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Home Secretary speech for NSPCC Roundtable on online CSEA
Introduction Good afternoon. Firstly, I want to thank Sir Peter and NSPCC for hosting and bringing us all together this afternoon. This is no doubt and no question one of the most complex and global challenges that government, law enforcement …
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Back to School: What’s the latest?
Today, the majority of schools across the country welcomed their students back to school after the Easter Break.
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Programme THEIA: putting the ‘integrated’ into the Integrated Review
Last month saw the long anticipated Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy published by the government. Amongst the long-term strategic plans, considerable sums of money, and recognition of how we need to adapt to the changing world, …
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FES handbook changes: what you need to know
Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills (FES), on the changes we have made to our FES handbook.
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Early years inspection handbooks: what you need to know
Gill Jones, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, on our update of the early years inspection handbooks.
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Our education inspection handbooks have changed. What’s new? What do you need to know?
Sean Harford HMI, our National Director for Education, explains the changes to our school inspection handbooks.
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Embracing the ABCs of our behaviour policy
“It will be interesting to find ways in which the schools can take a reciprocal approach to sharing good practice.”
Ashmole Academy headteacher, Tim Sullivan, writes about his school’s involvement in the DfE behaviour hub programme and the six values that underpin their behaviour policy. -
Digital learning is here to stay
With all children now back in classrooms, Deputy Head Andrew Beavis describes how lockdown has developed his school's blended learning approach and how their remote education model continues to support students now they're in school.
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Simple things are complicated: making a show password option
Adding a ‘show password’ option to GOV.UK accounts looked like a straightforward task, but it was more interesting and complicated than we expected.
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Introduction to licensing
Find out more about financial sanctions licences, including what licences allow and top tips for applying for a licence from OFSI
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Defra’s response to calls for ‘bags for life’ charges
In today’s blog, we respond to calls from campaigners who want to see higher charges for so-called ‘bags for life’.
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What does the Health and Care Bill mean for general practice?
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care expresses his enormous thanks to all GPs and reflects on what the Health and Social Care Bill will mean for those working in general practice.
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New initiatives to boost international nurse recruitment
Following the announcement that the UK will be improving how it recruits internationally, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, reflects on what this means for nursing.
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£25m boost for simulated learning and critical care training
Following the announcement of a £25 million boost for training, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, reflects on how this funding will benefit nurses and other healthcare students.
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Be aware of stress and the importance of your mental health
April is Stress Awareness Month. In this blogpost Mental Health First Aider, Carol tells us how to be more aware of our own stress and how to spot the signs of stress in our colleagues.
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Join us for ONE Midlands on 27 April 2021
Join your colleagues across the Midlands on 27 April for another ONE Midlands online event. A fantastic opportunity to hear updates on future plans for our region and contribute to the Midlands vision.
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The Environment Agency Pension Fund goes net zero
The Environment Agency’s £4 billion Pension Fund has committed to reach net zero by 2045 and halve emissions by 2030. This commitment is part of its ongoing work to significantly reduce the emissions from the 2,000 companies that the Fund invests in, directly supporting the UK’s Green Finance Strategy and the UK’s plans for COP26.
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Types of assurance in AI and the role of standards
This is the third in a series of three blogs on AI assurance, which explore the key concepts and practical challenges for developing an AI assurance ecosystem. The first blog focused on current confusion around AI assurance tools and the …
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Stress Awareness Month 2021
This post discusses stress during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of Stress Awareness Month. Featuring a blog by By William Nicholson and Dale Weston , Behavioural Scientists from Public Health England.
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User needs for AI assurance
This is the second in a series of three blogs on AI assurance, which explore the key concepts and practical challenges for developing an AI assurance ecosystem. The first blog focused on the need for AI assurance and the CDEI’s …
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The need for effective AI assurance
Data-driven technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to bring about significant benefits for our economy and society. However, they also introduce risks that need to be managed. As these technologies are more widely adopted, there is an …
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GSE Opportunities: Civil Service Environment Network - April Talk
The Civil Service Environment Network (CSEN) is running a talk in April entitled The Circular Economy. They will be welcoming Wayne Hubbard, CEO of ReLondon (previously the London Waste and Recycling Board), and Chris Preston, Deputy Director for Resources and Waste …
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Your chance to learn about the Benenden Health offer for civil servants
Join us on 22 April for a session hosted by Benenden Health. Benenden Health is a Not For Profit Affordable Health Care Provider mutual society in the UK providing private medical cover for civil servants and they will be setting out their offer and the benefits of membership wherever you are based in the UK.
