recruitment/hiring-staff-part-1-recruitment/ Hiring Staff] | ||
** Starting Out: Applications, internships and work experience | ** Starting Out: Applications, internships and work experience | ||
*** Quick Tips to Help You Find a Job Working for an MP | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/quick-tips-to-help-you-find-a-job-working-for-an-mp/ Quick Tips to Help You Find a Job Working for an MP] | ||
*** Being an Intern / Doing Work Experience | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/quick-tips-to-help-you-find-a-job-working-for-an-mp/being-an-intern-doing-work-experience/ Being an Intern / Doing Work Experience] | ||
*** Working as an Intern | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/quick-tips-to-help-you-find-a-job-working-for-an-mp/being-an-intern-doing-work-experience/working-as-an-intern/ Working as an Intern] | ||
*** How to write a good job application | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/how-to-write-a-good-job-application/ How to write a good job application] | ||
*** Creating a Winning CV & Cover Letter | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/getting-a-job-with-an-mp-part-1-applications-creating-a-winning-cv-cover-letter/ Creating a Winning CV & Cover Letter] | ||
*** Giving a Successful Interview | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/getting-a-job-with-an-mp-part-2-giving-a-successful-interview/ Giving a Successful Interview] | ||
*** Fast Stream Appointments | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/fast-stream-appointments/ Fast Stream Appointments] | ||
*** Foreign nationals working for MPs | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/foreign-nationals-working-for-mps/ Foreign nationals working for MPs] | ||
*** Infiltrating Westminster – how to get a foot in the door | *** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/startingout/application-tips/infiltrating-westminster-how-to-get-a-foot-in-the-door/ Infiltrating Westminster – how to get a foot in the door] | ||
** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/managing-an-internship-in-your-office/ Managing an Internship in Your Office] | ** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/managing-an-internship-in-your-office/ Managing an Internship in Your Office] | ||
** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/work-experience-in-an-mps-office/ Organising Work Experience in an MP’s Office] | ** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/employment/work-experience-in-an-mps-office/ Organising Work Experience in an MP’s Office] | ||
* The Members’ HR Service | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/the-members-hr-service/ The Members’ HR Service] | ||
* Induction Sessions for MPs’ Staff | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/induction-sessions-for-mps-staff/ Induction Sessions for MPs’ Staff] | ||
* Health & Wellbeing | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/health-wellbeing/ Health & Wellbeing] | ||
* Wellness Working Group | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/wellness-working-group/ Wellness Working Group] | ||
* Publishing Pictures And Avoiding Rights Issues | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/publishing-pictures-and-avoiding-rights-issues/ Publishing Pictures And Avoiding Rights Issues] | ||
* Working from Home | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/working-from-home/ Working from Home] | ||
* Bullying and Harassment and Sexual Harassment support services | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/harassment-involving-mps-and-staff/ Bullying and Harassment and Sexual Harassment support services] | ||
** ICGS Annual Review 2020 | ** [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/harassment-involving-mps-and-staff/icgs-annual-review-2020/ ICGS Annual Review 2020] | ||
* Workplace Adjustments | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/workplace-adjustments/ Workplace Adjustments] | ||
* Staying sane over the summer recess | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/staying-sane-over-the-summer-recess/ Staying sane over the summer recess] | ||
* Your Computer is More than a Typewriter (part 1) | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/your-computer-is-more-than-a-typewriter-part-1/ Your Computer is More than a Typewriter (part 1)] | ||
* Your Computer is More Than a Typewriter (part 2) | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/support-in-your-job/your-computer-is-more-than-a-typewriter-part-2/ Your Computer is More Than a Typewriter (part 2)] | ||
==== '''Guides to Parliament''' ==== | ==== '''Guides to Parliament''' ==== | ||
* A Welcome from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/a-welcome-from-sir-lindsay-hoyle-speaker-of-the-house-of-commons/ A Welcome from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons] | ||