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Home Secretary's statement on the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “My deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen following the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. “The Duke of Edinburgh was a truly dedicated public servant. He devoted his life to our …
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How Companies House data enhances anti-money laundering software
Sanction Scanner is an anti-money laundering compliance software company. Here, Sanction Scanner's CEO Fatih Coskun, explains how Companies House data is an important source of intelligence for tackling financial crimes.
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We’re hiring more technologists for GOV.UK
We’re hiring developers, technical architects and site reliability engineers for the next chapter of GOV.UK: dynamic content and personalisation. Come join us.
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Finding a court or tribunal
Head of user-centred Design, Sam Brierley, blogs on our updated 'Find a court or tribunal’ tool and how this update will improve the service for all users.
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Dragons' Den Series 18 Episode 2
From apps to super foods, old garden mowers to low-calorie craft beers - this week’s Dragons’ Den was packed full of highs and lows for the Dragons and the entrepreneurs. Tooth Decay through Technology Technology allows us to connect with …
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Supporting Seabed 2030
Helena Patton, International Bodies and Technical Engagement Strategy Manager, discusses how the UKHO will be supporting Seabed 2030 and how your input could help the team map 100% of the seafloor.
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How will my grades be calculated? How will you make them fair? Exams and assessments regulator Ofqual on how GCSEs, AS and A levels will be graded this summer
Students won’t be sitting exams this year because that wouldn’t be fair after all the disruption they’ve experienced since the start of the pandemic. Instead, GCSE, A and AS level students will get grades based on their teachers’ assessments of …
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How we supported the first Free Trade Agreement signed in 40 years
“For a small team who faced a steep learning curve, we have successfully supported nearly 600 remote negotiation talks”. Find out more from DDaT’s Free Trade Agreement team
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What will be the impact of future NLW increases?
Every year, the LPC commissions and publishes a number of independent research projects to help build our evidence base. The research for our 2020 Report was published in December. Last year, we commissioned research from Incomes Data Research (IDR) to …
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Testing volunteers needed for the funding consultation
We’ve been helped by a huge number of people and organisations to refine our proposed new model for making funding band recommendations for apprenticeships to the department, and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone involved. The Institute launched this project in …
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Readiness Reporting and Deployability Discovery (R2-D2) – the alpha awakens
Back in January 2020, not long after we finished our Discovery sprint, we posted about a project called Readiness Reporting and Deployability Discovery, or R2-D2 for short. On May the 4th (obviously), we established a complete multi-disciplinary delivery team and …
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Bringing the CMA’s Merger Assessment Guidelines up to date
The CMA needs to evolve and adapt its approach to the assessment of mergers in digital and other new markets to ensure that it is delivering on its duties to promote competition for the benefit of UK consumers. Whilst this is an ongoing process, the revised guidelines give the us the opportunity to set out in writing the current approach to the assessment of mergers.
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Reducing youth crime and exploitation in Bristol
Case Study : Safer Options is Bristol’s multi-agency partnership response to youth violence, county lines, drug dealing, and children and young people exploited for criminal activities. Bristol's Safer Options approach is supported by the national Supporting Families programme, with local …
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Watch our webinar on Lasting powers of attorney in the BAME Community
We hosted our very first health and social care event to discuss ways we can help bridge the gap in access to healthcare for BAME communities. Over 370 people registered for the event. Around 150 joined us to watch the panel session live and the recording has been sent to those who couldn’t attend on the …
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Dragons’ Den Series 18 Episode 1
Tonight saw the long awaited return of Dragons’ Den as Series 18 reached our screens. Fans of the show and this blog will have noticed that the show has moved from a Sunday night on BBC Two, where it has …
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Who really benefits from UK business ownership?
We want your help to identify and establish an Open Standard for beneficial ownership data.
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Getting a Gong
We all know someone who always goes that extra mile and doesn't expect any credit, so why not thank them by nominating them for an Honour? It’s much easier than you think, writes Fatma Khalil. Honours are a way of …