* Security at Westminster and in Constituency Offices | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/security-at-westminster-and-in-constituency-offices/ Security at Westminster and in Constituency Offices] | ||
* Rules and courtesies | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/rules-and-courtesies/ Rules and courtesies] | ||
* How the place works – Parliamentary Procedure | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/how-the-place-works-parliamentary-procedure/ How the place works – Parliamentary Procedure] | ||
* The Privy Council | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/the-privy-council/ The Privy Council] | ||
* Business of the House and its Committees: a short guide | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/business-of-the-house-and-its-committees-a-short-guide/ Business of the House and its Committees: a short guide] | ||
* Campaigning: Early Day Motions | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/early-day-motions/ Campaigning: Early Day Motions] | ||
* Campaigning: Parliamentary Questions (PQs) | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/parliamentary-questions-pqs/ Campaigning: Parliamentary Questions (PQs)] | ||
* Campaigning: Petitions | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/petitions/ Campaigning: Petitions] | ||
* Register of Interests – Staff | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/register-of-interests/ Register of Interests – Staff] | ||
* Rules for the use of stationery and postage-paid envelopes, and for the use of the Crowned Portcullis | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/rules-for-the-use-of-stationery-and-postage-paid-envelopes-and-for-the-use-of-the-crowned-portcullis/ Rules for the use of stationery and postage-paid envelopes, and for the use of the Crowned Portcullis] | ||
* Complaints about an MP | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/complaints-about-an-mp/ Complaints about an MP] | ||
* Online Parliamentary Archives | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/online-parliamentary-archives-catalogue/ Online Parliamentary Archives] | ||
* Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/restoration-and-renewal-of-the-palace-of-westminster/ Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster] | ||
* Tours of the Houses of Parliament | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/tours-of-the-houses-of-parliament/ Tours of the Houses of Parliament] | ||
* How to organise a school visit to Westminster | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/how-to-organise-a-school-visit-to-westminster/ How to organise a school visit to Westminster] | ||
* How to arrange Gallery Tickets | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/how-to-arrange-gallery-tickets/ How to arrange Gallery Tickets] | ||
==== '''The Library''' ==== | ==== '''The Library''' ==== | ||
* Guides to Commons Library Services | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/guides-to-commons-library-services/ Guides to Commons Library Services] | ||
* Ten Things the Library Can Do For You | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/ten-things-the-library-can-do-for-you/ Ten Things the Library Can Do For You] | ||
* Commons Library Training and Events | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/commons-library-training/ Commons Library Training and Events] | ||
* Research Briefings, Standard Notes and Debate Packs | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/research-briefings-standard-notes-and-debate-packs/ Research Briefings, Standard Notes and Debate Packs] | ||
* Online resources from the Commons Library | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/online-resources-from-the-commons-library/ Online resources from the Commons Library] | ||
* The Library Loans Service | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/the-library-loans-service/ The Library Loans Service] | ||
* Library Talks | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/the-library/library-talks/ Library Talks] | ||
==== '''Your Office''' ==== | ==== '''Your Office''' ==== | ||
* Setting Up the Office | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/setting-up-the-office/ Setting Up the Office] | ||
* Everyday Tasks | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/everyday-tasks/ Everyday Tasks] | ||
* Stationery | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/stationery/ Stationery] | ||
* Travel information for MPs and their staff | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/travel-information-for-mps-and-their-staff/ Travel information for MPs and their staff] | ||
* Insurance for MPs | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/insurance-for-mps/ Insurance for MPs] | ||
* Data Protection | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/data-protection/ Data Protection] | ||
* Freedom of Information | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-office/freedom-of-information/ Freedom of Information] | ||
==== '''Your MP''' ==== | ==== '''Your MP''' ==== | ||
* The Members’ Handbook | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-mp/the-members-handbook/ The Members’ Handbook] | ||
* Members and Constituency Etiquette | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-mp/members-and-constituency-etiquette-vital-guide/ Members and Constituency Etiquette] | ||
* Defamation – how it applies to MPs | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/your-mp/defamation-how-it-applies-to-mps/ Defamation – how it applies to MPs] | ||
==== '''Researcher Extraordinaire''' ==== | ==== '''Researcher Extraordinaire''' ==== | ||
* PolicyMogul – a free political monitoring and research platform | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/policymogul-a-free-political-monitoring-and-research-platform/ PolicyMogul – a free political monitoring and research platform] | ||
* Writing a speech | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/writing-a-speech/ Writing a speech] | ||
* How to compile a briefing for a roundtable or panel discussion | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/how-to-compile-a-briefing-for-a-roundtable-or-panel-discussion/ How to compile a briefing for a roundtable or panel discussion] | ||
* Handling the Media | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/handling-the-media/ Handling the Media] | ||
* Working with lobbyists | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/working-with-lobbyists-we-are-here-to-help/ Working with lobbyists] | ||
==== '''General Elections''' ==== | ==== '''General Elections''' ==== | ||
* Dissolution Guidance – updated 2019 | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/general-elections/dissolution-guidance-updated-2019/ Dissolution Guidance – updated 2019] | ||
* What is ‘Prorogation’? | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/general-elections/what-is-prorogation/ What is ‘Prorogation’?] | ||
==== '''Who’s Who''' ==== | ==== '''Who’s Who''' ==== | ||
* List of current MPs elected to Parliament following the 2019 General Election | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/list-of-current-mps-elected-to-parliament-following-the-2010-general-election/ List of current MPs elected to Parliament following the 2019 General Election] | ||
* List of Ministerial Responsibilities | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/list-of-ministerial-responsibilities/ List of Ministerial Responsibilities] | ||
* Parliamentary Digital Services (PDS) | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/pds/ Parliamentary Digital Services (PDS)] | ||
* Whips and Their Work | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/whips-and-their-work/ Whips and Their Work] | ||
* ‘Servants of the House’ – what the Clerks do | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/servants-of-the-house-what-the-clerks-do/ ‘Servants of the House’ – what the Clerks do] | ||
* Guide to All Party Parliamentary Groups | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/guide-to-all-party-groups/ Guide to All Party Parliamentary Groups] | ||
* Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology – POST notes | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/parly-office-of-science-technology-post-notes/ Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology – POST notes] | ||
* Peers for the Planet | * [https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/whos-who/peers-for-the-planet/ Peers for the Planet] | ||
==== '''In the Constituency''' ==== | ==== '''In the Constituency''' ==== | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 8 August 2023
These are the guides on the main w4mp site as of August 7 2023
Current Guides
See the guides page for the current list, with links
Support in Your Job
- Members’ Services Team
- Surviving your first week in the constituency office
- Help and Advice for Staff
- Office Managers’ Virtual Drop-in – every Wednesday
- Monthly phone-in Q&A session for all MPs’ staff
- Members’ Staff Roadshows
- Employment
- Recruitment
- Hiring work experience students and interns
- Recruitment and Selection — Best Practice Guide
- Hiring Staff
- Starting Out: Applications, internships and work experience
- Quick Tips to Help You Find a Job Working for an MP
- Being an Intern / Doing Work Experience
- Working as an Intern
- How to write a good job application
- Creating a Winning CV & Cover Letter
- Giving a Successful Interview
- Fast Stream Appointments
- Foreign nationals working for MPs
- Infiltrating Westminster – how to get a foot in the door
- Managing an Internship in Your Office
- Organising Work Experience in an MP’s Office
- Recruitment
- The Members’ HR Service
- Induction Sessions for MPs’ Staff
- Health & Wellbeing
- Wellness Working Group
- Publishing Pictures And Avoiding Rights Issues
- Working from Home
- Bullying and Harassment and Sexual Harassment support services
- Workplace Adjustments
- Staying sane over the summer recess
- Your Computer is More than a Typewriter (part 1)
- Your Computer is More Than a Typewriter (part 2)
Guides to Parliament
- A Welcome from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons
- Security at Westminster and in Constituency Offices
- Rules and courtesies
- How the place works – Parliamentary Procedure
- The Privy Council
- Business of the House and its Committees: a short guide
- Campaigning: Early Day Motions
- Campaigning: Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
- Campaigning: Petitions
- Register of Interests – Staff
- Rules for the use of stationery and postage-paid envelopes, and for the use of the Crowned Portcullis
- Complaints about an MP
- Online Parliamentary Archives
- Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster
- Tours of the Houses of Parliament
- How to organise a school visit to Westminster
- How to arrange Gallery Tickets
The Library
- Guides to Commons Library Services
- Ten Things the Library Can Do For You
- Commons Library Training and Events
- Research Briefings, Standard Notes and Debate Packs
- Online resources from the Commons Library
- The Library Loans Service
- Library Talks
Your Office
- Setting Up the Office
- Everyday Tasks
- Stationery
- Travel information for MPs and their staff
- Insurance for MPs
- Data Protection
- Freedom of Information
Your MP
Researcher Extraordinaire
- PolicyMogul – a free political monitoring and research platform
- Writing a speech
- How to compile a briefing for a roundtable or panel discussion
- Handling the Media
- Working with lobbyists
General Elections
Who’s Who
- List of current MPs elected to Parliament following the 2019 General Election
- List of Ministerial Responsibilities
- Parliamentary Digital Services (PDS)
- Whips and Their Work
- ‘Servants of the House’ – what the Clerks do
- Guide to All Party Parliamentary Groups
- Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology – POST notes
- Peers for the Planet
In the Constituency
- Organising events in the constituency
- Casework
- Introduction to Casework
- Protocol clarified on representing constituents
- Case management software information
- Issue by Issue
- Afghanistan – information for constituents seeking help
- Immigration Casework
- Finding legal advice for your constituents
- Planning matters
- Introduction to the Child Maintenance Service
- List of waiting times for UK visa applications
- Dealing with Service Providers and Consumer Protection (for Caseworkers and Researchers)
- Constituency Casework Toolkit – from the Commons Library
- Helping your constituents – A guide for MPs and their staff from the Citizens Advice Bureau
- Preparing for a Constituency Surgery
Online Presence
- Working with Wikipedia
- Editing Your MP’s Wikipedia Page
- Keeping your MP’s Wikidata Up to Date
- Working with Wikipedia and other Foundation Projects
- Video Recording Meetings, Events and Lectures
- Introduction to political blogs and social media
Groups which staff can join
- Representation
- Conservative Women’s Parliamentary Staff Network
- GMB Branch for MPs’ and Lords’ Staff
- Labour Staff Network
- Labour Women’s Parliamentary Staff Network
- The Members and Peers’ Staff Association (MAPSA)
- Unite Parliamentary Staff Branch
- Workplace Equality Networks
- ParliABLE
- ParliCARE
- ParliGENDER
- ParliON
- ParliOUT
- ParliREACH
- Civil Service Sports Council – Sports and Leisure
- Other groups which staff can join at Westminster
- All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group
- Christians in Parliament
- Commons and Lords Hockey
- Commons and Lords Rugby Football Club
- Conservative 6-a-side Football
- Lords and Commons Tennis Club
- Parliament Choir
- Parliamentary Netball Group
- Parliamentary Running Club
- Westminster Gym
- Westminster Wanderers Football Club
- Women’s Parliamentary Cricket Team
Jobs
- Finding and Posting Jobs
- Frequently asked questions about job adverts
- Finding a job on w4mpjobs
- Advertising jobs with w4mp
- Guide to Submitting Jobs
- Guide to Submitting Jobs
- Notes for agencies
- Jobs we don’t accept
- National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage and Volunteers
- Jobs Paying Less than NMW/NLW
- Creative Access Adverts for Traineeships in the Media
- Real Living Wage
- Other Places to Look for Jobs
- Members’ Staff Security Clearance and Pre-Employment Check Questionnaire
- Volunteering and writing opportunities
- Volunteers
- Example of Submitting Multiple Ads as One
